Monkee Business

Last updated
Monkee Business
Monkee Business.JPG
Compilation album by
Released1982 (original)
1986 (reissue)
Recorded1966-1969
Genre Rock
Label Rhino
Producer Various
The Monkees chronology
More Greatest Hits of The Monkees
(1976)
Monkee Business
(1982)
Monkee Flips
(1984)

Monkee Business is a compilation album of songs by the Monkees, issued by Rhino Records in 1982. It was the first American Monkees rarities collection and was released on both LP and cassette formats, with the LP being a picture disc.

Contents

Monkee Business marked the U.S. LP debut of several non-album tracks which had only been released as singles or B-sides: "Goin' Down," "D.W. Washburn", "It's Nice to Be with You," "Someday Man" and "Tema Dei Monkees," the Italian version of "(Theme From) The Monkees." Additionally, "Steam Engine" and "Love to Love" had been previously unreleased until the 1979 Australian compilation album Monkeemania (40 Timeless Hits) . As a picture disc, the playback quality of Monkee Business was inferior to standard vinyl of the early 1980s.

The album was reissued in 1986 with a recompiled track listing from different sources, which resulted in several mixing variations. This second pressing is notable for including studio chatter at the beginning of "Someday Man" that had not been heard on the 1982 edition. [1] The 1986 edition can be identified by "RE-1" appearing in the LP's inner groove. [2]

Monkee Business went out of print as Rhino shifted from vinyl releases to compact discs. Each of the tracks have since been reissued, digitally remastered, on various individual Monkees CDs, as part of the Missing Links collections or as bonus tracks on concurrent Monkees albums.

The photo of the band used on the cover is a reversed image from the original.

Track listing

[3] [4] [2] [1]

Original 1982 LP

Side 1
No.TitleNotesLength
1."Porpoise Song" (Gerry Goffin / Carole King)1968 mono mix. Single version; from Head . Sourced from vinyl.4:04
2."Star Collector" (Gerry Goffin / Carole King)Reversed channels mix. From Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd. .3:30
3."It's Nice to Be With You" (Jerry Goldstein)1968 mono mix. B-side of "D.W. Washburn".2:47
4."D.W. Washburn" (Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller)Single A-side.2:47
5."Steam Engine" (Chip Douglas)Previously unreleased in the U.S.. 1969 mono TV mix.2:21
6."Tema Dei Monkees" (Tommy Boyce / Bobby Hart / Nistri)1967 mono mix. Italian single A-side.2:30
Side 2
No.TitleNotesLength
1."Pleasant Valley Sunday" (Gerry Goffin / Carole King)1967 mono mix. Single version; from Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones. Ltd..3:12
2."What Am I Doing Hangin' Round" (Michael Martin Murphey / Owens Castleman)Reversed channels mix; from Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones. Ltd..3:02
3."She Hangs Out" (Ellie Greenwich / Jeff Barry)1967 mono mix. Withdrawn Canadian single version. Sourced from vinyl.2:33
4."Love to Love" (Neil Diamond)Previously unreleased in the U.S.. 1969 mono mix.2:35
5."Someday Man" (Paul Williams / Roger Nichols)B-side of "Listen to the Band".2:38
6."Goin' Down" (The Monkees / Diane Hildebrand)1967 alternate mono mix. B-side of "Daydream Believer".4:23

1986 reissue LP

[5]

Side 1
No.TitleNotesLength
1."Porpoise Song (Theme from Head)" (Gerry Goffin / Carole King)Single version; from Head4:04
2."Star Collector" (Gerry Goffin / Carole King)1967 alternate stereo mix; from Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd..3:30
3."It's Nice to Be With You" (Jerry Goldstein)1968 mono mix. B-side of "D.W. Washburn".2:47
4."D.W. Washburn" (Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller)Single A-side.2:47
5."Steam Engine" (Chip Douglas)Previously unreleased in the U.S.. 1969 alternate mono mix.2:21
6."Tema Dei Monkees" (Tommy Boyce/ Bobby Hart / Nistri)1967 mono mix. Italian single A-side. Early fadeout.2:16
Side 2
No.TitleNotesLength
1."Pleasant Valley Sunday" (Gerry Goffin / Carole King)1967 mono mix. Single version; from Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones. Ltd..3:12
2."What Am I Doing Hangin' Round" (Michael Martin Murphey / Owens Castleman)Reversed channels mix; from Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones. Ltd..3:02
3."She Hangs Out" (Ellie Greenwich / Jeff Barry)1967 mono mix. Withdrawn Canadian single version.2:33
4."Love to Love" (Neil Diamond)Previously unreleased in the U.S.. 1969 mono mix.2:35
5."Someday Man" (Paul Williams / Roger Nichols)1969 mono mix with studio chatter. B-side of "Listen to the Band".2:38
6."Goin' Down" (The Monkees / Diane Hildebrand)B-side of "Daydream Believer".4:24

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rhino Entertainment</span> American record label

Rhino Entertainment Company is an American specialty record label and production company founded in 1978. It is currently the catalog division for Warner Music Group. Its current CEO is Mark Pinkus.

