More Greatest Hits of the Monkees
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More Greatest Hits of the Monkees was a 1982 greatest hits
compilation album
of songs by the Monkees, assembled and released by Arista Records
. Rather than featuring strictly hit singles
, the collection instead featured music from their television series, which was still airing in syndication
around the US.
This album marks the compilation debut of charted hits "Words" and "The Girl I Knew Somewhere", which had been overlooked on the previous greatest hits albums.
While the album was welcome among fans, in the absence of virtually any Monkees vinyl in print for over a decade (except for 1976's The Monkees Greatest Hits
), apparently not much budgeting had gone into the release. A stock photo was hand coloured
, a brief page worth of liner notes appeared (and of course no lyrics), and the sound quality itself was unfortunately less than superb. One of the record's detractors was one of its original performers – former Monkee Michael Nesmith
, who had sampled a copy, and found little to praise. The 1988 CD reissue differs greatly from the original 1982 LP. In fact, this was the stereo debut of "The Girl I Knew Somewhere", which had appeared on singles and other compilation LP's in mono or "electronic stereo".
When Rhino Records reissued the entire Monkees catalog during 1995, this and all previous Monkees greatest hits compilations were deleted. The songs can all be found (carefully digitally remastered) on present-day Monkees issues from Rhino.
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
of songs by the Monkees, assembled and released by Arista Records
Arista Records
Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...
. Rather than featuring strictly hit singles
Hit record
A hit record is a sound recording, usually in the form of a single or album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay, club play, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack, causing it to have "hit" one of the popular chart listings...
, the collection instead featured music from their television series, which was still airing in syndication
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
around the US.
This album marks the compilation debut of charted hits "Words" and "The Girl I Knew Somewhere", which had been overlooked on the previous greatest hits albums.
While the album was welcome among fans, in the absence of virtually any Monkees vinyl in print for over a decade (except for 1976's The Monkees Greatest Hits
The Monkees Greatest Hits (album)
The Monkees Greatest Hits was a 1976 greatest hits compilation album of songs by the Monkees released by Arista Records, and a reissue of an earlier Bell Records compilation, Re-Focus....
), apparently not much budgeting had gone into the release. A stock photo was hand coloured
Hand-colouring
Hand-colouring refers to any method of manually adding colour to a black-and-white photograph, generally either to heighten the realism of the photograph or for artistic purposes...
, a brief page worth of liner notes appeared (and of course no lyrics), and the sound quality itself was unfortunately less than superb. One of the record's detractors was one of its original performers – former Monkee Michael Nesmith
Michael Nesmith
Robert Michael Nesmith is an American musician, songwriter, actor, producer, novelist, businessman, and philanthropist, best known as a member of the musical group The Monkees and star of the TV series of the same name...
, who had sampled a copy, and found little to praise. The 1988 CD reissue differs greatly from the original 1982 LP. In fact, this was the stereo debut of "The Girl I Knew Somewhere", which had appeared on singles and other compilation LP's in mono or "electronic stereo".
When Rhino Records reissued the entire Monkees catalog during 1995, this and all previous Monkees greatest hits compilations were deleted. The songs can all be found (carefully digitally remastered) on present-day Monkees issues from Rhino.
Track listing
- "Take a Giant Step" (KingCarole KingCarole King is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. King and her former husband Gerry Goffin wrote more than two dozen chart hits for numerous artists during the 1960s, many of which have become standards. As a singer, King had an album, Tapestry, top the U.S...
& GoffinGerry GoffinGerry Goffin is an American lyricist. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 with former songwriting partner and first wife, Carole King. he has co-written six Billboard Hot 100 chart-toppers.-Career:Goffin enlisted with the Marine Corps Reserve after graduating from...
) (true stereo on LP, mono on CD) - "Mary, MaryMary, Mary (song)"Mary, Mary" is a song written by Michael Nesmith. It was first recorded by The Butterfield Blues Band for their 1966 album, East-West. The Monkees, featuring Nesmith, would later record the song themselves...
" (NesmithMichael NesmithRobert Michael Nesmith is an American musician, songwriter, actor, producer, novelist, businessman, and philanthropist, best known as a member of the musical group The Monkees and star of the TV series of the same name...
) (original 1967 stereo mix on LP, extended stereo mix on CD) - "Sometime in the Morning" (King & Goffin) (true stereo/single vocal on LP, mono/double-tracked vocal on CD)
- "Cuddly Toy" (NilssonHarry NilssonHarry Edward Nilsson III was an American singer-songwriter who achieved the peak of his commercial success in the early 1970s. On all but his earliest recordings he is credited as Nilsson...
) (CD and LP feature same mix) - "Randy Scouse GitRandy Scouse Git"Randy Scouse Git" is a song written by Micky Dolenz in 1967, and recorded by The Monkees. It was the first song written by Micky Dolenz to be commercially released, and ended up a top 5 hit in the UK where it was retitled "Alternate Title" after the record company complained that the title was...
" (Dolenz) (CD and LP feature same mix) - "Words" (Boyce & Hart) (CD and LP feature same mix)
- "ValleriValleri"Valleri" is a song written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart for The Monkees, who had a #3 on Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on Cash Box with it in early 1968...
" (Boyce & Hart) (LP version fades out, CD version contains full ending) - "You Just May Be the One" (Nesmith) (CD and LP feature same mix)
- "The Girl I Knew Somewhere" (Nesmith) ("Electronic Stereo" on LP, true stereo on CD)
- "Saturday's ChildSaturday's Child"Saturday's Child" is a popular song, written by David Gates, in an unusual departure from his more common easy listening style , and performed by The Monkees. The song is an electric-guitar based rock song, and some fans of The Monkees consider it to be unusually "tough" for their first album...
" (GatesDavid GatesDavid Gates is an American singer-songwriter, best known as the lead singer of the group Bread, which reached the tops of the musical charts in Europe and North America on several occasions in the 1970s. The band was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame...
) (true stereo on LP, mono on CD) - "Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)" (DiamondNeil DiamondNeil Leslie Diamond is an American singer-songwriter with a career spanning over five decades from the 1960s until the present....
) (CD and LP feature same mix) - "For Pete's SakeFor Pete's Sake (song)"For Pete's Sake" is a song written by Peter Tork and Joseph Richards, and recorded by The Monkees, with Micky Dolenz on lead vocals. It appeared on The Monkees' third album, Headquarters, and was used as the closing theme for the second season of their TV series.The song is often mistakenly...
" (TorkPeter TorkPeter Tork is an American musician and actor, best known as a member of The Monkees.-Early life:Tork was born Peter Halsten Thorkelson in Washington, D.C.. Although he was born in 1942, many news articles report him as born in 1944 in New York City as this was the date and place given on early...
& Richards) (CD and LP feature same mix)