First Look At Micky's Book! - The Micky Dolenz Archives, Vol. 1

Beatland Books' publisher, Andrew Sandoval, unboxes a preview copy of Micky Dolenz's upcoming photo journal: I'm Told I Had A Good Time. Preorder your copy now from www.beatlandbooks.com Set for shipping on December 6, 2023, this limited-edition 500-page book of exclusive material is now available in three distinct editions:

SUPER DELUXE EDITION:
Featuring the lowest-numbered hardback books from #1-1000, each book signature panel was hand-autographed by Micky Dolenz in late August 2023. Delivered in a black, cloth-covered clamshell case with magnetic lid, the inner panel contains five unique 8” x 10” prints. The book itself is 12” x 12” hardbound with 500 pages (including six, 8-page foldouts) printed on 128gsm OJI matte art paper. Once this edition sells out, it will never again be available in this form. This edition will be shipped in a decorative, brown cardboard outer box and shipped in a secondary box to protect the contents.

PREORDER PRICE: $300 (once preorder period ends, books will be $325)

DELUXE EDITION:
Featuring a hand-signed, hand-numbered hardback book numbered between #1001-1500. Each book signature panel was hand-autographed by Micky Dolenz in late August 2023. Delivered in a distinctive, glossy slipcover, the hardbound 12” x 12” book is 500 pages (including six, 8-page foldouts) printed on 128gsm OJI matte art paper. Once this edition sells out, it will never again be available in this form. This edition will be shipped in a decorative, brown cardboard outer box and shipped in a secondary box to protect the contents.

PREORDER PRICE: $200 (once preorder period ends, books will be $225)

FLEXIBOUND OPEN EDITION:
A 12” x 12” softbound edition of the book, is not signed and not numbered and not strictly limited. This book is 500 pages (including six, 8-page foldouts) printed on 128gsm OJI matte art paper. An art-level quality book, each copy features sturdy sewn binding and can be opened to be fully flat, revealing the totality of each of the book’s 1200 rare images.

PREORDER PRICE: $75 (once preorder period ends, books will be $100)

ABOUT THE BOOK:
The result of a multi-year excavation of Dolenz’s astonishing personal collection, I’m Told I Had A Good Time is a literal treasure trove of photography, artwork, handwritten lyrics, scripts and assorted ephemera spanning 1945-1978. Lavishly illustrated with more than 1200 images, it includes nearly 500 photos of Micky Dolenz, more than 200 of Davy Jones and over 150 of Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork (respectively). The majority of the book’s contents is previously unpublished, including all-new commentary and captions from Micky Dolenz, compiled from 20 hours of exclusive interviews conducted by Andrew Sandoval from February 2022 through June 2023.

Dolenz was not only an avid chronicler of The Monkees’ activities, but also the intensely creative circle around him. Included are more than two dozen unpublished images of The Jimi Hendrix Experience, photos of The Rolling Stones’ Brian Jones and Ron Wood, and several pages of Micky’s friends, The Buffalo Springfield. During 1967 and 1968, Micky also shot incredible unpublished photos of Otis Redding, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, “Mama” Cass Elliot, Eric Clapton, David Crosby, Jack Nicholson and Harry Nilsson. In the 1970s, he captured the likes of Keith Moon, Alice Cooper, Albert Brooks, Ringo Starr and Micky’s group: Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart.

In the book’s introduction, Micky explains his hidden archive: “I honestly don’t know why I started keeping this stuff! I just always kept things since I was a child. My mom did too. But I never had any intention of doing anything with it. I certainly did not keep it with any intent to produce anything. It just became a habit; I would just literally throw stuff into boxes. Maybe in the back of my mind I thought that someday I might stick everything into some sort of scrapbook. As far as the photos and films, I never thought I would do anything with them either, except maybe show them to the grandkids. The editors of this book found stuff at the bottom of boxes that I had no idea still existed. No one has been more surprised than myself with the rediscovery.”

The book’s publication directly coincides with Micky’s first new recordings in two years, an E.P. titled Dolenz Sings R.E.M, comprised of four songs from the catalog of the legendary Athens, Georgia indie combo. The release is accompanied by a new promo film for “Shiny Happy People,” which features nearly four minutes of Dolenz’s private film collection, a colorful look inside Dolenz’s world of photography and hang gliding. The E.P. is now available for preorder from Britain’s 7A Records. In 2021, 7A issued Micky’s critically acclaimed album, Dolenz Sings Nesmith.

All editions of the book are ONLY available directly from Beatlandbooks.com – there will be no retail or digital sales of this publication.