Alternate/Fantasy MONKEES albums

My version of The Birds, The Bees, The Monkees looks like this.

Side 1:
Apples, Peaches, Bananas and Pears
Writing Wrongs
Lady’s Baby
Tapioca Tundra
I’m Gonna Try
Nine Times Blue
P.O. Box 9847

Side 2:
I’ll Be Back Upon My Feet
Carlisle Wheeling
Alvin/Long Title: Do I Have To Do This All Over Again
Rosemarie
Magnolia Simms
Daydream Believer
Zor And Zam

 

A Look Back At The Music Phenomenon That Was 'The Monkees'

Check this out -- isn't this the work of Michelle66?

 

Oh my God - it is!

 

and . . .

"Both Micky Dolenz and Michael Nesmith auditioned for the role of Arthur Fonzarelli for the television program Happy Days before they became members of The Monkees."

What????

 

I have finally decided to make an all new alternate album list and I have gone back to the 12 album track listings for most albums.

Single #1 - Last Train To Clarksville/I Wanna Be Free (Slow Version) (8/66)

I changed the B-side of this single to the slow version of I Wanna Be Free because it was featured in the TV show and that I want both versions to be released in 1966.

The Monkees (Self-Titled) (10/66)
Side A
1. (Theme From) The Monkees
2. Saturday's Child
3. I Wanna Be Free (Fast Version) (ML2 Mix)
4. Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day
5. Papa Gene's Blues
6. Take A Giant Step
Side B
1. Last Train To Clarksville
2. This Just Doesn't Seem To Be My Day
3. Kind of Girl I Could Love
4. Let's Dance On
5. All The King's Horses
6. Gonna Buy Me A Dog

My decision in swapping Kind of Girl I Could Love and Sweet Young Thing came from both Kind of Girl being featured earlier in the TV show and also the fact it was recorded first. I also wouldn't of put Gonna Buy Me A Dog on the album if there wasn't an entire episode of the show dedicated to the song itself. I would have put either So Goes Love or I'll Be True To You in its place.

Single #2 - I'm A Believer/Steppin' Stone (11/66)
Single #3 - Valleri/I'll Be Back Upon My Feet (1/67)

I made a second single for More of the Monkees since Valleri should have been a single in 1967 and not 1968.

More of the Monkees (1/67)
Side A
1. She
2. When Love Comes Knockin'
3. Mary, Mary
4. Your Auntie Grizelda
5. Steppin' Stone
6. Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)
Side B
1. Valleri (ML2 Mix)
2. I'll Be Back Upon My Feet
3. Sometime in the Morning
4. Laugh
5. Sweet Young Thing
6. I'm A Believer

I moved Look Out onto Side A because I feel it's a better closer to a side than an opener.

Single #4 - A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You/99 Pounds (3/67)

I made the B-side 99 Pounds as it was originally going to be the B-side. I felt it was stronger than the original version of She Hangs Out

After These Messages (3/67)
Side A
1. Apples, Peaches, Bananas, And Pears (ML Mix)
2. A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You (Headquarters Deluxe Mix)
3. I Won't Be The Same Without Her
4. Through The Looking Glass (MotM SD Mix)
5. 99 Pounds (Headquarters Deluxe Mix)
6. Looking For The Good Times
Side B
1. So Goes Love
2. I Don't Think You Know Me (Peter's Vocal) (MotM SD Mix)
3. I'll Be True To You
4. Of You (ML Mix)
5. Hold On Girl (Slow Version) (MotM SD Mix)
6. I Prithee (Micky's Vocal) (ML2 Mix)

I decided to create a 3rd album of the best stuff from the Kirshner era. In my world, this was what got him fired as he released a whole album and a single all in the span of a few days just so he could fully cash in one more time before he was fired.

