''Barrel Full of Monkees'' is a

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of songs by

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, released by

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in 1971. The double album was produced and marketed for children, after the success of the Monkees'

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being rebroadcast on Saturday mornings by

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, and was the last LP ever issued by Colgems. Despite being issued by Colgems, the album was part of a mid-priced RCA 2-LP series called the "This Is..." series. Popular RCA artists such as

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and

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had discs in the series and the RCA LP releases carried a VPS prefix and listed for $5.98, which was the list price for "full line" single LP records at the time. The Monkees' double set also listed for $5.98 and carried a then-new "SCOS" prefix and new numbering series, "1001," making it unrelated to any other previous Colgems issue or pricing series. The 20-song collection included 13 of the 14 tracks found on The Monkees' first ''

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'' compilation, the missing exception being "Zor and Zam." After the closing of Colgems in 1971, ''Barrel Full of Monkees'' was deleted, with the next Monkees compilation, '' Re-Focus'', being issued by Colgems' successor,

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Track listing

;Side 1 ;Side 2 ;Side 3 ;Side 4

References

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