No, this isn’t the George Harrison album. I’ll save that for a rainy [or rather, snowy] day.
It’s 1968. The Monkees are exhausted. Peter’s fed up with all of it. Time to make a TV special!
As always, any time there is a take or mix I don’t have any specific preference for, I’ll use an X to let you know it’s entirely up to the tape archivist’s personal choosing if they so please (provided anyone ever reads this and sends it over to Rhino, ha!)
DISC 1: SOUNDTRACK FROM THE SPECIAL
- I’m A Believer Blues
- (I Prithee) Do Not Ask For Love
- Naked Persimmon
- Goldie Locks Sometime
- Wind Up Man
- Stack O’ Pianos*
- Darwin
- Only The Fittest Shall Survive
- I Go Ape
- Come On Up
- Oldies Medley*
- String For My Kite
- Solfeggietto
- Listen To The Band [edit]
- California, Here It Comes
DISC 2: OUTTAKES
- I Go Ape [Takes 1 & 2]
- I Go Ape [Intro Piece Take X]
- I Go Ape [Acetate Mix]
- Wind Up Man [Artist Demo]
- Wind Up Man [Take X]
- String For My Kite [Artist Demo]
- String For My Kite [Version 1, Take X]
- String For My Kite [Version 2, Take X]
- String For My Kite [Version 2, Mono Instrimental Mix]
- Naked Persimmon [Take X]
- Naked Persimmon [Ending Piece Takes X]
- Naked Persimmon [Insert Piece Take X]
- Naked Persimmon [Acetate Mix]
- (I Prithee) Do Not Ask For Love [Take X]
- (I Prithee) Do Not Ask For Love [Intro Piece Takes X]
- (I Prithee) Do Not Ask For Love [Acetate Mix]
- Goldie Locks Sometime [Take X]
- Goldie Locks Sometime [Intro Piece Takes 1-3]
- Goldie Locks Sometime [Mono Instrumental Mix]
- Darwin [Takes 1 & 2]
- Darwin [Mono Instrumental Mix]
- Lucky You [Artist Demo]
- I Am A Fish [Artist Demo]
- Buttoning The Buttons [Artist Demo]
- The Bus And The Crocodile [Artist Demo]
- A Man Without A Dream [Take 9]**
- A Man Without A Dream [Take 10]**
*- I gave these tracks titles myself
**- I included these because they were recorded by Bones Howe, only 3 days before I Go Ape. These takes in particular are very funny and i’d love to hear them:
“Take 8 will be stopped abruptly by Howe (who feels it is too fast), and the pass that follows, Take 9, will be incredibly slow. Consequently, Bones will offer to play Hal Blaine a demo of the song before Take 10 to match tempo, but the drummer will quickly adjust without review.“
