Disc 3 - 1968
1. VALLERI
(Tommy Boyce/Bobby Hart)
Produced by THE MONKEES
Engineered by HENRY LEWY
Recorded at UNITED RECORDERS STUDIO B, Hollywood, CA (12/26/67);
UNITED RECORDERS STUDIOS, Hollywood, CA (12/28/67);
Unknown studio, Hollywood, CA (1/3/68)
Featuring:
DAVY JONES: lead vocals
GERRY McGEE & LOUIE SHELTON: guitar
JOE OSBORNE: bass
BILLY LEWIS: drums
ROY CATON & OLLIE MITCHELL: trumpet
LEW McCREARY: trombone
JIM HORN & JAY MIGLIORI: sax
DON McGINNIS: arrangement
Unknown tambourine & backing vocals
Originally issued as Colgems single #1019 (3/2/68); Pop #3
Also included on the album The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees (E) (4/22/68)
2. TAPIOCA TUNDRA
(Michael Nesmith)
Produced by THE MONKEES
Engineered by HANK CICALO
Recorded at RCA VICTOR STUDIOS, Hollywood, CA (11/11/67)
Featuring:
MICHAEL NESMITH: lead vocals
Other personnel unknown
Originally issued as Colgems single #1019 (3/2/68); Pop #34
Also included on the album The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees (E) (4/22/68)
3. DREAM WORLD:
(Davy Jones/Steve Pitts)
Produced by THE MONKEES
Engineered by HANK CICALO
Recorded at WESTERN RECORDERS STUDIO 2, Hollywood, CA (2/6/68);
RCA VICTOR STUDIOS, Hollywood, CA (2/8/68)
Featuring:
DAVY JONES: lead vocals
DON RANDI: piano
MIKE DEASY, AL HENDRICKSON & GERRY McGEE: guitar
MAX BENNETT: bass
EARL PALMER: drums, percussion
MARION “BUDDY” CHILDERS & JACK SHELDON: trumpet
GEORGE ROBERTS: trombone
JOHN CAVE, DAVID DUKE & ARTHUR MAEBE: French horn
MILT HOLLAND & JERRY WILLIAMS: percussion
SAMUEL FREED, NATHAN KAPROFF, GEORGE KAST, MARVIN LIMONICK,
ALEX MURRAY & ERNO NEUFELD: violin
MARIE FERA, EDGAR LUSTGARTEN, JACQUELINE LUSTGARTEN,
& FREDERICK SEYKORA: cello
SHORTY ROGERS: arrangement
TERESA HELFER: unknown
From the album The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees (E) (4/22/68)
4. AUNTIE’S MUNICIPAL COURT
(Michael Nesmith/Keith Allison)
Produced by THE MONKEES
Engineered by HANK CICALO
Recorded at RCA VICTOR STUDIOS, Hollywood, CA (1/6/68, 1/15/68 & 1/16/68)
Featuring:
MICKY DOLENZ: lead vocals
MICHAEL NESMITH: harmony vocals, guitar
KEITH ALLISON & BILL CHADWICK: guitar
RICK DEY: bass
EDDIE HOH: drums
HARRY NILSSON: unknown
From the album The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees (E) (4/22/68)
5. P.O. BOX 9847
(Tommy Boyce/Bobby Hart)
Produced by THE MONKEES
Engineered by HENRY LEWY
Recorded at UNITED RECORDERS STUDIO B, Hollywood, CA (12/26/67);
UNITED RECORDERS STUDIOS, Hollywood, CA (2/10/68)
Featuring:
MICKY DOLENZ: lead vocals
GERRY McGEE & LOUIE SHELTON: guitar
JOE OSBORNE: bass
BILLY LEWIS: drums
VICTOR ARNO & JACK PEPPER: violin
PHILIP GOLDBERG: viola
RAY KELLY: cello
DON McGINNIS: arrangement
Unknown keyboards & backing vocals
From the album The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees (E) (4/22/68)
6. ZOR AND ZAM
(Bill Chadwick/John Chadwick)
Produced by THE MONKEES
Engineered by HANK CICALO
Recorded at RCA VICTOR STUDIOS, Hollywood, CA
(1/7/68, 1/13/68, 1/18/68, 2/14/68 & 2/17/68)
Featuring:
MICKY DOLENZ: lead vocals
MIKE MELVOIN: piano
KEITH ALLISON & BILL CHADWICK: guitar
