The Birds, the Bees & The Monkees

~ Release by The Monkees (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1: The Original Stereo Album & More
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1Dream World
cello:
Marie Fera, Fredrick Seykora, Edgar Lustgarten and Jacqueline Lustgarten
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer
electric bass guitar:
Max Bennett (US jazz bassist and session musician)
guitar:
Mike Deasy, Gerry McGee and Al Hendrickson
harpsichord:
Don Randi
horn:
John Cave (french horn), David Duke (Horn) and Arthur Maebe (US horn player)
trombone:
George Roberts (american bass trombone)
trumpet:
Buddy Childers and Jack Sheldon
violin:
Sam Freed, Nathan Kaproff, George Kast, Marvin Limonick, Alex Murray (violinist) and Erno Neufeld
vocals:
Davy Jones (The Monkees member)
arranger:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
recorded at:
Western Recorders, Studio 2 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-02-06) and RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-02-08)
recording of:
Dream World (from 1968-02-06 until 1968-02-08)
writer:
Davy Jones (The Monkees member) and Steve Pitts
3:21
2Auntie’s Municipal Court
drums (drum set):
Eddie Hoh (from 1968-01-06 until 1968-01-16)
electric bass guitar:
Rick Dey (from 1968-01-06 until 1968-01-16)
guitar:
Keith Allison (from 1968-01-06 until 1968-01-16), Bill Chadwick (from 1968-01-06 until 1968-01-16) and Michael Nesmith (from 1968-01-06 until 1968-01-16)
instruments:
Harry Nilsson (US singer-songwriter) (from 1968-01-06 until 1968-01-16)
percussion and background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Michael Nesmith (from 1968-01-06 until 1968-01-16)
background vocals:
Keith Allison (from 1968-01-06 until 1968-01-16) and Bill Chadwick (from 1968-01-06 until 1968-01-16)
vocals:
Micky Dolenz (from 1968-01-06 until 1968-01-16)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1968-01-06 until 1968-01-16)
recording of:
Auntie’s Municipal Court (from 1968-01-06 until 1968-01-16)
writer:
Keith Allison and Michael Nesmith
4:03
3We Were Made for Each Other
cello:
Marie Fera, Jacqueline Lustgarten, Kurt Reher and Eleanor Slatkin
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer
electric bass guitar:
Max Bennett (US jazz bassist and session musician)
guitar:
James Burton (guitarist), Mike Deasy, Gerry McGee and Al Hendrickson
harpsichord:
Michael Melvoin
horn:
Vincent DeRosa, David Duke (Horn) and Richard Perissi
percussion:
Milt Holland and Jerry Williams (US percussionist)
trombone:
Lewis McCreary
trumpet:
Buddy Childers and Jack Sheldon
violin:
Alexander Murray (violinist), Sam Freed, Nathan Kaproff, George Kast, Marvin Limonick and Erno Neufeld
vocals:
Davy Jones (The Monkees member)
arranger:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
recorded at:
Western Recorders, Studio 2 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-02-06) and RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1968-02-07 until 1968-02-09)
recording of:
We Were Made for Each Other (from 1968-02-06 until 1968-02-09)
writer:
Carole Jill Bayer and George Fischoff
2:25
4Tapioca Tundra
drums (drum set):
Eddie Hoh (on 1967-11-11)
guitar and percussion:
Michael Nesmith (on 1967-11-11)
vocals:
Michael Nesmith (on 1967-11-11)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1967-11-11)
recording of:
Tapioca Tundra (on 1967-11-11)
writer:
Michael Nesmith
3:06
5Daydream Believer
producer:
Chip Douglas
bass:
Chip Douglas
bass trombone:
Richard Leith (trombonist) and Phil Teele
drums (drum set):
Eddie Hoh
guitar:
Michael Nesmith
percussion:
William E. Martin
piano:
Peter Tork
trombone:
Richard Noel (trombonist)
trumpet:
Pete Candoli, Al Porcino and Manuel Stevens
