The Monkees (60th Anniversary Deluxe) (Limited) (LP+CD3)

LPA ORIGINAL STEREO ALBUM

1. (Theme From) The Monkees
2.  Saturday’s Child
3. I Wanna Be Free
4. Tomorrow’s Gonna Be Another Day
5. Papa Gene’s Blues
6. Take A Giant Step

LPB ORIGINAL STEREO ALBUM

1. Last Train To Clarksville
2. This Just Doesn’t Seem To Be My Day
3. Let’s Dance On
4. I’ll Be True To You
5. Sweet Young Thing
6. Gonna Buy Me A Dog

CD1 THE ORIGINAL MONO ALBUM

1. (Theme From) The Monkees
2.  Saturday’s Child
3. I Wanna Be Free
4. Tomorrow’s Gonna Be Another Day
5. Papa Gene’s Blues
6. Take A Giant Step
7. Last Train To Clarksville
8. This Just Doesn’t Seem To Be My Day
9. Let’s Dance On
10. I’ll Be True To You
11. Sweet Young Thing
12. Gonna Buy Me A Dog
13. I Wanna Be Free (Rehearsal) (Bonus Track)
14. I Wanna Be Free (Demo – Take Twelve) (Bonus Track)
15. I Wanna Be Free (Overdubbed Demo – Take 2) (Bonus Track)
16. Propinquity (I've Just Begun To Care) (Demo Version) (Bonus Track)

CD2 TV VERSIONS, ALTERNATE TAKES + RADIO SPOTS

1. Monkees NBC Promo Spot 
2. (Theme From) The Monkees (TV Version)
3. You Just May Be The One (Mono TV Version) 
4. This Just Doesn’t Seem To Be My Day (Mono TV Version) 
5. Take A Giant Step (Mono TV Version) 
6. All The King’s Horses (Mono TV Version) 
7.  I Wanna Be Free (Fast Version – Mono TV Mix) 
8. The Kind Of Girl I Could Love (Alternate Mono Mix) 
9. Saturday’s Child (Mono TV Version) 
10. (Theme From) The Monkees (Second Version)
11.  All The King’s Horses (Alternate Vocal Take) 
12.  The Kind Of Girl I Could Love (Alternate Vocal Take) 
13.  I Don’t Think You Know Me (Stereo Remix – Micky’s Vocal) 
14. So Goes Love (Take One) 
15. So Goes Love (Alternate Vocal Take) 
16.  Papa Gene’s Blues (Alternate Vocal Take) 
17. Kellogg’s Jingle
18. The Monkees (Radio Spot)

CD3 BACKING TRACKS/DEMOS

1. (Theme From) The Monkees (Version One - Master Backing Track) 
2.  Let’s Dance On (Master Backing Track) 
3. This Just Doesn’t Seem To Be My Day (Master Backing Track) 
4.  Gonna Buy Me A Dog (Version One - Backing Track Take Five) 
5.  Papa Gene’s Blues (Backing Track - Take One) 
6. I Won’t Be The Same Without Her (Backing Track - Take Six) 
7. Sweet Young Thing (Backing Track - Take One) 
8. I Wanna Be Free (Version Two - Backing Track Take Six) 
9. I Wanna Be Free (Version Three - Backing Track Take Three) 
10. Jokes (Backing Track) 
11.  Tomorrow’s Gonna Be Another Day (Master Backing Track) 
12. Gonna Buy Me A Dog (Version Two – Backing Track Take Two) 
13. Mary, Mary (Backing Track – Take One) 
14. Of You (Backing Track – Take One) 
15. You Just May Be The One (Rehearsal & Backing Track – Take Nineteen)

The Monkees—the 1966 debut that launched a global pop culture phenomenon—turns 60 with a new anniversary collection arriving October 30 from Rhino.

The Monkees (60th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) is available to pre-order now at Rhino. Produced by Monkees historian Andrew Sandoval, the LP/3CD set pairs the original album’s stereo mix on vinyl with a trio of CDs packed with the album’s mono mix, alternate takes, backing tracks, and broadcast-exclusive mixes from the Emmy-winning series.

Released in October 1966, The Monkees reshaped the pop landscape and helped make Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork superstars overnight. Driven by the runaway success of the band’s #1 debut single, “Last Train To Clarksville,” the album skyrocketed to the top of the Billboard album chart, where it remained for 13 consecutive weeks on its way to quintuple-platinum certification. The album is loaded with classic tunes by legendary songwriting teams like Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, as well as Gerry Goffin and Carole King.

The anniversary collection delivers a rich behind-the-scenes look at this historic album with dozens of rare recordings. Highlights include the TV mix of “Take A Giant Step,” an alternate take of Nesmith’s “Papa Gene’s Blues,” a rehearsal for “I Wanna Be Free,” plus backing tracks for album favorites like “(Theme From) The Monkees.” The set also gathers vintage promos and the group’s rare Kellogg’s jingle.

Reflecting on the album six decades later in the set’s new liner notes, Dolenz—who is currently celebrating the milestone on his 60 Years of the Monkees tour—recalls the magic behind the whirlwind era.

“For all the madness of that time, there was joy in it. We were part of something that none of us could fully understand while it was happening. The show was unlike anything else on television, and the music was reaching people in a way that was immediate and powerful. Fans weren’t analyzing the machinery behind it. They were listening. They were singing along. They were making the songs part of their lives. That is the greatest gift of it all.”