I was 9 years old in 1967, so I'll summon my inner child and let him vote. Here he is now holding up his Monkees albums in 1967 (me). One of those albums is "More of the Monkees" that has "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" on it, one of my favorite songs back then.
I was listening to groups like The Beatles and Stones back then, but wasn't quite old enough to fully appreciate them yet. My older brother used to make fun of me for liking The Monkees, but I didn't care. All of my friends liked them too thanks to the TV Show.