Scottish Daily Mail

Last train to chartsvill­e! New album by Monkees

- From David Gardner in Los Angeles

FIFTY years have passed since their anarchic TV show launched their careers.

And to celebrate the anniversar­y, The Monkees are back with a new album and tour. Now in their seventies, two of the three surviving members – Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork – have kicked off the tour in Florida.

The album, Good Times!, is their first since 1996. Released on Friday, it includes new tunes written by famous fans such as Paul Weller and Noel Gallagher.

Tork, 74, said: ‘It’s stunning to be part of a project that 50 years later is having a significan­t resurgence.’ The Monkees were put together for a 1966 TV series about a fictional band, but their songs – including I’m A Believer, Last Train To Clarksvill­e and Daydream Believer – shot to the top of the charts. They went on to sell 75million records.

Lead singer Davy Jones died in 2012. Fourth member Michael Nesmith is writing a book and won’t join the tour.

 ??  ?? Reunited: Peter Tork, Micky Dolenz and Michael Nesmith in the US this week
Reunited: Peter Tork, Micky Dolenz and Michael Nesmith in the US this week
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1968 Heyday: Tork, Dolenz, Davy Jones and Nesmith

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