Name: Definitive Monkees
Brand: Monkees, The
SKU: 706716
Price: 11.53 USD
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Definitive Monkees

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Album: Definitive Monkees
#	Song Title		Time
1)	'The Monkees'	More Info...	0:02
2)	Last Train to Clarksville	More Info...	0:02
3)	Take a Giant Step	More Info...	0:02
4)	Saturday's Child	More Info...	0:02
5)	I'm a Believer	More Info...	0:02
6)	I Wanna Be Free	More Info...	0:02
7)	(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone	More Info...	0:02
8)	She	More Info...	0:02
9)	A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You	More Info...	0:02
10)	Mary Mary	More Info...	0:02
11)	The Girl I Knew Somewhere	More Info...	0:02
12)	Look Out Here Comes Tommorow	More Info...	0:02
13)	Shades of Gray	More Info...	0:03
14)	Sometime in the Morning	More Info...	0:02
15)	For Pete's Sake	More Info...	0:02
16)	Forget That Girl	More Info...	0:02
17)	Randy Scouse Git	More Info...	0:02
18)	You Just May Be the One	More Info...	0:02
19)	Pleasant Valley Sunday	More Info...	0:03
20)	Words	More Info...	0:02
21)	Daydream Believer	More Info...	0:03
22)	Goin' Down	More Info...	0:04
23)	What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round	More Info...	0:03
24)	Cuddly Toy	More Info...	0:02
25)	Valleri	More Info...	0:02
26)	Porpoise Song (Theme from 'Head')	More Info...	0:04
27)	Listen to the Band	More Info...	0:02
28)	That Was Then, This Is Now	More Info...	0:03
29)	Heart and Soul	More Info...	0:03

Album: Definitive Monkees
#	Song Title		Time
1)	'The Monkees'	More Info...	0:02
2)	Last Train to Clarksville	More Info...	0:02
3)	Take a Giant Step	More Info...	0:02
4)	Saturday's Child	More Info...	0:02
5)	I'm a Believer	More Info...	0:02
6)	I Wanna Be Free	More Info...	0:02
7)	(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone	More Info...	0:02
8)	She	More Info...	0:02
9)	A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You	More Info...	0:02
10)	Mary Mary	More Info...	0:02
11)	The Girl I Knew Somewhere	More Info...	0:02
12)	Look Out Here Comes Tommorow	More Info...	0:02
13)	Shades of Gray	More Info...	0:03
14)	Sometime in the Morning	More Info...	0:02
15)	For Pete's Sake	More Info...	0:02
16)	Forget That Girl	More Info...	0:02
17)	Randy Scouse Git	More Info...	0:02
18)	You Just May Be the One	More Info...	0:02
19)	Pleasant Valley Sunday	More Info...	0:03
20)	Words	More Info...	0:02
21)	Daydream Believer	More Info...	0:03
22)	Goin' Down	More Info...	0:04
23)	What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round	More Info...	0:03
24)	Cuddly Toy	More Info...	0:02
25)	Valleri	More Info...	0:02
26)	Porpoise Song (Theme from 'Head')	More Info...	0:04
27)	Listen to the Band	More Info...	0:02
28)	That Was Then, This Is Now	More Info...	0:03
29)	Heart and Soul	More Info...	0:03

Performer Notes

This two-CD set, issued in Europe about a week before Rhino Records' expanded box appeared in America, resembles either a considerably expanded and upgraded version of the old Arista Records set Then & Now..., or a more entertaining successor to Rhino Records' 1998 Anthology. The disc, running just under 80 minutes and containing 29 songs, is for the listener who wants the hits and the best album tracks all gathered in one place, including ubiquitous numbers like the television series' second-season end credit track, "For Pete's Sake." These have been remastered, so there's lots of presence in all of the playing, and the vocals never sounded better; the songs all have thick, dense textures, much heavier and harder and upfront than they did on the radio in 1966-1967, with good stereo separation. This set is proof, as though any were needed, that the nicest thing ever to happen to the Monkees' music was getting it moved into the hands of Rhino Records, whose library was the source for these masters. ~ Bruce Eder