The Monkees Negative 1960s From Famous Rock Photographer

Offered for sale is The Monkees who were an American pop rock band formed in Los Angeles in the mid-1960s. The band consisted of Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork. Spurred by the success of the television show of the same name, the Monkees were one of the most successful bands of the late 1960s. With international hits, four chart-topping albums, and three chart-topping songs (“Last Train to Clarksville”, “I’m a Believer”, and “Daydream Believer”), they sold more than 75 million records worldwide. The Monkees were originally a fictional band created for the NBC television sitcom of the same name. Dolenz, Jones, Nesmith, and Tork were cast to portray members of a band in the sitcom. Music credited to the Monkees appeared in the sitcom and was released on LPs and singles beginning in 1966, and the sitcom aired from 1966 to 1968.

These negatives came directly from the photographer’s estate to his friend.  However, the Purchase of this original negative is for personal use only, no rights given or implied. Copyrights are not sold with this item. This negative is from the original  1960s, not a copy negative.

He was a professional rock and roll photographer based in Los Angeles, California. The rock photographer took over 30,000 photographs of rock and roll performers from the 1960s and 1970s. After he died in 1991, his photographs were lost for nearly twenty years. Between 1964 and 1979, He photographed artists and musicians including The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, and The Who. After their discovery, the images were made available to the public in 2010. There was a book created about this photographer called Forever Young.