Monkees' career), Kirshner afforded Diamond the first chance to write a follow-up single. Kirshner persuaded Davy Jones to fly to New York in February 1967 to record a solo session with producer Jeff Barry, who produced Diamond's newest offerings and his own "She Hangs Out" with session musicians. Kirshner selected "A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You" and "She Hangs Out" for the next Monkees single. He also authorized pressing and distribution of the single with a picture sleeve (Colgems 66-1003), though he was not authorized to do so without prior approval. He also pressed a number of promo copies bearing the label "My Favorite Monkee – Davy Jones Sings." The personnel involved in the recording included Al Gorgoni, Hugh McCracken and Don Thomas on guitar, Stan Free on clavinet, Artie Butler on organ, Lou Mauro on bass, Thomas Cerone on tambourine and Herbie Lovelle on drums. The Monkees were already irritated that an entire album, More of the Monkees, had been issued without their input except for the contribution of their vocals. They lobbied the show's producers, Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider, for an increased role in their music output, now having some self-produced music (working with Chip Douglas of the Turtles) to back them up. When copies of Kirshner's single appeared in Canada and the song began to receive airplay in both Canada and the U.S., Kirshner was dismissed for having issued an unauthorized record. The single was withdrawn in Canada and canceled in the U.S. Because the title had been announced and the song had been heard in the media, "A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You" was retained as the next A-side, but "She Hangs Out" was dropped as the B-side in favor of "The Girl I Knew Somewhere." (A remake of "She Hangs Out," with the Monkees playing, appeared on their fourth album, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.) While both mono and stereo mixes of "A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You" were produced, the song's master recordings disappeared after the 1960s, and later issues were sourced from dubs of the earlier mixes. The original stereo mix (with reverb added to the vocals, a longer fade, no handclaps and Jones singing "Oh girl, oh girl" over the bridge) first appeared on the 1969 Greatest Hits album and later on other collections until the multitrack master was rediscovered by Rhino Records. A