Monkees - 45 - She Hangs Out - RCA 66-1003 - UNRELEASED
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Monkees - 45 - She Hangs Out - RCA 66-1003 - UNRELEASED
A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You & She Hangs Out
RCA / Victor - 66-1003 @1967 - Unreleased
VG Condition - Slight signs of wear, both sides play fine with no skips or issues, a few small / light surface scratches, none that can be felt, record has a nice shine to it on both sides, label has some very light wear
A Little info about the single: ]
With Diamond's "I'm a Believer" already a hit, Don Kirshner gave Diamond first shot at writing a follow-up, and turned a deaf ear to the group's efforts. "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You" and "She Hangs Out" were chosen by Kirshner for the next Monkees single. He also authorized pressing and distribution of the single with picture sleeve (Colgems 66-1003); something he technically was not supposed to do without approval. Kirshner's reasoning was that a third Monkees hit in a row, done his way, would solidify his position as musical boss in the project.
The Monkees themselves were irritated enough that an entire album, More of the Monkees, had been issued with no input from them save their vocals, at the sessions. They lobbied the show's producers, Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider, for an increased role in their music output. When copies of Kirshner's single appeared in Canada, and the song began to get airplay in both Canada and the US, Kirshner was fired, on the grounds that he had issued an unauthorized record. The single was withdrawn in Canada, and cancelled in the US. Since the title had already been announced, and the song heard in the media, "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You" was retained as the next A-side, but "She Hangs Out" was dropped as the B-side, in favor of "The Girl I Knew Somewhere".
While both mono and stereo mixes of "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You" were made (with the mono version featuring handclaps), the master recordings of the song disappeared after the 1960s. Later issues were made from dubs of the earlier mixes. The backing vocals are not identified in any Monkees Greatest Hits collections, but The Monkees Tale suggested that they may have been by Neil Diamond himself.
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