Poll : 'The Monkees' in your collection?

I think it's more that they were created in the image of The Beatles than the music itself. I think the Monkee's music was derived from Beatles music, but it's at least as connected to the American country/western/rock/rockabilly sources as to The Beatles directly. In other words, a lot of Monkees music sounds to me more like "Act Naturally", "Matchbox", "I'm a Loser", "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" and the like than to The Beatles's more synthesized style.

 

Only Monkees I own are two copies of one of their albums that has the Mary, Mary drum break.

 

I highly recommend, when possible, getting the Present box, too. If you are going all in, the Present box outtakes are better than the leftovers from Instant Replay box, and they span a larger chunk of their recording timeline . Find a way to get a copy of the BB&M box and you are pretty much covered. Changes when you feel the need to complete the set. And, whenever you decide to purchase anything else Monkees, get Andrew Sandoval's book Day by Day..., it's a must for Monkee audio collectors.

 

I own the 90's Rhino versions of

Monkees
More Of The Monkees
Headquarters

Still want

Pisces etc
Birds Bees etc
Head

 

Instant Replay is better than BB&M, IMO, and is a must have (and I would say it's better than Head, but that opens up a whole new can of worms). I'd say Pisces is the best album in their catalogue, but get IR after that. Then go back and get BB&M and Head. If you want a look into the vault, get the Missing Links series (because their outtakes are usually as good as their released material).

 

Thanks

Present deluxe is on my "want"
list , as well as BBM deluxe
& Headquarters Sessions , if
i can find 'em for reasonable
prices

 

I have pretty much everything I can get my mitts on.... On CD, all the deluxe editions, all the 90's Rhino versions of their LPs, all the Missing Links CDs, many others, and then there's my vinyl collection:

http://web.295.ca/~stpat/monkees.html

 

I checked "All studio albums and a few live albums by The Monkees" although I do not have the 3 cd versions of Head and Present

 

I have these:
The Monkees (Deluxe)
More Of The Monkees (Deluxe)
The Birds, The Bees, & the Monkees
Listen To The Band-the Box Set
Hey-Hey-It's The Monkees 20 Smash Hits (Germany)

I still want to get the deluxe versions of Headquarters, and Pisces Aquarius Capricorn & Jones

 

I actually don't have the debut, but I do own everything after that up through Head. I also have the Music Box set.

 

Records: the first three LPs in mono and The Monkees Present
CD: Music Box and a custom-made CD-R of highlights from my friend's collection (stuff not on Music Box)

 

Do you have any Beetles records ?

 

I have a Monkees 45 or two that I've been given but otherwise there are no Monkees in this house.

 

It's a shame that "No music by The Monkees at all" is the most popular option.

 

I would not have dreamed of revisiting the Monkees in this day and age if it were not for the abundant threads on this forum. Now that my interest has re-perked I have
http://www.*******.com/uploads/posts/2012-06/1338618073_the-monkees-front.jpg and a greatest hits cd. And...its all good.

 

Buddy , you made me smile
look at it the other way, 70% have something by them
besides a Monkees specific forum
this may be the only music forum
that would achieve these results. Which is why we check here every day

 

I have their first four albums on deluxe CD versions.

 

I have those, and Head.

 

Did The Monkees prefer mono?

 

This is the coolest thing I've read on this forum in a while. I've been inspired to listen to other artists people praise, too. It's been great experiencing, or re-visiting, this music.

 

No 'The Monkees', but some of their other music.

 

I would say no. Their support team seemed to keep them fresh, hip and innovative. The series was in color, too. I will say that I prefer the first 5 albums in mono (but that may be because I experienced the stereo first and burned out on those mixes). You can almost build their entire original catalogue in mono, with the Deluxe sets, if you desire. You'd only have to fold down a handful of tracks.

 

I'm a Believer on 7" single.
The Monkees' silly tv show and their music was for kids in the 1960s. I have no use for their music as an adult.

 

I have a CD that contains two Nesmith solo albums. I get a kick out of "The Great Ennui". Good tune.

 

"I was so much younger then,
I'm older than that now."