Essential Monkees – Disc 2

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Essential Monkees is a compiled by C.Syde65. It was burnt in late 2011 – early 2012. It is not an official Monkees album and thus cannot be bought.
This 2-disc compilation album includes 54 of The Monkees' finest hits and rarities – 27 songs on each disc. The featured songs were all my favourite Monkees tracks at the time of its compile date.
It includes every song that was featured on The Monkees' The ★ Collection: 25th Anniversary Edition and the first disc of . Some of the songs from the Monkees' , and the second disc of The Definitive Monkees are also featured.
The 'normalise all audio files' box was ticked during the burning process of the CDs, so that the volume of all the tracks would be set to a standard volume. This was very useful to help the song copies remastered in 1992 blend in better with the louder and clearer song copies remastered in the 2000's.
The 'no pause between tracks' box was also ticked, to prevent the Nero Express Essentials software from adding 2 second pauses between tracks, to free up more space on the CD – not that there wasn't enough space to fit 27 songs on the CD anyway.
Here is the track listing for the second of the two discs. The track listing for the first disc can be found on this page.
==Disc Two – Track Listing==
#'Cuddly Toy' () – 2:39
#'' (, ) – 3:15
#'Peter Percival Patterson's Pet Pig Porky' () – 0:27
#'Salesman' () – 2:38
#'' [Album Version] (, ) – 2:52
#'' () – 3:09
#'What am I Doing Hangin' 'Round?' (, ) – 3:09
#'' [1967 Extended Mono Mix] (, , , , Tork) – 4:40
#'' (Goffin, King) – 4:28
#'She Hangs Out' [Album Version] () – 2:58
#'' [Second Recorded Version / 1989 Stereo Mix] (Traditional) – 1:34
#'' [Album Version] (, ) – 2:27
#'We Were Made for Each Other' (, ) – 2:25
#'Merry Go Round' [Third Recorded Version / 1968 Mono Mix 1] (Hildebrand, Tork) – 1:44
#'P.O. Box 9847' (Boyce, Hart) – 3:15
#'' [Album Version] (Boyce, Hart) – 2:21
#'Auntie's Municipal Court' (Keith Allison, Nesmith) – 4:05
#'Dream World' (Jones, Steve Pitts) – 3:22
#'The Poster' (Jones, Pitts) – 2:22
#'Shake 'Em Up (and Let 'Em Roll)' [1996 Stereo Mix] (, ) – 2:11
#'' (Goffin, King) – 4:13
#'Rosemarie' [1987 Stereo Mix] (Dolenz) – 2:30
#'' (Nesmith) – 2:46
#'Steam Engine' [1969 Mono Television Mix] () – 2:25
#'Midnight Train' (Dolenz) – 2:08
#'' (Vance Brescia) – 4:03
#'Heart and Soul' (Simon Byrne, Andrew Howell) – 3:56
==Disc Two – Session Information==
'Cuddly Toy'
*Written by 
*Lead vocal by 
*Harmony vocals: 
*Backing vocals: Micky Dolenz, David Jones, , and 
*Electric Guitar: 
*Acoustic Guitar: Michael Nesmith
*Bass Guitar: Douglas Farthing-Hatlelid
*Drums: Micky Dolenz
*Tambourine: David Jones
*Piano: Peter Tork
*Electric Piano: Peter Tork
*Cello: Edgar Lustgarten
*Horns: , Thomas Scott, and 
*Wind: Ted Nash, Thomas Scott, and Bud Shank
*Produced by Douglas Farthing-Hatlelid
*Recorded at Victor Studios, , , 26 April 1967
*Released: 6th November 1967
*Original Album: 
*Recording Session: Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Limited
*Airdate: 25th September 1967
*Episode Debut: 'Everywhere a Sheik, Sheik'
*Duration: 0:02:39
*Genre: 
*Label: 
*Mix/Version: LP Version / 1967 Stereo LP Mix
*Channels: 
*Ripped from: – Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Limited
*The copy presented here does not have a fade, while appearances on compilation albums do.
*This song and 'The Door into Summer' are the only songs on Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Limited that feature Micky on drums. For the last two years, I've said to myself – the band lineup should have been Peter Tork on lead guitar, Micky Dolenz on rhythm guitar, Michael Nesmith on bass guitar and David Jones on drums – at least for the albums, Michael Nesmith could still have been on lead guitar, Peter Tork on bass guitar, Micky Dolenz on drums, David Jones on percussion, for the TV series, right? Micky Dolenz did in fact say that he was the rhythm guitarist in a band called 'Micky and the One Nighters' before becoming a Monkee.
*Demo was under the name 'By Any Boy'.
*Selected by the band after Nilsson auditioned several songs for the group.
*Some have interpreted the lyrics as being about a . In the liner notes to the CD's 1995 release it is stated that supervisor was angered to discover this.
*Used in the episodes 'Everywhere a Sheik, Sheik' and 'I Was a 99-Pound Weakling'.
*Last song on the compilation to feature Micky Dolenz on drums.
''
*Written by and 
*Lead vocal by Micky Dolenz
*Harmony vocals: Michael Nesmith
*Backing vocals: David Jones and Peter Tork
*Electric Guitar: Michael Nesmith
*Acoustic Guitar: Micky Dolenz Some websites like the claim that might have played guitar on this track. Though it is unconfirmed whether this is the case. and Bill Chadwick
*Bass Guitar: Douglas Farthing-Hatlelid
*Drums: 
*Percussion: David Jones Some websites like the Monkees Music Vault claim that played percussion on this track, while others like the Sunshine Factory do not.
*Shaker: Eddie Hoh
*Congas: Eddie Hoh
*Electric Piano: Peter Tork
*Produced by Douglas Farthing-Hatlelid
*Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, California, 10 and 11 June 1967 after their performance.
*Released: 10th July and 6th November 1967
*Original Single: 'Pleasant Valley Sunday' (A-Side)
*Original Album: Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Limited
*Recording Session: Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Limited
*Airdate: 10th July 1967
*Episode Debut: 'Captain Crocodile'
*Duration: 0:03:15
*Genre: 
*Label: Colgems Records
*Mix/Version: LP Version / 1967 Stereo LP Mix
*Channels: Stereo
*Ripped from: The Monkees: Original Album Series – Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Limited
*The song was originally released as a single, reaching ♯3 on the pop music charts.
*The stereo album mix differs from the mix released as a single, also heard on the mono album.
*The stereo and mono mixes feature slightly different vocals by Micky on the opening verse.
*The fade on both released mixes is deliberately drowned in reverb and noise, but a karaoke mix released in 2004 features a conventional fade.
