I always heard he played at the club/bar in the Student Union. That was about it on campus then (early 80s). He had a small touring type band that played small joints.@@whlrradio
Beauty Offering... Sounds Wonderful... The balance is Truly Outstanding ... Onto the Favourites it goes .... A Share for friends to enjoy.. Thanks so much eh... Cheers ...
Most successful Monkees single and story goes that Goffin and King had earned enough from song writing to move from New York to the suburbs in New Jersey. Goffin didn’t take to life in suburbia and this came out in the lyrics of Pleasant Valley Sunday. Taken by the opening guitar riff which is down to Michael Nesmith, with Peter York on piano and Micky Dolenz might have been on acoustic guitar as Eddie Hoh was on drums. The lead vocal by Mickey Dolenz was added later. Never got into the TV series but the music was top notch. Sounding so sharp and clear on the remix Pat, especially drums and lead guitar. Another thankyou for pleasure given.
Wow, Pat; I'm surprised you don't have way more comments by now on this one! My sister had the first big three and I got to know every one of them. I think this song was on #4. I'm not very technical when it comes to music. It sounds good, I like it. I'm guessing Mickey was center and far right, Davey was 10° left of center and near the end, I thought I heard Mike around 20° right of center. The drums were great and the entire mix was so well balanced. How can one pick a favourite Monkees song. The first three albums should have been almost all hits. I have so many favourites so I'll just give Shades Of Gray a special mention. My dad made my brother and me each a crystal radio back in the mid 60s and I used to put the headphones on when I went to bed. I recall hearing many songs from 1967 in particular and I'm A Believer was one of them. Thank you, Pat for this remixed gem.
Thanks Bill. In the original stereo mix, Mickey Dolenz is in the centre, with the backing vocals a bit to the left. I like the vocals to be in full stereo, whenever possible. And I also made my first crystal set in 1967 !
Thanks Gerhard. The vocals on this record are really badly recorded and lo fi sounding. I've tried to hide this fact as much as possible with this new mix, but it's still noticable to me !
This is a odd mix , you changed the vibe of the record by putting the drums and other parts in stereo field. It sounds very modern and loses the radio old time vibe from the original but guess what ? , I like it !!!. Also you fixed the certian high frequencies part in Mickys vocal which was a problem in the original and various remixes and you made it sound nice and warm. I think because you put the drums up in the stereo field might have done it or you just did something to warm up the vocals. Great job. I just downloaded this mix. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Daniel. The original mix sounded great on AM radio, but not so good on a modern sound system. That's why I'm creating all these modern sounding remixes !
I had Peter Tork's dad for Economics at UCONN. Nice guy. Peter brought his small group and played on campus a couple of times over the years.
I studied econ at UConn! Where did Peter like to perform on campus?
I always heard he played at the club/bar in the Student Union. That was about it on campus then (early 80s). He had a small touring type band that played small joints.@@whlrradio
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Sounds great. IMO this was the best Monkees single. The flip, "Words", was also great.
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My all time favorite song 😀
This is a fantastic mix. Vocals are more prominent. You can hear the multiple tracks for Nez's riff. Eddie Hoh's drums sound great. Excellent job.
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Beauty Offering... Sounds Wonderful... The balance is Truly Outstanding ... Onto the Favourites it goes .... A Share for friends to enjoy.. Thanks so much eh... Cheers ...
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The magician at work.....greetings from a Monkees fan.
Listening to this on headphones sounds absolutley amazing. You really can work wonders with these classic songs. Keep up the good wrk my friend.
Will do Martin !
A really great headphones experience. Slotted in to the favourites list next to "Daydream Believer".
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Finally! A mix that brings Hoh’s drums to the front. Many Monkees songs bury the drums and bass. Super work, chap!
Its like you've removed all the distortion, mic bleed and cross-fade, leaving a pure-sounding, clear recording. Thanks!!!
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Most successful Monkees single and story goes that Goffin and King had earned enough from song writing to move from New York to the suburbs in New Jersey. Goffin didn’t take to life in suburbia and this came out in the lyrics of Pleasant Valley Sunday. Taken by the opening guitar riff which is down to Michael Nesmith, with Peter York on piano and Micky Dolenz might have been on acoustic guitar as Eddie Hoh was on drums. The lead vocal by Mickey Dolenz was added later. Never got into the TV series but the music was top notch. Sounding so sharp and clear on the remix Pat, especially drums and lead guitar. Another thankyou for pleasure given.
Thanks Henry. I always liked the drumming on this one, courtesy of 'Fast' Eddie Hoh !
This song has fairly routine guitar licks, but the drums are very active and probably required a seasoned pro.
Great song by The Monkees !
Carole King wrote it, such a classic!😊
King, Carole King! great, great remix!😊
My Favourite Monkes song.
Thanks,Another Great job.
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Sounds dam fine Pat. Great vocals. Am in Thailand at the moment. Aonang
Very nice. Thanks Dean !
This is by far the best version of this song anywhere, Great work Pat.
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My favourite monkees song pat, beautifully remixed, love it !
Thanks Paul 👍
Wow, Pat; I'm surprised you don't have way more comments by now on this one! My sister had the first big three and I got to know every one of them. I think this song was on #4. I'm not very technical when it comes to music. It sounds good, I like it. I'm guessing Mickey was center and far right, Davey was 10° left of center and near the end, I thought I heard Mike around 20° right of center. The drums were great and the entire mix was so well balanced. How can one pick a favourite Monkees song. The first three albums should have been almost all hits. I have so many favourites so I'll just give Shades Of Gray a special mention. My dad made my brother and me each a crystal radio back in the mid 60s and I used to put the headphones on when I went to bed. I recall hearing many songs from 1967 in particular and I'm A Believer was one of them. Thank you, Pat for this remixed gem.
Thanks Bill. In the original stereo mix, Mickey Dolenz is in the centre, with the backing vocals a bit to the left. I like the vocals to be in full stereo, whenever possible. And I also made my first crystal set in 1967 !
Outstanding work
wow this is such a good mix 😀
The Brooklynites wrote the tune. The Texan wrote the intro.
About a development in NJ.
Brilliant
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The song is about Kirschners house. A friend bought some memorabilia found in the attic by the woman who bought Don’s house.
music of the 60's - 70's after that it went downhill
I stopped following the charts in the mid 1980s.
Gosh, your remix brings back such pleasant memories Pat ❤
Gerry Goffin's take on suburbia. Great song 🎵. 😊
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Great remix Pat, thank you!
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i rememer when i first heard this '' it was on a thursday '' when i got home from school. at 4 o clock .
Unbelievably good! Sounds like the song was just recorded yesterday.
The guitar intro seems to be influenced by The Beatles I Want To Tell You.
Thanks Gerhard. The vocals on this record are really badly recorded and lo fi sounding. I've tried to hide this fact as much as possible with this new mix, but it's still noticable to me !
Gran tema, a mi parecer influenciados por el disco Revolver, especialmente en las voces del final. 💪🎼🎸🇦🇷❤
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This is a odd mix , you changed the vibe of the record by putting the drums and other parts in stereo field. It sounds very modern and loses the radio old time vibe from the original but guess what ? , I like it !!!. Also you fixed the certian high frequencies part in Mickys vocal which was a problem in the original and various remixes and you made it sound nice and warm. I think because you put the drums up in the stereo field might have done it or you just did something to warm up the vocals. Great job. I just downloaded this mix. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Daniel. The original mix sounded great on AM radio, but not so good on a modern sound system. That's why I'm creating all these modern sounding remixes !
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