Merry Christmas!
There’s a lot of material The Monkees recorded in 1968 that we, the fans, have not heard yet. Scores of material have been found since 2009, or were left off the TBTB&TM box for various reasons.
I believe, out of everything I have posted here thus far, that this hypothetical box set would be the most important & commercially viable candidate for a Rhino Records release, full stop. I feel so strongly about this one, I even gave it a title!
All tracks here would be previously unreleased except where noted (*).
DISC 1: THE BEST OF THE MONKEES 1968
- Porpoise Song (202X Remix)
- You And I (202X Remix)
- Come On In (202X Remix)
- Mommy And Daddy (202X Remix)
- Don’t Listen To Linda (202X Remix)
- As We Go Along (202X Remix)
- Tear The Top Right Off My Head (Stereo Mix)
- Through The Looking Glass (202X Remix)
- Good Clean Fun (202X Remix)
- We Were Made For Each Other (202X Remix)
- Zor And Zam (202X Remix)
- While I Cry (202X Remix)
- Rosemarie (202X Remix)
- Lady’s Baby (Stereo Mix)
- Valleri (202X Remix)
- P.O. Box 9847 (202X Remix)
- My Share Of The Sidewalk (202X Remix)
- Carlisle Wheeling (Version One, 202X Remix)
- Changes (202X Remix)
- The Girl I Left Behind Me / Girl Named Love (202X Remix)
- Hollywood (202X Remix)
- Circle Sky (Live, 202X Remix)
- Look Down (202X Remix)
- Listen To The Band (202X Remix)
DISC 2: RARE & UNRELEASED 1968
- Mommy And Daddy (Alternate Take)
- Long Title (Alternate Lead)
- Zor And Zam (TV Version, Stereo Mix)
- Daddy’s Song (Rough Mono Mix)
- Long Title (Mono Movie Mix)
- Tear The Top Right Off My Head (Alternate Lead)
- Carlisle Wheeling (Alternate 1968 Mono Mix)
- Ceiling In My Room (Alternate Mono Mix)
- Can You Dig It (Rough Mono Mix)
- As We Go Along (True Mono Mix)
- Circle Sky (Alternate 1968 Mono Mix)
- Auntie’s Municipal Court (Mike’s Vocal, 1968 Mono Mix)
- Nine Times Blue (October 1968 Mix)
- D.W. Washburn (Alternate Mono Mix)
- Writing Wrongs (Alternate 1968 Stereo Mix)
- Alvin (Mono Master)
- Shake Em Up & Let Em Roll (202X Remix)
- How Insensitive (202X Remix)
- Me Without You (202X Remix)
- Auntie’s Municipal Court (202X Remix)
- War Games (202X Remix)
- Carlisle Wheeling (Version Two, 202X Remix)
- Smile (202X Remix)
- Listen To The Band (Alternate Vocal & With Bass Harmonica)
DISC 3: THE UNFINISHED MASTERS
- That’s What It’s Like Loving You (202X Remix)
- I’m A Man (Rough Mono Mix)
- All The Grey Haired Men (Stereo Mix)
- Little Red Rider (Version One)
- We Were Made For Each Other (Version One)*
- The Story Of Rock And Roll (Version Four)
- Empire
- Seasons
- No Title (Version One)
- No Title (Version Two)
- Impack
- The Shadow Of A Man
- Nine Times Blue (Version Two)
- St Matthew (Version Two)
- A Man Without A Dream (Version Three)
- (I Prithee) Do Not Ask For Love (Version Two)
- Mr. Richland’s Favorite Song
- Untitled #3
- Title
- Seeger’s Theme (Version Two)
- Tears Of Joy
- Pinball Machine [Excerpt]
DISC 4: SESSIONS 1968
- Propinquity (Basic Track)
- Lady’s Baby (Version One, Take 20)
- Valleri (Take X)
- War Games (Version One, Take 12)
- (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
- Listen To The Band (Basic Track)
- Long Title (Version Three, Take 17)
- My Share Of The Sidewalk (Take X)
- P.O. Box 9847 (Take X)
- I’ll Be Back Up On My Feet (Take X)
- Porpoise Song (Alternate Take Fragments)
- As We Go Along (2010 Instrumental Mix)*
- Long Title (Fast Jam)
- Long Title (Slow Jam)
- Circle Sky (Take X)
- Daddy’s Song (Take 16)
- Good Times (Take 4)
- St Matthew (Demo)*
- Lady’s Baby (Version Four, Take 51)
- The Girl I Left Behind Me (Take 2)
- Long Title (Version Two, Take 3)
Sources: The Day-By-Day Story Of The Monkees, Monkeesmixography, Steve Hoffman Forums, Peat, and viewers like you! Thank you.
note: it’s not specified whether or not multitracks for Tapioca Tundra exist. The existence of a (seemingly) new remix from the early 2010s leads me to believe so, but I have no definitive proof. As such, I left off a 202X remix on disc 1. But please know I really wanted to put it on!!