MAX BENNETT, CHIP DOUGLAS & RICK DEY: bass
HAL BLAINE, EDDIE HOH, MILT HOLLAND & STAN LEVEY: drums, percussion
MARION “BUDDY” CHILDERS, BOBBY HELFER, CLYDE REASINGER,
JACK SHELDON & TONY TERRAN: trumpet
MILT BERNHART, RICHARD LEITH, LEW McCREARY
& FRANK ROSOLINO: trombone
JOHN LOWE: sax
NATHAN KAPROFF, GEORGE KAST, MARVIN LIMONICK, ALEX MURRAY,
ERNO NEUFELD & AMBROSE RUSSO: violin
SHORTY ROGERS: arrangement
HENRY DILTZ: unknown
From the album The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees (E) (4/22/68)
7. CARLISLE WHEELING (First Recorded Version)
(Michael Nesmith)
Produced by THE MONKEES
Engineered by HANK CICALO
Recorded at RCA VICTOR STUDIOS, Hollywood, CA (11/4/67)
Featuring:
MICHAEL NESMITH: lead vocals, guitar
Other personnel unknown
Originally unissued
First collected on the album Missing Links (R) (7/6/87)
8. TEAR THE TOP RIGHT OFF MY HEAD
(Peter Tork)
Produced by THE MONKEES
Engineer(s) unknown
Recorded at WESTERN RECORDERS, Hollywood, CA (2/5/68, 2/6/68 & 2/8/68);
RCA VICTOR STUDIOS, Hollywood, CA (2/12/68)
Featuring:
PETER TORK: lead vocals, electric & fuzz guitar
LANCE WAKELY: acoustic guitar, harmonica
RONALD BROWN: bass
DEWEY MARTIN &/or BUDDY MILES: drums
MICKY DOLENZ: backing vocals
Originally unissued
First collected on the album Listen To The Band (V) (10/1/91)
9. THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME
(First Recorded Version)
(Neil Sedaka/Carole Bayer)
Produced by THE MONKEES
Engineered by HANK CICALO
Recorded at RCA VICTOR STUDIOS, Hollywood, CA (10/31/67, 11/7/67 & 11/21/67)
Featuring:
DAVY JONES: lead vocals
KEITH “RED” MITCHELL: piano
RED CALLENDER: bass
MILT HOLLAND: drums
VINCENT DeROSA: French horn
RICHARD NOEL: trombone
JOHN GROSS: sax
ISREAL BAKER, ROBERT BARENE & ELLIOTT FISHER: violin
FREDERICK SEYKORA: cello
CHARLIE SMALLS: arrangement
EDDIE HOH & CHARLIE SMALLS: unknown
Originally unissued
First collected on the deluxe reissue of the album
The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees (E-3) (9/20/94)
10. NINE TIMES BLUE
(Michael Nesmith)
Produced by THE MONKEES
Engineered by PETER ABBOTT & PAT IERACI
Recorded at RCA VICTOR STUDIOS, Hollywood, CA (4/5/68)
Featuring:
MICHAEL NESMITH: vocals, guitar
RED RHODES: pedal steel guitar
CHIP DOUGLAS: bass
Unknown additional guitar
Originally unissued
First collected on the album Missing Links (R) (7/6/87)
11. COME ON IN
(Jo Mapes)
Produced by THE MONKEES
Engineer(s) unknown
Recorded at WESTERN RECORDERS, Hollywood, CA (2/8/68, 2/9/68 & 2/11/68);
RCA VICTOR STUDIOS, Hollywood, CA (2/12/68);
WESTERN RECORDERS STUDIO 1, Hollywood, CA (2/13/68)
Featuring:
PETER TORK: lead vocals, keyboards, guitar, bass
LANCE WAKELY: guitar
DEWEY MARTIN: drums
BUDDY MILES: unknown
Originally unissued
First collected on the album Missing Links, Volume Two (U) (1/23/90)
12. D.W. WASHBURN
(Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)
Produced by THE MONKEES
Engineered by HENRY LEWY (& others)
Recorded at RCA VICTOR STUDIOS, Hollywood, CA (2/17/68 & 3/1/68)
Featuring:
MICKY DOLENZ: lead vocals
MICHEL RUBINI: tack piano
KEITH ALLISON: electric guitar
BILL CHADWICK: acoustic guitar
HENRY DILTZ: banjo
