• 3 CDs, 100 tracks
• 45 previously unreleased tracks, outtakes, rarities, demos, and more
• The Monkees debut album remastered in mono and stereo
• Solo recordings by Davy Jones and Michael Nesmith
• Full color booklet featuring an essay and liner notes by Monkees historian Andrew Sandoval
• Available November 11, 2014

Rhino Handmade takes you back to where The Monkees story all began with THE MONKEES (SUPER DELUXE EDITION)! Packed with a jumbo-sized 100 tracks (45 previously unreleased!) over 3 CDs, the first disc features the spectacular original album remastered in both mono and stereo, including the debut single, “Last Train to Clarksville,” show favorite “(Theme From) The Monkees,” and the raw romper "Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day," with 12 bonus tracks that feature unreleased versions, alternative tracks, and TV & radio spots.

Comprised entirely of previously unreleased tracks on the second disc, ‘Sessions’ features rare and unheard recordings – 31 in total. Some highlights include the master backing tracks for “Let’s Dance On,” “This Just Doesn’t Seem To Be My Day,” and “Tomorrow’s Gonna Be Another Day.” The disc also features several alternate versions of songs from the debut album, including an alternate vocal take by Michael Nesmith on “The Kind of Girl I Could Love,” several versions of “I Wanna Be Free,” rehearsal tracks, and much more!

The final disc takes us back to the beginning of Davy Jones’ career, with his solo debut album recorded a year before the Monkees, ‘David Jones.’Davy’s classic pop album is presented in both mono and stereo, featuring “What Are We Going To Do?,” “Baby It’s Me,” “It Ain’t Me Babe,” and more. The box set also features bonus single tracks by both Davy Jones and Michael Blessing (AKA Michael Nesmith)! The disc is wrapped up with four demo tracks of The Monkees, “I Wanna Be Free.”

Strictly limited to 4,000 individually numbered boxes, THE MONKEES (SUPER DELUXE EDITION) is another unique entry in the Monkees reissue series. Ships in November 2014, and is available now for pre-order exclusively at Monkees.com. This box is not available at any other retailer or online store and is certain to sell out, so reserve your copy today.

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Track List:

Disc 1

The Original Mono Album

1. (THEME FROM) THE MONKEES
2. SATURDAY’S CHILD
3. I WANNA BE FREE
4. TOMORROW’S GONNA BE ANOTHER DAY
5. PAPA GENE’S BLUES
6. TAKE A GIANT STEP
7. LAST TRAIN TO CLARKSVILLE
8. THIS JUST DOESN’T SEEM TO BE MY DAY
9. LET’S DANCE ON
10. I’LL BE TRUE TO YOU
11. SWEET YOUNG THING
12. GONNA BUY ME A DOG
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The Original Stereo Album

13. (THEME FROM) THE MONKEES
14. SATURDAY’S CHILD
15. I WANNA BE FREE
16. TOMORROW’S GONNA BE ANOTHER DAY
17. PAPA GENE’S BLUES
18. TAKE A GIANT STEP
19. LAST TRAIN TO CLARKSVILLE
20. THIS JUST DOESN’T SEEM TO BE MY DAY
21. LET’S DANCE ON
22. I’LL BE TRUE TO YOU
23. SWEET YOUNG THING
24. GONNA BUY ME A DOG
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Bonus Material

25. (THEME FROM) THE MONKEES (SECOND VERSION)
26. YOU JUST MAY BE THE ONE (MONO TV VERSION) †
27. THIS JUST DOESN’T SEEM TO BE MY DAY (MONO TV VERSION) †
28. TAKE A GIANT STEP (MONO TV VERSION) †
29. ALL THE KING’S HORSES (MONO TV VERSION) †
30. I WANNA BE FREE (FAST VERSION – MONO TV MIX) †
31. THE KIND OF GIRL I COULD LOVE (ALTERNATE MONO MIX) †
32. MONKEES NBC PROMO SPOT †
33. SATURDAY’S CHILD (MONO TV VERSION) †
34. KELLOGG’S JINGLE
35. MONKEES RADIO SPOT
36. (THEME FROM) THE MONKEES (TV VERSION)
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Disc 2

The Monkees - Sessions

1. I WANNA BE FREE (OVERDUBBED DEMO – TAKE 2) †
2. ALL THE KING’S HORSES (ALTERNATE VOCAL TAKE) †
3. THE KIND OF GIRL I COULD LOVE (ALTERNATE VOCAL TAKE) †
4. I DON’T THINK YOU KNOW ME (STEREO REMIX – MICKY’S VOCAL) †
5. (THEME FROM) THE MONKEES (VERSION ONE - MASTER BACKING TRACK) †
6. LET’S DANCE ON (MASTER BACKING TRACK) †
7. THIS JUST DOESN’T SEEM TO BE MY DAY (MASTER BACKING TRACK) †
8. GONNA BUY ME A DOG (VERSION ONE - BACKING TRACK TAKE FIVE) †
9. SO GOES LOVE (TAKE ONE) †
10. SO GOES LOVE (ALTERNATE VOCAL TAKE) †
11. PAPA GENE’S BLUES (BACKING TRACK - TAKE ONE) †
12. PAPA GENE’S BLUES (ALTERNATE VOCAL TAKE) †
13. I’LL BE TRUE TO YOU (STEREO REMIX) †
14. I WON’T BE THE SAME WITHOUT HER (BACKING TRACK - TAKE SIX) †
15. I WON’T BE THE SAME WITHOUT HER (STEREO REMIX) †
16. SWEET YOUNG THING (BACKING TRACK - TAKE ONE) †
17. SWEET YOUNG THING (STEREO REMIX) †
18. YOU JUST MAY BE THE ONE (REHEARSAL & BACKING TRACK – TAKE NINETEEN) †
19. YOU JUST MAY BE THE ONE (STEREO REMIX) †
20. I WANNA BE FREE (VERSION TWO - BACKING TRACK TAKE SIX) †
21. I WANNA BE FREE (VERSION THREE - BACKING TRACK TAKE THREE) †
22. I WANNA BE FREE (VERSION THREE – STEREO REMIX) †
23. JOKES (BACKING TRACK) †
24. TOMORROW’S GONNA BE ANOTHER DAY (MASTER BACKING TRACK) †
25. GONNA BUY ME A DOG (VERSION TWO – BACKING TRACK TAKE TWO) †
26. I CAN’T GET HER OFF OF MY MIND (VERSION ONE – STEREO REMIX) †
27. MARY, MARY (BACKING TRACK – TAKE ONE) †
28. OF YOU (BACKING TRACK – TAKE ONE) †
29. OF YOU (STEREO REMIX) †
30. (I PRITHEE) DO NOT ASK FOR LOVE (REHEARSAL) †
31. (I PRITHEE) DO NOT ASK FOR LOVE (STEREO REMIX OF DAVY’S VOCAL) †
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Disc 3

David Jones - The Original Mono Album

1. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?
2. MAYBE IT’S BECAUSE I’M A LONDONER
3. PUT ME AMONGST THE GIRLS
4. ANY OLD IRON
5. THEME FOR A NEW LOVE
6. IT AIN’T ME BABE
7. FACE UP TO IT
8. DREAM WORLD
9. BABY IT’S ME
10. MY DAD
11. THIS BOUQUET
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David Jones - The Singles

12. TAKE ME TO PARADISE
13. THE GIRL FROM CHELSEA
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David Jones - The Original Stereo Album

14. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?
15. MAYBE IT’S BECAUSE I’M A LONDONER
16. PUT ME AMONGST THE GIRLS
17. ANY OLD IRON
18. THEME FOR A NEW LOVE
19. IT AIN’T ME BABE
20. FACE UP TO IT
21. BABY IT’S ME
22. MY DAD
23. THIS BOUQUET
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Michael Blessing - The Singles

