ABOUT THE MIXOGRAPHY

This page is the result of several Monkees fans getting their heads together to compare notes on the various mixes of Monkees tracks that have appeared on various releases through the years. As soon as the Monkees resurgence started in 1986, the mass release of the original Monkees albums saw some slight oddities and variations, and some would be collected on CD in the coming years. In a lot of cases, even more variations would pop up; some explained, some unexplained.

Here's an example: when the Listen To The Band box set was released in 1991, most of the Monkees catalog was not available on CD. I remember listening and hearing more and more things I didn't remember. Some tracks were obviously remixed and some were a little more subtle. However, there are holes in the multitrack masters [we have been told this] so not everything could be remixed.

This is our attempt to differentiate the remixes from the original masters as well as spot the redundant mixes across each release - the first time this has been documented in such detail.

Some things to know when checking out the Monkees Mixography:

COLOR CODING - All tracks that are contained in the Mixography are colored blue [stereo] or red [mono]. The track details are in boldface if the version contained is different than the released version. This works against itself at times, such as with singles. "D.W. Washburn" and "It's Nice To Be With You" are well represented in stereo across the Monkees discography, but since the ORIGINAL version released was the mono single, this is the version that looks to be the 'norm', although it's harder to find than the stereo mixes are.

VERSIONS 1/2... and a/b... - I have tried to implement an easy naming routine for tracks that have alternate versions. If the backing track is different, the various versions are numbered as they usually were recorded at different sessions. If the same backing track was used but there are versions sung by two [or more] Monkees individually, those variations are lettered. One example were both come into play is "I Don't Think You Know Me". There are two recordings of this song; however the first contains a vocal track by Mike and one by Micky. These are labeled '1a' and '2a', and the separate version by Peter is labeled 'version 2'.

ALL TRACKS ARE PRECEDED BY A SESSION DATE - This is the date which sessions for the track started. Do not confuse the session list on this site as a sessionography; it is not an attempt to create one. It is simply a way to group songs into a rough session order. This gets a bit confusing when a song was started and then finished years later. My site does not give details on such sessions.

ALL VERSIONS ARE FOLLOWED BY A DATE. This date is used strictly to differentiate one version from another, and I usually used the year of release for the first CD that particular mix showed up on. Additionally, there are tracks [mainly those on the Missing Links series] where it was unclear whether the mix was vintage or done at the time of release. In these cases I usually went with the year of release. Should information come out about these mixes, I will update the entries.

MIXES/REMIXES are labeled very loosely. If an already released song was remixed for a compilation, I have labeled it 'remix'. If the song just came out in recent years and not on an original release, I've just labeled it 'mix', even if the track was mixed more than twice on different releases. If an early or alternate mix was released of a track from an original release, I've labeled it 'alternate'. One thing to keep in mind - the labels that I give each mix are exclusive to this site. This is to say that another site's discography may list something as "remix 2" or "mix 2" and it will probably not line up with what I've labeled here.

DEMOS have [mostly] been omitted as there are usually only one mix or appearance of said tracks across the discography. Additionally, the dates on these are usually in question. LIVE TRACKS may be incorporated at some point, but for now there are no separate pages for these tracks. BACKING TRACKS/REHEARSALS have been left out for a similar reason, but mainly for aesthetic purposes as these versions are usually exclusive to one particular release. Aside from that, there are notable and obvious differences between these and the released versions. Examples - Nesmith's "Gonna Buy Me A Dog" backing track; most of the tracks from the Headquarters Sessions box set. These may be added in the future. All of the previous mentions will appear on album track listings in a green font.

Special thanks must be given to Andrew Sandoval, who shared this interest in various versions of tracks and sessions enough to write a book on it - and please understand that this site is not meant to replace his words in any way. Obviously, some notes and wisdom that he has brought forth regarding any track in the Monkees catalog will have some outcome on what is in these pages; however, we hope you will see it as a supplement and a tribute to all he has given Monkee fans for the last fifteen years.

This list would not be complete without your help, so grab a pair of headphones and help us out!