'Peter Percival Patterson's Pet Pig Porky'
*Arranged by Peter Tork
*Spoken words by Peter Tork
*Produced by Douglas Farthing-Hatlelid
*Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, California, 10 June 1967
*Released: 6th November 1967
*Original Album: Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Limited
*Recording Session: Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Limited
*Duration: 0:00:27
*Genre: Public Domain
*Label: Colgems Records
*Mix/Version: LP Version / 1967 Stereo LP Mix / Centred
*Channels: Stereo
*Ripped from: The Monkees: Original Album Series – Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Limited
*Taught to Peter by Judy Mayhan, whom he was managing at the time.
*Peter admits that it was public domain, but when asked who wrote it he gave his name (which he could do, as the 'arranger' of the piece)
'Salesman'
*Written by 
*Lead vocal by Michael Nesmith
*Backing vocals: Micky Dolenz, David Jones, and Douglas Farthing-Hatlelid
*Electric Guitar: Michael Nesmith
*Acoustic Guitar: Peter Tork
*Nylon-String Guitar: Douglas Farthing-Hatlelid
*Bass Guitar: Douglas Farthing-Hatlelid
*Drums: Eddie Hoh
*Shaker: Michael Nesmith
*Produced by Douglas Farthing-Hatlelid
*Recorded at RCA Victor Studio A, Hollywood, California, 14 June 1967
*Released: 6th November 1967
*Original Album: Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Limited
*Recording Session: Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Limited
*Airdate: 5th February 1968
*Episode Debut: 'The Devil and Peter Tork'
*Duration: 0:02:38
*Genre: 
*Label: Colgems Records
*Mix/Version: LP Version / 1967 Stereo LP Mix
*Channels: Stereo
*Ripped from: The Monkees: Original Album Series – Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Limited
*Craig Vincent Smith was a friend of Nesmith's who later appeared in the band Penny Arkade, which Nesmith produced.
*Featured on the TV show in the episode '' and caused controversy when NBC objected to the episode, citing the song and its veiled drug reference in the third verse. The song refers to the adventure of a travelling salesman.
*An alternate mono mix of the song which features a goofy sales pitch by Nesmith over the fade, was released as a bonus track on the 1995 reissue of Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Limited.
'' [Album Version]
*Written by and 
*Lead vocals by Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork
*Backing vocals: David Jones, Michael Nesmith, and Douglas Farthing-Hatlelid
*Electric Guitar with Tremolo: Michael Nesmith
*Bass Guitar: Peter Tork is credited by in the accompanying 'liner notes' booklet for ' 1991 Box Set, . Sandoval is on record as having had retrieved Musician's Union files in so as to provide specific and thorough details of Monkees' recording sessions, including all session dates and all musicians. and Douglas Farthing-Hatlelid is frequently listed as the bass player for this track, but in interviews hasn't confirmed his playing on this song.
*Drums: Eddie Hoh
*Percussion: Michael Nesmith
*Chimes: David Jones
*Tree: David Jones
*Hammond B3 Organ: Peter Tork
*Produced by Douglas Farthing-Hatlelid
*Recorded at RCA Victor Studio A, Hollywood, California, 14, and RCA Victor Studio C, Hollywood, California, 15 June 1967 Some websites claim that the song was recorded at Victor Studio C on the 15 June, while others like the Monkees Sessionography, the Monkees Music Vault, and the Sunshine Factory do not.
*Released: 10th July and 6th November 1967
*Original Single: 'Pleasant Valley Sunday' (B-Side)
*Original Album: Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Limited
*Recording Session: Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Limited
*Airdate: 17th July 1967
*Episode Debut: 'Monkees in a Ghost Town'
*Duration: 0:02:52
*Genre: Psychedelic Pop
*Label: Colgems Records
*Mix/Version: LP Version / 1967 Stereo LP Mix
*Channels: Stereo
*Ripped from: The Monkees: Original Album Series – Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Limited
*The song was originally released as a single, reaching ♯11 on the pop music charts.
*Originally recorded for in August 1966, but rerecorded for Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Limited under the group's direction. The original version was eventually released on .
*In the music video, Peter plays the guitar, Michael plays the bass, Davy plays the drums, and Micky sings and plays the tambourine. They said that this is what The Monkees lineup should have been, as these instrument choices best represented the individual members' strengths (Nesmith believed Tork was a better guitarist than he, while Nesmith himself was particularly accomplished as a bass guitarist. Jones was the only member of The Monkees who already knew how to play the drums) But Nesmith played the guitar and Tork played the organ, Jones played the chimes, with Douglas Farthing-Hatlelid playing bass, and 'Fast' Eddie Hoh on the drums.
*The single mix is different from the album mix presented here. Micky says 'ah' twice in the single mix.
''
*Written by 
*Lead vocal by David Jones
*Harmony vocal: Micky Dolenz
*Backing vocals: David Jones
*Electric Guitar: Michael Nesmith
*Bass Guitar: Douglas Farthing-Hatlelid
*Drums: Eddie Hoh
*Percussion: Douglas Farthing-Hatlelid and Unknown
*Bell: 
*Piano: Peter Tork
*Keyboard: Douglas Farthing-Hatlelid
*Violin: Nathan Kaproff, George Kast, Alexander Murray, and Erno Neufeld
*Trumpet: Pete Candoli, , and Manuel Stevens
*Piccolo Trumpet: Manuel Stevens
*Trombone: Richard Noel
*Bass Trombone: Richard Leith and Philip Teele
*Produced by Douglas Farthing-Hatlelid
*Arranged by 
*Recorded at RCA Victor Studio A, Hollywood, California, 14 June, and RCA Victor's 'Nashville Sound' Studio, , , 9 August 1967
*Released: 25th October 1967 and 22nd April 1968
*Original Single: 'Daydream Believer' (A-Side)
*Original Album: 
*Recording Session: Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Limited
*Airdate: 9th October 1967
*Episode Debut: 'Art for Monkees' Sake'
*Duration: 0:03:09
*Genre: 
*Label: Colgems Records
*Mix/Version: LP Version / 1986 Stereo LP Mix
*Channels: Stereo
*Ripped from: The ★ Collection: 25th Anniversary Edition
*The song was originally released as a single, replacing 'Love is only Sleeping' (which was originally going to be the Monkees' next single) reaching ♯1 on the pop music charts.
*The copy of the song presented here is the 1986 stereo LP mix which is 9 seconds longer than the 1967 stereo LP mix.http://monkeesmixography.wikidot.com/daydream-believer The 1986 stereo LP mix was the one I grew up with, so I always knew that I'd be using this copy of 'Daydream Believer' instead of using the 1967 stereo LP mix.
'What am I Doing Hangin' 'Round?'