Single #5 - The Girl I Knew Somewhere/All Of Your Toys (4/67)

I disregarded the copyright on All of Your Toys as I didn't want this great outtake to go to waste

Single #6 - Randy Scouse Git/Forget That Girl (5/67)

Headquarters (5/67)
Side A
1. You Told Me
2. I'll Spend My Life With You
3. Forget That Girl
4. Band 6/You Just May Be The One
5. Shades of Gray
6. I Can't Get Her Off Of My Mind
7. The Girl I Knew Somewhere
Side B
1. All Of Your Toys (Headquarters Deluxe Mix)
2. Mr. Webster
3. Sunny Girlfriend
4. Zilch/No Time
5. Early Morning Blues And Greens
6. Randy Scouse Git
7. For Pete's Sake

I combined Band 6 and Zilch with You Just May Be The One and No Time just like how they combined Peter Percival and Pleasant Valley Sunday on Pisces on vinyl. I also moved For Pete's Sake to the closing spot on the album because it was the song that closed the show in syndication and in Season 2.

Single #7 - Pleasant Valley Sunday/Words (8/67)
Single #8 - Daydream Believer/Goin' Down (10/67)

Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, and Jones (11/67)
Side A
1. Salesman
2. She Hangs Out
3. The Door Into Summer
4. Cuddly Toy
5. Words
6. Daydream Believer
7. Goin' Down
Side B
1. Hard To Believe
2. What Am I Doin' Hangin' Round
3. Love Is Only Sleeping
4. Peter Percival Patterson's Pet Pig Porky/Pleasant Valley Sunday
5. Daily Nightly
6. Don't Call On Me
7. Star Collector

On this album, I just added Daydream Believer and Goin' Down.

Single #9 - P.O. Box 9847/Tapioca Tundra (2/68)

With the old version of Valleri being now the released version, I decided that P.O. Box 9847 was the best suitor for the A-side as it was also a Boyce and Hart contribution

The Birds, The Bees, And the Monkees (4/68)
Side A
1. Dream World
2. Auntie Municipal Court
3. Carlisle Wheeling (BB SD Mix)
4. Tapioca Tundra
5. P.O. Box 9847
6. Writing Wrongs
Side B
1. The Poster
2. My Share of the Sidewalk (Davy's Vocal)
3. Come On In (ML 2 Mix) (Pitch Shifted Down to Match Mono Mix)
4. Ceiling in My Room (BB SD Mix)
5. Zor and Zam
6. The Girl I Left Behind Me (BB SD Mix) (Has A Shorten Version of Girl Named Love tag)

The original Birds and Bees had a lot of great material shelved in place of duds like Magnolia Simms and We Were Made For Each Other. My version has a lot more Nesmith flare, but shows all of the highlights and not the lowlight that is Magnolia Simms. I also feature a Peter song as I want Lady's Baby to be featured on a later album instead.

Single #10 - Circle Sky (Studio Version)/It's Nice To Be With You (6/68)

To me, D.W. Washburn is probably the worst released Monkees song. I hate whenever I hear the song, so to replace it, I put the studio version of Circle Sky because it has A-side single merit and it also can move the live version to Head.

Single #11 - Porpoise Song/As We Go Along (10/68)

Head (12/68)
Side A
1. Opening Ceremony/Porpoise Song
2. Ditty Diego/Circle Sky (Live)
3. Can You Dig It?
4. As We Go Along
5. Daddy's Song/Happy Birthday Mike
6. Do I Have To Do This All Over Again?/Closing Ceremony
Side B
1. War Games (Fast Version)
2. Lady's Baby (ML Mix)
3. It's Nice To Be With You
4. Nine Times Blue (ML Version)
5. Tear the Top Right Off Of My Head (Micky's Vocal)
6. St. Matthew (IR Mix)

As Birds and The Bees featured a lot of Mike tracks, this featured Peter tracks. Knowing Peter was thinking of leaving, they decided to put his best work on this album and let him leave on a high note. I also love the fact I made the album very Beatles moive soundtrack like, the only issue I have with this album is that Side A is much longer than Side B.

Single #12 - Teardrop City/A Man Without A Dream (2/69)

Instant Replay (3/69)
Side A
1. Someday Man
2. Don't Listen To Linda
3. Propinquity (I've Just Begun to Care)
4. Just A Game
5. Me Without You
6. A Man Without A Dream
Side B
1. You And I
2. Don't Wait For Me
3. Smile
4. Teardrop City
5. Mommy and Daddy (Uncensored)
6. While I Cry

I took out Shorty Blackwell as I find it long and dreadful to listen to. Some songs that were also featured on here were put on earlier albums because their early versions were superior.