<i>Walk Among Us</i> 1982 studio album by the Misfits

Walk Among Us is the debut studio album by the American punk rock band Misfits, released in March 1982 by Ruby Records and its parent label Slash Records. It was the first full-length album to be released by the band, although it was the third to be recorded, after Static Age and 12 Hits from Hell. The recording sessions for Walk Among Us took place at multiple studios between June 1981 and January 1982, and the album also includes the track "Mommy, Can I Go Out and Kill Tonight?", which was recorded live at the Ritz in New York City. The album features a re-recording of the single "Night of the Living Dead", which was released on October 31, 1979.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Double album</span> Audio recordings spanning two units of a medium

A double album is an audio album that spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically either records or compact disc. A double album is usually, though not always, released as such because the recording is longer than the capacity of the medium. Recording artists often think of double albums as being a single piece artistically; however, there are exceptions, such as John Lennon's Some Time in New York City and OutKast's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below . Since the advent of the compact disc, albums are sometimes released with a bonus disc featuring additional material as a supplement to the main album, with live tracks, studio out-takes, cut songs, or older unreleased material. One innovation was the inclusion of a DVD of related material with a compact disc, such as video related to the album or DVD-Audio versions of the same recordings. Some such discs were also released on a two-sided format called DualDisc.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Picture disc</span> Gramophone record with an image on the playing surface

Picture discs are gramophone (phonograph) records that show images on their playing surface, rather than being of plain black or colored vinyl. Collectors traditionally reserve the term picture disc for records with graphics that extend at least partly into the actual playable grooved area, distinguishing them from picture label discs, which have a specially illustrated and sometimes very large label, and picture back discs, which are illustrated on one unplayable side only.

<i>Best of Bee Gees</i> 1969 compilation album by Bee Gees

Best of Bee Gees is a 1969 compilation album by the English-Australian rock band Bee Gees. It was their first international greatest hits album. It featured their singles from 1966–1969 with the exception of the band's 1968 single "Jumbo".

<i>Headquarters</i> (The Monkees album) 1967 studio album by the Monkees

Headquarters is the third studio album by the American pop rock band the Monkees, released in 1967 by Colgems Records. It was issued after the first season of their television series had concluded and was the first album on which the group members made substantial songwriting and instrumental contributions, rather than relying on session musicians and professional songwriters. After a struggle for creative autonomy with their record label, the group had been allowed, to a degree, to record by themselves. Headquarters became the group's third consecutive No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified double platinum in the United States with sales of more than two million copies within the first two months of release. It also peaked at No. 2 on the UK charts. It is included in the 2006 book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

<i>Changes</i> (The Monkees album) 1970 studio album by the Monkees

Changes is the ninth studio album by the American pop rock band the Monkees, released in 1970 by Colgems Records. The album was issued after Michael Nesmith's exit from the band, leaving only Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones to fulfill the recording contract they had signed in the mid-1960s. Changes was their last new album for Colgems Records and the group's last album of all new material until Pool It!, released in 1987.

A multisided record is a type of vinyl record that has more than one groove per side. This technique allows hidden tracks to be encoded on LPs, 45 rpms and 78 rpms. On a disc that has a multi-groove, whether the listener plays the main track or the hidden track depends on where the stylus is cued.

<i>More Greatest Hits of The Monkees</i> 1982 greatest hits album by the Monkees

More Greatest Hits of the Monkees is 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 also featured music from their television series, which was still airing in syndication around the US.

<i>The Monkees Greatest Hits</i> 1976 greatest hits album by the Monkees

The Monkees Greatest Hits is 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.

<i>Monkee Flips</i> 1984 compilation album by the Monkees

Monkee Flips is a compilation album of songs by the Monkees, issued by Rhino Records in 1984. Labeled as the "Best of the Monkees, Volume Four" (as it followed the two Arista Records compilations Greatest Hits and More Greatest Hits and the Rhino Records picture disc Monkee Business, the album featured an all-stereo selection of single sides and album tracks, including several songs featured in the Monkees TV series. It was available on both LP record and cassette formats.