*Written by and 
*Lead vocal by Michael Nesmith
*Backing vocals: Micky Dolenz, David Jones, and Douglas Farthing-Hatlelid
*Electric Guitar: Michael Nesmith
*Electric Banjo: Douglas Dillard
*Bass Guitar: Douglas Farthing-Hatlelid
*Drums: Eddie Hoh
*Produced by Douglas Farthing-Hatlelid
*Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, California, 20 June 1967
*Released: 6th November 1967 and 1968
*Original Single: '' (B-Side)
*Original Album: Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Limited
*Recording Session: Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Limited
*Airdate: 11th September 1967
*Episode Debut: 'It's a Nice Place to Visit...'
*Duration: 0:03:09
*Genre: Country Music
*Label: Colgems Records
*Mix/Version: LP Version / 1967 Stereo LP Mix
*Channels: Stereo
*Ripped from: The Monkees: Original Album Series – Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Limited
*Chosen by Michael Nesmith for the country feel it gave off; Murphey was an old friend of Nesmith's.
*The released mix features group vocals, but an early mix featured only a double-tracked vocal by Nesmith.
*Used in the episodes 'It's a Nice Place to Visit...', 'Monkees Marooned', and 'The Monkees Race Again'. The mix included in 'Monkees Marooned' had a slightly longer run time, owing to the song's chorus being repeated four times after the last verse, instead of three times.
''
*Written by , with Micky Dolenz, David Jones, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork
*Lead vocal by Micky Dolenz
*Electric Guitar: Michael Nesmith
*Bass Guitar: Peter Tork
*Drums: Eddie Hoh
*Percussion: David Jones
*Trumpet: , Virgil Evans, Uan Rasey, and Thomas Scott
*Trombone: , Richard Leith, , and Philip Teele
*Saxophone: William Collette, William Hood, , and John Lowe
*Produced by Douglas Farthing-Hatlelid
*Arranged by Shorty Rogers
*Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, California, 20 June, 5 July, and 5 September 1967
*Released: 25th October 1967 and 1979
*Original Single: 'Daydream Believer' (B-Side)
*Original Album: – Disc 2
*Recording Session: Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Limited
*Airdates: 13th (sung live over the instrumental track in the teaser) and 20th November 1967
*Episode Debuts: 'The Wild Monkees' (sung live over the instrumental track in the teaser), 'A Coffin Too Frequent'
*Duration: 0:04:40
*Genre: 
*Label: Colgems Records
*Mix/Version: 45 Version / 1967 Extended Mono Mix / no studio chatter
*Channels: 
*Ripped from: The Monkees: Original Album Series – Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Limited
*Intended to be on the album, but cut after including 'Love is only Sleeping' on the album.
*Inspired by and his song ''. It began as a freeform jam and then Michael decided it should be recorded as an original track.
*The extended mono mix presented here does not have a genuine fadeout, while appearances on compilations, and the 07' release do.
*On the extended mono mix presented here, the jazzy riff is more restrained and muffled, the background hiss is more restrained, and the trumpet wailing is less restrained. The tempo on this mix is also slightly faster than on the stereo mix. This can be proven by playing both mixes together starting at the exact same time.
*When I discovered this extended mono mix (which is roughly 23 seconds longer than the stereo mix) I decided to include it on my compilation. I used to remove the 6 seconds of studio dialogue chatter at the end of the mix before burning it onto CD, to make it appear more like the stereo mix.
''
*Written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King
*Lead vocal by David Jones
*Harmony vocals: Micky Dolenz
*Backing vocals: Micky Dolenz, David Jones, Michael Nesmith (singing through the Moog Synthesiser), Douglas Farthing-Hatlelid, and Unknown
*Spoken words: Micky Dolenz
*Electric Guitar: Michael Nesmith
*Bass Guitar: Douglas Farthing-Hatlelid
*Drums: Eddie Hoh
*Organ: Peter Tork
*Moog Synthesiser: 
*Produced by Douglas Farthing-Hatlelid
*Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, California, 22 June, and American Recorder, Studio City, 4 October 1967
*Released: 6th November 1967
*Original Single: 'Star Collector' (A-Side)
*Original Album: Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Limited
*Recording Session: Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Limited
*Airdates: 13th (without Moog Synthesiser) and 27th November 1967
*Episode Debuts: 'The Wild Monkees' (without Moog Synthesiser), 'Hitting the High Seas'
*Duration: 0:04:28
*Genre: 
*Label: Colgems Records
*Mix/Version: LP Version / 1967 Stereo LP Mix
*Channels: Stereo
*Ripped from: The Monkees: Original Album Series – Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Limited
*Second song by The Monkees to feature a Moog Synthesiser. The first was ''.
*The song was about the growing phenomenon of s.
*An alternate mix without Paul Beaver's Moog riffing was used on the TV show in the biker-themed episode 'The Wild Monkees'. A different version of this Moogless mix is featured on ' 2007 2-disc rerelease of the album.
*Used in the episodes 'The Wild Monkees', 'Hitting the High Seas', 'Monkees Watch their Feet', 'The Monkees in Paris', and 'Monkees Mind their Manor'.
*The song features Micky Dolenz singing 'bye bye' during the moog riff after the final verse, and again during the end.
*Peter Tork didn't think much of Beaver's performance, and told Rhino Records later 'He played it like it was a flute or something', preferring Micky Dolenz's more random use of the Moog on 'Daily Nightly' (which also appeared on Pisces) to produce spacey sounds.
*An extended stereo mix, featuring a longer moog solo and an altered beginning and ending, was included as a bonus track on the 1995 reissue of Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Limited.
'She Hangs Out' [Album Version]
*Written by and 
*Lead vocal by David Jones
*Backing vocals: Micky Dolenz, David Jones, and Douglas Farthing-Hatlelid
*Electric Guitar: Michael Nesmith and Unknown
*Bass Guitar: Douglas Farthing-Hatlelid
*Drums: Eddie Hoh
*Organ: Peter Tork
*Percussion: Unknown
*Trumpet: Pete Candoli, Robert Helfer, Al Porcino, and Manuel Stevens
*Bass Trombone: Richard Leith and Philip Teele
*Trombone: Richard Noel
*Produced by Douglas Farthing-Hatlelid
*Arranged by Shorty Rogers
*Recorded at , , 21 July 1967
*Released: 6th November 1967
*Original Album: Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Limited
*Recording Session: Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Limited
*Airdates: 6th November 1967 (alternate mix) and 4th March 1968
*Episode Debuts: 'The Card Carrying Red Shoes' (alternate mix), 'Some Like It Lukewarm'
*Duration: 0:02:58
*Genre: , , Pop Music
*Label: Colgems Records
*Mix/Version: LP Version / 1967 Stereo LP Mix
*Channels: Stereo
*Ripped from: The Monkees: Original Album Series – Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Limited
*Used on episode ♯41 ('The Card Carrying Red Shoes'), without the horns (the hornless master remains lost, but available on Remastered, Deluxe Edition – 'Alternate Stereo Mix')
*This was a remake of the January 1967 cut that released without authorisation in Canada; the release helped lead to Kirshner's firing from Colgems Records.