24. THE NEW RECRUIT
25. A JOURNEY WITH MICHAEL BLESSING
26. UNTIL IT’S TIME FOR YOU TO GO
27. WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE TROUBLE OFFICER
28. WHO DO YOU LOVE †
29. GET OUT OF MY LIFE WOMAN †
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The Monkees – Demos

30. I WANNA BE FREE (REHEARSAL) †
31. I WANNA BE FREE (DEMO – TAKE TWELVE) †
32. I WANNA BE FREE (DEMO REMAKE – TAKE ONE) †
33. I WANNA BE FREE (DEMO REMAKE – TAKE FIVE) †

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Are you getting them Mick? Wish I had the funds.

JoeBala said:

Are you getting them Mick? Wish I had the funds.

I've bought the debut a couple of times, since Rhino or Warner Brothers continue to release remasters or repackages their albums every 3 or 4 years since 1993. I have the last deluxe one from 2006 which had stereo & mono mixes and some then unreleased songs. I'd be interested in this mainly for the Michael Blessing songs. I don't care about the TV versions, I have the DVDs of the show. Don't really need the instrumental versions either, at least not for this album, but some of the alternate vocals might be cool. The Davy Jones 1965 album had a re-release/remaster last year, so that can be bought separately. They showed the album cover to Davy's album on one of the episodes, the one with Bobby Sherman making a Frankie Avalon style beach movie. The vinyl box set I'm not interested in. Several of the albums were re-released on 180 gram in 2011, 2012 & 2013. But they were stereo.

I preordered it 2 weeks ago and sold the Deluxe Edition 2 days ago

PANDURITO said:

I preordered it 2 weeks ago and sold the Deluxe Edition 2 days ago

I wonder if there's really a straight version of Gonna Buy Me A Dog. They did the goof version as Micky thought the song was stupid and didn't wanna sing it, but I've heard several times that they sang it as it was on a later take.

monkeys rock i love their music

MickyDolenz said:

JoeBala said:

Are you getting them Mick? Wish I had the funds.

I've bought the debut a couple of times, since Rhino or Warner Brothers continue to release remasters or repackages their albums every 3 or 4 years since 1993. I have the last deluxe one from 2006 which had stereo & mono mixes and some then unreleased songs. I'd be interested in this mainly for the Michael Blessing songs. I don't care about the TV versions, I have the DVDs of the show. Don't really need the instrumental versions either, at least not for this album, but some of the alternate vocals might be cool. The Davy Jones 1965 album had a re-release/remaster last year, so that can be bought separately. They showed the album cover to Davy's album on one of the episodes, the one with Bobby Sherman making a Frankie Avalon style beach movie. The vinyl box set I'm not interested in. Several of the albums were re-released on 180 gram in 2011, 2012 & 2013. But they were stereo.

I'd like to get the episodes in blu-ray if they ever do it.

JoeBala said:

I'd like to get the episodes in blu-ray if they ever do it.

I got the first DVD release from 2003, which had new commentary from all 4 members on various episodes and the 33 1/3 special. The discs came in a box that looked like the old box record players with the built in speaker.

MickyDolenz said:

JoeBala said:

I'd like to get the episodes in blu-ray if they ever do it.

I got the first DVD release from 2003, which had new commentary from all 4 members on various episodes and the 33 1/3 special. The discs came in a box that looked like the old box record players with the built in speaker.

We had one of those when I was a kid...

Monkee's record box set:

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what orgasmic news for Dolenz! looks pretty comprehensive. still don't GET the Monkees though. surprised there's still an audience for their stuff. are Boomers really buying that sort of stuff?

datdude said:

surprised there's still an audience for their stuff. are Boomers really buying that sort of stuff?

They don't just have a boomer audience, people from different generations go to their concerts and the Monkees convention every year just like the ones for Star Trek, Comic Con, and Dukesfest. The show is still shown on Antenna TV and their songs are used on TV shows, commercials, and movies. New younger audiences find them all the time, either from the reruns or their relatives and from the remake of I'm A Believer in Shrek. The Monkees video of the original version has almost 29 million views on Youtube and I doubt that's all from boomers.

