Monkees Collection Vol.1, The (Daydream Believer) - Monkees (The)

Advantages: Some classic songs in stero; some bonus tracks
Disadvantages: Missing most of their classic tracks; too many fillers

...such as "Propinquity". Having heard it there may be a good reason why it was unreleased. I adore the Monkees but to be honest I probably won't listen to this much. I have their Greatest Hits and that includes all the tracks we love such as "Daydream Believer", "Stepping Stone" and "Shades of Grey" plus their more psychedelic highlights from the film Head. So, overall I would say that this is a bit of a curiosity - and really only for Monkees obsessives unless you can pick up a copy dirt cheap on Amazon or Ebay.... Read review

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Advantages: A good mix of songs
Disadvantages: Doesnt help you get through the housework

...or does justice to the high quality of tracks this 2 cd album has to offer. The track listing for the album I have is as follows, CD 1 1. Queen - I Want To Break Free 2. Ronan Keating - Life Is A Rollercoaster 3. Bangles - Manic Monday 4. Aretha Franklin - Respect 5. Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive 6. The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup 7. The Monkees - Daydream Believer 8. Roy Orbison - Oh, Pretty Woman 9. The Beach Boys - Help Me Rhonda 10. Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing 11. UB40 feat. Chrissie Hynde - I Got You Babe 12. Big Mountain - Baby, I Love Your Way 13. Madness - It Must Be Love 14. Spandau Ballet - Gold 15. Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms 16. Mike And The Mechanics - Over My Shoulder 17. Don McLean - American Pie 18. Lene Marlin - Sitting Down Here 19. Blondie - Sunday Girl... Read review

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Advantages: A compact, easily accessible collection of great 60's tunes.
Disadvantages: It's a pity it wasn't a ten CD-box.

...This remains probably my favourite box-set of all time. This was a real godsend upon release in 1991, as at the time hardly any of the Monkees records were still on catalogue. The package contains four CD's, containing all of the Monkees hit singles, their best-known album tracks, and a smattering of previously unreleased material. Being merely a six-year old fan of the Monkees TV show in the 60's, I wasn't overly concerned with the critics obsession with the fact that the Monkees didn't play on their records. (As I got older I found out that this wasn't necessarily always the case). Nevertheless, despite the myriad of changes that have occured within my musical tastes since then, I've always retained a deep love of their music, particularly tracks like Stepping Stone, Words, The Girl I Knew Somewhere, Circle Sky and Pleasant Valley... Read review

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