Rhino reissues early Monkees albums

Rhino Records continues its long association with the Monkees this summer, with plans to reissue expanded versions of the group's first two albums.

Out Aug. 15, The Monkees and More of the Monkees are two-disk collections featuring the original albums in both mono and stero, plus loads of outtakes and assorted bonus tracks. You can click the links to pre-order the albums from Amazon.



The Monkees

Originally released in 1966, THE MONKEES scored an amazing 78-week run on the Billboard album chart, with 13 weeks at #1. Includes the #1 smash "Last Train To Clarksville" and the infectious "(Theme From) The Monkees," both written for the band by hit songwriting team Boyce & Hart. Also features Goffin & King’s "Take A Giant Step" and David Gates’ "Saturday’s Child. " Disc 1’s nine bonus tracks include previously unreleased alternate mixes of "The Kind Of Girl I Could Love" and "Papa Gene’s Blues" plus a take of "I Don’t Think You Know Me" featuring Micky Dolenz on vocals. Disc 2’s eight bonus cuts include a previously unreleased demo version of "Propinquity (I’ve Just Begun To Care)" and a rare Kellogg’s jingle. Each 2-CD Deluxe Limited EDITION features the original stereo album with bonus rarities on Disc 1, and the original mono album with even more rare treasures on Disc 2.

Disc: 1
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
13. The Kind Of Girl I Could Love (Alternate Mix)†
14. I Don’t Think You Know Me (Micky’s Vocal)
15. (Theme From) The Monkees(Second Recorded Version)
16. So Goes Love
17. Papa Gene’s Blues (Alternate Mix)†
18. I Can’t Get Her Off My Mind
19. Of You
20. (I Prithee) Do Not Ask For Love (Alternate Mix)†
21. Gonna Buy Me A Dog (Backing Track)†
Disc: 2
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
13. (Theme From) The Monkees(Third Recorded Version)
14. Kellogg’s Jingle
15. All The King’s Horses
16. You Just May Be The One (TV Version)
17. I Wanna Be Free (Fast Version)
18. I Don’t Think You Know Me (Mike’s Vocal)
19. Propinquity (I’ve Just Begun To Care)(Demo Version)†
20. Jokes (Backing Track)†



More of the Monkees

1967’s MORE OF THE MONKEES was the band’s top seller, racking up 70 weeks on Billboard®’s album chart, including 18 weeks at #1, becoming the 3rd best-selling LP of the ’60s (ranking higher than any Beatles album). The Monkees topped the pop singles charts again with the Neil Diamond-penned "I’m A Believer." Album also features the Top 20 hit "(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone" and the classic cut "She," both composed by Boyce & Hart. Twelve bonus tracks on Disc 1 include "Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)" with Peter’s narration, an alternate mix of "I’m A Believer" and the previously unissued "Whatever’s Right." Disc 2’s six bonus cuts include the first recorded version of Valleri" and a previously unreleased alternate version of "Tear Drop City." Each 2-CD Deluxe Limited EDITION features the original stereo album with bonus rarities on Disc 1, and the original mono album with even more rare treasures on Disc 2.

Disc: 1
1. When Love Comes Knockin’ (At Your Door)
2. Mary, Mary
3. Hold On Girl
4. Your Auntie Grizelda
5. (I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone
6. Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)
7. The Kind Of Girl I Could Love
8. The Day We Fall In Love
9. Sometime In The Morning
10. Laugh
11. I’m A Believer
12. (I Prithee) Do Not Ask For Love
13. Kicking Stones
14. Mr. Webster (First Recorded Version)
15. Hold On Girl (First Recorded Version)
16. 17. Through The Looking Glass(First Recorded Version)
17. I’ll Spend My Life With You(First Recorded Version)
18. Apples, Peaches, Bananas And Pears
19. Don’t Listen To Linda (First Recorded Version)
20. Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)(with Peter’s Narration)
21. I’m A Believer (Alternate Mix)
22. Ladies Aid Society (Original Mono Mix)†
Disc: 2
1. She
2. When Love Comes Knockin’ (At Your Door)
3. Mary, Mary
4. Hold On Girl
5. Your Auntie Grizelda
6. (I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone
7. Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)
8. The Kind Of Girl I Could Love
9. The Day We Fall In Love
10. Sometime In The Morning
11. Laugh
12. I’m A Believer
13. Valleri (First Recorded Version)
14. Words (First Recorded Version)
15. Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow) (TV Version)
16. I’ll Be Back Up On My Feet (First Recorded Version)
17. Tear Drop City (Alternate Mix)†
18. Of You (Mono Mix)

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