A newspaper clipping from an article about the Monkees third season. Premiering in September 1968 and ending in March 1969, the third season took on a whole new form. Being more variety show based, with skits and musical guests. Which included Tim Buckley, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, Paul McCartney, Stephen Stills, Jimi Hendrix, and many more. This was a nice refresher away from the rehashed scripts and old tropes that the last season had, and that kept the Monkees together until 1973. This also eased tensions in the band and allowed Peter Tork to record and tour with them. By the end of the 3rd season, they all went into the studio to record their first truly band-based album since Headquarters in 1967.
(An excerpt from a TL I'm working on)