to those who will try to correct me on The Line: see the first line of the description. what’s your favorite monkees one-liner? comment below!

Critics: "Magical Mystery Tour is an outright disaster for the Beatles. For the first time, the boys have failed." The Monkees: "Hold my beer."

Peter Tork was my social studies teacher in 10th grade. Occasionally on Fridays we would have Monkees Q&A's !

quite simply the BEST B-ROLL footage in VINYL MONDAY HISTORY. i always knew b-roll abby was a star

Thank you for doing this... more importantly, for being able to understand by context just how criminally misunderstood and thus underappreciated the band was. I would not call Head "plotless", however. I would argue that "Head" was the band's very public, and very intentional suicide attempt; A suicide on every conceivable level, as well as a surprisingly clever way of saying goodbye to their fans, goodbye to their own ordeal(s), and goodbye to their ambitions on becoming respected as a "real group", all at the same time. Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye.. The film literally begins with and ends on this motif, and is filled with all sorts of variations of an impossible-to-achieve death in the interim. Death by jumping off a bridge wont kill them. Death by arrows wont kill them. Death by drowning wont kill them. Death by war wont kill them. Death by thirst wont kill them. Death by boxing. Death by gas. Death via being strapped to a factory conveyor belt. Death by dismemberment at the hands of mindless fans. The death of a child's belief in his father. The death of fun at Mike's birthday party. The death of the illusion. Even _ego death_ , for Pete's sake....yet, nothing seems to kill them. They wanted to thoroughly kill their facade for good, kill any hopes of remaining "cool", kill any possibility of continuing...and do so in every comically morbid but nonetheless entertaining way possible, but they knew they couldn't, which leaves them in a completely intractable position. _That position_ is "the box". Yes, its complicated, but it's beautiful for what it leaves the viewer with.....an odd sense of culpability for the band's demise. You get the feeling that as a fan, you contributed to the problem; that you asked too much of them, perhaps at the expense of more important things...and this is the real price of what you wanted from them. Remember the opening song about the beginning being the end? The money's in, we're made of tin, we're here to give you more? You want more? Ok, this is what "more" looks like. This is what "more" is going to cost you. If you don't believe me, just watch the final scene -- Right after they jump off the bridge, just when you think they've been liberated from the box, and finally free, the viewer discovers they're just inside another box again, carted away by VIctor Mature's character--the embodiment of Hollywood. They know they're never going to be able to achieve that "on-every-level" suicide. They'll always be "in the box", whether they like it or not. Their position is so intractable that they can't even suicide their way out of it... and that's the plot/theme I think you missed. (Don't feel bad for missing this, btw---I completely missed it too at first. It took me 2 or 3 times of watching this film before it clicked.) Beyond that, it's a truly beautiful piece of 60's zeitgeist in its own right, as confusing and overwhelming as the times themselves were. Few films capture that time like "Head" does. It still has an innocence to it, something that still resonates 50+ years later. And you're spot-on by realizing how beautifully filmed and thoughtfully edited it was. It's a master-work. One you understand the "let's attempt suicide on every level" plot of Head, everything else falls into place, and the film begins to makes sense. You realize the execution montage at the outset was meant to physically repulse any excited-to-see-the-Monkees audience members, and the "Gimmie A 'W'!!!" Gimmie an 'A'! !! Gimmie an 'R'!!!! scene was intentionally designed to make them as suddenly and as wildly unhip and unpopular to younger audiences as fast as possible, right out of the gate. The linebacker in the trench is America's brainless "win at all costs" Vietnam-era self image. Victor Mature is the embodiment of the Hollywood machine, the Goliath to the David the Monkees represented... The "porpoise is waiting" refers to the myth that porpoises are supposed to save humans from their deaths. This movie is hidden with little easter eggs (did you notice the flame change color as Peter spoke in the box?) ...Maybe watch it again, this time knowing the people you're watching were, by that point, sick of being the cartoon characters they became, sick of the requirements of fame, sick of being forced to live an illusion bordering on a lie..and so sick of it that they did everything in their power in one fell swoop to divorce themselves of it, once and for all....once you grasp that, you realize that you really can't blame them for choosing this sort of multi-lateral suicide. They understood the futility of it. They knew they were, and forever would be The Monkees in the public's eye, the big inescapable black box we all put them in. Just as the movie itself says in the factory scene, _".....A new world, who's only preoccupation will be how to amuse itself...The tragedy of your times, my young friends, is that you may get exactly what you want."_ "Head" is in every way a brilliant film, and just as criminally underrated as the band itself was. It's almost as if they knew even this film would fall along similar lines... that the film, itself, would be a failed attempt at suicide, and something that would remain largely misunderstood and under-appreciated. They gave us exactly what we wanted. BTW--Keep up the excellent work...but you really should cover a Devo album or two. Talk about underrated/under appreciated..