Single #13 - Listen to the Band/Mommy and Daddy (Uncensored) (5/69)

I couldn't decide on a B-side so I decided to feature a previous album track as its B-side

Single #14 - Down The Highway/Little Girl (9/69)

It makes me wonder what exactly the people at Colgems were thinking when they kept Down the Highway in the vaults for so many years. This song not only deserved a release back then, but it definitely was A-side material.

The Monkees Present (10/69)
Side A
1. Opening Night
2. Little Girl
3. Good Clean Fun
4. If I Knew
5. Little Red Rider
6. Storybook of You
Side B
1. You're So Good
2. Down The Highway
3. French Song
4. Oklahoma Backroom Dancer
5. Rosemarie (1969 Mix)
6. Listen to the Band

I really loved the outtake Opening Night and felt it was appropriate to make it the leadoff track. This album also features a lot of Nesmith, but he was the only one making truly good material during this time in my opinion.

Single #15 - Steam Engine/Time and Time Again (1/70) (With Mike)
Single #16 - Oh My My/Love To Love (4/70) (With Mike)

Changes (6/70) (With Mike)
Side A
1. Oh My My
2. If You Have The Time (Present Deluxe Mix)
3. If I Ever Get To Saginaw Again
4. You Can't Tie A Mustang Down (Headquarters Deluxe Mix)
5. Do You Feel It Too?
6. I Love You Better
7. Time And Time Again (Present Deluxe Mix)
Side B
1. Steam Engine (Present Deluxe Mix)
2. Love To Love (ML 3 Mix)
3. Changes
4. Angel Band
5. I Never Thought It Peculiar (Present Deluxe Mix with no overdubs)
6. Midnight Train
7. How Can I Tell You?

Changes had some really bad songs put in and it was hard to find which ones were appealing to me. I feel the 5 I picked were the only true gems and even in the case of Midnight Train and I Never Thought It Peculiar, it was pushing it. I think ending with How Can I Tell You is a perfect end to the band as a whole. The outtakes featured, including the title track was fitting to me and the 1967 songs since the vocals were added in 1969 right as Present came out, so they were very fresh.

 

Eleven years have gone by, but ebay seller greatmem95 has a suggesed tracklist for you:

MONKEES (2 CDs) - "Monkee Soul" | eBay

After releasing the failed album and movie "Head", The Monkees set up to prepare a double L.P. that would contain one side of the vinyl for each member of the group. Finally, and due to the departure of Peter Tork, the album was released with the group as a trio (Micky, David & Michael) with the name "Present" and with a single plate.

Maybe this could be the original line-up:

CD 1:

Micky Side:
01 Through The Looking Glass
02 Mommy and Daddy
03 Rosemarie
04 Just a Game
05 Shake ‘Em Up and Let ‘Em Roll
06 Shorty Blackwell

Peter Side:
07 (I Prithee) Do Not Ask For Love
08 Lady’s Baby
09 Seeger’s Theme
10 Tear The Top Right Off My Head
11 Merry Go Round
12 Come On In

CD 2:

Michael Side:
01 Listen To The Band
02 The Crippled Lion
03 Nine Times Blue
04 St. Mathew
05 Carlisle Wheeling and The Effervescent Popsicle
06 Hollywood

Davy Side:
07 My Share of The Sidewalk
08 Me Without You
09 Laurel And Hardy
10 Smile
11 You And I
12 The Girl I Left Behind Me

 

The jerk stole my artwork! (Effing putz!)

 

I know a lot of hardcore Monkee fans value this era, but I would consider those four sides almost unlistenable. That would be especially true presented as four solo sides . Mixed together like a normal album I could assemble a single LP that I would consider mediocre.

 

There are a lot of good thoughts here. Though everyone will quibble here and there based on personal preference, there is one difference I would absolutely make, as it never made sense that an obvious opportunity was missed on the original releases.
“For Pete’s Sake” became the second season closer, getting weekly exposure to a shortened version of this wonderful and commercial song. I would make that the single from “Headquarters,” with the less radio-friendly, obscurely named “Randy Scouse Git” the b-side for a double Micky rocking single.
Also, the “Love is Understanding” theme (which I would retitle the single) was perfect for the Summer of Love.

