Nineteen rare and unreleased tracks that, like the rest of the Monkees' output, ranges from excellent to insufferable, with plenty of mediocre material between.
The highlights are the sprightly pop-rocker "All the King's Horses" (a 1966 Mike Nesmith original) and alternate versions of two of the group's best singles, "Words" and "Valleri." These alternate takes aren't exactly better, but they are definitely different and less elaborately produced.
Most of the rest is either lightweight 1966 pop/rock or weedy 1968 Mike Nesmith country-rock tunes that foreshadow his solo work; several cuts are alternate versions of songs that were hardly notable efforts in the first place.
An exception is the live 1968 recording of the unusually forceful Nesmith original "Circle Sky," which was featured in their movie Head (although a studio version was substituted on the actual soundtrack album).
Odds and ends like an instrumental banjo piece by Peter Tork and a Spanish Christmas carol are pleasant but inessential.
A thoughtfully compiled CD, it nonetheless really gives this group more respect than they're due by treating these artifacts with such importance.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All the King's HorsesMichael Nesmith | The Monkees | Play | 02:16 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | St. MatthewMichael Nesmith | The Monkees | Play | 02:43 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Some of Shelly's BluesMichael Nesmith | The Monkees | Play | 02:29 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | I Wanna Be FreeTommy Boyce, Bobby Hart | The Monkees | Play | 02:25 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | If I Ever Get to Saginaw AgainJack Keller, Bob Russell | The Monkees | Play | 02:44 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Come on InJo Mapes | The Monkees | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Michigan BlackhawkMichael Nesmith | The Monkees | Play | 02:13 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Hold on GirlBilly Carr, Jack Keller, Ben Raleigh | The Monkees | Play | 02:29 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | The Crippled LionMichael Nesmith | The Monkees | Play | 02:49 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | ChangesDavy Jones, Steve Pitts | The Monkees | Play | 02:25 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Mr. WebsterTommy Boyce, Bobby Hart | The Monkees | Play | 02:05 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Seeger's Theme | The Monkees | Play | 00:45 | 1 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Riu ChiuTraditional | The Monkees | Play | 01:33 | 3 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Valleri (First Recorded Version) | The Monkees | Play | 02:32 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | Words(Alternate Version) | The Monkees | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 16 | I'll Be Back Up on My Feet (TV Version) | The Monkees | Play | 02:35 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 17 | You Just May Be the One (TV Version) | The Monkees | Play | 02:02 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 18 | (I Prithee) Do Not Ask for Love | The Monkees | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 19 | Circle Sky (Live) | The Monkees | Play | 02:27 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 45 mins | 105 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Barry | Producer |
| 2 | Tommy Boyce | Composer, Producer |
| 3 | Billy Carr | Composer |
| 4 | Chip Douglas | Producer |
| 5 | Bobby Hart | Composer, Producer |
| 6 | Bill Inglot | Producer |
| 7 | Davy Jones | Composer |
| 8 | Jack Keller | Composer, Producer |
| 9 | Sandy Linzer | Composer |
| 10 | Jo Mapes | Composer |
| 11 | The Monkees | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 12 | Michael Martin Murphey | Composer |
| 13 | Michael Nesmith | Composer, Guitar, Producer |
| 14 | Steve Pitts | Composer |
| 15 | Ben Raleigh | Composer |
| 16 | Denny Randell | Composer |
| 17 | Bob Russell | Composer |
| 18 | Andrew Sandoval | Liner Notes, Producer |
| 19 | Traditional | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |