Instant Replay is the seventh studio album by The Monkees

The Monkees

The Monkees are an American pop rock group. Assembled in Los Angeles in 1966 by Robert "Bob" Rafelson and Bert Schneider for the American television series The Monkees, which aired from 1966 to 1968, the musical acting quartet was composed of Americans Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork,...

. Issued almost a year after the cancellation of the group's NBC

NBC

The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...

 television series, it is also the first album released after Peter Tork

Peter Tork

Peter 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...

 left the group and the only album of the original nine studio albums that does not include any songs featured in the TV show from the original NBC run nor the CBS

CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...

/ABC

American Broadcasting Company

The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...

 reruns.

History

Although the Monkees had recorded dozens of tracks between the time of their last "studio" album, spring 1968's The Birds, The Bees & the Monkees

The Birds, The Bees & the Monkees

The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees is the fifth studio album by The Monkees released in April 1968. The first Monkees album not to reach Billboard's number one, instead charting at number three and eventually selling over a million copies.-History:...

(a soundtrack LP from their film Head

Head (film)

Head is a 1968 psychedelic comedy-adventure major motion picture, starring TV group The Monkees , and distributed by Columbia Pictures...

had been released between the two studio LPs), several of the songs on Instant Replay actually dated from sessions up to two and a half years earlier.

The band's new music supervisor, Brendan Cahill, believed that releasing previously unused tracks recorded in 1966—prior to the group's seizing control of their own recording process—was the way for the group to get back to the top. The album's lead single, "Tear Drop City," was one of the songs taken from the vault. The song was sped up around 9% from the original recording, changing the song's key from G to A-flat. The single, notably similar to the group's first hit "Last Train to Clarksville" was identified by Mike Nesmith as their intended first single back in 1966. The track was not a major hit, only managing to reach #56 on the US charts, while reaching #34 in Australia. Despite the single's poor chart performance, the album itself reached the top 40 at #32.

Micky Dolenz

Micky Dolenz

George Michael "Micky" Dolenz, Jr. is an American actor, musician, television director, radio personality and theater director, best known as a member of the 1960s made-for-television band The Monkees.-Biography:...

's "Just a Game" had originally been written during the sessions of the Headquarters

Headquarters (album)

HeadquartersThe sleeve and record both render the title as The Monkees' Headquarters. was the third album issued by The Monkees and the first written and recorded primarily by the four members of the group, rather than by session musicians and professional songwriters...

album, while Nesmith's "Don't Wait for Me" was the first released product of his 1968 sessions with Nashville studio musicians. Davy Jones

Davy Jones (actor)

David Thomas "Davy" Jones is an English rock singer-songwriter and actor best known as a member of the Monkees.-Early life:...

' "You and I," with its lyrics bemoaning the fickle pace of teen stardom, featured guitar work from Neil Young

Neil Young

Neil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...

.

Production notes

Two of the tracks, "Someday Man

Someday Man

Someday Man is an album by Paul Williams, released in 1970. Notable songs from the album include "Someday Man", "Trust" and "To Put Up with You"...

" and "A Man Without a Dream", were produced by Bones Howe

Bones Howe

Dayton Burr "Bones" Howe is a Grammy-award-winning record producer and recording engineer associated with 1960s and 1970s hits, mostly of the sunshine pop genre, including most of the hits of The 5th Dimension and The Association, as well as music supervision of several films...

 and recorded at Wally Heider

Wally Heider

Wally Heider was an American recording engineer and recording studio owner - History :After a distinguished career as an engineer in the 1940s and 1950s, he was instrumental in recording the San Francisco Sound in the late 60s and early 70s...

's Studio. Howe brought in Wrecking Crew musicians including Tommy Tedesco

Tommy Tedesco

Thomas J. Tedesco was an American master session musician and renowned jazz and bebop guitarist.Tedesco's credits include the iconic brand-burning accompaniment theme from television's Bonanza, The Twilight Zone, Vic Mizzy's iconic theme from Green Acres, M*A*S*H, Batman, and Elvis Presley's '68...

 (guitar), Joe Osborn

Joe Osborn

Joe Osborn is an American bass guitar virtuoso, notable for his work as a session musician in Los Angeles and Nashville during the period from the 1960s through the 1980s. Osborn's work is widely admired by fellow musicians.Osborn began his career working in local clubs, then played on a hit...