 

Here's my take on "The Birds, The Bees and The Monkees," drawn from the mono disk of the deluxe box set:

1) Dream World
2) Auntie's Municipal Court
3) It's Nice To Be With You [Mono Single Mix] - replacing We Were Made For Each Other
4) Tapioca Tundra
5) Daydream Believer
6) Carlisle Wheeling [1968 Mono Mix] - replacing Writing Wrongs
7) Come On In [1968 Mono Mix] - let's get some Peter in here!

8) I'll Be Back Up On My Feet
9) My Share Of The Sidewalk [1968 Mono Mix] - replacing The Poster
10) PO Box 9847
11)Magnolia Simms
12) Valleri
13) Zor and Zam
14) Lady's Baby [1968 Mono Mix] - let's get some (more) Peter in here!

There you have it! 5 star LP, IMO

 

I like it!

 

Way more cohesive. Nice

 

Thanks! I put it on a playlist to listen to while doing house-hold chores this weekend and I thought it really hung together well - not historically inaccurate, either. Managed to preserve the contributions/vocals of each Monkee as well.

Love those two Peter songs, figured they'd work at the end of each "side" as they don't mesh particularly well with the rest of the album...

 

I decided to make new fantasy albums. My new approach was to replace as little as possible, but make some necessary changes

Single #1 - Last Train To Clarksville/I Wanna Be Free (Slow Version)

I decided to make the B-side a single only version of the song since I feel the album version should've had the fast version

The Monkees
1. (Theme From) The Monkees
2. Saturday's Child
3. I Wanna Be Free (Fast Version)
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 Doesn'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

The album saw very little change, only replacing the slow version of I Wanna Be Free with the fast version

Single #2 - I'm A Believer/Steppin' Stone

More of the Monkees
1. She
2. When Love Comes Knockin'
3. Mary, Mary
4. Hold on Girl
5. Your Auntie Grizelda
6. (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone
7. Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)
8. Kind of Girl I Could Love
9. Sometime in the Morning
10. Laugh
11. All The King's Horses
12. I'm A Believer

I took out the dreadful The Day We Fall In Love and replaced it with All the King's Horses since it was featured in the TV show twice

Single #3 - A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You/The Girl I Knew Somewhere

Headquarters (Remains the same as released)

Single #4 - Pleasant Valley Sunday/Words

Single #5 - Daydream Believer/Goin' Down

Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, and Jones (Remains the same as released)

Single #6 - Valleri/Tapioca Tundra

The Birds, The Bees, and The Monkees
1. Dream World
2. Auntie Municipal Court
3. Carlisle Wheeling
4. Tapioca Tundra
5. Daydream Believer
6. Goin' Down
7. I'll Be Back Upon My Feet
8. The Poster
9. P.O. Box 9847
10. Writing Wrongs
11. Valleri
12. Zor and Zam

I decided that since they were going to put Daydream Believer on this album anyways, why not put Goin' Down as well, so I took out Magnolia Simms. I also decided to take out We Were Made For Each Other and replace it with the amazing country song Carlisle Wheeling.

Single #7 - Circle Sky (Studio Version)/It's Nice To Be With You

I feel the biggest mistake the Monkees ever did was release D.W. Washburn as a single right smack in the middle of 1968. The Monkees wanted to prove to the world they weren't a joke band and they go out and release the stupidest and silliest song of their career. Instead, I decided to have them release the hard rocking Circle Sky as the A-side.

Single #8 - Porpoise Song/As We Go Along

Head
1. Openening Ceremony
2. Porpoise Song
3. Ditty Diego War-Chant
4. Circle Sky (Live Version)
5. Supplicio
6. Can You Dig It?
7. Gravy
8. As We Go Along
9. Dandruff
10. Daddy's Song
11. Poll
12. Happy Birthday Mike
13. Long Title: Do I Have To Do This All Over Again?
14. Swami-Plus Strings

I decided to replace the studio version of Circle Sky with the movie/live version. I then took out the Superstitious sound bite and replaced it with the Happy Birthday Mike soundbite. I also took the ending of the long version of Porpoise Song and attached it to the end of Swami, bringing its run time to 6:23

Single #9 - Teardrop City/I Don't Think You Know Me (Peter's Vocal)

They wanted the Monkees to recapture their 1966 sound, so I decided to also make the B-side a 1966 recording. With this, it also makes Peter stick around for this last album as a name and picture only.

