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Track Listing
1. Monkees,, The (Theme From)
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 Dosen'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. Monkees,, The (Theme From) - (Second Recorded Version)
14. Kind of Girl I Could Love, The - (Alternate mix)
15. I Don't Think You Know Me
16. So Goes Love
17. Papa Gene's Blues - (Alternate mix)
18. I Can't Get Her Off My Mind
19. Do Not Ask For My Love, (I Prithee) - (Alternate mix)
20. Gonna Buy Me a Dog - (Backing Track)
21. Radio Spot
DISC 2:
1. Monkees,, The (Theme From)
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 Dosen'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. Kellogg's Jingle
14. All the King's Horses
15. You Just May Be the One - (TV Version)
16. I Wanna Be Free - (Fast Version)
17. I Don't Think You Know Me
18. I Won't Be the Same Without Her - (Original Mono mix)
19. Propinquity (I've Just Begun to Care) - (Demo Version)
20. Monkees, The (Theme From) - (TV Version)
Album Notes
The Monkees: Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith (vocals); Peter Tork (guitar).
Additional personnel includes: Tommy Boyce (vocals, guitar); Bobby Hart (vocals, autoharp, organ, glockenspiel); Wayne Erwin, Gerry McGee, Louie Shelton, Al Casey, James Helms, Don Peake, Michael Deasy (guitar); Jimmy Bryant (fiddle); Bonnie Douglas, Paul Shure (violin); Myra Kestenbaum (viola); Fred Seykora, Joseph Ditullio (cello); Bob Cooper (oboe); Keith Allison (harmonica); Jack Keller (piano); Larry Knechtel (organ); Michael Rubini (harpsichord); Larry Taylor, William Pitman, Bob West (bass); Billy Lewis, Frank DeVito, Jim Gordon (drums).
Producers: Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart, Jack Keller, Michael Nesmith.
Reissue producers: Andrew Sandoval, Bill Inglot.
Recorded at RCA Victor Studios and Western Recorders, Hollywood, California between June 25 and July 25, 1966. Originally released on Colgems (101). Includes liner notes by Andrew Sandoval.
The Monkees: Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, Mickey Dolenz, Peter Tork (vocals).
Additional personnel include: Glen Campbell, James Burton (guitar); Larry Knechtel (organ); Larry Taylor (bass guitar); Hal Blaine (drums); Jim Gordon (percussion).
Created to perform roles in a television series, the Monkees were greeted with scepticism by certain sections of the rock fraternity. The quartet may not have played the instruments on their debut album, but this does not diminish the appeal of its content. Excellent songs by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart formed its core, while contributions by Carole King, David Gates and group member Mike Nesmith ensure that the quality remains consistently high. Mickey Dolenz possesses the ideal pop voice and the enthusiasm generated on each performance is completely captivating. The Monkees' grasp of teen angst and melodrama is sure and, now divorced from contemporary travails, this album stands as one of the era's most entertaining debuts.
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