About time the Monkees got their recognition as the zany stars they deserve. What a way to celebrate 100 episodes. Here's to 100 more!

Head is in my top 10 movies, and I love showing it to people who just expect teenybopper fluff. Blown a few minds and made some life long Monkees fans!

Micky was a voice of a generation. Just mesmerizing. Same feeling with Michael and Micky harmonizing together. Their voices blended so amazingly that I'd put them as one of the best vocal duos of the 60s.

"The Porpoise Song" is my favorite Monkees song. I wish it got more recognition along with their other more well-known hits.

Dearest Abby, I'm a 59 year-old woman and adore what you do and HOW you do it! I find a piece of my younger self in your inhibition and creativity. Congrats on 100! Do it til the sun goes down in your eyes. I would be proud to be your mom, but I'll settle for being a fan... And looking for new music insights with your flair down the line!!

I like that B-Roll Abby is slowly becoming a separate character from the main Abby

Born in 1956, I was 10 when the Monkees hit. The influence the show & their music had on me is incalculable. All this is to say, your review, analysis and appreciation for Head (the movie & album) was surprisingly moving for me. I admire your passion for the music that made up the soundtrack of my youth. Your grasp of the vibe of the time is astonishing for someone your age. I've learned this by watching many of your first 99 episodes. So, watching this missive on Head, I get that you understand the confusion of a young preteen & teenager of the late 1960s. Music, and the acts supplying it, were my anchor in an otherwise baffling world. You explain why Head portrays my young perception of life from 1966-1969. Honestly, a tear came to my eye listening to your conclusion. Knowing someone 43 years my junior digs where I was at back in those days touched me, and I thank you for that. You are doing a great thing for all of us who love this music (and the films). And you do it with such a great entertaining & sincere enthusiasm. I look forward to what you do next! ❤✌️

I think it's a masterpiece. It blew me away when I first saw it. The editing is amazing for its time.

I hope you enjoyed making this episode as much as we enjoyed watching it, Abigail! I think Micky summed it up just before a watching he was present at. “If you have any idea what it’s about, please tell me!” He said the same thing about 33 & 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee. I had an idea an episode like this was coming. After all, you hear Circle Sky in between scene switches in your episodes. RIP, Davy Jones, Peter Tork and Mike Nesmith. I’ll see all of you in the great Circle Sky! PS Ok, true fact. I went nuts trying to find out about the ending theme. It was beautiful! I know, none of the Monkees performed on it. It sounded like something Mozart might’ve composed. But he didn’t, Ken Thorne did. Is it my favorite song from it? No, like you, Circle Sky and The Porpoise Song are mine. Favorite scenes (I think I’ll pick a favorite from each Monkee): The Coke machine. Very Micky. His frustration is something we can all relate to. The price of a Coke for a machine now in 2024- let’s just not go there, please! Daddy’s Song. Always great seeing Davy burst into song and dance. He and Toni tear the rug lovingly! “I’m always the dummy!”- No doubt Peter resented playing that “dummy.” It was not him! He resents having to clobber the surly waitress, I mean waiter in drag, too! Odd? Even!- I was going to choose Mike’s birthday party but that’s too cynical. This on the other hand shows Mike trying to be romantic. I had heard he asked the kisser out in some takes and she said “Are you kidding?” So there you have it- an intriguing mess! It could’ve made 3-10 episodes of their show but that would’ve required more padding out than there already was! And how can we forget that donkey summing it up much like the one who spoke to Balaam? In comparison, the Monkees had nothing on Balaam, one of “ze craziest people!”