 (bass) and Hal Blaine

Hal Blaine

Hal Blaine is an American drummer and session musician. He is most known for his work with the Wrecking Crew in California. Blaine played on numerous hits by popular groups, including Elvis Presley, John Denver, the Ronettes, Simon & Garfunkel, the Carpenters, the Beach Boys, Nancy Sinatra, and...

 (drums) and a nine-piece horn section.

Side 1

1. "Through the Looking Glass" (Red Baldwin/Tommy Boyce/Bobby Hart)
2. "Don't Listen to Linda" (Tommy Boyce/Bobby Hart)
3. "I Won't Be the Same Without Her" (Gerry Goffin
   Gerry Goffin
   Gerry 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...
   
   /Carole King
   Carole King
   Carole 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...
   
   )
4. "Just a Game" (Micky Dolenz)
5. "Me Without You" (Tommy Boyce/Bobby Hart)
6. "Don't Wait for Me" (Michael Nesmith)

Side 2

1. "You and I" (Bill Chadwick
   Bill Chadwick
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   /David Jones)
2. "While I Cry" (Michael Nesmith)
3. "Tear Drop City" (Tommy Boyce/Bobby Hart)
4. "The Girl I Left Behind Me" (Carole Bayer Sager
   Carole Bayer Sager
   Carole Bayer Sager is an American lyricist, songwriter, singer, and painter.-Introduction:Born in New York City, Sager graduated from New York University, where she majored in English, dramatic arts and speech...
   
   /Neil Sedaka
   Neil Sedaka
   Neil Sedaka is an American pop/rock singer, pianist, and composer. His career has spanned nearly 55 years, during which time he has sold millions of records as an artist and has written or co-written over 500 songs for himself and other artists, collaborating mostly with lyricists Howard...
   
   )
5. "A Man Without a Dream" (Gerry Goffin/Carole King)
6. "Shorty Blackwell" (Micky Dolenz)

1995 Rhino reissue CD bonus tracks

13. "Someday Man
    Someday Man
    Someday Man is an album by Paul Williams, released in 1970. Notable songs from the album include "Someday Man", "Trust" and "To Put Up with You"...
    
    " (Roger Nichols
    Roger Nichols (songwriter)
    Roger Nichols Roger Nichols Roger Nichols (born in Missoula, Montana, is an American composer and songwriter. He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays violin, guitar, bass, and piano.-Biography:...
    
    /Paul Williams
    Paul Williams (songwriter)
    Paul Hamilton Williams, Jr. is an Academy Award-winning American composer, musician, songwriter, and actor. He is perhaps best known for popular songs performed by a number of acts in the 1970s including Three Dog Night's "An Old Fashioned Love Song", Helen Reddy's "You and Me Against the World",...
    
    )
14. "Carlisle Wheeling" (Previously Unissued Alternate Version) (Michael Nesmith)
15. "Rosemarie" (Previously Unissued Early Version) (Micky Dolenz)
16. "Smile" (Previously Unissued) (David Jones)
17. "St. Matthew" (Previously Unissued Alternate Mix) (Michael Nesmith)
18. "Me Without You" (Previously Unissued Alternate Mix)
19. "Through the Looking Glass" (Previously Unissued Alternate Mix)

2011 Rhino Handmade boxed set

On October 25, 2011, Rhino Handmade started accepting orders for an 89-track (87 on 3 CDs, 2 on 45rpm) Deluxe Edition to be released on November 22, 2011. Disc 1 features stereo versions and various remixed versions. Disc 2 features mono released and unreleased versions. Disc 3 features alternate takes, backing tracks, and tapes from 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee. The 7" vinyl has two acetate songs, (I Prithee) Do Not Ask for Love and I Go Ape .

