Rhino treats the Monkees' catalog with a seriousness akin to the Beatles' Anthology series, but it's nonsense to pretend that the group's outtakes and rarities are deserving of such fanatical scrutiny.
There are a lot more than anyone suspected, though, and Missing Links, Vol.
3 presents 24 more, again proving that the bottom of the Monkees' barrel has the same mixture of fun and boredom as hiding in a barrel as a stowaway.
There are too many trivial cuts here from the late '60s -- that goes for both the slight pop/rockers and Nesmith's less slight country-rockers.
On the other hand, there are some good 'uns, like the Dolenz-sung acoustic 1967 demo "She'll Be There," which recalls early British Invasion acts like Peter & Gordon; different/rare mixes/takes of "Circle Sky" (one of Nesmith's best compositions), Jeff Barry's "She Hangs Out," and Neil Diamond's "Love to Love"; "How Insensitive," Nesmith's imaginative country rearrangement of an Antonio Carlos Jobim (!) standard; and "Merry Go Round" and "Zor and Zam," insanely experimental outings for a teeny bopper group.
Thrown into the mix are novelties like commercials and an Italian version of the Monkees' theme: icing the cake with an inconsistency that makes the nearby presence of a CD remote button a necessity.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kellogg's Jingle | The Monkees | Play | 00:12 | 0 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Propinquity (I've Just Begun to Care)Michael Nesmith | The Monkees | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Penny MusicMichael Leonard, Jon Stroll, Bob Weinstein | The Monkees | Play | 02:39 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Tear the Top Right off My HeadPeter Tork | The Monkees | Play | 02:06 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Little Red RiderMichael Nesmith | The Monkees | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Look DownCarole King, Toni Stern | The Monkees | Play | 02:51 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | She Hangs OutJeff Barry | The Monkees | Play | 02:34 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Shake 'Em UpJerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | The Monkees | Play | 02:10 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | She'll Be There | The Monkees | Play | 02:33 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | How InsensitiveNorman Gimbel, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes | The Monkees | Play | 02:31 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Merry Go RoundDiane Hildebrand, Peter Tork | The Monkees | Play | 01:44 | 3 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Tema Dei MonkeesTommy Boyce, Bobby Hart | The Monkees | Play | 01:10 | 2 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | You're so Good to Me | The Monkees | Play | 02:42 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | (Theme From) The Monkees (TV Version) | The Monkees | Play | 00:51 | 1 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | We'll Be Back in a Moment | The Monkees | Play | 00:22 | 0 MB | 0 MB |
| 16 | Through the Looking Glass (First Recorded Version) | The Monkees | Play | 02:36 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 17 | Hollywood (Stereo) | The Monkees | Play | 02:17 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 18 | Midnight Train (Demo) | The Monkees | Play | 02:30 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 19 | Circle Sky (Alternate Mix) | The Monkees | Play | 02:32 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 20 | Steam Engine (Alternate Mix) | The Monkees | Play | 02:25 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 21 | Love to Love (Alternate Mix) | The Monkees | Play | 02:30 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 22 | Angel Band (November 1969 Stereo Mix) | The Monkees | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 23 | Zor and Zam (TV Version) | The Monkees | Play | 02:07 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 24 | We'll Be Back in a Moment (Take 18) | The Monkees | Play | 00:23 | 0 MB | 0 MB |
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Abbott | Engineer |
| 2 | William Paul Ackerman | Drums |