<i>Then & Now... The Best of The Monkees</i> 1986 compilation album by The Monkees

Then & Now... the Best of The Monkees is a compilation album of songs by the 1960s American pop group the Monkees, released by Arista Records in 1986.

<i>The Monkees Greatest Hits</i> (Colgems) 1969 greatest hits album by the Monkees

The Monkees Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits compilation album by the American pop rock band the Monkees, released in 1969 by Colgems Records.

<i>Ross</i> (1978 album) 1978 studio album by Diana Ross

Ross is the ninth studio album by American singer Diana Ross, released in September 1978 by Motown Records. The album served as a new album and a compilation, as it was a mixture of old and new songs. Side A consisting of four new tracks recorded in 1978, and Side B of material recorded by Ross between 1971 and 1975, but remixed and/or extended by Motown in-house producer Russ Terrana specifically for the Ross album. Ross peaked at number 49 on the US Pop Albums chart, and number 32 on Black Albums. The album failed to chart in the UK. Its final US sales figures stood at around 150,000 copies. The cover illustration was by Rickey Ricardo Gaskins. A different album also titled Ross was released on the RCA label in 1983.

The discography of the experimental music group Psychic TV consists of over 100 full-length albums, over 15 compilation albums and over 30 singles and EPs.

<i>Merry Christmas</i> (Bing Crosby album) 1945 compilation album by Bing Crosby

Merry Christmas is a Christmas-themed compilation album by Bing Crosby that was released in 1945 on Decca Records. It has remained in print through the vinyl, CD, and downloadable file eras, currently as the disc and digital album White Christmas on MCA Records, a part of the Universal Music Group, and currently on vinyl as Merry Christmas on Geffen Records. It includes Crosby's signature song "White Christmas", the best-selling single of all time with estimated sales of over 50 million copies worldwide. The album was certified 4× Platinum by RIAA for selling over 4 million copies in United States. The original 1945 release and subsequent re-releases and re-packages spent a total of 39 weeks at no. 1 on the Billboard pop albums chart.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Monkees discography</span> Cataloging of published recordings by The Monkees

The Monkees' discography spans over 50 years, from the release of their first single, "Last Train to Clarksville" in August 1966 to their final live album The Mike and Micky Show in April 2020. Their discography is complicated due to the large volume of unique releases in many international markets, the release of many recordings not credited to the Monkees for lack of rights to the trademark, and the existence of many bootleg, promotional, and novelty recordings that are beyond the scope of this article.

<i>Mono Masters</i> 2009 compilation album by The Beatles

Mono Masters is a compilation album by the Beatles, and is an alternate, all-mono version of the album Past Masters. Mono Masters was originally a two-CD set included as part of The Beatles in Mono box set. The premise of this box set was to compile only Beatles material which was released or prepared for release with a dedicated mono mix. As a result, the track listing for Mono Masters differs from Past Masters on the second half of disc two, omitting some later songs that never had a mono mix, and adding several songs released on stereo-only albums that had unreleased mono mixes. Tracks 9–12 and 15 of disc two were prepared in March 1969 for release as a 7" mono Yellow Submarine EP, two months after the release of the similarly titled soundtrack album, but the project was scrapped, although the EP was mastered. Subsequently, the tracks were only released in stereo, while the true mono mixes remained unreleased. "Get Back" was the final Beatles single mixed for mono format. It was released in the UK in mono, though the US release was in stereo. Thus, the songs that were originally released on stereo singles in the UK are omitted on this release.

Rarities is the name of two separate and unrelated compilation albums by the English rock band the Beatles. The first was released in the United Kingdom in December 1978, while the second album was issued in the United States in March 1980.

<i>Teenage Tragedies</i> 1984 compilation album by Various artists

Teenage Tragedies is a compilation album of teen tragedy songs released on Rhino Records in 1984.

References

  1. 1 2 "The Monkees - Monkee Business picture disc mix differences". Steve Hoffman Music Forums.
  2. 1 2 "1982 "Monkee Business" picture disc LP". The Monkees Live Almanac.
  3. "The Monkees – Monkee Business (1982, Vinyl)" via www.discogs.com.
  4. "MONKEE BUSINESS / First pressing · US LP / Rhino 701 / November 1982 - monkeesmixography". Archived from the original on 2016-06-05. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  5. "MONKEE BUSINESS / Second pressing · US LP / Rhino 701 / 1986 - monkeesmixography". Archived from the original on 2016-06-05. Retrieved 2016-06-05.