Discography

Discography - albums

The Monkees
Original Release: September 1966
Colgems COM-101 (mono), COS-101 (stereo) (#1 – 13 weeks; 78 weeks on chart))
SIDE ONE: (Theme From) The Monkees / Saturday’s Child / I Wanna Be Free / Tomorrow’s Gonna Be Another Day / Papa Gene’s Blues (Note: misspelled “Jean’s” on first pressings) / Take A Giant Step
SIDE TWO: Last Train To Clarksville / This Just Doesn’t Seem To Be My Day / Let’s Dance On / I’ll Be True To You / Sweet Young Thing / Gonna Buy Me A Dog
Reissued:
June 1986 (LP): Rhino 70140 (#92; 24 weeks on chart)
1988 (CD/LP): Arista ARCD-8524
(Note: “Saturday’s Child,” “Tomorrow’s Gonna Be Another Day,” and “Take A Giant Step” appear in mono. “I Wanna Be Free,” “Papa Gene’s Blues,” “This Just Doesn’t Seem To Be My Day,” “I’ll Be True To You” and “Sweet Young Thing” are remixed)
September 1994 (CD): Rhino 71790
(Note: added bonus tracks - I Can't Get Her Off My Mind (early version – mix 1) / I Don't Think You Know Me (Micky lead vocal – mix 1) / (Theme From) The Monkees (early version))
August 2006 (2CD): Rhino 77678
(Note: contains original stereo LP mix on disc one and mono LP mix on disc two, with the following bonus tracks:
DISC ONE: (Theme From) The Monkees (second recorded version) / The Kind Of Girl I Could Love (alternate mix) / I Don’t Think You Know Me (Micky vocal – mix 2) / So Goes Love (alternate mix) / I Can’t Get Her Off My Mind (version 1 – mix 2) / (I Prithee) Do Not Ask For Love (Davy’s vocal version) / Gonna Buy Me A Dog (version 1 – backing track) / Radio Spot
DISC TWO: Kellogg’s Jingle / All The King’s Horses (remix 3) / You Just May Be The One (version 1 – mix 2) / I Wanna Be Free (fast version – alternate vocals) / I Don’t Think You Know Me (Mike vocal – mix 3) / I Won’t Be The Same Without Her (’66 mono mix) / Propinquity (I’ve Just Begun To Care (demo) / (Theme From) The Monkees (TV version) )
More Of The Monkees
Original Release: January 1967
Colgems COM-102 (mono), COS-102 (stereo) (#1 – 18 weeks; 70 weeks on chart))
SIDE ONE: She / When Love Comes Knockin' (At Your Door) / Mary, Mary / Hold On Girl / Your Auntie Grizelda / (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone
SIDE TWO: Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow) / The Kind Of Girl I Could Love / The Day We Fall in Love / Sometime In The Morning / Laugh / I'm A Believer
Reissued:
May 1986 (LP): Rhino 70142 (#96; 26 weeks on chart - 1986)
1988 Arista ARCD 8525
(Note: “She,” “Mary, Mary,” “Hold On Girl,” “Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow),” “The Kind Of Girl I Could Love,” “The Day We Fall In Love” and “Sometime In The Morning” are remixed)
November 1994 (CD): Rhino 71791
(Note: added bonus tracks - Don't Listen To Linda (version 1 – mix 1) / I'll Spend My Life With You (version 1 – mix 1) / I Don't Think You Know Me (Peter lead vocal, original ’66 mono mix) / Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow) (with Peter narration – mix 1) / I'm a Believer (alternate vocal take – mix 1))
August 2006 (2CD): Rhino 77744
(Note: contains original stereo LP mix on disc one and mono LP mix on disc two, with the following bonus tracks:
DISC ONE:
Apples, Peaches, Bananas And Pears (original ’69 stereo mix)/ Ladies Aid Society (extended ’66 mono mix) / I’ll Spend My Life With You (version 1 – mix 2) / I Don’t Think You Know Me (Peter vocal – original ’66 mono mix) / Through The Looking Glass (version 1 – mix two) / Don’t Listen To Linda (version 1 – mix 2) / Kicking Stones (aka Teeny Tiny Gnome) (extended original ’69 stereo mix)/ Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow) (with Peter narration – mix 2) / I’m A Believer (alternate vocal take – mix 2) / Mr. Webster (version 1 – mix 2)
DISC TWO:
Valleri (version 1 – mix 3) / Words (version 1 – mix 2) / Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow) (TV version - mix 2) / I’ll Be Back Upon My Feet (version 1) / Tear Drop City (’66 mono mix at original speed) / Of You (’66 mono mix) / Hold On Girl (version 1 – mix 2) / (I Prithee) Do Not Ask For Love (Micky’s vocal – mix 3)
Headquarters
Original Release: May 1967
Colgems COM-103 (mono), COS-103 (stereo) (#1 – 1 week; 51 weeks on chart)
SIDE ONE: You Told Me / I'll Spend My Life With You / Forget That Girl / Band 6 / You Just May Be The One / Shades Of Gray / I Can't Get Her Off My Mind
SIDE TWO: For Pete's Sake / Mr. Webster / Sunny Girlfriend / Zilch / No Time / Early Morning Blues And Greens / Randy Scouse Git
(Note: some later pressings feature an alternate photo on the back cover of the Monkees sporting beards in place of a photo of engineer Dick Bogert and producer Chip Douglas)
Reissued:
May 1986 (LP): Rhino 70143 (#121; 17 weeks on chart - 1986)
August 1989 (CD): Arista ARCD 8602
(Note: Album completely remixed)
January 1995 (CD): Rhino 71792
(Note: added bonus tracks - All of Your Toys (’67 mono mix) / The Girl I Knew Somewhere (early version, Mike lead vocals) / Peter Gunn's Gun (mix 1)/ Jericho (mix 1) / Nine Times Blue (demo – mix 1) / Pillow Time (demo – mix 1))
Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones, Ltd.
Original Release: November 1967
Colgems COM-104 (mono), COS-104 (stereo) (#1 – 5 weeks; 47 weeks on chart)
SIDE ONE: Salesman / She Hangs Out / The Door Into Summer / Love Is Only Sleeping / Cuddly Toy / Words
SIDE TWO: Hard To Believe / What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round? / Peter Percival Patterson's Pet Pig Porky / Pleasant Valley Sunday / Daily Nightly / Don't Call On Me / Star Collector
Reissued:
June 1986 (LP): Rhino 70141 (#124; 17 weeks on chart - 1986)
August 1989 (CD): Arista 8603
(Note: Salesman, She Hangs Out, Cuddly Toy, Words, Hard To Believe, What Am I Doing Hangin’ Round?, and Don’t Call On Me are remixed)
January 1995 (CD): Rhino 71793
(Note: added bonus tracks - Special Announcement / Goin' Down (alternate ’67 mono mix) / Salesman ( ’67 mono mix with Nesmith ending rap) / The Door Into Summer ( ’67 mono mix with alternate lead vocal) / Love Is Only Sleeping (alternate mix missing overdubs) / Daily Nightly ( ’67 alternate stereo mix lacking Moog) / Star Collector ( extended ’67 alternate stereo mix))
The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees
Original Release: April 1968
Colgems COM-109 (mono), COS-109 (stereo) (#3; 39 weeks on chart)
SIDE ONE: Dream World / Auntie's Municipal Court / We Were Made for Each Other / Tapioca Tundra / Daydream Believer / Writing Wrongs
SIDE TWO: I'll Be Back Up On My Feet / The Poster / P.O. Box 9847 / Magnolia Simms / Valleri / Zor And Zam
(Note: Final album to be issued with dedicated mono mix; subsequent albums issued in mono in other countries feature mono-from-stereo reduction mixes)
Reissued:
March 1985 (LP): Rhino 144 (#145; 11 weeks on chart - 1986)
(Note: later 1986 pressings – denoted by RE-1 on the runout groove - contain the “cold” ending version of “Valleri”)
September 1994 (CD): Rhino 71794
(Note: added bonus tracks - Alvin / I'm Gonna Try / P.O. Box 9847 (’68 alternate stereo mix with Moog)/ The Girl I Left Behind Me (early version – mix 1) / Lady's Baby (’68 mono mix))
Head (OST)
Original Release: November 1968
Colgems COSO-5008 (#45; 15 weeks on chart)
SIDE ONE: Opening Ceremony / Porpoise Song (Theme from Head) (LP version) / Ditty Diego War Chant / Circle Sky / Supplicio / Can You Dig It? / Gravy
SIDE TWO: Superstitious / As We Go Along / Dandruff? / Daddy's Song / Poll / Long Title: Do I Have To Do This All Over Again? / Swami - Plus Strings, etc.
