The Leaves - Words (1966)

[@snoodman67]

this is great to see om the net ,,, this is my dads band

[@jimhappening]

we need more Leaves stuff on the net!

[@robgo5869]

Christian, I met your dad twice. Once at the Fraternity house where the Leaves started and the second time was in front of the Whiskey. By this time the Leaves had broken up. He mentioned that to make in music was difficult and you needed undeniable talent like a Hendrix. He was fun to talk to and I viewed him as a rock star both times.

[@nicktolkien20]

Hey Christian, the leaves are amazing! did your Dad ever tell you any stories of working with Judee Sill in the late 60s? That must've been an experience.

[@michaelshirley441]

Christian, did your dad and the guys play all their own instruments on this? I'm guessing they did, that's why I prefer it to the Monkee's version(no criticism of The Wrecking Crew intended).

[@howie9751]

@@michaelshirley441 The Wrecking Crew didn't play on the Monkees version.

[@hamilton59840]

The Leaves recorded this one in 1966, and later covered by The Monkees in 1967. This is the first time I've heard The Leaves' version. In The Monkees' 1967 cover, Mickey Dolenz and the late Peter Tork performed leads... (with Peter and the late Davy Jones on backing vocals in the chorus) Davy Jones played drums in The Monkees' 1967 cover. Both of these versions are definitely on the psychedelic side.

[@93KHJBOSSRADIO]

The Leaves will always be my # 1 FAVE group!

[@belisarioguerra1279]

Original: The Leaves ( U.S. ) - Words ( Bobby Hart - Tommmy Boyce ) ( 7/1966 ). Covers: The Regents ( U.S. ) - Words ( 8/1966 ). The Monkees ( U.S. ) - Words ( recorded: 10 and 11/6/1967, released: 10/7/1966 ). New Joys ( Finland ) - Luotin valhesiin ( 1967 ). The Boston Tea Party ( U.S. ) - Words ( 1967 ). Los Strangers ( México ) - Palabras ( 196? ).

[@thomassullivan9692]

The Boston Tea Party also released a version on Challenge Records.

[@belisarioguerra1279]

@@thomassullivan9692 Thank you very much for the information !

[@trollcat_2245]

La de los Strangers está perdida :(

[@bpark222]

You know, I ended up getting a few albums from sone of those bands on nuggets, and other than dirty water I think this was about as good full record as any of the 60s garage bands. Get out of my life, he was a friend of mine, of course hey Joe, and this one were really good, I thought.

[@derianimp]

Very diffrent than The Monkees version!

[@fredtello]

reminds me the Alice in Chains song You Got Me Wrong

[@zyyrexxonoerickson]

Good cover

[@jimrankin7334]

+zyyrexxonoerickson Album cover? I just learned that this is actually the original version of this Boyce & Hart penned song, later covered by the Monkees for 1 of my favorite songs by them

[@alanc1491]

+Jim Rankin I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone's twin sister.

[@jimrankin7334]

+zyyrexxonoerickson Or are you talking about the album cover? They did the original version of "Hey, Joe", too, famously covered by Jimi Hendrix.

[@howie9751]

This is the original version.

[@howie9751]

It's not a great song, but the psychedelic feel make it better than the Monkees cover.

[@psychotic.reaction]

It’s just fine.

[@marianaharrison6307]

It's very good, but I still like The Monkees' version better. Micky's voice conveys more emotion, in my opinion.

[@thomassullivan9692]

This version sticks close to the blueprint of Boyce & Hart's demo. I prefer this musically, but Dolenz sings it way better.

[@tinameyers1588]

SOOOOOOOOOOOOO Much Better Than The Monkees!