The nuttiest thing of all is how the "sequels" to Head ended up being - in a way - Easy Rider and Five Easy Pieces!

The Porpoise Song is, well, one of my favorite songs. The movie is one of the best deconstructions of pop culture ever made.

I think B roll Abby needs her own series - a spin off 😂

Thank you for 100 episodes of your... Knowledge of classic rock Incredible fashion sense Countless MC5 callbacks (And Eric Clapton ones, too) Ability to shine a light on underrated artists/albums Delightful sense of humor I could go on forever, but I think I'll stop it at there. Keep kicking out those jams, Abby ❤

This is your best episode yet. Brilliant. Bonzer. Fantastic. Awesome. Wonderful. Amazing. And good. The lyrics of Porpoise Song are not meaningless, not by a long shot. It is a cleverly enigmatic commentary on life as a product of your environment and how hard it is to break away from it. A couple of lines are often misunderstood: 'riding the backs of giraffes for laughs' is a reference to Micky Dolenz in his early TV series 'Circus Boy'. And the line 'clicks clacks' is NOT clicks, clacks, it is actually 'cliques, claques'. Every lyric site gets that wrong because every lyric site copies from one another so errors are perpetuated. Porpoise Song is a majestic track that deserves more recognition - the single version is even better because the album cuts out the final 'sting' at the end. 'Head' the movie is about The Monkees trying to break free from their image and everything they do brings them right back to where they started. Even suicide is no escape. 'Head' the album functions as a movie soundtrack, but also stands alone as an album that can take you wherever your imagination and cerebral and/or emotional response to the music leads you. There are many gems in The Monkees catalogue. Thank you Abby for this milestone, your stuff is always good but with this episode you ascended to unprecedented heights.

The pause after the laugh track line shows your spot on comedic timing. I like your sense of humor & smarts! Rock on, Abbie! 🌻

Like the man said, "It cannot be a part of me / For now it's part of you." Keep up the great work. You are a river to your people.

LETS GO SHE DID A MONKEES ONE AT 100 🎉🎉🎉🎉

I took a musicals class as part of being a film student in college - our professor showed us the Daddy's Song sequence and I was absolutely transfixed. Those match cuts are insane and the work that went in to both the choreography and editing can't be understated. One of these days I'll get around to watching the rest!

You have a phenomenal voice as a writer and presenter, genuinely one of my favorite people to hear talk about music. You've got an insight and a passion and a drive to put work into these videos that is truly extraordinary. Here's to 100, and to the future!

I’ve been waiting for this!!! PLEASE do Elephant Parts next, it’s the crown jewel of the (Grammy-winning) Mike Nesmith cinematic universe! (you can just hold up the laserdisc and pretend it’s a vinyl record, no one will be able to tell!)

Head is one of my favorite Monkees albums. It's wild, absurd, and ultimately fantastic. It took me many years and several watchings to finally appreciate the movie. It wasn't until it was shown after a Monkees TV marathon, when I realized this is the Monkees version of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. The TV versions of Mikey, Mike, Davy, and Peter slowly become self aware, but not enough to do anything to change their outcome. And every attempt to break out ends with them ending up back in their wacky, absurdist world. At least, that's my reading of the film. Great episode, and thanks for covering the strange story of Head. Congrats on 100 episodes!

My favorite movie EVER, this is a wonderful concise deep-dive into both its history and its Nicholson Mixtape soundtrack LP. Love all the songs, Peter, Carole, and Nesmith get to shine in particular. While Davy was perfect to perform Daddy's Song, if Nez had danced, it would've be an extra meaningful moment. Mike Pozen seriously deserved some kind of accolade for his film editing in both Head, and the previous episodes of the show he worked on for that matter. The movie is the best finale to the Monkees there could ever be. Congrats on 100 episodes, wonderful video! Oh and, while most lyric sheets for Porpoise Song have "clicks, clacks" in the second verse, I've been fond of hearing it as "cliques, claques" since it fits the Monkees' situation well.

