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  1. The Obsolete Man

    THE MONKEES TV SERIES: Show Facts & Speculation About Possible Future HD Releases

    From what I've always read in liner notes, books, whatever, Don Kirshner's standing rule was that any Monkees song's publishing had to be controlled by Columbia/Screen Gems. That's why "All Of Your Toys" didn't become the first single from Headquarters (or make it out of the vault until 1987)...
  2. The Obsolete Man

    THE MONKEES TV SERIES: Show Facts & Speculation About Possible Future HD Releases

    Back to music publishing... I checked out the second four albums, since I have those handy. It says in the liner notes "all selections controlled by Rhino Entertainment Company". Now, that means they have the publishing rights, correct?
  3. The Obsolete Man

    THE MONKEES TV SERIES: Show Facts & Speculation About Possible Future HD Releases

    Two seasons, an hourlong special, and a movie. And as I think we've discussed before, I don't see where licensing would come into play since Rhino owns everything outright. The worst bit of licensing should've been that tiny clip of The Beatles' Good Morning Good Morning in the final episode...
  4. The Obsolete Man

    THE MONKEES TV SERIES: Show Facts & Speculation About Possible Future HD Releases

    From Monkees45s.net, thanks to an eagle-eyed poster over at the BR.com forums So now we know. Rhino has been leaving money on the table for over a year and driving business to flippers and scalpers through their own incompetence. You know, if they wanted to knock about a hundred bucks off the...
  5. The Obsolete Man

    THE MONKEES TV SERIES: Show Facts & Speculation About Possible Future HD Releases

    If I recall the ending correctly, it was a magnificent live performance of Listen To The Band that devolved into crap. So your opinion is mostly spot on.
  6. The Obsolete Man

    THE MONKEES TV SERIES: Show Facts & Speculation About Possible Future HD Releases

    The way I read the LE Box stuff, the 10th disc with the Johnny Cash Show stuff and all those extras was the exclusive disc. So a "bare bones" release would be the rest of the set as is, including Head. But that's just how I read it.
  7. The Obsolete Man

    THE MONKEES TV SERIES: Show Facts & Speculation About Possible Future HD Releases

    I disagree with... well, most of that, outside the price. Rhino/WB owns The Monkees outright. Songs, TV show, all of it. Bought it in the 90s. So, for a bare bones release, I'd assume the Archives, or another Rhino release. As for music licensing, well, they own it, so either no licensing fees...
  8. The Obsolete Man

    THE MONKEES TV SERIES: Show Facts & Speculation About Possible Future HD Releases

    I don't think there ever would have been an issue with music on The Monkees DVDs. IIRC, Rhino bought the Monkees catalog lock, stock, and barrel from Columbia in the late 80s or early 90s, definitely before they remastered and reissued the albums in '94. So they didn't have to go licensing...
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