violin:
Nathan Kaproff, George Kast, Alex Murray (violinist) and Erno Neufeld
background vocals:
Micky Dolenz
lead vocals:
Davy Jones (The Monkees member)
horn and strings arranger:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
music videos:
Daydream Believer by The Monkees
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 39)
recording of:
Daydream Believer (from 1967-06-14 until 1967-08-09)
lyricist and composer:
John Stewart (singer-songwriter (Kingston Trio))
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
53:01
6Writing Wrongs
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Eddie Hoh
electric bass guitar:
Rick Dey
guitar and keyboard:
Michael Nesmith
vocals:
Michael Nesmith
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1967-12-03)
recording of:
Writing Wrongs (on 1967-12-03)
writer:
Michael Nesmith
35:09
7I’ll Be Back Up on My Feet
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer
electric bass guitar:
Max Bennett (US jazz bassist and session musician)
guitar:
Dennis Budimir, Al Casey (US rock & roll/rockabilly/surf guitarist/session musician) and Mike Deasy
harpsichord:
Michael Melvoin
percussion:
Milt Holland and Stan Levey
saxophone:
Bill Hood (Jazz multi-instrumentalist)
trombone:
Lou Blackburn and Lew McCreary
trumpet:
Buddy Childers and Ollie Mitchell
vocals:
Micky Dolenz
arranger:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1968-03-09 until 1968-03-14)
recording of:
I’ll Be Back Up on My Feet (from 1968-03-09 until 1968-03-14)
writer:
Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell
2:27
8The Poster
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine
electric bass guitar:
Lyle Ritz
guitar:
Al Casey (US rock & roll/rockabilly/surf guitarist/session musician), Mike Deasy and Howard Roberts (jazz guitarist, educator, session musician and producer)
organ:
Don Randi
percussion:
Gary Coleman (US percussionist) and Gene Estes
saxophone and woodwind:
John Lowe (woodwind)
trombone:
Milt Bernhart, Richard Leith (trombonist), Lew McCreary and Frank Rosolino
trumpet:
Buddy Childers, Clyde Reasinger, Jack Sheldon and Tony Terran
violin:
Alexander Murray (violinist), Nathan Kaproff, George Kast, Marvin Limonick, Erno Neufeld and Ambrose Russo (Violinist)
vocals:
Davy Jones (The Monkees member)
arranger:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1968-02-15 until 1968-02-17)
recording of:
The Poster (from 1968-02-15 until 1968-02-17)
writer:
Davy Jones (The Monkees member) and Steve Pitts
2:21
9P.O. Box 9847
cello:
Ray Kelley
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Billy Lewis
electric bass guitar:
Joe Osborn
guitar:
Gerry McGee and Louie Shelton
tack piano:
Bobby Hart
viola:
Philip Goldberg
violin:
Victor Arno and Jack Pepper
vocals:
Micky Dolenz
strings arranger:
Don McGinnis
recorded at:
United Recorders (@ 6050 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1967-12-26 until 1968-02-10)
recording of:
P.O. Box 9847 (from 1967-12-26 until 1968-02-10)
writer:
Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart) and Bobby Hart
3:16
10Magnolia Simms
baritone saxophone:
Jack Nimitz
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer
electric bass guitar:
Max Bennett (US jazz bassist and session musician)
guitar:
Michael Nesmith
saxophone:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist)
tack piano:
Paul T. Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader)
trombone:
Lew McCreary
trumpet:
Oliver Mitchell (trumpeter)
vocals:
Michael Nesmith
arranger:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
recording of:
Magnolia Simms (on 1967-12-02)
writer:
Michael Nesmith
3:48
11Valleri
producer:
The Monkees
bass and electric bass guitar:
Joe Osborn (from 1967-12-26 until 1967-12-28)
drums (drum set):
Billy Lewis (from 1967-12-26 until 1967-12-28) and Billy Lewis (drummer) (from 1967-12-26 until 1967-12-28)
guitar:
Gerry McGee (from 1967-12-26 until 1967-12-28) and Louie Shelton (from 1967-12-26 until 1967-12-28)
saxophone:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist) (from 1967-12-26 until 1967-12-28) and Jay Migliori (from 1967-12-26 until 1967-12-28)
tambourine:
Billy Lewis (from 1967-12-26 until 1967-12-28)
trombone:
Lew McCreary (from 1967-12-26 until 1967-12-28)
trumpet:
Oliver Mitchell (trumpeter) (from 1967-12-26 until 1967-12-28) and Roy V. Caton (from 1967-12-26 until 1967-12-28)
lead vocals:
Davy Jones (The Monkees member) (from 1967-12-26 until 1967-12-28)
horn arranger:
Don McGinnis
recorded at:
United Recorders (@ 6050 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1967-12-26 until 1967-12-28)
recording of:
Valleri (from 1967-12-26 until 1967-12-28)
writer:
Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart) and Bobby Hart
publisher:
Piccadilly Music Corporation and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
52:14
12Zor and Zam
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (from 1968-01-07 until 1968-02-17), Eddie Hoh (from 1968-01-07 until 1968-02-17), Milt Holland (from 1968-01-07 until 1968-02-17) and Stan Levey (from 1968-01-07 until 1968-02-17)
electric bass guitar:
Max Bennett (US jazz bassist and session musician) (from 1968-01-07 until 1968-02-17), Chip Douglas (from 1968-01-07 until 1968-02-17) and Rick Dey (from 1968-01-07 until 1968-02-17)
guitar:
Keith Allison (from 1968-01-07 until 1968-02-17) and Bill Chadwick (from 1968-01-07 until 1968-02-17)
instruments:
Henry Diltz (from 1968-01-07 until 1968-02-17)
percussion:
Hal Blaine (from 1968-01-07 until 1968-02-17), Micky Dolenz (from 1968-01-07 until 1968-02-17), Eddie Hoh (from 1968-01-07 until 1968-02-17), Milt Holland (from 1968-01-07 until 1968-02-17) and Stan Levey (from 1968-01-07 until 1968-02-17)
piano:
Michael Melvoin (from 1968-01-07 until 1968-02-17)
saxophone:
John Lowe (woodwind) (from 1968-01-07 until 1968-02-17)
trombone:
Milt Bernhart (from 1968-01-07 until 1968-02-17), Richard Leith (trombonist) (from 1968-01-07 until 1968-02-17), Lew McCreary (from 1968-01-07 until 1968-02-17) and Frank Rosolino (from 1968-01-07 until 1968-02-17)
trumpet:
Buddy Childers (from 1968-01-07 until 1968-02-17), Clyde Reasinger (from 1968-01-07 until 1968-02-17), Jack Sheldon (from 1968-01-07 until 1968-02-17) and Anthony Terran (from 1968-01-07 until 1968-02-17)
violin:
Alexander Murray (violinist) (from 1968-01-07 until 1968-02-17), Nathan Kaproff (from 1968-01-07 until 1968-02-17), George Kast (from 1968-01-07 until 1968-02-17), Erno Neufeld (from 1968-01-07 until 1968-02-17) and Ambrose Russo (Violinist) (from 1968-01-07 until 1968-02-17)
vocals:
Micky Dolenz (from 1968-01-07 until 1968-02-17)
arranger:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1968-01-07 until 1968-02-17)
recording of:
Zor and Zam (from 1968-01-07 until 1968-02-17)
writer:
Bill Chadwick and John Chadwick
2:13
13Through the Looking Glass (1968 stereo mix)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Billy Lewis (drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Joe Osborn
guitar:
Keith Allison, Wayne Erwin, Gerry McGee and Louie Shelton
tack piano:
Bobby Hart
vocals:
Micky Dolenz
arranger:
Don McGinnis
recorded at:
United Recorders (@ 6050 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1967-12-30)
recording of:
Through the Looking Glass (on 1967-12-30)
writer:
Red Baldwin, Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart) and Bobby Hart
publisher:
Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc.