I became a Monkee fan when I saw 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee on its original broadcast! I was barely a human being at that point, but it affected me the same way that the Beatles on Ed Sullivan affected an earlier generation. But I never heard the Head soundtrack until my 30s, and I was blown away. My favorite songs are the Porpoise Song, As We Go Along, and Circle Sky. Years later I met Peter Tork at a house concert, and he signed my vinyl Head album. I was floating on air. Thanks, Abigail, for this video, and thank you for doing what you do because there just don't seem to be enough of us gals in the music biz on any level. You're doing GREAT!

Love your sense of humor Abby. I couldn't imagine anyone else doing this format and carrying it off so intelligently and, dare I say, flawlessly.

The beginning where they guy falls in the water and the colors get all trippy and porpoise song starts playing, magical.

Finally found “Head” on a streaming service. Expected it to be self-indulgent and unwatchable but found it surprisingly insightful and ahead of its time. Very interesting questions about media and reality that seem very relevant today.

"This is my sitcom, and I'm gonna keep performing until I hear the fking laugh track". Wonderfully said. Congrats on the Century

31:35 Let's take a moment to give kudos for the EXCELLENT video/audio timing of the edits in the next ten seconds. Many other examples, too. Abby, you are truly a pro! (it's Toni BAAA-sil, by the way, like the English pronounce it:)

Still love the album. When my best friend and fellow Monkees-lover and I found ourselves in the CA mountains with her parents during our 3rd winter as pals in 1969, SANS music of any kind, we walked through the snow together endlessly for two days, singing all the songs from Head. So glad you enjoyed the music too, Abigail, the part of that wild, weird, wondrous movie that lasted forever for us. BTW, we're 72 now and still love "Head"---the film as well as the music. This was great fun. Thanks!

I'm stuck in meetings at work all day, but I fully plan on digesting this video when I get home... because not only am I a life-long Monkees fanatic, but HEAD is one of my two favorite films ever made. Like, I watch it once every couple of months and have the entire thing memorized from top to bottom. Oh, and what a dang soundtrack, too! Thanks for covering this one, Abby!

Mtv showed all the Monkees episodes back to back in 1986. It started a new resurgence . I was part of it!!! I dont recall Nichalodean channel doing this. Thanks for your videos.

I love this movie...don't ask me why I love it, don't ask me to explain it. Daddy's Song and Mike's Birthday Party are brilliantly filmed and edited.

Mike nesmith really was a songwriting force to be reckoned with. Circle sky!! ST.MATTHEW!!!(love those flanged vocals)

First off: Congratulations on 100 Vinyl Monday episodes! The growth has been a joy to watch. They have been entertaining as well as informative. Second: This is the episode I have been anticipating for the last 5 months! You definitely did the subject justice (or Justus?) Lastly, as for the album, I have always described it this way: It is all Killer, with filler. The songs are all good to great, but the clips from the movie, being needed, do pad out what is more an EP. Otherwise, great episode (as always), look forward to the next 100+ episodes, and most importantly, Thanks!

I totally agree with you about "As We Go Along" I played it for my father in palliative care as he was fading away...he noticeably responded to it and, he had no idea who/what the song was. I truly believe that Dolenz is one of the greatest pop/rock vocalists of his era Cheers PS - The only other song that my father responded to anywhere close to AWGA was The Kinks "Days" I am very thankful for these moments shared with him during his final days

Editing Abby is the real leader of this team

I just found the movie to be really sad, as they realize they climbed the wrong mountain and were now trapped there. Or as the movie ends, with them still trapped in the box. I got the feeling they didn't have a clear vision of what they wanted to be beyond "not this". I do love Davey's number, as it feels like a glimpse into what he really wants to be doing.

