The Monkees (TV series) project by his agent. Englishman Davy Jones was a former jockey who had achieved some initial success on the musical stage, appearing with the cast of "Oliver!" on "The Ed Sullivan Show" the night of the Beatles' live American debut. He was appearing in Columbia Pictures productions and recording for the Colpix record label and had been identified in advance as a potential star for the series. Texan Michael Nesmith's mother Bette Nesmith Graham had invented a correction fluid and founded the company that became Liquid Paper. He had served a brief stint in the U.S. Air Force and had
Monkee Business (album) the 1979 Australian compilation album "Monkeemania". As a picture disc, the playback quality of "Monkee Business" was inferior to standard vinyl of the early 1980s. The album was reissued in 1986 with a recompiled track listing from different sources, which resulted in several mixing variations. This second pressing is notable for including studio chatter at the beginning of "Someday Man" that hadn't been heard on the 1982 edition. The 1986 edition can be identified by "RE-1" appearing in the LP's inner groove. "Monkee Business" went out of print as Rhino shifted from vinyl releases to compact discs. Each of the