CHIP DOUGLAS: bass
JIM GORDON: drums
LARRY BUNKER: glockenspiel
BOBBY HELFER, CARROLL LEWIS & STU WILLIAMSON: trumpet
LOU BLACKBURN & HERBIE HARPER: trombone
BILL HOOD: sax
SHORTY ROGERS: arrangement, conductor
Unknown backing vocals
Originally issued as Colgems single #1023 (6/8/68); Pop #19
First collected on the albums Monkeemania: 40 Timeless Hits
From The Monkees (N) (10/79) & Monkee Business (O) (11/82)
13. IT’S NICE TO BE WITH YOU
(Jerry Goldstein)
Produced by THE MONKEES
Engineered by HENRY LEWY (& others)
Recorded at WESTERN RECORDERS STUDIO 2, Hollywood, CA (2/6/68);
RCA VICTOR STUDIOS, Hollywood, CA (2/7/68, 2/9/68 & 3/14/68)
Featuring:
DAVY JONES: lead vocals
MIKE MELVOIN: keyboards
JAMES BURTON, MIKE DEASY, AL HENDRICKSON & GERRY McGEE: guitar
MAX BENNETT: bass
EARL PALMER: drums, percussion
MILT HOLLAND & JERRY WILLIAMS: percussion
MARION “BUDDY” CHILDERS, BOBBY HELFER,
OLLIE MITCHELL & JACK SHELDON: trumpet
VINCENT DeROSA, DAVID DUKE & RICHARD PERISSI: French horn
LOU BLACKBURN & LEW McCREARY: trombone
MARTY BERMAN & BILL HOOD: sax
SAMUEL FREED, NATHAN KAPROFF, GEORGE KAST, MARVIN LIMONICK,
ALEX MURRAY & ERNO NEUFELD: violin
MARIE FERA, JACQUELINE LUSTGARTEN, KURT REHER
& ELEANOR SLATKIN: cello
SHORTY ROGERS: arrangement, conductor
Originally issued as Colgems single #1023 (6/8/68); Pop #51
First collected on the album The Monkees (M) (7/76)
14. ST. MATTHEW
(Michael Nesmith)
Produced by MICHAEL NESMITH & FELTON JARVIS
Engineered by AL PACHUCKI (& others)
Recorded at unknown studio, Nashville, TN (6/2/68);
WALLY HEIDER STUDIO 3, Hollywood, CA (6/12/68)
Featuring:
MICHAEL NESMITH: lead vocals
DAVID BRIGGS: piano
WAYNE MOSS: electric guitar
HAROLD BRADLEY: guitar
LLOYD GREEN: pedal steel guitar
BOBBY THOMPSON: banjo
BUDDY SPICHER: fiddle
NORBERT PUTNAM: bass
JERRY CARRIGAN: drums
CHARLIE McCOY: harmonica
Unknown Hammond organ, cowbell, tambourine & maracas
Originally unissued
First collected on the album Missing Links, Volume Two (U) (1/23/90)
15. PORPOISE SONG (Theme From Head)
(Single Version)
(Gerry Goffin/Carole King)
Produced by GERRY GOFFIN
Engineered by CHRIS HINSHAW (& others)
Recorded at CALIFORNIA RECORDERS, Hollywood, CA (2/26/68 & 2/28/68);
WALLY HEIDER RECORDING, Hollywood, CA (2/29/68);
AMIGO RECORDING STUDIO, North Hollywood, CA (8/4/68 & 8/5/68);
Unknown studio (10/31/68)
Featuring:
MICKY DOLENZ: lead vocals
LEON RUSSELL & RALPH SCHUCKETT: keyboards
KEN BLOOM & DANNY KORTCHMAR: guitar
DOUG LUBAHN: bass
MICHAEL NEY: drums
JOHN HOENIG: percussion
WILLIAM HINSHAW & JULES JACOB: horns
GREGORY BEMKO, DAVID FILERMAN, JAN KELLEY
& JACQUELINE LUSTGARTEN: cello
MAX BENNETT, CLYDE “WHITEY” HOGGAN, JIM HUGHART
& JERRY SCHEFF: string bass
DAVY JONES: backing vocals
RUSS TITLEMAN: conductor
JACK NITZSCHE: arrangement
Originally issued as Colgems single #1031 (10/5/68); Pop #62
First collected on the albums Monkeemania: 40 Timeless Hits
From The Monkees (N) (10/79) & Monkee Business (O) (11/82)
An edited version was included on the album Head (F) (12/1/68)
16. AS WE GO ALONG
(Carole King/Toni Sterns)
Produced by THE MONKEES
Engineer(s) unknown