*The original mono mix features a longer fade than on the stereo mix.
*Used in the episodes 'The Card Carrying Red Shoes' and 'Some Like It Lukewarm'.
*While Jeff Barry is officially credited as the writer of the song, several websites and sources claim Ellie Greenwich to have cowritten the track. https://www.popsike.com/THE-MONKEESSHE-HANGS-OUTRARE-WITHDRAWN-CANADIAN-45/280576882261.html
'' [Second Recorded Version]
*Traditional, attributed to 
*Lead vocal by Micky Dolenz
*Harmony vocals: Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, and Douglas Farthing-Hatlelid
*Produced by Douglas Farthing-Hatlelid
*Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, California, 3 October 1967 Some websites like the Monkees Sessionography, the Monkees Music Vault, and the Sunshine Factory claim that the song was recorded on the 21 August, while others like the Monkees Mixography claim that it was recorded on the 3 October.
*Released: January 1990
*Original Album: Missing Links Volume Two
*Recording Session: Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Limited
*Duration: 0:01:34
*Genre: 
*Label: Rhino Records
*Mix/Version: Second Recorded Version / 1989 Stereo Mix
*Channels: Stereo
*Ripped from: – Disc 2
*The song was recorded during the sessions for Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Limited. It was a traditional Spanish Christmas carol chosen by Producer Douglas who had performed it with the Modern Folk Quartet. This version features Douglas filling in for Davy Jones on harmony vocals, along with Dolenz, Nesmith, and Tork. The Monkees also performed it on their Christmas 1967 TV episode.
'' [Album Version]
*Written by and 
*Lead vocal by Micky Dolenz
*Backing vocals: Micky Dolenz and Unknown
*Guitar: , , and 
*Harpsichord: 
*Bass Guitar: 
*Drums: 
*Percussion: Brendan Cahill
*Tambourine: and 
*Quica: Milt Holland and Stan Levey
*Saxophone: William Hood
*Trumpet: and 
*Trombone: Louis Blackburn and Lewis McCreary
*Produced by Micky Dolenz, David Jones, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork
*Arranged by Shorty Rogers
*Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, California, 9 and 14 March 1968
*Released: 22nd April 1968
*Original Album: The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees
*Recording Session: The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees
*Duration: 0:02:27
*Genre: Jazz Music, 
*Label: Colgems Records
*Mix/Version: LP Version / 1968 Stereo LP Mix / with dropout
*Channels: Stereo
*Ripped from: The Monkees: Original Album Series – The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees
*Intended for More of the Monkees, then again for Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Limited.
*The original version of this song was used in the episodes 'Dance, Monkee, Dance' and 'Monkees in the Ring'. It was eventually released on Missing Links Volume Two.
*The copy of the song used was ripped from the Original Album Series from the album The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees. While the sound quality is remarkable, the copy of this song contains a dropout – one second into the song – that had not been corrected before the Original Album Series was issued. Thankfully the dropout was so minor, it can't easily be noticed without close observation.
*The reason the song appears as the 12th track, is due to a mistake I made when finding out when each of the selected tracks for my compilation were recorded. I accidentally placed the song where the version recorded for Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Limited would chronologically have been featured. However, the mistake was fortunate because I think the song suits its current spot on the compilation, rather than being placed after 'Rosemarie' which was started, but not completed before the album version of 'I'll Be Back up on My Feet' was recorded.
*Like all songs released on The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees (excluding 'Daydream Believer'), The Monkees are credited as the producers of 'I'll Be Back up on My Feet'. However, the individual Monkees recorded mostly as solo artists during the sessions for their fifth album, so thus it is unclear who the producers of the track in reality are.
'We Were Made for Each Other'
*Written by and 
*Lead vocal by David Jones
*Guitar: , Michael Deasy, , and Gerry McGee
*Harpsichord: Michael Melvoin
*Bass Guitar: Max Bennett
*Drums: Earl Palmer
*Percussion: Brendan Cahill, Milt Holland, and Jerry Williams
*Mallet: Milt Holland and Jerry Williams
*Violin: Sam Freed, Nathan Kaproff, George Kast, Marvin Limonick, Alexander Murray, and Erno Neufeld
*Cello: Maria Fera, Jacqueline Lustgarten, Kurt Reher, and Eleanor Slatkin
*Trumpet: Buddy Childers and 
*Trombone: Lewis McCreary
*French Horn: Vincent DeRosa, David Duke, and Richard Perissi
*Produced by Micky Dolenz, David Jones, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork
*Arranged by Shorty Rogers
*Recorded at Western Recorders Studio ♯2, Hollywood, California, 6 February, and RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, California, 7 and 9 February 1968
*Released: 22nd April 1968
*Original Album: The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees
*Recording Session: The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees
*Duration: 0:02:25
*Genre: 
*Label: Colgems Records
*Mix/Version: LP Version / 1968 Stereo LP Mix
*Channels: Stereo
*Ripped from: The Monkees: Original Album Series – The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees
*Intended for Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Limited.
*The reason the song appears as the 13th track, is due to a mistake I made when finding out when each of the selected tracks for my compilation were recorded. I accidentally placed the song where the version recorded for Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Limited would chronologically have been featured. However, the mistake was fortunate because I think the song suits its current spot on the compilation, rather than being placed before or after 'Dream World' which had been started on the same day.
*Like all songs released on The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees (excluding 'Daydream Believer'), The Monkees are credited as the producers of 'We Were Made for Each Other'. However, the individual Monkees recorded mostly as solo artists during the sessions for their fifth album, so thus it is unclear who the producers of the track in reality are.
'Merry Go Round' [Third Recorded Version]
*Written by Diane Hildebrand and Peter Tork
*Lead vocal by Peter Tork
*Bass Guitar: Peter Tork
*Organ: Peter Tork
*Piano: Peter Tork
*Unknown: Lance Wakely
*Produced by Peter Tork While is officially credited as producer of the song, some websites like the Monkees Sessionography credit production to all the Monkees.