Reissued:
March 1985 (LP): Rhino 145
(Note: added single version coda to Porpoise Song in stereo)
September 1992 (UK) (CD): Lightning 5001
(Note: features “vocals up” mix of Circle Sky)
November 1994 (CD): Rhino 71795
(Note: added bonus tracks - Ditty Diego War Chant (session) / Circle Sky (live version) / Happy Birthday To You / Can You Dig It? (’68 mono mix with Peter’s lead vocal) / Daddy's Song (’68 mono mix with Mike’s lead vocal) / Radio Spots)
Instant Replay
Original Release: February 1969
Colgems COS-113 (#32; 15 weeks on chart)
SIDE ONE: Through The Looking Glass / Don't Listen To Linda / I Won't Be The Same Without Her / Just A Game / Me Without You / Don't Wait For Me
SIDE TWO: You and I / While I Cry / Tear Drop City / The Girl I Left Behind Me / A Man Without A Dream / Shorty Blackwell
Reissued:
May 1985 (LP): Rhino 146
January 1995 (CD): Rhino 71796
(Note: Utilized alternate cover art and added bonus tracks - Someday Man (stereo) / Carlisle Wheeling (version 2) / Rosemarie (’68 stereo mix with alternate lyrics) / Smile / St. Matthew (’68 stereo mix) / Me Without You (’68 mono mix with fuzz guitar overdub) / Through The Looking Glass (alternate ’68 stereo mix))
The Monkees Present
Original Release: October 1969
Colgems COS-117 (#100; 14 weeks on chart)
SIDE ONE: Little Girl / Good Clean Fun / If I Knew / Bye Bye Baby Bye Bye / Never Tell A Woman Yes / Looking For The Good Times
SIDE TWO: Ladies Aid Society / Listen To The Band (LP version) / French Song / Mommy And Daddy / Oklahoma Ballroom Dancer / Pillow Time
Reissued:
March 1985 (LP): Rhino 147
November 1994 (CD): Rhino 71797
(Note: Used colorized cover art and added bonus tracks - Calico Girlfriend Samba / The Good Earth / Listen To The Band (alternate ‘60s stereo mix without brass) / Mommy And Daddy (alternate ‘60s stereo mix with different lyrics) / Radio Spot. The LP version of “Listen To The Band” appears in mono (rather than the original rechanneled stereo))
Changes
Original Release: June 1970
Colgems COS-119 (Did not chart)
SIDE ONE: Oh My My / Ticket On A Ferry Ride / You're So Good To Me / It's Got To Be Love / Acapulco Sun / 99 Pounds
SIDE TWO: Tell Me Love / Do You Feel It Too? / I Love You Better / All Alone In The Dark / Midnight Train / I Never Thought It Peculiar
Reissued:
September 1986 (LP): Rhino 70148 (#152; 4 weeks on chart - 1986)
September 1994 (CD): Rhino 71798
(Note: added bonus tracks - Time And Time Again (mix 2) / Do It In The Name Of Love (Micky & Davy 1971) / Lady Jane (Micky & Davy 1971))

Notes and images courtesy Andrew Sandoval