Instant Replay (With Peter)
1. Through The Looking Glass
2. Don't Listen to Linda
3. I Won't Be The Same Without Her
4. Just a Game
5. Me Without You
6. Don't Wait For Me
7. You and I
8. While I Cry
9. I Don't Think You Know Me (Peter's Vocal)
10. Teardrop City
11. A Man Without A Dream
12. St. Matthew

I took out The Girl I Left Behind Me for a superior 1966 outtake in I Don't Think You Know Me. I also took out the long and drawn out Shorty Blackwell and replaced it with the superior St. Matthew

Single #10 - Listen to the Band/Someday Man

Greatest Hits
1. Last Train To Clarksville
2. Circle Sky (Studio Version)
3. I Wanna Be Free (Slow Version)
4. Tapioca Tundra
5. Valleri
6. Daydream Believer
7. A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You
8. The Girl I Knew Somewhere
9. Pleasant Valley Sunday
10. It's Nice To Be With You
11. I'm A Believer
12. Goin' Down

I changed the track listing of the released Greatest Hits album and put every song that was only released as a single on it, plus a couple of the A-sides and B-sides that were hits.

Single #11 - Apples, Peaches, Bananas, And Pears/Good Clean Fun

Once again, they tried to recapture the 1966 sound with another outtake.

The Monkees Present
1. Little Girl
2. Good Clean Fun
3. If I Knew
4. Bye Bye Baby Bye Bye
5. Oklahoma Backroom Dancer
6. Looking For The Good Times
7. Apples, Peaches, Bananas, And Pears
8. Someday Man
9. French Song
10. Nine Times Blue
11. Mommy and Daddy (Uncensored Lyrics)
12. Listen to the Band

I kept with the whole 4 songs per Monkee approach, but took out the weaker songs from each one of them. Because they performed the song on the Johnny Cash Show earlier in 1969, I felt it made sense for it to be on this album. Someday Man replaces the horrendous Ladies Aid Society. Apples, Peaches replaces the slow and boring Pillow Time. Mommy and Daddy also has the uncensored lyrics because the censored version is pretty terrible

Single #12 - Steam Engine/If You Have The Time (With Mike on Cover)

Still to this day, I have no idea why these two songs weren't released. Steam Engine was only left in the can because Colgems was mad at Chip Douglas for taking too long to record it. If You Have The Time wasn't released for unknown reasons, but I believe this single would've came out around January or February of 1970.

Single #13 - Oh My My/I Love You Better

Changes (With Mike On Cover)
1. Oh My My
2. If You Have The Time
3. Ticket On A Ferry Ride
4. If I Ever Get To Saginaw Again
5. 99 Pounds
6. Steam Engine
7. Tell Me Love
8. Do You Feel It Too?
9. Down The Highway
10. I Love You Better
11. Midnight Train
12. I Never Thought It Peculiar (No Horn Overdub Mix)

I took the 6 songs I like from Changes and combined them with 2 Mike songs and the 2 songs that were my fantasy single.

Let me know what you think of my new fantasy albums!

 

Wow, impressive! This is like 90% of what I recently decided I want the albums to be like, myself.

Maybe I'll get around to posting my latest versions soon. Either way, great job!

 

Never mind, decided to re-complicate things and make a whole new set, I'm just missing songs too much that I need to have them back. All the singles I had before are present here as well

Last Train to Clarksville/I Wanna Be Free (Slow Version)


The Monkees (Debut)

1. (Theme From) The Monkees
2. Saturday’s Child
3. I Wanna Be Free (Fast Version ML2 Mix)
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 Doesn’t Seem To Be My Day
9. So Goes Love (ML 1 Mix)
10. Let’s Dance On
11. I’ll Be True To You
12. Sweet Young Thing
13. All The King’s Horses (ML 2 Mix)
14. Gonna Buy Me A Dog

Just added So Goes Love and All The King's Horses to the track listing

I'm a Believer/Steppin' Stone

More of the Monkees

1. She
2. When Love Comes Knockin’
3. Mary, Mary
4. Hold On Girl
5. I Won’t Be The Same Without Her
6. Your Auntie Grizelda
7. Steppin’ Stone
8. Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)
9. Kind of Girl I Could Love
10. Sometime In The Morning
11. Laugh
12. Of You (The Monkees SD Mix)
13. I’m A Believer
14. I Prithee (ML2 Mix)

I decided to add I Won't Be The Same Without Her from Instant Replay on here since the vocals were done around the More of the Monkees sessions. I also added two great outtakes in Of You and I Prithee to the album.