*Engineered by Pete Abbott
*Recorded at Western Recorders, Hollywood, California, 20 January, and RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, California, 22 and 31 January 1968
*Released: 26th March 1996
*Original Album: 
*Recording Session: The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees
*Duration: 0:01:44
*Genre: Psychedelic Pop
*Label: Rhino Records
*Mix/Version: Third Recorded Version / 1968 Mono Mix 1
*Channels: Mono
*Ripped from: The Definitive Monkees – Disc 2
*The reason the song appears as the 14th track, is due to a mistake I made when finding out when each of the selected tracks for my compilation were recorded. I accidentally placed the version of 'Merry Go Round' from Missing Links Volume Three where the demo version would chronologically have been featured. However, the mistake was fortunate because I think the song suits its current spot on the compilation, rather than being placed after 'Auntie's Municipal Court' which had been started beforehand.
*First song on the compilation to feature Peter Tork on lead vocals (not counting '' which also features David Jones on lead vocals, 'Peter Percival Patterson's Pet Pig Porky' which isn't really a song, and 'Words' which also features Micky Dolenz on lead vocals). And apparently the last song on the compilation to feature Peter Tork on lead vocals.
'P.O. Box 9847'
*Written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart
*Lead vocal by Micky Dolenz
*Backing vocal: Unknown
*Electric Guitar: Gerry McGee and 
*Bass Guitar: 
*Drums: Billy Lewis
*Percussion: Billy Lewis and 
*Tack Piano: Bobby Hart
*Violin: Victor Arno and Jack Pepper
*Viola: Philip Goldberg
*Cello: 
*Marxophone: Unknown
*Tabla: Unknown
*Produced by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart
*Arranged by Don McGinnis
*Recorded at United Recorders, Hollywood, California, 26 December 1967, and 10 February 1968
*Released: 22nd April 1968
*Original Album: The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees
*Recording Session: The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees
*Duration: 0:03:15
*Genre: Psychedelic Pop
*Label: Colgems Records
*Mix/Version: LP Version / 1968 Stereo LP Mix
*Channels: Stereo
*Ripped from: – Disc 2
*Inspired by an idea by .
*The song was produced by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, but like most tracks recorded during the sessions for The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees, the producer's credit was given to the Monkees.
*The copy I was originally going to use was from the Original Album Series from the album The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees. Although the sound quality was remarkable, I was a touch disappointed by the fact that the copy contained at least 22 dropouts that had not been corrected before the Original Album Series was issued. Thankfully I discovered a copy of the song from Monkeemania (The Very Best of the Monkees) with equally remarkable sound quality and without all those dropouts. I was a little worried that the copy had a sharper fade than the copy from the Original Album Series partly due to it been a second shorter. But it turns out the copy was only a second shorter because it fell one second short of blank space separating it from the next song.
'' [Album Version]
*Written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart
*Lead vocal by David Jones
*Backing vocal: Unknown
*Electric Guitar: Gerry McGee and Louis Shelton
*Bass Guitar: Joe Osborn
*Drums: Billy Lewis
*Tambourine: Billy Lewis
*Percussion: Henry Lewy
*Saxophone: Jim Horn and 
*Trumpet: Roy Caton and Oliver Mitchell
*Trombone: Lewis McCreary
*Produced by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart
*Arranged by Don McGinnis
*Recorded at United Recorders, Hollywood, California, 26 and 28 December 1967
*Released: 2nd March and 22nd April 1968
*Original Single: 'Valleri' (A-Side)
*Original Album: The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees
*Recording Session: The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees
*Airdate: 11th March 1968
*Episode Debut: 'Monkees Blow their Minds'
*Duration: 0:02:21
*Genre: Doo-Wop, 
*Label: Colgems Records
*Mix/Version: LP Version / 1968 Stereo LP Mix / with Full Ending
*Channels: Stereo
*Ripped from: – Disc 3
*The song was produced by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, but like most tracks recorded during the sessions for The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees, the producer's credit was given to the Monkees.
*Reached ♯3 on the pop music charts.
*Second time the band recorded it; the remake was so the Monkees could take production credit.
*Colgems chief Lester Sill rejected the first mix, saying it needed 'more punch', and had a overdubbed.
*This mix was used for the episode 'Monkees Blow their Minds' with the fadeout dropped (a factor which would later be used on compilations, including my own)
*The original version of the song was used in the episodes 'Captain Crocodile' and 'Monkees in Manhattan'. It was also eventually released on Missing Links Volume Two.
*The copy originally presented here was taken from the album The ★ Collection: 25th Anniversary Edition. Despite the copy being a 1992 remaster, I chose it over the copy from The Definitive Monkees which was a 2001 remaster – I feared the copy had a sharper fade out which was eventually revealed to only appear sharper because the copy was at a higher volume. I flatly refused to use the copy from the Original Album Series – The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees disc because it contained a massive number of dropouts – at least 83. Also it has a fadeout, and it was the mix without the fade that I grew up with. A year after compiling and burning my compilation to CD, I bought the Monkees Music Box for a ridiculously cheap bargain of §20,0¢, that included a better copy of 'Valleri' on the third disc.
'Auntie's Municipal Court'
*Written by Keith Allison and Michael Nesmith
*Lead vocal by Micky Dolenz
*Harmony vocal: Michael Nesmith
*Backing vocals: Michael Nesmith, Bill Chadwick, and Unknown
*Electric Guitar: Michael Nesmith, Keith Allison, and Bill Chadwick
*Bass Guitar: Richard Dey
*Drums: Eddie Hoh
*Percussion: Michael Nesmith
*Produced by Micky Dolenz, David Jones, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork
*Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, California, 6, 15, and 16 January 1968
*Released: 22nd April 1968
*Original Album: The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees
*Recording Session: The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees
*Duration: 0:04:05
*Genre: Country and Western Music, Psychedelic Pop
*Label: Colgems Records
*Mix/Version: LP Version / 1968 Stereo LP Mix / Micky Dolenz Vocal
*Channels: Stereo
*Ripped from: The Monkees: Original Album Series – The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees
*The mono mix puts more emphasis on the guitar accompaniment.
*Only song on The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees (besides 'Daydream Believer') to feature more than one member of the band.
*An alternate mix featuring Michael on lead vocals was included on , although the lyric – (Fine man, crazy man, he can't see. Sound of the sunset, sound of the sea. Why do the people walk away from me? Nobody can see that) – during the final verse still features Micky on lead. It appears that Michael's lead vocal on this mix is the same as Michael's backing vocal on the original album mix.
*Michael was probably originally going to sing lead in this song, but he later called Micky in to add his vocals to the track. The Nesmith vocals were seemingly reduced to harmony and backing vocals.
*The alternate mix with Michael on lead vocals features additional sound effects during the final instrumental section. There is another alternate mix – with Micky on lead – that features the additional sound effects. This mix was included on the Listen to the Band and the Music Box sets.