| 3 | Keith Allison | Guitar, Guitar (Electric) |
| 4 | Red Baldwin | Composer |
| 5 | Jeff Barry | Arranger, Composer, Producer |
| 6 | Max Bennett | Bass |
| 7 | Hal Blaine | Drums |
| 8 | Nadia Block | Design |
| 9 | Tommy Boyce | Composer, Guitar, Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 10 | Eddie Brackett | Engineer |
| 11 | Harold Bradley | Guitar |
| 12 | David Briggs | Organ, Piano |
| 13 | Harold Bronson | Executive Producer |
| 14 | Ronald Brown | Bass |
| 15 | Dennis Budimir | Guitar |
| 16 | James Burton | Guitar |
| 17 | Arthur Butler | Arranger, Organ |
| 18 | Kenny Buttrey | Drums |
| 19 | Brendan Cahill | Producer |
| 20 | Al Casey | Guitar |
| 21 | Tom Cerone | Tambourine |
| 22 | Bill Chadwick | Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 23 | John Chadwick | Composer |
| 24 | Jules Chaikin | Horn |
| 25 | Hank Cicalo | Engineer |
| 26 | Vinícius de Moraes | Composer |
| 27 | Richard Dey | Bass |
| 28 | Neil Diamond | Composer |
| 29 | Henry Diltz | Banjo, Clarinet |
| 30 | Micky Dolenz | Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Kazoo, Producer, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 31 | Chip Douglas | Bass, Composer, Producer |
| 32 | Bobby Dyson | Bass |
| 33 | Wayne Erwin | Guitar |
| 34 | Alan Estes | Tambourine, Timbales |
| 35 | Gene Estes | Tambourine |
| 36 | Stan Free | Clavinet |
| 37 | Norman Gimbel | Composer |
| 38 | Jim Gordon | Drums |
| 39 | Al Gorgoni | Guitar |
| 40 | Lloyd Green | Guitar (Steel) |
| 41 | John Gross | Bass |
| 42 | Rachel Gutek | Art Direction |
| 43 | Ray Hall | Engineer |
| 44 | Bobby Hart | Composer, Producer |
| 45 | Daniel Hersch | Remastering |
| 46 | Diane Hildebrand | Composer |
| 47 | Fast Eddie Hoh | Drums |
| 48 | Jim Horn | Horn |
| 49 | Ian Hunter | Composer |
| 50 | Bill Inglot | Compilation Producer, Remastering |
| 51 | Felton Jarvis | Engineer, Guitar, Producer |
| 52 | Antônio Carlos Jobim | Composer |
| 53 | Mack Johnson | Horn |
| 54 | Davy Jones | Producer, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 55 | Carole King | Composer, Guest Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 56 | Don Kirshner | Music Supervisor |
| 57 | Larry Knechtel | Bass, Piano |
| 58 | Bill Lazerus | Engineer |
| 59 | Jerry Leiber | Composer |
| 60 | Michael Leonard | Composer |
| 61 | Kenny Lee Lewis | Composer |
| 62 | Herb Lovelle | Drums |
| 63 | Dewey Martin | Drums |
| 64 | Louis Mauro | Bass |
| 65 | Chris McCarty | Composer |
| 66 | Hugh McCracken | Guitar |
| 67 | Lew McCreary | Horn |
| 68 | Gerry McGee | Guitar |
| 69 | Jay Migliori | Horn |
| 70 | Steve Miller | Composer |
| 71 | Patrick Milligan | Project Assistant |
| 72 | The Monkees | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 73 | Wayne Moss | Guitar |
| 74 | Michael Nesmith | Composer, Organ, Producer, Vocal Harmony, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 75 | Joe Osborn | Bass |
| 76 | Sonny Osborne | Banjo |
| 77 | Al Pachucki | Engineer |
| 78 | Norbert Putnam | Bass |
| 79 | Red Rhodes | Guitar (Steel) |
| 80 | Lyle Ritz | Bass |
| 81 | Lester Robertson | Horn |
| 82 | Shorty Rogers | Horn |
| 83 | Michel Rubini | Keyboards, Piano |
| 84 | Andrew Sandoval | Annotation, Compilation Producer, Liner Notes |
| 85 | Billy Sanford | Guitar (Electric) |
| 86 | Louie Shelton | Guitar |
| 87 | Lester Sill | Producer |
| 88 | Clifford Solomon | Horn |
| 89 | Buddy Spicher | Fiddle |
| 90 | Toni Stern | Composer |
| 91 | Mike Stoller | Composer |
| 92 | Robert Stone | Composer |
| 93 | Jon Stroll | Composer |
| 94 | Larry Taylor | Bass |
| 95 | Tommy Tedesco | Guitar |
| 96 | Anthony Terran | Horn |
| 97 | Don Thomas | Guitar |
| 98 | Peter Tork | Bass, Composer, Fuzz Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Organ, Piano, Producer, Vocals |
| 99 | Traditional | Composer |
| 100 | Gene Trindl | Photography |
| 101 | Bill Vandevort | Engineer |
| 102 | Lance Wakely | Guitar (Acoustic), Harmonica |
| 103 | Ken Watson | Bells, Tambourine |
| 104 | Bob Weinstein | Composer |
| 105 | Bob West | Bass |
| 106 | Clarence White | Guitar |
| 107 | John Williams | Horn |
| 108 | John Williams | Horn |
| 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. |