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The Monkees is the debut studio album by the band the Monkees. It was released in October 1966 by Colgems Records in the United States and RCA Victor in the rest of the world. It was the first of four consecutive U.S. number one albums for the group, taking the top spot on the Billboard 200 for 13 weeks, after which it was displaced by the band's second album.[4] It also topped the UK charts in 1967. The Monkees has been certified quintuple platinum by the RIAA, with sales of over five million copies.

The Monkees
Studio album by the Monkees
Released	October 10, 1966 (1966-10-10)
Recorded	July 5 – 25, 1966
Genre	Pop rock[1]
Length	29:39
Label	Colgems Records
Producer	Tommy Boyce Bobby Hart Jack Keller Michael Nesmith
The Monkees chronology
The Monkees (1966) More of the Monkees (1967)
Singles from The Monkees
"Last Train to Clarksville" / "Take a Giant Step" Released: August 16, 1966

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
MusicHound	[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

The song "Last Train to Clarksville" was released as a single shortly before the release of the album and went to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was the only hit single from the album. "I'll Be True to You" was previously released as a single by The Hollies in January 1965 under the title "Yes I Will".

History

Recording

The album was recorded in several separate sessions around Los Angeles from July 5–25, 1966. Early sessions were produced by the trio of Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart and Jack Keller; later sessions were produced by Boyce and Hart. Michael Nesmith produced two sessions scheduled around the work done by Boyce, Hart, and Keller.

Famously, the Monkees were not permitted by their management to function as a working band for this album. Although the album cover credits the band as playing instruments (drums for Dolenz; guitar for the other three members), the group's actual contributions were limited almost entirely to vocal tracks. Eight of the original LP's twelve tracks feature one lone Monkee singing lead vocal over instrumentation and backing vocals recorded entirely by a group of session musicians which varies from song to song. Other tracks feature multiple Monkees singing over session players; only on the two tracks produced by Michael Nesmith does a Monkee (Peter Tork) get to play an instrument (guitar). (Nesmith wrote or co-wrote these two tracks.) No tracks on the original LP feature participation from all four Monkees.

Artwork

The photos in the "film strip" on the left side of the back cover are from two episodes of The Monkees TV series. The first three photos are from "Your Friendly Neighborhood Kidnappers"; the other two are from the episode "The Spy Who Came in from the Cool". Also included are brief stats on each band member (height, weight, age).

Early pressings of the LP cover as well as side 1 of the label featured the misspelled song "Papa Jean's Blues" (Catalog number COM/COS 101). This was soon corrected as "Papa Gene's Blues" (Catalog number COM/COS 101 RE). It was standard practice for RCA to add an "RE" when any one side of a record or sleeve had a revision. Open copies of both versions are easy to find. In addition when the album was reissued in 1968 the Colgems logo replaced the word "Colgems" on the bottom right-hand corner of the reverse side (Catalog number COS 101 RE2).[5]

Track listing

Original 1966 Colgems vinyl issue

Side 1

Side 2

1994 Rhino CD reissue

Tracks 1–12: Original album in stereo

13. "I Can't Get Her Off My Mind" (Prev. unissued early version) – 2:55
14. "I Don't Think You Know Me" (Prev. unissued alternate version) (Goffin, King) – 2:18
15. "(Theme from) The Monkees" (Prev. unissued early version) – 0:52

1996 Sundazed vinyl reissue

Bonus track at the end of Side 1: "I Can't Get Her Off My Mind" (Prev. unissued early version) – 2:55
Bonus track at the end of Side 2: "I Don't Think You Know Me" (Goffin, King) (Prev. unissued alternate version) – 2:18[6]

2006 Rhino Deluxe CD reissue

The following tracks were included on the 2006 deluxe edition of the album. Some were previously unreleased, while others were on the 1994 Rhino reissue or the Missing Links series. Studio chatter is included between some bonus tracks.

