Monkees, The - Made For TV: Favorite Episodes And Biggest Hits From Season 1 [LP + 2CD + Blu-Ray]
Greatest Hits from the First Season on LP, 2CD & Blu-Ray! Includes Rare TV Mixes & 10 Fan-Favorite Episodes! On August 16, 1966, The Monkees introduced themselves to the world with the group's debut single, "Last Train to Clarksville." A month later, the song was racing to #1 when The Monkees television series debuted on September 12. Within weeks, Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork were a global phenomenon, destined to become one of the most popular bands of the 1960s. Made for TV: Favorite Episodes and Biggest Hits from Season 1 of The Monkees is a LP/2CD/BR collection serving up the first season's greatest hits with 14 rare, broadcast-exclusive TV mixes created especially for the show, more than two dozen songs from the season, plus 10 fan-favorite episodes—including the series premiere. Monkees historian and author Andrew Sandoval produced the set and contributed the liner notes, including detailed guides to the episodes and songs. Inspired by A Hard Day's Night, producers Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider created The Monkees, which ran for two seasons on NBC from 1966 through 1968. Rafelson's initial vision was for a musical Marx Brothers—a band of playful jokesters prone to hijinks and breaking into song. What couldn't be scripted, however, was the organic chemistry of the foursome, which flipped the script and transformed a fictional band into a genuine musical force. Made for TV includes songs written for the group by some of the world's best songwriters with Neil Diamond's "Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)" and Gerry Goffin and Carole King's "Take a Giant Step." Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart are heavily featured, underscoring the team's essential contribution to Season One with the theme song, the B-side "Words" and an early version of the gold-certified #3 hit "Valleri." The featured episodes capture the zany spirit of the first season, which won the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series. It begins with the debut episode, "Royal Flush," which earned director James Frawley an Emmy Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy. As a fitting bookend, the collection concludes with the season's final episode, "The Monkees on Tour," which documents the group coming together as a live unit during their record-setting concert run in early 1967. Features LP, 2CD & Blu-Ray Set Vinyl LP with Original TV Versions in Mono 2CDs with the Complete Season 1 Soundtrack Blu-Ray with 10 Fan-Favorite Season 1 Episodes, Including the Series Premiere New Liner Notes & Episode Guide by Andrew Sandoval Housed in a Wide-Spine Hardcover Bookpack Made in Germany Tracks LP TV Versions/Mixes of Tracks From Season 1 Side A: (Theme From) The Monkees (Mono TV Version) This Just Doesn't Seem to Be My Day (Mono TV Version) Take a Giant Step (Mono TV Version) Saturday's Child (Mono TV Mix) All The King's Horses (Mono TV Version) You Just May Be the One (Mono TV Version) I Wanna Be Free (Fast Version – Mono TV Mix) Side B: She (Mono TV Mix) I'll Be Back Up on My Feet (Mono TV Version) Your Auntie Grizelda (Mono TV Mix) Laugh (Mono TV Mix) Valleri (First Recorded Version – Mono TV Mix) Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow) [Mono TV Mix] Words (First Recorded Version – Mono TV Mix) 2-CD Full Soundtrack to Season 1 Disc 1 (Theme From) The Monkees This Just Doesn't Seem to Be My Day Take a Giant Step Last Train to Clarksville Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day Saturday's Child Let's Dance On (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone The Kind of Girl I Could Love All the King's Horses I Wanna Be Free Sweet Young Thing Papa Gene's Blues You Just May Be the One Disc 2 I Wanna Be Free (Fast Version) She Gonna Buy Me a Dog Mary, Mary I'm a Believer I'll Be Back Up on My Feet Your Auntie Grizelda Laugh Sometime in the Morning Valleri Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow) The Girl I Knew Somewhere Words A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You Blu-Ray: Favorite Episodes Episode 1 – Royal Flush This Just Doesn't Seem To Be My Day Take a Giant Step Episode 3 – Monkee vs. Machine Saturday's Child Last Train To Clarksville Episode 6 – Success Story I Wanna Be Free Sweet Young Thing Episode 9 – The Chaperone This Just Doesn't Seem To Be My Day Take A Giant Step You Just May Be The One Episode 12 – I've Got a Little Song Here Gonna Buy Me A Dog Mary, Mary Episode 14 – Dance, Monkee, Dance I'll Be Back Up On My Feet I'm A Believer Episode 24 – Monkees A La Mode Laugh You Just May Be The One Episode 27 – Monkee Mother Sometime In The Morning Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow) Episode 28 – Monkees on the Line Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow) Episode 32 – Monkees on Tour The Girl I Knew Somewhere Last Train To Clarksville Sweet Young Thing Mary, Mary Cripple Creek You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover I Wanna Be Free I've Got A Woman (I"m Not Your) Steppin' Stone I'm A Believer 2026 Rhino 8/2026