I think "Head" is a brilliant title for a film. I also think it was brilliant that the word "head" only appears at the "tail" of the film. Film leaders (numerical countdowns that preceded movies on film prints) had the word "head" on them, and the word "tail" was on outro leaders. This would indicate whether a film was "heads out" or "tails out" to a projectionist. If it was tails out that meant the reel of film needed to be rewound before being projected. I recall that this film was beginning to get back into the public consciousness, after over a decade of being totally forgotten, in 1982. In March of that year I interviewed Tork on my radio show prior to him presenting a print of the film at the famed New York club The Bottom Line. Shortly afterwards, the film started to appear at various revival houses and college campuses to an enthusiastic response from audiences in their 20s and 30s. I first saw it at the renowned Theater For The Living Arts in Philadelphia at a sold out show in 1983.

Congratulations on 100 episodes!! And what a great album/film to choose! I was very excited to see this. Great job as always!!

Congratulations on the 100th episode of Vinyl Monday! VM is not only my favorite thing on YT right now, it's my favorite thing on TV. Great fun, enthusiastic attitude, and sympathetic reviews of classic albums. Like all the best music review shows, it's like kicking back with a good friend and shooting the shit about records, one of the coolest ways to spend your time. I love seeing these albums through fresh eyes, and getting turned on to stuff I shoulda known. Knowing that I have literally dozens of vids to watch from your back catalog means a summer of listening to good music, and reconsidering some basic assumptions. Thanks, Abbie! P. S. The threads are spot on! Totally groovy!

Thank you for the deep dive on this incredibly talented foursome, their indecipherable film, and the wonderful album it produced. I love the Monkees' albums, and Head is one of the best. Porpoise Song and Circle Sky are classics. Congratulations on 100 episodes! Your show is unique, interesting, entertaining and very insightful. Thanks for all your hard work!

Nicholson wore a similar gold football (possibly the same?) helmet in Easy Rider.

Well done Abby this film actually makes sense for me now ! Lol. You took on a very difficult and complex project and explained it really well. 😊. The monkees played Australia in 1968. My history teacher was in the support band on that tour. He told us they had to play behind the curtain to boost the sound of the group. Because the screaming from the fans was so loud! Lol. It wasn’t that they couldn’t play their instruments but he explained it more of a rock n roll review than a traditional rock show. So only two monkees would be on the stage while Mickey or Mike would be off the stage changing their clothes. And they needed a bass player or a drummer to cover that. He said they treated them really well. And apparently they played them a early rough cut of Head on a projector back at the motel. He told us the ending he saw was different from the ending in the original movie.

I was literally in Vietnam in 1968. Thank you for your insightful reviews. I grew up with classic rock. Your analysis always teaches me new facts. Thanks, again for highlighting Vietnam. After serving I joined the anti-war movement. ☮️❤️

Amazing video! Really loved your analysis, but I did notice one small mistake. The Utah performance filmed for Head was actually the second-last US show from the classic era. They did a second performance the same day at a different venue in the city specifically for the fans (the venue for the Head show changed at the last minute, so they did another show at the originally planned venue due to the fact some fans didn't know of the relocation and showed up there). The concert wasn't filmed or recorded like the other one, and unfortunately, there's not much information about it around. Luckily, there are a few pictures of the event. You can identify them based on the fact the Monkees all look the same physically (same hairstyles, for example), but they were dressed much more casually (Peter Tork was wearing a white t-shirt instead of his sweater, for example). Anyway, sorry about this! I sometimes get a little too obsessed with stuff like this...

I don’t give a damn what the so-called “serious Rock” crowd ever had to say on the matter. Those first four Colgems albums are Classics. As for “Head”, don’t listen to the clueless crowd that whines that the film is “about nothing”. Look at the scenes between the lines, you’ll find one of the greatest slams of fame and what it does to people that you’ll ever find.

Leave it to the Marvelous Devoe. She finally does The Monkees and she does "Head".

👏👏👏 on your 100th! Fans need to check out the longer "Single" version of "The Porpoise Song", with the final, instrumental tag. Epic!

this is legit perfect RIGHT when i finished writing an essay about HEAD and the monkees' involvement in anti-vietnam war activism

As for your episode: Well done! Don't let people tell you to always be serious. Enjoy life!

I love "Porpoise Song" from the Head film & soundtrack album!