A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You/The Girl I Knew Somewhere

Headquarters

1. You Told Me
2. I’ll Spend My Life With You
3. Forget That Girl
4. Band 6/You Just May Be The One
5. Shades of Gray
6. I Can’t Get Her Off Of My Mind
7. The Girl I Knew Somewhere
8. A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You (Greatest Hits Mix)
9. Mr. Webster
10. Sunny Girlfriend
11. Zilch/No Time
12. Early Morning Blues and Greens
13. Randy Scouse Git
14. For Pete’s Sake

I decided to combine Band 6 and Zilch with the songs that come after. I also decided to make For Pete's Sake the final song on the album like it was in reruns and Season 2 of the show. I also know that A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You wasn't performed by them and just sung by Davy, but it was originally supposed to be on the album, so it should still fit here.

Pleasant Valley Sunday/Words
Daydream Believer/Goin' Down

Pisces

1. Salesman
2. She Hangs Out
3. The Door Into Summer
4. Cuddly Toy
5. Words
6. Daydream Believer
7. Goin’ Down
8. Love Is Only Sleeping
9. Hangin’ Round
10. Peter Percival/Pleasant Valley Sunday
11. Daily Nightly
12. Don’t Call On Me
13. Star Collector

I decided to take out Hard to Believe and stick it on the next album as it wasn't featured on the show. I replaced it with both Daydream Believer and Goin' Down.

Valleri/Tapioca Tundra

The Birds, The Bees

1. Dream World
2. Auntie Municipal Court
3. Tapioca Tundra
4. I’ll Be Back Upon My Feet
5. The Poster
6. Writing Wrongs
7. Hard to Believe
8. P.O. Box 9847
9. Come On In (ML 2 Mix)
10. Ceiling In My Room (Birds and the Bees SD Stereo Mix)
11. Valleri
12. Zor and Zam

Due to the album's length, this album will only feature 12 songs. I added a Peter song since he isn't featured here and a good outtake in Ceiling In My Room.

Circle Sky (Studio Version)/It's Nice To Be With You

Head

1. Porpoise Song
2. Circle Sky
3. Can You Dig It?
4. As We Go Along
5. Daddy’s Song
6. Long Title
7. War Games (Fast Version) (Birds and the Bees Deluxe Mix)
8. Propinquity (ML3 Mix)
9. Circle Sky (Studio)
10. Me Without You (Instant Replay Mix)
11. It’s Nice To Be With You
12. Tear The Top Right Off Of My Head (Micky's Vocal)
13. St. Matthew (Instant Replay Bonus Track Mix)

This features snippets of the movie, but are combined with the songs themselves. Side 2 is just leftovers like how the Beatles did their albums. This album features both Circle Sky's since the studio version was the single.

Teardrop City/I Don't Think You Know Me

Instant Replay (With Peter)

1. Through The Looking Glass
2. Don’t Listen To Linda
3. Carlisle Wheeling (The Birds, The Bees SD Mix)
4. Just A Game
5. Don’t Wait For Me
6. You And I
7. Lady’s Baby (ML 1 Mix)
8. Someday Man
9. All Of Your Toys (Headquarters Deluxe Mix)
10. While I Cry
11. I Don’t Think You Know Me (MotM SD Mix)
12. Teardrop City
13. A Man Without A Dream
14. The Girl I Left Behind Me (Birds, The Bees SD Mix)

I replaced the album version of Girl I Left Behind Me with the superior version recorded later, I also added 2 Peter songs to the album, plus Someday Man

Listen to the Band/Mommy and Daddy (Uncensored)
Apples, Peaches, Bananas, and Pears/Good Clean Fun

The Monkees Present

1. Opening Night
2. Little Girl
3. Good Clean Fun
4. If I Knew
5. Bye Bye Baby Bye Bye
6. Little Red Rider (Present SD Mix)
7. Looking For The Good Times
8. Apples, Peaches, Bananas, and Pears (MotM SD Mix)
9. Kicking Stones (Present SD Mix)
10. Nine Times Blue (ML 1 Mix)
11. French Song
12. Oklahoma Backroom Dancer
13. Mommy and Daddy (Uncensored Version)
14. I Never Thought It Peculiar (MotM SD Mix)
15. Listen to the Band

Instead of each Monkee only having 4 songs, I decided to give them 5 and round the track list to 15. Side A ends after Looking For The Good Times.