*Like all songs released on The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees (excluding 'Daydream Believer'), The Monkees are credited as the producers of 'Auntie's Municipal Court'. However, the individual Monkees recorded mostly as solo artists during the sessions for their fifth album, so thus it is unclear who the producers of the track in reality are. I believe that Michael Nesmith may have been the producer of the track because he was the one in charge of the song's recording sessions. But this may just be speculation.
'Dream World'
*Written by David Jones and Steve Pitts
*Lead vocal by David Jones
*Guitar: Michael Deasy, Al Hendrickson, and Gerry McGee
*Harpsichord: 
*Bass Guitar: Max Bennett
*Drums: Earl Palmer
*Percussion: Brendan Cahill, Teresa Helfer, Milt Holland, and Jerry Williams
*Violin: Sam Freed, Nathan Kaproff, George Kast, Martin Limonick, Alexander Murray, and Erno Neufeld
*Cello: Marie Feram, Edgar Lustgarten, Jacqueline Lustgarten, and Fredrick Seykora
*Trumpet: Buddy Childers and Jack Sheldon
*Trombone: 
*French Horn: John Cave, Don Duke, and Arthur Maebe
*Produced by Micky Dolenz, David Jones, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork
*Arranged by Shorty Rogers
*Recorded at Western Recorders Studio ♯2, Hollywood, California, 6 February, and RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, California, 8 February 1968
*Released: 22nd April 1968
*Original Album: The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees
*Recording Session: The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees
*Duration: 0:03:22
*Genre: Broadway Music
*Label: Colgems Records
*Mix/Version: LP Version / 1968 Stereo LP Mix
*Channels: Stereo
*Ripped from: The Monkees: Original Album Series – The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees
*Like all songs released on The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees (excluding 'Daydream Believer'), The Monkees are credited as the producers of 'Dream World'. However, the individual Monkees recorded mostly as solo artists during the sessions for their fifth album, so thus it is unclear who the producers of the track in reality are. I believe that David Jones w/ Steve Pitts may have been the producer of the track because he was the only Monkee to actively participate in the track's creation. He cowrote the song, and it was written and recorded in his style. But this may just be speculation.
'The Poster'
*Written by David Jones and Steve Pitts
*Lead vocal by David Jones
*Backing vocals: David Jones and Unknown
*Guitar: Al Casey, Michael Deasy, and 
*Bass Guitar: Max Bennett and 
*Drums: 
*Percussion: Brendan Cahill, Gary Coleman, and Some websites like the Monkees Music Vault claim that Brendan Cahill played percussion on this track, while others like the Sunshine Factory do not.
*Tambourine: Gary Coleman and Gene Estes Some websites like the Sunshine Factory claim that Gary Coleman and played tambourine on this track, while others like the Monkees Music Vault do not.
*Organ: Don Randi
*Glockenspiel: Gary Coleman and Gene Estes Some websites like the Sunshine Factory claim that Gary Coleman and Gene Estes played glockenspiel on this track, while others like the Monkees Music Vault do not.
*Violin: Nathan Kaproff, George Kast, Marvin Limonick, Alexander Murray, Erno Neufeld, and Ambrose Russo
*Saxophone: John Lowe
*Woodwind: John Lowe
*Trumpet: Buddy Childers, , Jack Sheldon, and 
*Trombone: Milt Bernhart, Richard Leith, Lewis McCreary, and Frank Rosolino
*Cello: Marie Fera, Edgar Lustgarten, Jacqueline Lustgarten, and Frederick Seykora Some websites like the Monkees Music Vault claim that Marie Fera, Edgar Lustgarten, Jacqueline Lustgarten, and Frederick Seykora played cello on this track, while others like the Sunshine Factory do not.
*Horn: John Cave, David Duke, and Arthur Maebe Some websites like the Monkees Music Vault claim that John Cave, David Duke, and Arthur Maebe played horn on this track, while others like the Sunshine Factory do not.
*Produced by Micky Dolenz, David Jones, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork
*Arranged by Shorty Rogers
*Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, California, 15 and 17 February 1968
*Released: 22nd April 1968
*Original Album: The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees
*Recording Session: The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees
*Duration: 0:02:22
*Genre: Broadway Music
*Label: Colgems Records
*Mix/Version: LP Version / 1968 Stereo LP Mix / with dropout
*Channels: Stereo
*Ripped from: The Monkees: Original Album Series – The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees
*Like all songs released on The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees (excluding 'Daydream Believer'), The Monkees are credited as the producers of 'The Poster'. However, the individual Monkees recorded mostly as solo artists during the sessions for their fifth album, so thus it is unclear who the producers of the track in reality are. I believe that David Jones w/ Steve Pitts may have been the producer of the track because he was the only Monkee to actively participate in the track's creation. He cowrote the song, and it was written and recorded in his style. But this may just be speculation.
*The copy of the song used was ripped from the Original Album Series from the album The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees. While the sound quality is remarkable, the copy of this song contains a dropout – during the lyric 'circus' in the first verse – that had not been corrected before the Original Album Series was issued. Thankfully the drop out was so minor, it can't easily be noticed without close observation.
'Shake 'Em Up (and Let 'Em Roll)'
*Written by and 
*Lead vocal by Micky Dolenz
*Backing vocals: Micky Dolenz and Coco Dolenz
*Electric Guitar: Keith Allison
*Acoustic Guitar: Bill Chadwick
*Bass Guitar: Douglas Farthing-Hatlelid
*Drums: Eddie Hoh
*Clarinet: 
*Produced by Lester Sill While is officially credited as producer of the song, some websites like the Monkees Sessionography credit production to all the Monkees.
*Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, California, 24 February 1968 Some websites like the Monkees Sessionography claim that the song was recorded at RCA Victor Studios, while others like the Sunshine Factory claim that it was recorded at Western Recorders.
*Released: 26th March 1996
*Original Album: Missing Links Volume Three
*Recording Session: The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees
*Duration: 0:02:11
*Genre: Jazz Music, , Soul Music
*Label: Rhino Records
*Mix/Version: 1996 Stereo Mix
*Channels: Stereo
*Ripped from: The Definitive Monkees – Disc 2
*Micky's 'Mister Henry Diltz on Clarinet' lyric is a reference that Henry Diltz plays clarinet in the song.
*'Shake 'Em Up' was considered for, but rejected from .
