Monkees: Colgems 're-issue' 45s w/ the Colgems Logo..

[JDistheone]

Originally Posted by BryanW

Interesting. That is what I have found after tracking these commercial single label variations through my collection, the internet (photos only, such as here: http://www.angelfire.com/co/Colgems/lasttrain.html), and this thread. "Last Train to Clarksville", "I'm a Believer", "Pleasant Valley Sunday", "Daydream Believer", "Valleri", "Someday Man", "Good Clean Fun", and "Oh My My" have all been released with the updated Colgems logo label. Does anybody have a later label version of "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You", "DW Washburn", "Porpoise Song", or "Teardrop City"?

For the record, I have all twelve commercial Colgems Monkees 45s with the earlier (Columbia and Screen Gems logos) label.

You got them all Bryan...it seems I can't get Sunset Sam to reply to anything I write anymore....maybe you would have better luck.

I have looked at every Monkee single in my collection and have established that all the later Colgems labels were made at the Indianapolis plant and all feature the same font variation I call 'long font' with the letters more spread out.

In addition, starting with Tear Drop City (ie the last 4) all the labels made at the Hollywood plant are the only ones to feature the red RCA symbol at the bottom on the label.

These photos show how each pressing plant label is slightly different. Indianapolis is by far the most common.

1. Indianapolis, IN (upper left)
2. Hollywood, CA (upper right)
3. Rockway, NJ (bottom)