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Remastered
2 cd set/incl. Bonus tracks

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The Monkees formed in 1966 when Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Mike Nesmith, and Peter Tork were picked out of a mass casting call to portray a band on a zany T.V. sitcom designed to mimic the madcap spirit of the Beatles' a Hard Day's Night. The brainchild of producer/directors Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider, the show was a ratings phenomenon and won 1967's Outstanding Comedy Series Emmyr. Through the efforts of music industry legend Don Kirshner, who employed the biggest Brill Building songwriters of the day to pen hits for the group, the Monkees' records were a smash as well. Their first two LPs 1966's the Monkees and 1967's More of the Monkees each scored #1 on Billboardr's album chart, and delivered the #1 hits Last Train to Clarksville and I'm a Believer. They both sound better than ever on new 2-CD Deluxe Limited Editions, expanded with bonus rarities.. c 1967's More of the Monkees was the band's top seller, racking up 70 weeks on Billboardr's album chart, including 18 weeks at #1, becoming the 3rd best-selling LP of the '60s (ranking higher than any Beatles album). The Monkees topped the pop singles charts again with the Neil Diamond-penned I'm a Believer. Album also features the Top 20 hit (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone and the classic cut She, both composed by Boyce & Hart. Twelve bonus tracks on Disc 1 include Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow) with Peter's narration, an alternate mix of I'm a Believer and the previously unissued Whatever's Right. Disc 2's six bonus cuts include the first recorded version of Valleri and a previously unreleased alternate version of Tear Drop City.