' (Theme from Head)'
*Written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King
*Lead vocal by Micky Dolenz
*Co-lead vocal by David Jones
*Backing vocals: David Jones and Unknown
*Guitar: Ken Bloom and 
*Bass Guitar: Doug Lubahn
*Drums: Michael Ney and John Raines
*Percussion: Michael Ney and John Raines
*Cymbals: 
*Keyboard: and Ralph Schuckett
*Cello: Gregory Bemko, David Filerman, Jan Kelley, and Jacqueline Lustgarten
*Double Bass: Max Bennett, Clyde 'Whitey' Hoggan, Jim Hughart, and 
*Brass: Bill Hinshaw and Jules Jacob
*Woodwind: Bill Hinshaw and Jules Jacob
*Unknown: John R. Hoenig
*Produced by Gerry Goffin
*Arranged by 
*Conducted by Russ Titelman
*Recorded at California Recorders, Hollywood, California, 26 and 28 February 1968
*Released: 23rd September and 1st December 1968
*Original Single: 'Porpoise Song' (A-Side)
*Original Album: 
*Recording Session: The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees
*Airdate: 6th November 1968
*Film Debut: 
*Duration: 0:04:13
*Genre: Experimental Music, Psychedelic Pop
*Label: Colgems Records
*Mix/Version: LP Version / 1968 Stereo LP Mix / unedited
*Channels: Stereo
*Ripped from: Monkeemania (The Very Best of the Monkees) – Disc 2
*Reached ♯62 on the .
*The copy I was originally going to use was from The ★ Collection: 25th Anniversary Edition, but because it was a 1992 remaster, I dropped it upon discovering a copy of the song from Monkeemania (The Very Best of the Monkees). Before I decided to use the 2011 remaster from Monkeemania, I made sure that it was identical to the copy from the ★ Collection: 25th Anniversary Edition, not counting the higher quality. I refused to use the copy from The Definitive Monkees because it faded out a few seconds before the copies from the ★ Collection: 25th Anniversary Edition, and Monkeemania, and the fadeout was sharper. This is an obscure difference, but I do tend to get fussy in terms of choosing which copy of which song is better.
*Last song on the compilation to feature the participation of David Jones.
'Rosemarie'
*Written by Micky Dolenz
*Lead vocal by Micky Dolenz
*Electric Guitar: Keith Allison
*Acoustic Guitar: Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork
*Bass Guitar: Douglas Farthing-Hatlelid
*Drums: 
*Tambourine: 
*Piano: 
*Saxophone: William Hood
*Trumpet: Buddy Childers, Carroll Lewis, Oliver Mitchell, and 
*Trombone: Louis Blackburn, , and Lewis McCreary
*Produced by Micky Dolenz and Shorty Rogers
*Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, California, 1 (8:00 – 11:00 PM) and 14 March (9:00 AM – 1:30 PM), and 7 June 1968 (5:00 – 7:30 PM, 10:00 PM – 2:30 AM) Some websites like the Monkees Sessionography claim that the song was recorded at RCA Victor Studios on the 7 June, while others like the Sunshine Factory claim that it was recorded at Western Recorders on the 7 June.
*Released: June 1987
*Original Album: 
*Recording Sessions: The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees / Head
*Duration: 0:02:30
*Genre: Jazz Music, Soul Music
*Label: Rhino Records
*Mix/Version: 1987 Stereo Mix
*Channels: Stereo
*Ripped from: The Definitive Monkees – Disc 2
*An earlier version was later released as a bonus track on the 1995 Rhino remaster of .
*'Rosemarie' was considered for, but rejected from Changes.
*The song was produced by Micky Dolenz and Shorty Rogers, but like most tracks recorded during the sessions for The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees, the producer's credit was given to all the Monkees.
''
*Written by Michael Nesmith
*Lead vocal by Michael Nesmith
*Guitar: , Mike Saluzzi, and Billy Sanford
*Electric Guitar: Michael Nesmith and 
*Steel Guitar: 
*Banjo: 
*Bass Guitar: 
*Drums: 
*Percussion: Unknown
*Piano: 
*Organ: Michel Rubini
*Bass Harmonica: Charlie McCoy
*Brass: Don McGinnis
*Trumpet: Bud Brisbois, Buddy Childers, and Ray Triscari
*Trombone: Richard Nash
*Tuba: John Kitzmiller
*Violin: 
*Produced by Michael Nesmith
*Horn Arrangement: Shorty Rogers
*Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Nashville, Tennessee, 1 June, and RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, California, 9 December 1968
*Released: 26th April and 1st October 1969
*Original Single: 'Listen to the Band' / '' (A-Side – previously the B-Side)
*Original Album: 
*Recording Sessions: Head / Instant Replay
*Airdate: 4th October 1969
*Episode Debut: 'Monkee vs. Machine'
*Duration: 0:02:46
*Genre: 
*Label: Colgems Records
*Mix/Version: LP Version / 1969 Mono LP Mix
*Channels: Mono
*Ripped from: The ★ Collection: 25th Anniversary Edition
*Though not a huge hit at the time, the song has become a sort of theme for the group. Though Nesmith claims the lyrics weren't a plea to be judged on musical merit, people nonetheless chose to view them that way. Rhino records even chose the song's title as the name of the group's box set, released in April 1991. Michael would later rerecord it with his own group . Ironically, 'Listen to the Band' was originally performed with Peter Tork on their NBC TV Special early that same year. That version differs greatly from the single or album release. The album mix of the song has a slightly longer organ bridge section than the single mix does. http://monkeesmixography.wikidot.com/listen-to-the-band
*'Listen to the Band' was originally the B-Side, and 'Someday Man' the A-Side. However, because the former charted – at ♯63 – higher than the latter – ♯81 – and gained enthusiastic response, 'Listen to the Band' was rereleased as the A-Side.
*Undoubtedly my favourite of the Michael Nesmith/Monkees country rock songs that were recorded at Nashville in May–June 1968 – I must admit I was a touch disappointed with the majority of the Nesmith country songs recorded at that time, because most of them didn't really sound like 'The Monkees'. This is understandable, since Michael Nesmith was the only Monkee that actively participated in the recording of these Nashville country songs. But his voice is very different from the two 'iconic' voices of the Monkees.
*The copy presented here was taken from the album The ★ Collection: 25th Anniversary Edition. Despite the copy being a 1992 remaster, I chose it over the copies from The Definitive Monkees and Monkeemania (The Very Best of the Monkees) even though they were remastered in 2001 and 2011 respectively. The 1969 mono LP mix of 'Listen to the Band' was the one I grew up with, and it had a longer organ bridge section than the 1969 stereo 45 and 1991 stereo mixes do. Sadly the 1969 stereo 45 and 1991 stereo mixes are much more common today than the 1969 mono LP mix, the latter of which I only have on the ★ Collection: 25th Anniversary Edition.
*Last song on the compilation to feature the participation of Michael Nesmith.