I read on IMDb that Sean Lennon and Les Claypool cited Head as a major influence on their musical collaboration "Monolith of Phobos". Lennon commented, "Head is, like, my Bible. Any project or important thought I've ever had was inspired by Head." Have you read that; I mean independent of IMDb? Somehow, I find that hard to believe considering he's lived with 2 of the most creative geniuses of the 20th - 21st century. Of course anything is possible. I must admit, Abby, your comprehensive review of the movie persuaded me to revisit it after 50 years of having it out of my Head.

Trivia: Woman dancing in Daddy’s Song is Toni Basil did the song in 1980s “Hey Mickey”

Great episode! Loved the Ringo click track insert.

.....WOW, Abigail - will DEFINITELY be BINGING significant swaths of the PREVIOUS 99 for sure!

100th. 100th. 100th. 100th 100th Episode Wow....Abby is on a roll. "To experience the now without Preconception or belief." The Monkees have always had their own place! I never considered them in competition with the fab four. The tv show was an outlet for comedy and successfully so. 🤣 "Keep on going with your Vinyl Mondays. You're the new generation, and you've got Something to Say."😮😊😅😅😂

When I was a kid (in the 80s), I only had 2 Monkees albums: Headquarters and Head. I kind of assumed "Head" was a reference to the earlier album. Like, if the Beatles had named Sgt. Peppers "Hard" in a backward glance to "Hard Day's Night," as if to say "we're over HERE now, folks." I know I listened to Headquarters a lot more, but was still fascinated by Head. It was very shiny (mylar - now I know!) and VERY weird! Thanks and congrats on 100 vids!

Bob Rafelson was part of BBS, and along with Bert Schneider and Steve Blauner they made Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, The Last Picture Show and Hearts and Minds, all funded by the Monkees

"Justice for Gerorge and Ringo"? Nah, "Justice for my man Peter"

Head is my second favorite film of all time

Abigail, the VM catharsis is a deep dive not just into the music - a privilege to accompany you for the first 100.

Congrats Abby on your 100th episode, and for your birthday last weekend!! It’s we the viewers who get to enjoy the benefits of all of your hard work. I think there’s more than a few of us who would love to be able to support your work. Maybe you could start with something easy like a tip jar. Just a thought. There are a lot of people out here rooting for you.

I posted this comment in a previous video but since this'n is 'bout The Monkees-Head I'll say it again. Mike was a customer in the Carmel music store where I worked 'n we would strike up conversations 'bout Monkees lore. I mentioned my love for Head 'n he enthusiastically agreed. I attended his concert in Sand City in 2019. His sons Christian 'n Jonathan were in the band 'n photographer Henry Diltz musta taken a thousand photographs.

I don't know the specific history timeline well enough, but there was a point where Davy had to contest mandatory British military service. Could his two week absence from filming HEAD be because of that?

Great vinyl hour (or so) and very entertaining as usual. Congrats on your first 100. Love your outfits. You must spend serious time on your clothing and that is very cool. You always look great. Keep up the superb. work Abigail.

It’s remarkable what a second life the Monkees still have, they still have a ton of fans and were still making a lot of money decades after they fell apart

"Porpoise Song" is one of the earliest examples of so-called "prog-rock", and I think it and "As We Go Along" are two of the best songs in the group's oeuvre.

Wow. An almost 60 minute episode. You've been hard at work for this one for sure. Congrats on getting to episode 100. Appreciate your efforts big time.

WOOO! 100 episodes that’s cray cray! 😊😊😊

Peach! Hi Abb. Excellent. Very informative. I love the film. My favorite song on the record is 'As We Go Along'. I LOVE Mickey's voice. Always have. The other Carol King songs he does are among my favorites. My least favorite scene in the film is the execution of the VC agent. Very jarring. I love the manufacturing of pleasure and getting everything you want. That young generation is old now. I can imagine that Dolenz has to be sad to an extent that hes the only one left. Thanks.

I was too young to appreciate the Monkees until one day I was too old for them. There was no in-between.

I grew up watching the Monkees during the 1970's. I'm very glad that I didn't see Head until my early 20's in the 1980's ( also I may have been under the influence of "something"). I loved it, I bought a DVD copy in my 30's. I saw it as a commentary on their fame. Would love to hear your thoughts on Pisces, Aquarius, etc. I consider that their best album, keep up the great work!!