2:49
14Long Title: Do I Have to Do This All Over Again (alternate mix)
drums (drum set):
Dewey Martin
electric bass guitar:
Lance Wakely
guitar:
Stephen Stills, Peter Tork and Lance Wakely
background vocals:
Micky Dolenz
vocals:
Peter Tork
recorded at:
Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1968-01-25 until 1968-02-15), RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1968-01-27 until 1968-02-12) and Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1968-01-28 until 1968-02-15)
recording of:
Long Title: Do I Have to Do This All Over Again (from 1968-01-25 until 1968-02-15)
writer:
Peter Tork
2:36
15D.W. Washburn (1968 stereo mix)
banjo:
Henry Diltz
drums (drum set):
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos)
electric bass guitar:
Chip Douglas
guitar:
Keith Allison and Bill Chadwick
percussion [mallets]:
Larry Bunker
saxophone:
Bill Hood (Jazz multi-instrumentalist)
tack piano:
Michel Rubini
trombone:
Lou Blackburn and Herbie Harper
trumpet:
Cappy Lewis and Stu Williamson
vocals:
Micky Dolenz
arranger:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1968-02-17 until 1968-04-03)
recording of:
D.W. Washburn (from 1968-02-17 until 1968-04-03)
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
2:50
16It’s Nice to Be With You (1968 stereo mix)
cello:
Marie Fera, Jacqueline Lustgarten, Kurt Reher and Eleanor Slatkin
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer
electric bass guitar:
Max Bennett (US jazz bassist and session musician)
guitar:
James Burton (guitarist), Mike Deasy, Gerry McGee and Al Hendrickson
horn:
Vincent DeRosa, Dick Perissi and David Duke (Horn)
piano:
Michael Melvoin
saxophone:
Bill Hood (Jazz multi-instrumentalist)
trombone:
Lou Blackburn and Lew McCreary
trumpet:
Buddy Childers, Ollie Mitchell and Jack Sheldon
violin:
Alexander Murray (violinist), Sam Freed, Nathan Kaproff, George Kast, Marvin Limonick and Erno Neufeld
vocals:
Davy Jones (The Monkees member)
arranger:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1968-02-06 until 1968-03-14)
recording of:
It's Nice to Be With You (from 1968-02-06 until 1968-03-14)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Goldstein
2:53
17Carlisle Wheeling (1967 stereo mix)
banjo:
Peter Tork
drums (drum set):
Eddie Hoh
guitar and organ:
Michael Nesmith
percussion:
Eddie Hoh and Michael Nesmith
vocals:
Michael Nesmith
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1967-11-04)
recording of:
Carlisle Wheeling (on 1967-11-04)
lyricist and composer:
Michael Nesmith
3:08
18Rosemarie (1968 stereo mix)
drums (drum set):
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos)
electric bass guitar:
Chip Douglas
guitar:
Keith Allison, Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork
piano:
Michel Rubini
saxophone:
Bill Hood (Jazz multi-instrumentalist)
tambourine:
Larry Bunker
trombone:
Lou Blackburn, Herbie Harper and Lew McCreary
trumpet:
Buddy Childers, Cappy Lewis, Ollie Mitchell and Stu Williamson
vocals:
Micky Dolenz
arranger:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1968-02-19 until 1968-03-01)
recording of:
Rosemarie (from 1968-02-19 until 1968-03-01)
lyricist and composer:
Micky Dolenz
2:39
19My Share of the Sidewalk (1968 stereo mix)
cello:
Justin Ditullio, Emmet Sargent, Ray Kramer and Eleanor Slatkin
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Eddie Hoh
electric bass guitar:
Rick Dey
guitar and piano:
Michael Nesmith
saxophone:
Bill Hood (Jazz multi-instrumentalist)
trombone:
Dick Leith (trombonist) and Lew McCreary
trumpet:
Pete Candoli, Buddy Childers and Tony Terran
vocals:
Davy Jones (The Monkees member)
arranger:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1968-01-09 until 1968-01-19)
recording of:
My Share of the Sidewalk (from 1968-01-09 until 1968-01-19)
lyricist and composer:
Michael Nesmith
3:01
20Alvin (alternate take)
vocals:
Peter Tork
recorded at:
Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-01-20)
recording of:
Alvin (on 1968-01-20)
writer:
Chris Thorkelson and Nicholas Thorkelson
0:22
21We Were Made for Each Other (alternate backing track)
producer:
Chip Douglas
banjo:
Henry Diltz
drums (drum set):
Eddie Hoh
electric bass guitar:
Larry Knechtel and Ray Pohlman
guitar:
Al Casey (US rock & roll/rockabilly/surf guitarist/session musician), Neil Levang and Bill Pitman
organ:
Michael Melvoin
percussion:
Gary Coleman (US percussionist) and Milt Holland
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1967-11-04)
recording of:
We Were Made for Each Other
writer:
Carole Jill Bayer and George Fischoff
2:46
22The Girl I Left Behind Me (1967 stereo mix)
bass:
Red Callender, John Gross and Red Mitchell (jazz double-bassist, composer and lyricist)
cello:
Frederick Seykora
drums (drum set):
Eddie Hoh
French horn:
Vincent DeRosa
percussion:
Milt Holland
piano:
Charlie Smalls (US composer & songwriter)
trombone:
Dick Noel (trombone)
violin:
Israel Baker (violinist), Robert Barene and Elliott Fisher
vocals:
Davy Jones (The Monkees member)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1967-10-31 until 1967-11-21)
recording of:
The Girl I Left Behind Me (Sedaka/Bayer Sager song) (from 1967-10-31 until 1967-11-21)
writer:
Carole Bayer Sager and Neil Sedaka
publisher:
Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc.
4:32
23Little Red Rider (acoustic version)
guitar:
Michael Nesmith
vocals:
Michael Nesmith
recorded at:
Original Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1967)
recording of:
Little Red Rider (in 1967)
writer and composer:
Michael Nesmith
2:30
24Lady’s Baby (1968 stereo mix)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Miles
electric bass guitar:
Lance Wakely
guitar:
Stephen Stills and Peter Tork
vocals:
Peter Tork
recorded at:
Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-01-14)
recording of:
Lady’s Baby (on 1968-01-14)
writer:
Peter Tork
2:25
25Ceiling in My Room (1967 stereo mix)
drums (drum set):
Kim Capli
electric bass guitar:
Bobby Dick (bass guitarist)
guitar:
Dom DeMieri and Eddie Placidi
piano:
Charlie Smalls (US composer & songwriter)
vocals:
Davy Jones (The Monkees member)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1967-11-14)
recording of:
Ceiling in My Room
writer:
Bobby Dick (bass guitarist), Davy Jones (The Monkees member) and Dominick de Mieri
3:50
26I’m a Man (backing track)
producer:
Chip Douglas
drums (drum set):
Eddie Hoh
electric bass guitar:
Ray Pohlman
guitar:
Al Casey (US rock & roll/rockabilly/surf guitarist/session musician), Neil Levang and Bill Pitman
organ:
Michael Melvoin
percussion and timpani:
Gary Coleman (US percussionist) and Milt Holland
piano:
Larry Knechtel
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1967-11-04)
recording of:
I’m a Man (on 1967-11-04)
writer:
Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
2:56
27Me Without You (1968 stereo mix)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Billy Lewis (drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Joe Osborn
guitar:
Gerry McGee and Louie Shelton
keyboard:
Bobby Hart
vocals:
Davy Jones (The Monkees member)
brass arranger:
Don McGinnis
recorded at:
United Recorders (@ 6050 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1967-12-26 until 1968-02-03)
recording of:
Me Without You (from 1967-12-26 until 1968-02-03)
writer:
Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart) and Bobby Hart
publisher:
Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc.
2:16
▶CD 2: The Original Mono Album & More
▶CD 3: The Birds, the Bees & The Raritees
▶7" Vinyl 4

Credits

Release

producer:Andrew Sandoval (Andrew Sandoval, power pop artist & reissue record producer)
The Monkees
recording engineer:Peter Abbott (US recording engineer)
Hank Cicalo
Henry Lewy
remastering:Andrew Sandoval (Andrew Sandoval, power pop artist & reissue record producer)
Dan Hersch (mastering engineer)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2185750 [info]
ASIN:US: B00396HGXG [info]