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Lose your HEAD over this superbly strange soundtrack. The three-disc boxed set that features 21 previously unreleased tracks, outtakes, rarities, and live performances, plus an entire disc containing a rare interview with Jones recorded in 1968 for radio broadcast. Includes a bonus 7" that includes unreleased instrumental versions of "Porpoise Song" and "'As We Go Along."

Disc 3:

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Rhino Handmade hits rewind on INSTANT REPLAY for a triple-disc DELUXE EDITION packed with rarities, as well as 58 unreleased recordings, backing tracks and a generous selection of stereo and mono mixes for both album and non-album cuts. As a bonus, the set comes with a 45-rpm vinyl single that includes the one-of-a-kind acetate versions of “I Go Ape” and “(I Prithee) Do Not Ask For Love.”
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Arranged by mixes, the first disc is dedicated to stereo and contains a newly remastered and restored transfer of the original album, expanded with 16 other stereo mixes. Among the highlights are nearly all of Nesmith's highly coveted 1968 Nashville sessions. Also included for the first time is the 1968 mix of Dolenz's “Mommy And Daddy,” a provocative, socially conscious anti-war song that was rewritten for 1969's The Monkees Present.
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Devoted entirely to mono, the second disc contains mixes for most of the album tracks, alongside rare and unreleased recordings. While The Monkees' original label Colgems ceased to issue true mono Monkees albums after THE BIRDS, THE BEES & THE MONKEES, most of INSTANT REPLAY's songs were originally mixed in this form, with many making their debut on this collection. The disc is further enhanced by period mono mixes of the never-before-heard backing tracks for “All The Grey Haired Men” (a song recorded for THE BIRDS, THE BEES & THE MONKEES, but never completed) and an early 1969 rendering of Michael Nesmith's “My Share Of The Sidewalk.”
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The final disc takes you into the studio to hear the creative process behind INSTANT REPLAY. Highlights include alternate takes and backing tracks produced by studio whiz Bones Howe, who briefly worked with the group to create music for their television special, 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee, and for the single sides “Someday Man” (written by Paul Williams) and “A Man Without A Dream” (composed by Carole King with Gerry Goffin). The final tapes of Howe's productions for the television special have been lost since 1969, but Rhino Handmade has recovered all that remains of these legendary sessions. Included here are never-before-heard backing tracks for “String For My Kite,” “Naked Persimmon” and “Goldie Locks Sometime,”as well as the completed versions from the only surviving video master of the special.
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Another unique entry in The Monkees reissue series, Rhino Handmade's Deluxe Edition of INSTANT REPLAY is beautifully packaged in an oversize box with mini-LP paper sleeve reproductions of the original cover art and vintage trade ads, rounded out by an in-depth essay by producer and Monkees aficionado Andrew Sandoval.

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Track List:

Disc 1:
1 Through The Looking Glass
2 Don't Listen To Linda (LP Version)
3 I Won't Be The Same Without Her
4 Just A Game (LP Version)
5 Me Without You (LP Version)
6 Don't Wait For Me (LP Version)
7 You And I [Instant Replay Album Version]
8 While I Cry
9 Tear Drop City
10 The Girl I Left Behind Me (LP Version)
11 A Man Without A Dream
12 Shorty Blackwell
13 Someday Man
14 Carlisle Wheeling (Alternate Stereo Mix)
15 Mommy And Daddy (Stereo Mix)
16 Look Down
17 If I Ever Get To Saginaw Again (LP Version)
18 Me Without You (Alternate Stereo Mix)
19 Smile
20 Nine Times Blue
21 Shorty Blackwell (Alternate Stereo Mix)
22 St. Matthew (LP Version)
23 Some Of Shelley's Blues (1968 Stereo Mix)
24 Hollywood (1968 Stereo Mix)
25 Don't Wait For Me (1968 Stereo Mix)
26 Propiniquity (I've Just Begun to Care) [1968 Stereo Mix]
27 The Crippled Lion (1968 Stereo Mix)
28 How Insensitive
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Disc 2:
1 Through The Looking Glass (1969 Mono Mix)
2 Don't Listen To Linda [1968 Mono Mix]
3 I Won't Be The Same Without Her (1966 Mono Mix)
4 Just A Game (Alternate Vocal - Mono Mix)
5 Me Without You (Fuzz Guitar Version - Mono Mix)
6 Don't Wait For Me (Mono Mix)
7 You And I (Mono Mix)
8 While I Cry (UK Mono Mix)
9 Tear Drop City (Mono Promo Single Mix)
10 A Man Without A Dream (Mono Promo Single Mix)
11 Someday Man (1969 Mono Mix)
12 Hollywood (Mono Mix)
13 Mommy And Daddy (1968 Mono Mix)
14 You And I (1968 Rough Mix)
15 Carlisle Wheeling (Alternate Vocal - 1969 Mono Mix)
16 Rosemarie (1969 Mono Mix)
17 Changes (1968 Mono Mix)
18 Good Clean Fun (Mono Mix)
19 Through The Looking Glass (Fuzz Guitar Version - Mono Mix)
20 All The Grey Haired Men (Mono Backing Track)
21 War Games (1968 Mono Mix)
22 Propiniquity (I've Just Begun To Care) [Mono Mix]
23 My Share Of The Sidewalk (Version 2 - Mono Backing Track)
24 Party (Mono Mix)
25 The Crippled Lion (Mono Mix)
26 If I Ever Get To Saginaw Again (Mono Backing Track)
27 Some Of Shelly's Blues (1968 Mono Mix)
28 Smile (1968 Mono Mix)
29 Nine Times Blue (Mono Mix)

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Disc 3:
1 Through The Looking Glass (Backing Track - Take 11)
2 Don't Listen To Linda (Backing Track - Takes 1-3)
3 I Won't Be The Same Without Her (Backing Track - Take 1)
4 Carlisle Wheeling (Backing Track - Take 1)
5 Nine Times Blues (Backing Track - Take 6)
6 Look Down (Backing Track - Take 1)
7 Just A Game (Backing Track - Takes 1-2)
8 You And I (Backing Track - Take 1)
9 That's What It's Like Loving You (Backing Track - Take 1)
10 Smile (Backing Track - Take 1)
11 A Man Without A Dream (Backing Track - Take 1)
12 A Man Without A Dream (Alternate Vocal - Take 14)
13 Someday Man (Backing Track - Take 1)
14 Someday Man (Alternate Mix)
15 (I Prithee) Do Not Ask For Love [1968 Backing Track - Take 12]
16 i Go Ape (Backing Track - Take 10)
17 Wind Up Man (Backing Track - Take 1)
18 String For My Kite (Version 1 Backing Track - Take 1))
19 Naked Persimmon (Backing Track - Take 1)
20 Goldie Locks Sometime (Backing Track - Take 4)
21 String For My Kite (Version 2 Backing Track - Take 1)
22 Darwin (Backing Track - Take 2)
23 St. Matthew (Alternate Vocal)
24 Don't Wait Fo Me (Alternate Stereo Mix)
25 Rosemarie (Alternate Stereo Mix)
26 (I Prithee) Do Not Ask For Love [1968 Version]
27 Naked Persimmon
28 Goldie Locks Sometimes
29 Darwin
30 I Go Ape

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The Monkees PRESENT (DELUXE)

Track List:

DISC ONE:
1 Little Girl
2 Good Clean Fun
3 If I Knew
4 Bye Bye Baby Bye Bye
5 Never Tell A Woman Yes
6 Looking For The Good Times
7 Ladies Aid Society
8 Listen To The Band (fake stereo mix)
9 French Song
10 Mommy And Daddy
11 Oklahoma Backroom Dancer
12 Pillow Time
13 Time And Time Again (November 1969 stereo mix)
14 Down The Highway (November 1969 stereo mix)
15 Steam Engine (November 1969 stereo mix)
16 If You Have The Time (November 1969 stereo mix)
17 Angel Band (November 1969 stereo mix)
18 Rose Marie (November 1969 stereo mix)
19 I Never Thought It Peculiar (No strings & backing vocals - August 1969)
20 Of You (November 1969 stereo mix)
21 Kicking Stones (1969 mix)
22 If I Knew (Bill & Davy's stereo mix)
23 The Crippled Lion (November 1969 stereo mix)
24 My Storybook Of You (Tommy & Bobby's stereo mix)
25 Carlisle Wheeling (November 1969 stereo mix)
26 French Song (LP master with alternate ending - stereo)
27 Hollywood (stereo)
28 My Storybook Of You ("New" 1969 stereo mix)
29 Circle Sky ("New" 1969 stereo mix)
30 Kool Aid spot
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DISC TWO:
1 The Monkees Present radio spot
2 If I Knew (TV Mix mono)
3 Bye Bye Baby Bye Bye (mono)
4 Looking For The Good Times (mono)
5 Ladies Aid Society (1969 mono mix)
6 Listen To The Band (single mix)
7 French Song (TV mix mono)
8 Mommy & Daddy (1969 mono mix)
9 Circle Sky (1969 "New" mono mix)
10 Penny Music (TV mix mono)
11 Apples, Peaches, Bananas And Pears (1969 mono mix)
12 Of You (1969 mono mix)
13 I Never Thought It Peculiar (1969 mono mix without overdubs)
14 Kicking Stones (1969 mono mix)
15 Listen To The Band (LP version true mono mix)
16 If You Have The Time (1969 mono mix without Moog)
17 Midnight Train (TV mix mono)
18 My Storybook Of You (mono)
19 Steam Engine (mono)
20 Time And Time Again (November 1969 mono mix)
21 Mommy & Daddy (7/1/69) stereo mix 3
22 I Never Thought It Peculiar (September 1969 mono mix with overdubs)
23 Bye Bye Baby Bye (July 1969 stereo mix)
24 If You Have The Time (1969 mono mix with Moog)
25 Mommy & Daddy (7/2/69) stereo mix
26 Time And Time Again (November 1969 alternate mono mix)
27 Monkees Greatest Hits radio spot

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DISC THREE:
1 Little Girl (take 7)
2 Calico Girlfriend
3 If I Knew (take 11)
4 You're So Good (alternate mix)
5 Little Red Rider (alternate mix)
6 If You Have The Time (take 4)
7 Music Bridge "We'll Be Back In A Minute" (take 12)
8 Listen To The Band (alternate stereo mix)
9 French Song (take 3)
10 Mommy And Daddy (May 13, 1969 stereo mix 9)
11 Thank You My Friend (backing track - take 4)
12 Pillow Time (Takes 8 & 9)
13 How Can I Tell You
14 Steam Engine (1969 rough stereo mix)
15 Time And Time Again (take 1)
16 Good Afternoon (take 14)
17 Opening Night
18 Lynn Harper (backing track - take 8)
19 Music Bridge "We'll Be Back In A Minute" (take 18)
20 The Good Earth (alternate take)
21 London Bridge (backing track - take 4)
22 Music Bridge "We'll Be Back In A Minute" (version three)
23 A Bus That Never Comes (backing track - take 9)
24 Omega (backing track - take 8)
25 13 Is Not Our Lucky Number (backing track)
26 Michigan Blackhawk (backing track - take 4)
27 Little Tommy Blues (backing track - take 5)
28 Till Then (backing track - take 2)

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VINYL 45:
A Good Clean Fun (alternate mix with extra percussion)
B Mommy & Daddy (7/10/69) mono mix

As another installment in the Monkees Deluxe Edition Series, Friday Music is honored to announce The Monkees #1 masterpiece "Headquarters-The Deluxe Edition." For this ltd. ed. 2CD deluxe set release, we are pleased to offer the complete stereo and mono albums, newly & impeccably mastered by Joe Reagoso to sound as exciting as you remember them back in '67. We are also including a plethora of 22 bonus tracks that will make your "Headquarters" revisit that much more enjoyable including rarities & the top charting single "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You & The Girl I Knew Somewhere."