Recorded at WALLY HEIDER’S, Hollywood, CA (5/30/68);
UNITED RECORDERS STUDIO A, Hollywood, CA (7/31/68);
ORIGINAL SOUND, Hollywood, CA (8/1/68)
Featuring:
MICKY DOLENZ: lead vocals
KEN BLOOM, RY COODER, CAROLE KING, DANNY KORTCHMAR,
TONY McCASHEN & NEIL YOUNG: guitar
HARVEY NEWMARK: bass
EARL PALMER: drums
DENNY BRUCE & JOHN HOENIG: percussion
RUSS TITLEMAN: conductor
JACK NITZSCHE: arrangement
Unknown organ & flute
Originally issued as Colgems single #1031 (10/5/68); Pop #106
Also included on the album Head (F) (12/1/68)
17. DITTY DIEGO-WAR CHANT
(Jack Nicholson/Robert Rafelson)
Produced by THE MONKEES
Engineer(s) unknown
Recorded at RCA VICTOR STUDIOS, Hollywood, CA (3/8/68)
Featuring:
MICKY DOLENZ, DAVY JONES, MICHAEL NESMITH & PETER TORK: vocals
MICHEL RUBINI: piano
From the album Head (F) (12/1/68)
18. CIRCLE SKY (Live)
(Michael Nesmith)
Produced by THE MONKEES
Engineer(s) unknown
Recorded at VALLEY AUDITORIUM, Salt Lake City, UT (5/17/68);
RCA VICTOR STUDIOS, Hollywood, CA (5/21/68)
Featuring:
MICHAEL NESMITH: lead vocals, guitar
DAVY JONES: organ, percussion
PETER TORK: bass
MICKY DOLENZ: drums
Originally unissued
First collected on the albums Monkeemania: 40 Timeless Hits
From The Monkees (N) (10/79) & Missing Links, Volume Two (U) (1/23/90)
19. CAN YOU DIG IT
(Peter Tork)
Produced by THE MONKEES
Engineer(s) unknown
Recorded at WESTERN RECORDERS, Hollywood, CA (1/28/68, 2/1/68, & 2/3/68);
RCA VICTOR STUDIOS, Hollywood, CA (1/29/68, 1/30/68, 1/31/68 & 3/8/68)
Featuring:
MICKY DOLENZ: lead vocals
PETER TORK: electric guitar, bass
LANCE WAKELY: acoustic guitar
DEWEY MARTIN: drums
CHESTER ANDERSON, DOMINICK DeMIERI, MICHAEL GLASS,
EDDIE HOH & BUDDY MILES: unknown
From the album Head (F) (12/1/68)
20. DADDY’S SONG (Previously Unissued Long Version)
(Harry Nilsson)
Produced by THE MONKEES
Engineered by HANK CICALO, PETER ABBOTT, HENRY LEWY (& others)
Recorded at RCA VICTOR STUDIOS, Hollywood, CA
(1/10/68, 1/16/68, 1/19/68, 3/1/68 3/23/68 & 3/29/68);
SUNSET SOUND RECORDERS, Hollywood, CA (4/4/68)
Featuring:
DAVY JONES: lead vocals
MICHEL RUBINI: piano
KEITH ALLISON, BILL CHADWICK & MICHAEL NESMITH: guitar
RICK DEY: bass
EDDIE HOH: drums
PETE CANDOLI, MARION “BUDDY” CHILDERS,
BOBBY HELFER & TONY TERRAN: trumpet
RICHARD LEITH & LEW McCREARY: trombone
JUSTIN DiTULLIO, RAPHAEL KRAMER, EMMET SARGEANT
& ELEANOR SLATKIN: cello
SHORTY ROGERS: arrangement
From the album Head (F) (12/1/68)
21. LONG TITLE: DO I HAVE TO DO THIS ALL OVER AGAIN
(Peter Tork)
Produced by THE MONKEES
Engineer(s) unknown
Recorded at SUNSET SOUND RECORDERS, Hollywood, CA (1/25/68 & 1/26/68);
RCA VICTOR STUDIOS, Hollywood, CA (1/27/68 & 2/12/68);
WESTERN RECORDERS, Hollywood, CA
(1/28/68, 2/1/68, 2/3/68, 2/4/68, 2/5/68, 2/10/68 & 2/14/68)
Featuring:
PETER TORK: lead vocals, guitar, bass
LANCE WAKELY: electric guitar
DEWEY MARTIN &/or BUDDY MILES: drums
DAVY JONES: backing vocals
From the album Head (F) (12/1/68)
NOTE: Numbers in italics (following album release information) denotes peak positions obtained on Billboard’s “Top LPs (& Tapes)”/ “Top Pop Albums” chart – courtesy BPI Communications and Joel Whitburn’s Record Research Publications.
