Rare Monkees Boxed Set, currently unavailable
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For the most ardent fans, this Monkees boxed set is an ultra-rare incredible collection.
Some of these items were later released in the Missing Links series, but
others I believe are extremely rare. It is used, but in mint condition.
I had a VIP ticket to a concert in 2014, as a perk, it included this boxed set.
It focuses on the Monkees' first album, and also contains Davy's earlier solo album,
which includes some of Mike's cuts when he performed as Michael Blessing.
The set focuses on their first album, "The Monkees".
The first disc contains the original mono album, the original stereo album, and many bonus items, such as NBC promos and commercial spots, and an early mono tv version of "You Just May Be The One", later appearing on Headquarters.
Disc two contains previously unreleased outake sessions from "The Monkees". It contains many songs which did not appear on that first album, including "The Kind Of Girl I Could Love", and the backing track for "Mary, Mary", both of which later appeared on "More Of The Monkees", and various other rehearsal and backing tracks, and a stereo version of "You Just May Be The One", later appearing on Headquarters. Also here are officially unreleased songs "I Don't Think You Know Me" (Micky vocals), and "(I Prithee) Do Not Ask For Love" (Davy vocals).
Davy's solo album is here - "David Jones", recorded in 1965. It includes the mono and stereo versions, and has a cover of Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe", and a version of "My Dad", which had been released as a single by Paul Petersen, of "Donna Reed" fame.
Also, six cuts of Mike performing as Michael Blessing are included - his protest-song single "The New Recruit", and a fantastic cover of Bo Diddley's "Who Do You Love", later made famous by George Thorogood. He also covers the Buffy Sainte-Marie classic "Until It's Time For You To Go", made famous by Elvis. And a facinating song, "What Seems To Be The Trouble Officer", which is a send-up of the song Dylan made famous, "Baby Let Me Follow You Down", harmonica and all, but the words are completely different...
The included booklet has rare photos, and the story of how the Monkees came together to become a TV band. Regretably, in my copy, the booklet had a publishing error, and pages two and three are not there. (maybe that makes it more rare...)
If you are a devout Monkees fan, this rare compilation is a treasure.
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