Steam Engine/If You Have The Time
Oh My My/I Love You Better

Changes

1. Oh My My
2. If You Have The Time (Present SD Mix)
3. Ticket on A Ferry Ride
4. If I Ever Get To Saginaw Again (ML2 Mix)
5. 99 Pounds (Headquarters Deluxe Mix)
6. Steam Engine (Present SD Mix)
7. Do You Feel It Too?
8. Tell Me Love
9. Love to Love (ML3 Mix)
10. You Can’t Tie A Mustang Down (Headquarters Deluxe Mix)
11. Down The Highway (Present Deluxe Mix)
12. I Love You Better
13. Midnight Train
14. How Can I Tell You?

I kept the songs I liked from Changes, plus the fantasy single of Steam Engine and If You Have The Time. I added 3 great Davy outtakes along with the rest of the album.

 

Replace Kicking Stones with Rosemarie using the Instant Replay deluxe mix

 

Well, this is not an alternate/fantasy Monkees album, but rather an expanded version of the TV series blu-ray set.

If you go through the Monkees blu-ray thread, you can see how I had been very disappointed that Rhino hadn’t included the many alternate soundtracks created for repeat broadcasts. (Yes, there were a few separate clips, but just a smattering and they weren’t incorporated into the actual episodes.)

So, I started a project to create proper alternate soundtracks and synch them to the blu-ray visuals.

During lockdown last spring, I was looking for some busywork to help keep me from going stir crazy, and decided to include the original 1960’s Japanese dub as well. (I was even able to secure copies of the 18 episodes not on the old 40-episode Japanese LD box, so the entire series was able to be done.)

Before starting the project, I had bought a 500gb solid-state drive to contain all the work as the computer’s own SSD was getting pretty full.

The SSD was convenient to use, so I figured if the project needed to be stored on physical media, a newer, more portable solid-state drive would be preferable to a pile of BD discs. (The Beatles’ USB stick apple was the inspiration for housing the SSD inside a toy Monkeemobile.)

The set was designed to look like a Rhino Handmade release, which means the box was kept simple (with a separate “hype sticker” on the outer wrap listing the contents). (The color scheme and fonts are the same as the blu-ray set.)

And here it is:

How it looks with its outer wrap removed.


How it looks with the outer wrap still on.


The hype sticker.


A shot the back and side panel (the outer wrap has also been removed, hence the blank top).

(More pictures to follow.)

 

A few more shots of the set:

The back panel.


All you get! (If these were actually for sale, that is.)


A close-up of the Monkeemobile toy. (The toy is from Titans.)


Watching an episode on my iPad – directly from the drive!

So, that’s about it! Hope you like it!

 

your work is pretty incredible Michelle

 

Michelle, this is AMAZING! Also, hello my old friend!!!

 

Well done. Very creative, as usual.

 

Good stuff, Michelle. Still haven't found the 76 commercial for the Monkees 2 record set but still searching...

 

I think combining Nez’s outtakes with the tracks of the Nez-less Monkees album that J0nes and Dolenz made would have been really interesting. Maybe get Peter to come back for two tracks.

Side 1.

1. "Calico Girlfriend"(Nesmith)
2. "Nine Times Blue" (Nesmith)
3. Midnight Train (Dolenz)
4. Time and Again (Jones/Chadwick)
5. Oh My My(Barry/Kim)
6. 99 Poinds (Barry)
7. Joanne (Nesmith)
8. Ticket on a Ferry Ride" (Berry/Bloom)
9. I Thought It Peculiar (Boyce/Hart)
10. St. Matthew (Nesmith)
    
11. All Alone in the Dark (Albright/ Soles)
12. Come On In ( (Jo Mapes)
13. (I Prithee) Do Not Ask for Love (Murphy)
14. Seeger’s Theme (Seeger)