Micky Dolenz, former drummer/vocalist for The Monkees, will hold a launch-day event for his EP “Micky Dolenz Sings R.E.M.” at the Athens Wuxtry Records store.
Dolenz will be at Wuxtry Nov. 3 at 5 p.m. The event was announced by record label 7aRecords, which is releasing the EP, and will include Athens mayor Kelly Girtz, who will give Dolenz the key to the city.
“Micky Dolenz is part of the great circle of creativity that includes our beloved town of Athens, GA,” Girtz was quoted as saying in a release. “R.E.M. would regularly cover ‘(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone’ in their early years, and it is wonderful to have him return the favor with recordings of four of their classics.”
Anyone who pre-orders the EP on vinyl or CD will get their copy signed by Dolenz and will get a photo with him; and they will be able to purchase other Dolenz and Monkees merchandise with a portion of the proceeds going to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Dolenz was quoted as saying he is excited to be at the Wuxtry Records, where members of R.E.M. met.
R.E.M. Reactions to the EP:
“These songs are ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. Micky Dolenz covering R.E.M. Monkees style, I have died and gone to heaven. This is really something. Shiny Happy People sounds INCREDIBLE (never thought you or I would hear me say that!!!). Give it a spin. It’s wild. And produced by Christian Nesmith (son of Michael Nesmith), I am finally complete”.
– Michael Stipe
“That voice—one of the main voices of my musical awakening—singing our songs… It is beyond awesome. Let’s help make this as huge as we possibly can. I am beyond thrilled.”
– Mike Mills
“I’ve been listening to Micky’s singing since I was nine years old. It’s unreal to hear that very voice, adding new depth to songs we’ve written ourselves, and inhabiting them so completely.”
– Peter Buck
“I am blown away! Micky and Christian just take these tracks to unexpected places”.
– Scott McCaughey
The EP release directly coincides with the publication of Micky Dolenz’s latest book: I’m Told I Had Good Time – The Micky Dolenz Archives, Volume One. Comprised of more than 1200 rare and unpublished images from Micky’s private collection, this 500-page book includes photos and memorabilia spanning 1945-1978, including hundreds of images Micky shot himself of the other Monkees (Davy Jones, Peter Tork and Michael Nesmith) as well as Jimi Hendrix, Harry Nilsson, Otis Redding, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Alice Cooper and many more. The book (available in three distinct editions) can be preordered now from Beatlandbooks.com
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