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I'm a Believer: 7a Records Brings Micky Dolenz's "Live in Japan" to CD, DVD, and LP

February 24, 2020 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

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Last year, 7a Records - the label dedicated to all things Monkees - chronicled the early 1980s rise of Monkeemania in Japan with the release of Davy Jones' Live in Japan. On May 8, 7a will celebrate another Monkee solo tour from that era with Micky Dolenz's own Live in Japan. Like Davy's entry, Micky's release will be available in CD/DVD and vinyl LP formats.

Early 1982 saw Dolenz make the trip to Japan where he embarked on his first tour as a solo artist. Much as Jones had adopted the Japanese group Ricky and Revolver as his backing band, Dolenz took on a band there with the rather American name of Marlboro. Naturally, his setlist featured all of the expected Monkees classics - "I'm a Believer," "Last Train to Clarksville," "Pleasant Valley Sunday," "(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone," and "Daydream Believer" - but Micky also dug deep for his Japanese fans. He played a couple of Michael Nesmith favorites from Headquarters ("Sunny Girlfriend" and "You Just May Be the One"), his mother's song "Pillow Time" from 1969's The Monkees Present, and even "Zor and Zam" from 1968's The Birds, The Bees, and The Monkees. The rocking "Mary, Mary," "Goin' Down," and "Randy Scouse Git" were all part of the setlist, and in addition to "Daydream Believer," Micky also filled his friend Davy's shoes for the touching "I Wanna Be Free." The concert ends with his then-current Japan-exclusive single "To Be or Not to Be" b/w "Beverly Hills."

7a's release has the full concert in audio and video formats on CD and Region 0 DVD (playable on all DVD players everywhere in the world), respectively, as well as a complement of five rare bonus tracks on CD. These include the single versions of "Beverly Hills" and "To Be or Not to Be" (both of which were included on Dolenz's 2016 The MGM Singles Collection from 7a) as well as two renditions of "I'm Your Man" from 1978's World Popular Song Contest and the 1983 U.K. single of "Tomorrow" from the London stage version of Paul Williams' Bugsy Malone. (Dolenz adapted and directed the musical's West End premiere at Her Majesty's Theatre, today the home of The Phantom of the Opera.) Both versions of "I'm Your Man" and "Tomorrow" are making their CD debuts here.

In every respect, these packages promise to be up to the same high standards of Davy Jones' Live in Japan complete with cover art incorporating the look of an OBI strip. The CD/DVD set boasts a 24-page color booklet.  The vinyl version, to be issued on 180-gram splatter-colored vinyl, drops the introductory "(Theme From) The Monkees" and the bonus tracks but otherwise has the same content as the CD and DVD.

Both the CD/DVD and LP iterations are due from 7a Records on May 8 in the U.K. and May 15 in North America. You'll find pre-order links and the full track listings below!

Micky Dolenz, Live in Japan (7a Records, 2020)

CD/DVD (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Deep Discount)

  1. (Theme From) The Monkees
  2. Sunny Girlfriend
  3. Last Train to Clarksville
  4. You Just May Be the One
  5. I'm a Believer
  6. Randy Scouse Git
  7. Zor and Zam
  8. Mary, Mary
  9. I Wanna Be Free
  10. Pillow Time
  11. Shades of Gray
  12. No Time
  13. Daydream Believer
  14. (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone
  15. Goin' Down
  16. Pleasant Valley Sunday
  17. Beverly Hills
  18. To Be or Not to Be

CD-Only Bonus Tracks:

  1. I'm Your Man (Semi-Final) (from the World Popular Song Contest, Tokyo, 1978)
  2. I'm Your Man (Final) (from the World Popular Song Contest, Tokyo, 1978)
  3. Tomorrow (from Bugsy Malone) (A&M (U.K.) single BUGSY 1, 1983)
  4. To Be or Not to Be (Single Version) (Japan All-Round Music Company single J-8112-A, 1982)
  5. Beverly Hills (Single Version) (Japan All-Round Music Company single J-8112-B, 1982)

Splatter-Colored LP (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Deep Discount)

Side One

  1. Sunny Girlfriend
  2. Last Train to Clarksville
  3. You Just May Be the One
  4. I'm a Believer
  5. Randy Scouse Git
  6. Zor and Zam
  7. I Wanna Be Free
  8. Pillow Time
  9. Shades of Gray

Side Two

  1. Mary, Mary
  2. No Time
  3. Daydream Believer
  4. (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone
  5. Goin' Down
  6. Pleasant Valley Sunday
  7. Beverly Hills
  8. To Be or Not to Be

Categories: News Formats: CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: Micky Dolenz, Paul Williams, The Monkees

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JOE MARCHESE (Editor) joined The Second Disc shortly after its launch in early 2010, and has since penned daily news and reviews about classic music of all genres. In 2015, Joe formed the Second Disc Records label. Celebrating the great songwriters, producers and artists who created the sound of American popular song, Second Disc Records, in conjunction with Real Gone Music, has released newly-curated collections produced by Joe from iconic artists such as Johnny Mathis, Bobby Darin, Laura Nyro, Melissa Manchester, Chet Atkins, and many others. He has contributed liner notes to reissues from a diverse array of artists, among them Nat "King" Cole, Paul Williams, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, B.J. Thomas, The 5th Dimension, Burt Bacharach, The Mamas and the Papas, Carpenters, Perry Como, Rod McKuen, Doris Day, Jackie DeShannon, and Andy Williams, and has compiled releases for talents including Robert Goulet and Keith Allison of Paul Revere and the Raiders. Over the past two decades, Joe has also worked in a variety of capacities on and off Broadway as well as at some of the premier theatres in the U.S., including Lincoln Center Theater, George Street Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, and the York Theatre Company. He has felt privileged to work on productions alongside artists such as the late Jack Klugman, Eli Wallach, Arthur Laurents, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. In 2009, Joe began contributing theatre and music reviews to the print publication The Sondheim Review, and in 2012, he joined the staff of The Digital Bits as a regular contributor writing about film and television on DVD and Blu-ray. Joe currently resides in the suburbs of New York City.

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Comments

  1. The Thorn says

    February 25, 2020 at 12:39 pm

    Big question is... is the DVD a DVD-Audio, or does it consist of concert footage?

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    • Avatar photoJoe Marchese says

      February 25, 2020 at 12:40 pm

      Sorry if this wasn't clear! The DVD contains a video of the concert.

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