Disc 1 (Stereo Mixes)

1. Through the Looking Glass
2. Don't Listen to Linda
3. I Won't Be the Same Without Her
4. Just a Game
5. Me Without You
6. Don't Wait For Me
7. You and I
8. While I Cry
9. Tear Drop City
10. The Girl I Left Behind
11. A Man Without a Dream
12. Shorty Blackwell
13. Someday Man
14. Carlisle Wedding (Alternate Stereo Mix)
15. Mommy and Daddy (Stereo Mix)
16. Look Down
17. If I Ever Get to Saginaw Again
18. Me Without You (Alternate Stereo Mix)
19. Smile
20. Nine Times Blue
21. Shorty Blackwell (Alternate Stereo Mix)
22. St. Matthew
23. Some of Shelly's Blues (1968 Stereo Mix)
24. Hollywood (1968 Stereo Mix)
25. Don't Wait For Me (1968 Stereo Mix)
26. Propinquity (I've Just Begun to Care) (1968 Stereo Mix)
27. The Crippled Lion (1968 Stereo Mix)
28. How Insensitive

Disc 2 (Mono Mixes)

1. Through the Looking Glass (1969 Mono Mix)
2. Don't Listen to Linda (1968 Mono Mix)
3. I Won't Be the Same Without Her (1966 Mono Mix)
4. Just a Game (Alternate Vocal, Mono Mix)
5. Me Without You (Fuzz Guitar Version, Mono Mix)
6. Don't Wait For Me (Mono Mix)
7. You and I (Mono Mix)
8. While I Cry (U.K. Mono Mix)
9. Tear Drop City (Mono Promo Single Mix)
10. A Man Without a Dream (Mono Promo Single Mix)
11. Someday Man (1969 Mono Mix)
12. Hollywood (Mono Mix)
13. Mommy and Daddy (1968 Mono Mix)
14. You and I (1968 Rough Mix)
15. Carlisle Wheeling (Alternate Vocal, 1969 Mono Mix)
16. Rosemarie (1969 Mono Mix)
17. Changes (1968 Mono Mix)
18. Good Clean Fun (Mono Mix)
19. Through the Looking Glass (Fuzz Guitar Version, Mono Mix)
20. All the Grey Haired Men (Mono Backing Track)
21. War Games (1968 Mono Mix)
22. Propinquity (I've Just Begun to Care) (Mono Mix)
23. My Share of the Sidewalk (Version 2, Mono Backing Track)
24. Party (Mono Mix)
25. The Crippled Lion (Mono Mix)
26. If I Ever Get to Saginaw Again (Mono Backing Track)
27. Some of Shelly's Blues (1968 Mono Mix)
28. Smile (1968 Mono Mix)
29. Nine Times Blue (Mono Mix)

Disc 3 (Rarities)

1. Through the Looking Glass (Backing Track, Take 11)
2. Don't Listen to Linda (Backing Track, Take 1-3)
3. I Won't Be the Same Without Her (Backing Track, Take 1)
4. Carlisle Wedding (Backing Track, Take 1)
5. Nine Times Blue (Backing Track, Take 6)
6. Look Down (Backing Track, Take 1)
7. Just a Game (Backing Track, Take 1-2)
8. You and I (Backing Track, Take 1)
9. That's What It's Like Loving You (Backing Track, Take 1)
10. Smile (Backing Track, Take 1)
11. A Man Without a Dream (Backing Track, Take 1)
12. A Man Without a Dream (Alternate Vocal, Take 14)
13. Someday Man (Backing Track, Take 1)
14. Someday Man (Alternate Mix)
15. (I Prithee) Do Not Ask for Love (1968 Backing Track, Take 12)
16. I Go Ape (Backing Track, Take 10)
17. Wind Up Man (Backing Track, Take 1)
18. String For My Kite (Version 1 Backing Track, Take 1)
19. Naked Persimmon (Backing Track, Take 1)
20. Goldie Locks Sometime (Backing Track, Take 4)
21. String For My Kite (Version 2 Backing Track, Take 1)
22. Darwin (Backing Track, Take 2)
23. St. Matthew (Alternate Vocal)
24. Don't Wait For Me (Alternate Stereo Mix)
25. Rosemarie (Alternate Stereo Mix)
26. (I Prithee) Do Not Ask for Love (1968 Version)
27. Naked Persimmon
28. Goldie Locks Sometimes
29. Darwin
30. I Go Ape

7" Vinyl 45
Side 1: (I Prithee) Do Not Ask for Love (Acetate Version)
Side 2: I Go Ape (Acetate Version)