The Monkees Go Mod (1967)

This zany hyper-illustrated paperback book was published by Raybert Prodcutions during the height of Monkeemania, 1967. Most of the pictures of the guys appear from 1966.

There are black and white photos and/or images on every page, which is unnumbered (I guess about 100 pages total). There are also some comic strips of the guys scattered throughout the book; one of these same comic strips was featured in Monkee’s Tale by Lefcowitz. I have not seen many of these photographs elsewhere, so some of the photos could be considered rare.

One the many strange drawing shows Micky’s photographed head superimposed on a body of a boy from the 19th century facing a victorian dressed girl whose face is superimposed with a photograph of Davy’s bespectaled face quoted as: "Now, I have known you since we were kids, and I think you are a very swell girl. But sometimes, Lizzie Borden, you have the strangest since of humor!"

There are chapters on each of the guys and titles of supposed chapters like: The Marrakech Caper or Monkee Shines.

If you like books with many photos of the guys, everhow zany or bordering psychedelic, this book is for you. The text that accompanies the photos is mostly silly and spontaneous, much like the TV show. There are also silly images of the photographed heads of the Monkees and other body parts stuck to strange old illustrations, like a collage.

very fine condition