MOTM

At 01:02 AM 04/26/2000 -0400, "T.J." <goku@...> wrote:
>> BTW, Harry Shearer had once mentioned on his radio show, that The
Monkees had
>> the first rock record use of a Moog -- this can't be literally true, but I
>> did (do) wonder when "they" used one.
>
>Had to look that one up. The song was Daily/Nightly.
>Recorded June 19,1967. A video clip was also made
>and originally aired January 8, 1968.

The song is on their fourth album, 'Pisces Aquarius Capricorn & Jones,
ltd.'.  The album also includes the song "Star Collector" which has Paul
Beaver playing the Moog (in a more "musicianly" manner - I actually prefer
Dolenz's "amateur-twisting-knobs" performance on "Daily Nightly").  I'm not
sure which of the two songs was recorded first.

To the best of my knowledge, that *is* the first usage of any
commercially-manufactured (Moog or otherwise) synthesizer on a pop/rock
record.  The 50 Foot Hose album was recorded around the same time, but that
was all homemade electronics (as were the electronics used by the United
States of America, Silver Apples, etc.).

	-Doug
	 ceres@...

>I can still remember the video, pretty cool actually.
>I think Dolenz was playing an early Moog system IIIp.
>Or at least I think there were 3 portable cabinets. I
>was only 10 at the time. It left a lasting impression on
>me though. "Psychedelic"