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Disc 1
1. You Told Me
2. I'll Spend My Life With You
3. Forget That Girl
4. Band 6
5. You Just May Be The One
6. Shades Of Gray
7. I Can't Get Her Off My Mind
8. For Pete's Sake
9. Mr. Webster
10. Sunny Girlfriend
11. Zilch
12. No Time
13. Early Morning Blues And Greens
14. Randy Scouse Git
15. All Of Your Toys
16. The Girl I Knew Somewhere
17. A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You
18. She Hangs Out
19. Love To Love
20. You Can't Tie A Mustang Down
21. If I Learned To Play The Violin
22. 99 Pounds
23. The Girl I Knew Somewhere
24. Randy Scouse Git
25. Tema Dei Monkees

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Disc 2
1. You Told Me
2. I'll Spend My Life With You
3. Forget That Girl
4. Band 6
5. You Just May Be The One
6. Shades Of Gray
7. I Can't Get Her Off My Mind
8. For Pete's Sake
9. Mr. Webster
10. Sunny Girlfriend
11. Zilch
12. No Time
13. Early Morning Blues And Greens
14. Randy Scouse Git
15. All Of Your Toys
16. The Girl I Knew Somewhere
17. A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You
18. She Hangs Out
19. The Girl I Knew Somewhere
20. Nine Times Blue
21. She'll Be There
22. Midnight Train
23. Peter Gunn's Gun
24. Jericho
25. Pillow Time

The Monkees Justus - The Deluxe Edition

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Justus marked the first studio album to feature all four Monkees – Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork and Mike Nesmith – since 1968’s Head soundtrack. It also celebrated a landmark anniversary of the band’s very first album. The Monkees first turned up in shops on October 10, 1966; Justus arrived on October 15, 1996, a little more than thirty years later. Unlike that debut album, however, Justus was entirely the work of the four Monkees. Not only was the group credited as producer, but Dolenz played drums, Tork handled bass and keyboards, Jones contributed percussion, and Nesmith wielded guitars for the album. In addition, every song was written by one of the four Monkees. In many respects, Justus was a belated sequel to 1967’s Headquarters, the first album over which the band exerted musical control of its own destiny.

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Although Justus marked the return of “Papa Nez” into the fold, Mike only contributed one original song – the quirky “Admiral Mike,” sung by Micky. He took his only lead vocal on the album with the opening track, a rocking rewrite/remake of “Circle Sky” from Head. But his backing vocals were heard throughout. Generally, each Monkee sang lead on the songs he wrote. Dolenz was responsible for the most songs, writing and singing lead on “Never Enough,” “Unlucky Stars,” “Dyin’ of a Broken Heart,” “Regional Girl” and “It’s My Life.” He and Jones co-wrote “You and I,” first performed with the Dolenz, Jones, Boyce and Hart unit on that group’s 1976 Capitol LP. (A song of the same name also appeared on The Monkees’ Instant Replay.) Here, it was transformed into a true Monkees track, with Tork and Nesmith both playing on it. Jones wrote and sang “Oh, What a Night” and the album-closing ballad “It’s Not Too Late.” And Peter Tork took the reins for “I Believe You,” also writing “Run Away from Life” for Jones to sing. Recorded in Hollywood between June and August 1996, Justus was a true group effort.

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Friday Music’s reissue is packaged with a DVD of the 1997 Rhino Justus VHS. This program features a number of music videos from the album together with Monkee interviews and backstage footage. It’s a celebration of what would turn out to be the final time all four Monkees would record and play together.

