"The Guys Who Wrote Em" DVD Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart Documentary

Guys, does anyone have this DVD here on SH? I've been trying to find it but havent found any place that sells it online.

If anyone here does have it, can you tell me where you got it?

Many thanks!

 

I wasn't aware that it had been released. The last I heard, there were funding issues having to do with music rights.

 

I asked Andrew Sandoval about this figuring he would know something. His reply was the documentary only had limited festival licenses and will not be getting a commercial release. I would like to see it too.

 

I'd like to add that a compilation of their demos is sorely needed. I'm sure many of the songs exist and are probably decently produced for being demos.

 

cwiit: Thanks for asking Andy Sandoval, much appreciated. couldnt they release it without any music so they dont have the issue of music licences?

 

I’ve seen the documentary and it’s very good. A shame it’s not getting a commercial release, hopefully one day.

 

They could, but then 25 people would watch it.

A music documentary without music rights is almost always a non-starter--even for very well-known artists.

 

it was aired during the Monkees convention in 2014.

 

I wish I had more information to share about the excellent Boyce & Hart documentary...
MUSICAL TANGENT ALERT That being said, here is a list that I have updated (after sharing in Music Corner awhile back), that Boyce & Hart fans may enjoy reading...

1964-1976 songs written by Tommy Boyce/Bobby Hart not released by Boyce & Hart or The Monkees: [additional collaborators noted for each specific song]
Lazy Elsie Molly: Chubby Checker Parkway P920-A 5/1964
Fannie Tucker: Bobby Lewis ABC-Paramount 10565 6/1964
Come a Little Bit Closer (TB/BH/Wes Farrell): Jay & The Americans United Artists UA 759 6/30/1964
He Makes Me Feel So Crazy (TB/BH/Wes Farrell): Jean Mays Diamond D.170 7/1964
Thank You for Loving Me (TB/BH/Wes Farrell): The Sapphires ABC-Paramount 10590 9/1964; Antoinette Piccadilly 7N.35223 1/29/1965
Little Drops of Water (TB/BH/Wes Farrell): Bobby Goldsboro United Artists UA 781 10/1964
Sticks and Stones (TB/BH/Wes Farrell): Dean & Jean Rust 5089 10/1964
Spanish Perfume (and a Yellow Rose) (TB/BH/Wes Farrell): The Playmates Colpix CP-769 2/1965; Jimmy Rice Red Bird RB 10-022 2/1965
Hip Square Dance (TB/BH/Steve Venet/Harry Betts): James Stacy Winter-A-Go-Go OST 10/28/1965 (filming wrapped 4/1965)
Do the Ski (with Me) (TB/BH/Steve Venet/Toni Wine): Nooney Rickett Four & Joni Lyman Winter-A-Go-Go OST 10/28/1965 (filming wrapped 4/1965)
(I'm) Sweet On You (TB/BH/Steve Venet): Nino Tempo & April Stevens Atco 45-6360 6/1965; The Reflections Winter-A-Go-Go OST 10/28/1965 (filming wrapped 4/1965); Tina & The Mustangs Capitol 5562 1/1966
The Dum Dum Ditty (TB/BH/Steve Venet/Larry Martire): The Goodies Blue Cat 117 5/1965; The Shangri-Las Shangri-Las-65! LP Red Bird RB 20-104 9/1965; Sys Gregers Vogue DVS 14426 [Germany] 1/1966
One Lonesome Rose (TB/BH/Susan Hudson): Ray Peterson MGM K13388 recorded 6/5/1965, issued 8/1965
The Tables Have Turned (TB/BH/Steve Venet): The Astronauts Rarities CD recorded 6/7/1965
The La La La Song (TB/BH/Steve Venet): The Astronauts RCA 47-8628 recorded 6/7/1965, issued 7/1965
Out of the Picture: The Reflections Golden World 24 7/1965; Arlin Harmon Liberty 55827 9/1965; Terry Stafford Mercury 72538 2/1966
Pretty Thing: Tommy Boyce MGM K13400 9/1965
Seven Days in September: Ginger & The Snaps MGM K13413 10/1965
Growing Up is Hard to Do (TB/BH/Steve Venet): Ginger & The Snaps MGM K13413 10/1965
Let Me Show You Where It's At: Freddy Cannon Warner Bros. WB 5666 10/1965
Little Suzy Somethin': Tommy Boyce MGM K13429 11/1965
Pee's 'n' Que's: Tommy Boyce MGM K13429 11/1965
Little Lovely One: Dean Martin Houston LP Reprise R/RS-6181 11/15/1965
I Gotta Find Cupid: Gary Lewis & The Playboys Everybody Loves A Clown LP Liberty LRP/LST-7428 11/1965; The Outcasts Dot 45-16828 1/1966; The Zoundcrackers Diamond D.245 [Hong Kong] 1966
Let's Go Where the Action Is: Tommy Boyce Colpix 794 2/1966
A Heart without a Home: Barry Young Columbia 43584 3/28/1966
I'm So Glad (She's My Little Girl): Gamma Goochee Colpix 804 4/1966
Sunday, the Day Before Monday: Tommy Boyce A&M-809 8/1966
I'd Like to See Me Stop You: Gene Pitney The Country Side Of... LP Musicor MS3104 10/1966
In Case the Wind Should Blow: Tommy Boyce A&M-826 11/1966; The Insiders Bug Eyes LP CBS 37502 [Brazil] 1967
Action, Action, Action: Keith Allison Columbia 43900 11/7/1966
If You're Thinkin' What I'm Thinkin': Dino, Desi & Billy Reprise 0544 12/1966; Herman's Hermits There's A Kind Of Hush All Over The World LP MGM E-4438 3/1967; Gilbert Safrani Polydor 27314 [France] 1967
Saving My Love for You: Baby Ray Where Soul Lives LP Imperial LP-12335 2/1967; The Boogie Woogie Company: Our Blue Boogie Soul LP Columbia 1C 062-29 503 [Germany] 1973
Grey Monday Morning: The Cherokees Festival FK-2509 [Australia] 9/1968
Shake It: The Frosted Shake 5 Borden's RTF 101 ?/1969
Sunshine Park: Trini Lopez The Whole Enchilada LP Reprise RS-6337 3/1969
Lem, The Orphan Reindeer (TB/BH/E. Justin): Kathy Garver Aquarian 381 12/1969
Opus Lem (TB/BH/E. Justin/Sheridan ''Jimmie Haskell'' Pearlman): Kathy Garver Aquarian 381 12/1969
Girl, You Make My Day: The Partridge Family Shopping Bag LP Bell 6072 3/1972
The Door is Still Open (So Come On In) (TB/BH/Dominic Frontiere): Stuff 'N' Ramjett Chelsea CH 3048 6/28/1976
Where Do We Go from Here (TB/BH/Barry Richards): Debra Anderson Drive 6246 8/1976

Corrections? Additions?

 

I had no idea this existed until 5 minutes ago, and now I'm insanely desperate to see this! I guess if 'The Wrecking Crew' got there eventually, maybe this film can?

On that note, I would absolutely love a reissue of the Boyce & Hart catalog - something akin to the recent Beau Brummels set from Now Sounds would make for a great basis too. Mono/Stereo mixes of the first two albums, the 3rd, and all the non-LP sides in mono (and maybe some first time stereo mixes - I would kill to hear Alice Long in stereo!), along with rafts of demos please and thank you. The state of the catalog is really weird at the moment.