By October 1969, things were radically different for The Monkees. Their NBC show had left prime time, Peter Tork had left the group, and Top 40 hits were no longer a sure thing. It was in this atmosphere that Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones and Michael Nesmith exerted more creative control to record THE MONKEES PRESENT. The resulting album is one of the group's most varied, from the iconic single, "Listen To The Band," to Micky's anti-war anthem, "Mommy And Daddy," Davy's lush "French Song," and Michael's Nashville-tinged barn-burner, "Good Clean Fun."
Strictly limited to 5,000 individually numbered boxes, the newly re-mastered and expanded THE MONKEES PRESENT is the latest release in Rhino Handmade's lavish Monkees boxed sets. Packed with a whopping 85 tracks (60 previously unreleased!) over 3 CD's, Monkees historian and reissue producer Andrew Sandoval has raided the vault, pulling previously unheard songs, alternate versions and backing tracks from the original master tapes. THE MONKEES PRESENT also includes an exclusive bonus 7" vinyl single for "Good Clean Fun (Alternate Mix)" b/w "Mommy and Daddy (Mono Mix)" in a picture sleeve.
CD1 Disc 1 - The Original Stereo Album (01:15:31)
1. Little Girl (01:59)
2. Good Clean Fun (02:15)
3. If I Knew (02:19)
4. Bye Bye Baby Bye Bye (02:17)
5. Never Tell A Woman Yes (03:44)
6. Looking For The Good Times (02:00)
7. Ladies Aid Society (02:40)
8. Listen To The Band (02:45)
9. French Song (02:23)
10. Mommy And Daddy (02:10)
11. Oklahoma Backroom Dancer (02:34)
12. Pillow Time (02:25)
Bonus Material
13. Time And Time Again [1969 Stereo Mix]
14. Down The Highway [1969 Stereo Mix]
15. Steam Engine [1969 Stereo Mix]
16. If You Have The Time [1969 Stereo Mix]
17. Angel Band [1969 Stereo Mix]
18. Rose Marie [1969 Stereo Mix]
19. I Never Thought It Peculiar [1969 Stereo Mix]
20. Of You [1969 Stereo Mix]
21. Kicking Stones [1969 Stereo Mix]
22. If I Knew [Bill & Davy's 1969 Stereo Mix]
23. The Crippled Lion [1969 Stereo Mix]
24. My Storybook Of You [Tommy & Bobby's 1969 Stereo Mix]
25. Carlisle Wheeling [Version 3 - 1969 Stereo Mix]
26. French Song [Stereo LP Master With Extended Ending]
27. Hollywood [Version One - 1969 Stereo Mix]
28. My Storybook Of You ["New" 1969 Stereo Mix]
29. Circle Sky ["New" 1969 Stereo Mix]
A – Good Clean Fun [Alternate Mix] (02:19)
B – Mommy And Daddy [7/10/69 Stereo Mix] (02:25)
CD2 Disc 2 - Mono Mixes & Rarities (01:02:38)
1. The Monkees Present Radio Spot
2. If I Knew [TV Mono Mix]
3. Bye Bye Baby Bye Bye [Mono Mix]
4. Looking For The Good Times [Mono Mix]
5. Ladies Aid Society [1969 Stereo Mix]
6. Listen To The Band [Single Mix]
7. French Song [TV Mono Mix]
8. Mommy And Daddy [1969 Mono Mix]
9. Circle Sky [1969 "New" Mono Mix]
10. Penny Music [TV Mono Mix]
11. Apples, Peaches, Bananas And Pears [1969 Mono Mix]
12. Of You [1969 Mono Mix]
13. I Never Thought It Peculiar [1969 Mono Mix Without Overdubs]
14. Kicking Stones [1969 Mono Mix]
15. Listen To The Band [LP Version - True Mono Mix]
16. If You Have The Time [1969 Mono Mix Without Moog]
17. Midnight Train [TV Mono Mix]
18. My Storybook Of You [Mono Mix]
19. Steam Engine [Mono Mix]
20. Time And Time Again [Mono Mix]
21. Mommy And Daddy [7/1/69 Stereo Mix]
22. I Never Thought It Peculiar [Mono Mix With Overdubs]
23. Bye Bye Baby Bye Bye [Alternate Stereo Mix]
24. If You Have The Time [1969 Mono Mix With Moog]
25. Mommy And Daddy [7/20/69 Stereo Mix]
26. French Song [Rough Mono Mix]
27. The Monkees Greatest Hits Radio Spot
CD3 Disc 3 - Sessions (01:15:31)
1. Little Girl [Take 7]
2. Calico Girlfriend [Alternate Mix]
3. If I Knew [Take 1]
4. You're So Good [Alternate Mix]
5. Little Red Rider [Alternate Mix]
6. If You Have The Time [Take 4]
7. Music Bridge "We'll Be Back In A Minute" [Take 12]
8. Listen To The Band [Alternate Stereo Mix]
9. French Song [Take 3]
10. Mommy And Daddy [5/13/69 Stereo Mix 9]
11. Thank You My Friend [Backing Track - Take 4]
12. Pillow Time [Take 8 & 9]
13. How Can I Tell You
14. Steam Engine [1969 Rough Stereo Mix]
15. Time And Time Again [Take 1]
16. Good Afternoon [Backing Track - Take 14]
17. Opening Night
18. Lynn Harper [Backing Track - Take 8]
19. Music Bridge "We'll Be Back In A Minute" [Take 18]
20. The Good Earth [Alternate Take]
21. London Bridge [Backing Track - Take 4]
22. Music Bridge "We'll Be Back In A Minute" [Version 3]
23. A Bus That Never Comes [Backing Track - Take 9]
24. Omega [Backing Track - Take 8]
25. Thirteen Is Not Our Lucky Number [Backing Track]
26. Michigan Blackhawk [Backing Track - Take 4]
27. Little Tommy Blues [Backing Track - Take 5]
28. Till Then [Backing Track - Take 2]