My goodness, you are good at this... and funny as hell.

Now you're talkin'!!! If Taylor Swift suddenly became politically outspoken, really, really Darkly Humorous, Intellectual, and a serious ARTIST, ergo fully FREAKING OUT her established tween audience = what the Monkees did with this amazing movie. It made the whole 'Arc' of their career into a Performance Art statement. One of the best Movies ever made.

Congrats on the 100 wow i found you very early on and just luv your takes your sense of humor and just your research and knowledge look forward to every monday as a person who lived thru it all i always learn something new btw i always luv your outfits to the next hundred thank you

Congratulations on 100 videos and thank you for all the research and recording you do. I'm sure I've watched over 95% of them. You always make me laugh, liked the B-Roll Abby today too.

The Monkees set up BBS to make great movies at Columbia. They set it up very smart, as long as a movie didn’t cost over a million or so, they had complete artistic control. Films like Last Picture Show, Five Easy Pieces and Hearts and Minds, to name a few, made history and still hold up.

This was great. It was an hour? I didn't even realize it, I was just mesmerized thru the whole thing. I loved that movie, never even thought of checking out the soundtrack. I don't I ever even saw it for sale anywhere. I need to watch the movie again. Congrats on a century of vinyl!

The single 'Porpoise Song' / 'As We Go Along' is one of my earliest memories as a kid in 1968. I was all of 2 years old. Very haunting, especially 'Porpoise'. My favourite line from 'Head' is not from one of the Monkees. It's from the man from the factory scene. I use it as one of my Bandcouver show's station ID's at Co-op Radio here in Vancouver BC Canada: "Tragedy of your times ,my young friends, is that you may get exactly what you want". A rather ominous quote.

This may be your best episode yet. Happy 100!! 🎈

Congratulations on 100 years of Vinyl Monday! Here's to the next 100.

It's a great film and the soundtrack is one of their best albums.

Perhaps, Abby - but the 'LOOK' just works SPECTACULARLY for you; summons a SERIOUS Boyd sister vibe.....

Great to hear someone else say As We Go Along is their best song. I've always felt that way, and people just look at me weird when I say that.

I discovered the film by accident when it was shown on UK tv late at night on the newly launched channel 5 in the late 90s. I recorded it to VHS and watched it so many times. I must dig out out the DVD and watch again. It’s been a while. I agree about As We Go Along, everything about it is fantastic.

I can't believe you made a good video about Head -- arguably the hardest movie to summarize and explain! You've really grown into a full-fledged reviewer of culture. Well done! Oh, and hee-hee-hee head hee-hee-hee

I was a Monkees fan when they first came out and watched their show every week. My best friend had their first album, I got their 2nd album for my Birthday. I wasn't even aware of "Head" until some time in the 70's when I first saw it on broadcast TV. Even then I recognized it as an irreverent self - depracating work of genius.

The movie Head is brilliant. You just have to understand it. Its about Mickey showing all the rest of the guys in the band just how the movie/TV/music industry worked.....They all jump off the bridge at the end. All the segments lead up to the band "escaping".

Thank You, Abby! Happy 100!

Thanks for the birthday present 🎉 what a great way to wake up, happy 100th episode!

You’re right the movie is six songs and six vignettes. It’s really a copy of the format of the Beatles Magical Mystery Tour.

Just in time to watch the 100th episode of vinyl Monday!

this was a very fun watch. thanks for posting.

Thank you for this Abby. This is my favourite film of all time. I'm a huge fan of the Monkees. I love your work. Cheers!

"Monkees is the craziest people!" I unironically love the film and my Japanese pressing of the soundtrack. the 4 actor/musicians were so insanely self-conscious of the image they were meant to project, that a cynical apathy pervades the movie. their drugged up reaction to being helpless cogs in a money making Hollywood machine remind me of the California punk bands that appeared a decade+ later such as Dead Kennedys, Flipper, and pre-Rollins Black Flag. thanks for reprising Circle Sky's cool riff and covering this obscure classic!