Disc One

Tracks 1–12: Original album in stereo

13. "(Theme from) The Monkees" (Second Recorded Version) – 1:03
14. "The Kind of Girl I Could Love" (Alternate Mix) (Nesmith, Roger Atkins) – 2:06
15. "I Don't Think You Know Me" (Micky's Vocal) (Goffin, King) – 2:16
16. "So Goes Love" (Goffin, King) – 3:31
17. "Papa Gene's Blues" (Alternate Mix) (Nesmith) – 1:59
18. "I Can't Get Her Off My Mind" – 3:38
19. "(I Prithee) Do Not Ask for Love" (Alternate Mix) [Davy's vocal] (Michael Martin Murphey) – 3:11
20. "Gonna Buy Me a Dog" (Backing Track) – 2:59
21. "Monkees Radio Spot" (Previously Unissued) – 0:53

Disc Two

Tracks 1–12: Original album in mono

13. "Kellogg's Jingle" – 0:20
14. "All the King's Horses" (Nesmith) – 2:21
15. "You Just May Be the One" (TV Version) (Nesmith) – 1:59
16. "I Wanna Be Free" (Fast Version) – 2:46
17. "I Don't Think You Know Me" (Mike's Vocal) – 2:16
18. "I Won't Be the Same Without Her" (Original Mono Mix) (Goffin, King) – 2:41
19. "Propinquity (I've Just Begun to Care)" (Demo Version) (Nesmith) – 2:27
20. "(Theme from) The Monkees" (TV Version) – 0:50

2014 Rhino Super Deluxe CD reissue

Disc 1
Tracks 1–12: Original album in mono
Tracks 13–24: Original album in stereo

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)

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 5) †
9. "So Goes Love" (Take 1) †
10. "So Goes Love" (Alternate Vocal Take) †
11. "Papa Gene's Blues" (Backing Track - Take 1) †
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 6) †
15. "I Won't Be the Same Without Her" (Stereo Remix) †
16. "Sweet Young Thing" (Backing Track - Take 1) †
17. "Sweet Young Thing" (Stereo Remix) †
18. "You Just May Be the One" (Rehearsal & Backing Track - Take 19) †
19. "You Just May Be the One" (Stereo Remix) †
20. "I Wanna Be Free" (Version Two - Backing Track Take 6) †
21. "I Wanna Be Free" (Version Three - Backing Track Take 3) †
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 2) †
26. "I Can't Get Her Off of My Mind" (Version One - Stereo Remix) †
27. "Mary, Mary" (Backing Track - Take 1) †
28. "Of You" (Backing Track - Take 1) †
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) †

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 Girl"
9. "Baby It's Me"
10. "My Dad"
11. "This Bouquet"

David Jones - The Singles

12. "Take Me to Paradise"
13. "The Girl from Chelsea"

David Jones - The Original Stereo Album
(Does not include "Dream Girl", as there is no true stereo mix known to exist)

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"

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" †

The Monkees - Demos

30. "I Wanna Be Free" (Rehearsal) †
31. "I Wanna Be Free" (Demo - Take 12) †
32. "I Wanna Be Free" (Demo remake - Take 1) †
33. "I Wanna Be Free" (Demo remake - Take 5) †

Note

• † indicates a previously unissued recording

Session information

Charts

Album

Chart (1966–67)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[8]	3
Canadian Albums (RPM)[9]	1
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[10]	1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11]	11
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[12]	3
UK Albums (OCC)[13]	1
US Billboard 200[14]	1

Single

Year	Single	Chart	Peak position
1966	"Last Train to Clarksville"	Billboard Hot 100	1[15]
1967	"Last Train to Clarksville"	UK Charts	23[16]

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[17]	5× Platinum	5,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

Works cited

• Liner notes, 2006 reissue of The Monkees
• The Monkees: The Day-By-Day Story of the 60s TV Pop Sensation by Andrew Sandoval

External links

• The Monkees (1966)

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The Monkees — дебютный студийный альбом одноимённой американской поп-рок-группы. Он был записан в июле 1966 года и выпущен в октябре того же года лейблом Colgems Records в США, а также лейблом RCA Records в остальном мире. Альбом имел колоссальный чартовый и коммерческий успех: он провёл 78 недель в чарте Billboard 200, причём 13 из них он находился на высшей строчке[1]. В США диск был распродан тиражом свыше 5 млн экземпляров, за что американская ассоциация звукозаписывающих компаний присудила ему пятикратный платиновый статус[1].

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