The Monkees - Created by a US television show in 1965, The Monkees were essentially tailor made to replicate The Beatles’ seemingly unstoppable rise - and it worked. At one point the band were outselling The Beatles and the Rolling Stones combined. No wonder US critics dubbed it Monkeemania.
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