Early Headquarters

If The Monkees hadn't decided to take control of their music, the odds are that they would have released an album very similar to Changes rather than Headquarters as their third album.

Below is an example of what the Monkees may otherwise have released as their third album if they hadn't taken control of their music and released Headquarters.

Session Information:
"I Wanna Be Your Puppy Dog"
 * Written by Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell
 * Other personnel unknown
 * Produced by Denny Randell
 * Engineered by: Ray Hall
 * Recorded at RCA Studio B, New York City, 22 (1:00 - 7:30 PM) and 27 January 1967 (11:00 AM - 7:00 PM)
 * Genre: Bubblegum Pop

"Love is on the Way"
 * Written by Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell
 * Other personnel unknown
 * Produced by Denny Randell
 * Engineered by: Ray Hall
 * Recorded at RCA Studio B, New York City, 22 (1:00 - 7:30 PM), 27 (11:00 AM - 7:00 PM) and 28 January 1967 (4:30 PM - 7:30 PM)
 * Genre: Bubblegum Pop

"I Didn't Know You Had It in You Sally" (You're a Real Ball of Fire)
 * Written by Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell
 * Lead vocal by Micky Dolenz
 * Other personnel unknown
 * Produced by Denny Randell
 * Engineered by: Ray Hall
 * Re-produced by Jeff Barry
 * Recorded at RCA Studio B, New York City, 22 (1:00 - 7:30 PM), and 28 January 1967 (4:30 PM - 7:30 PM) and 15 September 1969
 * Genre: Bubblegum Pop
 * The track includes a vocal that Micky recorded in 1969.

"Sugar Man"
 * Written by Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell
 * Other personnel unknown
 * Produced by Denny Randell
 * Engineered by: Ray Hall
 * Recorded at RCA Studio B, New York City, 22 (1:00 - 7:30 PM), 27 (11:00 AM - 7:00 PM) and 28 January 1967 (4:30 PM - 7:30 PM)
 * Genre: Bubblegum Pop
 * Another song "Sugar, Sugar" which had been recorded by The Archies, is said to have been earlier offered to The Monkees, although songwriter Jeff Barry denies this. Don Kirshner has said that Michael Nesmith put his fist through the wall of the Beverly Hills Hotel refusing to do "Sugar, Sugar". However, Monkees archival expert Andrew Sandoval has suggested that the band may actually instead have been offered the song "Sugar Man", but with the passage of time the parties involved simply mis-remembered it as being "Sugar, Sugar", in large part because it made a better anecdote. Peter Tork claimed in an interview that the band were offered "Sugar, Sugar", despite Jeff Barry's denial of this. A link to the interview can be found here.
 * Personally I think The Monkees could have been offered both songs at different times. The song "Sugar Man" was definitely on the list of The Monkees' song outtakes recorded during the sessions of "Headquarters". Except that Don Kirshner didn't get round to calling a Monkee in to record vocals for the track before he got fired. Peter Tork said that they were offered the song "Sugar, Sugar" during the beginning of the recording sessions for Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Limited which was more than a month after Don Kirshner had been fired.

"99 Pounds"
 * Written by Jeff Barry
 * Lead vocal by David Jones
 * Backing vocals: Unknown
 * Guitars: Al Gorgoni, Don Thomas, and Hugh McCracken
 * Bass Guitar: Louis Mauro and James Tyrell
 * Drums: Herb Lovelle
 * Piano: Stan Free
 * Organ: Arthur Butler
 * Tambourine: Thomas Cerone
 * Produced by Jeff Barry
 * Arrangement: Jeff Barry
 * Engineered By: Ray Hall
 * Recorded at RCA Studio B, New York City, 21 (11:00 AM - 7:00 PM) and 24 January, and 4, 5 and 6 February, 1967
 * Duration: 0:02:28
 * Genre: Rock and Roll
 * Recorded during the final Kirshner-supervised Monkees sessions for what would become known as Headquarters

"She Hangs Out"
 * Written by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich
 * Lead vocal by David Jones
 * Backing vocal: Unknown
 * Guitars: Al Gorgoni, Don Thomas, and Hugh McCracken
 * Bass Guitar: Louis Mauro and James Tyrell
 * Drums: Herb Lovelle
 * Piano: Stan Free
 * Organ: Arthur Butler
 * Tambourine: Thomas Cerone
 * Produced by Jeff Barry
 * Arrangement: Jeff Barry
 * Engineered By: Ray Hall
 * Recorded at RCA Studio B, New York City, 21 (11:00 AM - 7:00 PM) and 24 January, and 4, 5 February, 1967
 * Duration: 0:02:34
 * Genre: Doo-Wop, Jazz Music, Pop Music
 * The song was written by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich. However only Barry received writer's credit
 * Later re-recorded and released on Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Limited.

