THE MONKEES MIXOGRAPHY

1966-07-19 | I WANNA BE FREE [version 2 - album version]

mono album master [1966]
THE MONKEES [US LP - Colgems COM-101; 10/66]
THE MONKEES [US 2CD - Rhino R2 77678; 8/06] 2:31

stereo album master [1966]
THE MONKEES [US LP - Colgems COS-101; 10/66]
THE MONKEES [US CD - Rhino R2 71790; 9/94] 2:27
THE MONKEES [US 2CD - Rhino R2 77678; 8/06] 2:26
GREATEST HITS [US CD - Rhino R2 72190; 10/95] 2:27
ANTHOLOGY [US 2CD - Rhino R2-75269; 4/98] 2:28
MUSIC BOX [US 4CD - Rhino R2 76706; 2/01] 2:25
THE BEST OF THE MONKEES [US 2CD - Rhino R2 73875; 4/03] 2:25
right channel is completely dead until just before Davy's vocal, when you can hear the guitar start to bleed in *

stereo remix 1 [1987]
THE MONKEES [US CD - Arista ARCD-8524; 1987] 2:25
BY REQUEST [JPN 3CD - Arista B18D-51001-03; 1989] 2:25
noticeable hiss pops in just before Davy's vocal *
vocal is lower in the mix during the middle of the song *
harpsichord is slightly more prominent *

stereo remix 2 [1991]
LISTEN TO THE BAND [US 4CD - Rhino R 70566; 10/91] 2:26
cleanest intro; fade is slightly longer *
you can hear fingers on the guitar strings at the very end in this mix only *

CONTRIBUTIONS:
* - Derek Miner

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