'Steam Engine'
*Written by Douglas Farthing-Hatlelid
*Lead vocal by Micky Dolenz
*Backing vocals: Micky Dolenz, Douglas Farthing-Hatlelid, , , and Unknown
*Guitar: 
*Steel Guitar: 
*Bass Guitar: Lyle Ritz
*Drums: Jim Gordon
*Tambourine: Eddie Hoh
*Organ: Bill Martin
*Reed: and Bob Hardaway
*Trumpet: Bill Peterson, Sanford Skinner, and Anthony Terran
*Trombone: Bobby Knight and Lewis McCreary
*Produced by Douglas Farthing-Hatlelid
*Engineered by Eddie Brackett
*Recorded at Western Recorders, 12 May, RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, California, 8 July, and 28 August and 21 November 1969 Some websites claim that the song was recorded on the 28 August and 21 November, while others like the Monkees Sessionography and the Sunshine Factory do not.
*Released: 1979
*Original Album: Monkeemania (40 Timeless Hits) – Disc 2
*Recording Session: The Monkees Present
*Airdate: 7th February 1970
*Episode Debut: 'Monkees Get Out More Dirt'
*Duration: 0:02:25
*Genre: Jazz Music, Rock Music
*Label: 
*Mix/Version: 1969 Mono Television Mix
*Channels: Mono
*Ripped from: The Definitive Monkees – Disc 2
*The song was originally considered for, but rejected from Changes. It has since been released on several compilation albums by The Monkees, including Monkeemania (40 Timeless Hits) in 1979, in 1982, Listen to the Band in 1991, Missing Links Volume Three in 1996, and the Music Box in 2001.
*The mix of the song on Missing Links Volume Three is a vintage mix from the late 60's, different from the mixes released on Monkeemania (40 Timeless Hits), Monkee Business, Listen to the Band, and the Music Box. https://www.monkeeslivealmanac.com/blog/missing-links-volume-three
'Midnight Train'
*Written by Micky Dolenz 
*Lead vocal by Micky Dolenz
*Backing vocals: Micky Dolenz and Coco Dolenz
*Electric Guitar: Louis Shelton
*Banjo: James Burton
*Bass Guitar: Joe Osborn
*Drums: Hal Blaine
*Harmonica: 
*Produced by Micky Dolenz
*Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, California, 16 July 1969 (7:00 – 10:00 PM)
*Released: 30th June 1970
*Original Album: Changes
*Recording Session: The Monkees Present
*Airdate: 21st February 1970
*Episode Debut: 'The Chaperone'
*Duration: 0:02:08
*Genre: Country Rock
*Label: Colgems Records
*Mix/Version: LP Version / 1970 Stereo LP Mix
*Channels: Stereo
*Ripped from: Changes [2011 Reissue Bonus Tracks]
*While Micky Dolenz is officially credited as the writer of the song, several websites and sources claim Chris McCarty, Kenny Lee Lewis, and Steve Miller to have cowritten the track. These findings are incorrect, as the song cowritten by McCarty, Lewis, and Miller is a completely different song from the one written by Dolenz.
*The song was originally demoed acoustically during the sessions for , but no finished takes had been captured. The demo version of the song was eventually released on Missing Links Volume Three.
*It states in an album review that 'Midnight Train' is the only track from Changes in which the Monkees do not only provide vocals. However, Micky Dolenz did not actually play an instrument in the album version of the song, unlike the demo version. It is presumed that the review meant that 'Midnight Train' was the only track to feature a Monkee contributing more than just vocals, hence composing the track.
*Surprisingly the album version of the song presented here, is 21 seconds shorter than the demo version, due to the faster tempo.
*I was originally going to use the demo version of the song for the compilation, but I ultimately decided to buy the album Changes so that I could use the album version instead. I did this to make the compilation seem more like a greatest hits/favourites compilation than an average ordinary compilation. I know it may seem daft buying an album to collect one song. Although Changes was not The Monkees' greatest album, getting it did pay off.
''
*Written by Vance Brescia
*Lead vocal by Micky Dolenz
*Harmony vocal: Peter Tork
*Backing vocal: 
*Electric Guitar: 
*Bass Guitar: Dennis Belfield and 
*Drums: 
*Piano: Jim Cox
*Synthesiser: Michael Lloyd
*Produced by Michael Lloyd
*Recorded at Heaven Studios, , California, 30 May 1986
*Released: 27th June and July 1986
*Original Single: 'That Was Then, This is Now' (A-Side)
*Original Album: 
*Recording Session: Then and Now... The Best of the Monkees
*Duration: 0:04:03
*Genre: 
*Label: Arista Records
*Mix/Version: LP Version / 1986 Stereo LP Mix
*Channels: Stereo
*Ripped from: Music Box – Disc 4
*Reached ♯20 in the .
*I was originally going to use the mix of the song from The Definitive Monkees but upon discovering that the original mix was longer than the one from The Definitive Monkees, I decided to get it from an online distribution website – it was very hard finding albums that had the songs I wanted in the music shop, before the unfortunate passing of Davy Jones, at least. A year after compiling and burning my compilation to CD, I bought the Monkees Music Box for a ridiculously cheap bargain of §20,0¢, that included the album mixes of 'That Was Then, This is Now' and 'Heart and Soul' on the fourth disc.
'Heart and Soul'
*Written by Simon Byrne and Andrew Howell
*Lead vocal by Micky Dolenz
*Backing vocal: Matt Harris
*Electric Guitar: Mark Christian
*Bass Guitar: George Hawkins
*Drums: Curly Smith
*Keyboard: Mike Egizi
*Programming: Mike Egizi
*Produced by 
*Recorded at Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, California, 22 May 1987
*Released: July and August 1987
*Original Single: 'Heart and Soul' (A-Side)
*Original Album: 
*Recording Session: Pool It!
*Duration: 0:03:56
*Genre: 
*Label: Rhino Records
*Mix/Version: LP Version / 1987 Stereo LP Mix
*Channels: Stereo
*Ripped from: Music Box – Disc 4
*Reached ♯87 on the Billboard Hot 100.
*I was originally going to use the mix of the song from The Definitive Monkees but upon discovering that the original mix from was longer than the one from The Definitive Monkees, I decided to get it from an online distribution website – it was very hard finding albums that had the songs I wanted in the music shop, before the unfortunate passing of Davy Jones, at least. I would have purchased the album Pool It! but they didn't sell it in any of the local shops. A year after compiling and burning my compilation to CD, I bought the Monkees Music Box for a ridiculously cheap bargain of §20,0¢, that included the album mixes of 'That Was Then, This is Now' and 'Heart and Soul' on the fourth disc. I discovered that the copy of the original album mix from the Music Box was 12 seconds longer than the one from Greatest Hits which featured an early fade.
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