 Indeed, the Monkees had not even been given a copy of the album; they had to buy it from a record store.The climax of the rivalry between Kirshner and the band was an intense argument among Nesmith, Kirshner and Colgems lawyer Herb Moelis, which took place at the Beverly Hills Hotel in January 1967.Kirshner had presented the group with royalty checks and gold records.