"A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You"
 * Written by Neil Diamond
 * Lead vocal by David Jones
 * Backing vocals: Neil Diamond, and Unknown
 * Guitar: Al Gorgoni, Don Thomas, and Hugh McCracken
 * Bass Guitar: Louis Mauro and James Tyrell
 * Drums: Herb Lovelle
 * Piano: Stan Free
 * Organ: Arthur Butler
 * Tambourine: Thomas Cerone
 * Produced by Jeff Barry
 * Arrangement: Jeff Barry
 * Engineered By: Ray Hall
 * Recorded at RCA Studio B, New York City, 21 (11:00 AM - 7:00 PM) and 24 January, and 4 and 6 February, 1967
 * Duration: 0:02:51
 * Genre: Pop Music
 * Reached #2 on the pop charts
 * The mono mix of the song includes handclaps while the stereo mix does not. The master recordings of the song disappeared after the 1960s. A later issue was made from dubs of the earlier mixes. The 1969 stereo mix which features David Jones singing "Oh girl, oh girl" over the bridge first appeared on the Monkees' greatest hits album in 1969 and later on other collections until the multi-track master was found by Rhino Records. A new stereo remix, complete with the handclaps, but without the additional "Oh girl, oh girl" over the bridge, was issued as a bonus track on the two CD deluxe version of Headquarters released by Rhino Records in 2007.

"Love to Love"
 * Written by Neil Diamond
 * Lead vocal by David Jones
 * Guitar: Al Gorgoni, Don Thomas, and Hugh McCracken
 * Bass Guitar: Louis Mauro and James Tyrell
 * Drums: Herb Lovelle
 * Piano: Stan Free
 * Organ: Arthur Butler
 * Tambourine: Thomas Cerone
 * Produced by: Jeff Barry
 * Arranged by Jeff Barry
 * Engineered By: Ray Hall
 * Recorded at RCA Studio B, New York City, 21 (11:00 AM - 7:00 PM) and 24 January, and 4 and 5 February, 1967, and 5 August, 1969
 * Duration: 0:02:31
 * Genre: Pop Music
 * The 1996 stereo mix of "Love to Love" is considered to be in an alternate mix, even though as of 2001 it is the most commonly used, and probably the most commercially known mix to date.
 * All versions of the song include a vocal that David Jones re-recorded in 1969.

"Gotta Give It Time"
 * Written by Jeff Barry, Jerry Leiber, Joey Levine, and Mike Stoller
 * Other personnel unknown
 * Produced by Jeff Barry
 * Arrangement: Jeff Barry
 * Engineered by: Ray Hall
 * Recorded at RCA Studio B, New York City, 21 (11:00 AM - 7:00 PM) and 24 January 1967

"You Can't Tie a Mustang Down"
 * Written by Jeff Barry, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller
 * Lead vocal: David Jones
 * Guitars: Al Gorgoni, Don Thomas, and Hugh McCracken
 * Bass Guitar: Louis Mauro and James Tyrell
 * Drums: Herb Lovelle
 * Tambourine: Thomas Cerone
 * Piano: Stan Free
 * Organ: Arthur Butler
 * Produced by Jeff Barry
 * Arrangement: Jeff Barry
 * Engineered by: Ray Hall
 * Recorded at RCA Studio B, New York City, 21 (11:00 AM - 7:00 PM) and 24 January, and 4 February, 1967
 * Duration: 0:03:00
 * Genre: Bubblegum Pop

"If I Learned to Play the Violin"
 * Written by Joey Levine and Artie Resnick
 * Lead vocal by David Jones
 * Other personnel unknown
 * Produced by Jeff Barry
 * Arrangement: Jeff Barry
 * Engineered by: Ray Hall
 * Recorded at RCA Studio B, New York City, 26 January (11:00 AM - 6:30 PM), and 4 and 6 February, 1967
 * Duration: 0:02:48
 * Genre: Pop Music

"Poor Little Me"
 * Written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim
 * Other personnel unknown
 * Produced by Jeff Barry
 * Arrangement: Jeff Barry
 * Engineered by: Ray Hall
 * Recorded at RCA Studio B, New York City, 26 January 1967 (11:00 AM - 6:30 PM)

"Black and Blue"
 * Written by Neil Diamond, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller
 * Other personnel unknown
 * Produced by Jeff Barry
 * Arrangement: Jeff Barry
 * Engineered by: Ray Hall
 * Recorded at RCA Studio B, New York City, 26 January 1967 (11:00 AM - 6:30 PM)

"Eve of My Sorrow"
 * Written by Jeff Barry, Jerry Leiber, Joey Levine, and Mike Stoller
 * Other personnel unknown
 * Produced by Jeff Barry
 * Arrangement: Jeff Barry
 * Engineered by: Ray Hall
 * Recorded at RCA Studio B, New York City, 26 January 1967 (11:00 AM - 6:30 PM)

"The Love You Got Inside"
 * Written by Jeff Barry, Andy Kim, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller
 * Other personnel unknown
 * Produced by Jeff Barry
 * Arrangement: Jeff Barry
 * Engineered by: Ray Hall
 * Recorded at RCA Studio B, New York City, 26 January 1967 (11:00 AM - 6:30 PM)