by The Monkees
Release Date: 09 July 2021
Format: LP Double Vinyl
Label: Run Out Groove
£39.99
The Monkees - The Monkees Limited Deluxe Vinyl 2LP Set
Overview:
The Monkees, one of the most recognizable names in the annals of pop music history, are an American rock and pop band originally active between 1966 and 1971, with reunion albums and tours in the decades that followed. The original line up was Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork and Davy Jones. The group was conceived in 1965 by TV producers Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider specifically for the sitcom series The Monkees, which aired from 1966 to 1968. The music was originally supervised by record producer Don Kirschner, backed by the songwriting duo of Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart.
The Monkees self-titled debut and second albums were meant to be a soundtrack to the first season of the TV show, to cash in on the audience.Their first single, “Last Train To Clarksville” b/w “Take A Giant Step,” was released in August 1966, just weeks prior to the TV broadcast debut. In conjunction with the first broadcast of the TV show on September 12, 1966, NBC and Columbia had a major hit. The first long-playing album, The Monkees, was released a month later; it spent 13 weeks at #1 and stayed on the Billboard charts for 78 weeks.
The Monkees have sold more than 75 million records worldwide making them one of the biggest selling groups of all time with international hits, including “Last Train to Clarksville,” “Pleasant Valley Sunday,” “Daydream Believer,” and “I’m A Believer.” ROG is reissuing their iconic debut album as a deluxe 2LP set with bonus tracks (several of which are unreleased mixes) and are having lacquers cut from the analog tapes for the first time since 1966—creating THE DEFINITIVE version of this album since original release!
Featured Tracks:
LP1
(Theme From) The Monkees (stereo mix)
Saturday's Child (stereo mix)
I Wanna Be Free (stereo mix)
Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day (stereo mix)
Papa Gene's Blues (stereo mix)
Take A Giant Step (stereo mix)
Last Train To Clarksville (stereo mix)
This Just Doesn't Seem To Be My Day (stereo mix)
Let's Dance On (stereo mix)
I'll Be True To You (stereo mix)
Sweet Young Thing (stereo mix)
Gonna Buy Me A Dog (stereo mix)
LP2
The Monkees (radio spot) (previously unissued)
(Theme From) The Monkees (TV version) (unissued on vinyl)
This Just Doesn't Seem To Be My Day (mono TV version) (unissued on vinyl)
All The King's Horses (mono TV version) (unissued on vinyl)
I Wanna Be Free (fast version – mono TV mix) (unissued on vinyl)
You Just May Be The One (mono TV version) (unissued on vinyl)
Take A Giant Step (mono TV version) (unissued on vinyl)
(Theme From) The Monkees (second version) (unissued on vinyl)
Saturday's Child (mono TV version) (unissued on vinyl)
I Don't Think You know Me (2014 remix) (previously unissued)
So Goes Love (2020 remix) (previously unissued)
I Can't Get Her Off My Mind (2014 remix) (previously unissued)
(I Prithee) Do Not Ask For Love (2020 remix) (previously unissued)
I Wanna Be Free (demo – take 5) (previously unissued)
Release Date: 13 September 2019
Format: LP Vinyl
Label: Rhino
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Format: LP Vinyl
Label: Rhino / Atlantic
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£119.99
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Format: LP Vinyl
Label: Rhino
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