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Nesmith, who had played some dates with the Monkees in the latter half of the 1980s but did not perform on the Pool It! album, sat out the official 30th anniversary U.S. tour. He did participate in a Los Angeles show promoting Justus, toured the U.K. with his comrades and participated in a television special for ABC, but his departure from the group was acrimonious. A 2001 tour for Dolenz, Jones and Tork was the Monkees’ last until 2011, when a well-received 45th anniversary tour reunited the trio. Unfortunately, it would be the last for Davy Jones, who died suddenly on February 29, 2012. In November and December of that year, Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork reunited with Mike Nesmith for an unexpected, acclaimed series of shows, the first-ever Monkees performances without Davy Jones and the first with Nesmith since 1997. The surviving Monkees took their spirited, eclectic and nostalgic show on the road once again this summer (2014).

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Though there are no audio bonus tracks, the Justus DVD might prove enticing enough for Monkee maniacs to take the plunge here.

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The Monkees, Justus: Deluxe Edition

CD:

1. Circle Sky
2. Never Enough
3. Oh, What a Night
4. You and I
5. Unlucky Stars
6. Admiral Mike
7. Dyin’ of a Broken Heart
8. Regional Girl
9. Run Away from Life
10. I Believe You
11. It’s My Life
12. It’s Not Too Late

DVD: The Monkees – Justus (Rhino Home Video, 1997)

Includes interviews, backstage clips and music videos of:

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Regional Girl
Admiral Mike
Oh, What a Night
Run Away from Life
You and I
Circle Sky

The Monkees JUSTUS (180 Gram Audiophile Clear Vinyl/Limited Edition)

In 1996, after a three decade hiatus, the original four Monkees Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz & Peter Tork went back to the studio & recorded "Justus", ultimately becoming their final studio project. Tracks like "You & I," & "Oh, What A Night" became instant classics making this a great reunion. Friday Music is honored to announce the first time vinyl release of their masterwork "Justus." Mastered by Joe Reagoso (The Monkees/Brian Wilson) from the original tapes, this first time limited edition LP will also be pressed on CLEAR vinyl & presented in a limited gatefold album cover.

purplethunder3121 said:

MickyDolenz said:

I got the first DVD release from 2003, which had new commentary from all 4 members on various episodes and the 33 1/3 special. The discs came in a box that looked like the old box record players with the built in speaker.

We had one of those when I was a kid...

Monkee's record box set:

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That's cool. How is the A/V QUALITY ON THE SHOWS?

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• 11/24/2010 at 11:00 AM

Upon Head’s Blu-ray Release, Two Monkees Disagree on Its Worth

• By Joseph Brannigan Lynch

Davy Jones, Mickey Dolenz, and Peter Tork in a scene from Head.

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JoeBala said:

That's cool. How is the A/V QUALITY ON THE SHOWS?

Looks good to me, but the TVs I have are the old ones that need a converter box. I've never got into the flatscreen or high def, the picture looks weird to me and I don't like how they stretch or chop off the picture on things that are not widescreen. The sound is mono like most TV shows of the time. I'm not sure if the visuals have been restored, it varies on some episodes, especially on the 2nd season.

Friday Music is proud to announce for the first time "Changes" on 180 Gram GREEN Vinyl. As the last album from their hit making 1966-70 era, The Monkees "Changes" is one of their rarest collectible efforts. Featuring several hit singles like "Oh My My" and "I Love You Better," this pop masterpiece features Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones superstar vocals and first class musicianship. Produced by the great 60's producer Jeff Barry (Monkees,Neil Diamond) "Changes" is now mastered from the original Colgems tapes by Joe Reagoso and packaged in a gatefold cover!

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Side 1

1. Oh My My
2. Ticket On A Ferry Ride
3. You're So Good To Me
4. It's Got To Be Love
5. Acapulco Sun
6. 99 Pounds

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Side 2

7. Tell Me Love
8. Do You Feel It Too?
9. I Love You Better
10. All Alone In The Dark
11. Midnight Train
12. I Never Thought It Peculiar

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Michael Nesmith In Elephant Parts {1981}

Hey Hey, It's the Monkees! {1997}