The Monkees The Monkees were an American rock and pop band, formed in Los Angeles in 1966, whose lineup consisted of the American actor/musicians Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork alongside English actor/singer Davy Jones. The group was con ...

' discography spans over 50 years, from the release of their first single, "

Last Train to Clarksville "Last Train to Clarksville" is a song by American pop rock band the Monkees. It was released as the band's debut single on August 16, 1966, and was later included on the group's self-titled album, which was released on October 10, 1966.''The Monk ...

" in August 1966 to their final live album '' The Mike and Micky Show'' in April 2020. Their discography is complicated due to the large volume of unique releases in many international markets, the release of many recordings not credited to the Monkees for lack of rights to the trademark, and the existence of many bootleg, promotional, and novelty recordings that are beyond the scope of this article. The Monkees' record releases were originally conceived as

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with their eponymous

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about a fictitious band struggling to make ends meet as rock musicians.

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(the parent company of the series' production company Screen Gems) created

Colgems Records Colgems Records was a record label that existed from 1966 to 1971. History Colgems was a joint venture between Screen Gems, the television division of Columbia Pictures, and RCA Victor to issue records by The Monkees and other artists affiliat ...

in 1966 with a focus on releasing records by the Monkees along with other music connected with the film and television productions of Columbia‒Screen Gems. RCA Victor handled manufacturing and distribution of Colgems records, and released the Monkees' recordings on the RCA label outside the United States. From 1966 to 1971 the Monkees released 12 singles, nine studio albums (including the soundtrack to their film '' Head''), and three compilation albums. After the band's initial breakup and the dissolution of Colgems Records in 1971, control of the Monkees' catalogue moved to Bell Records, who issued the single " Do It in the Name of Love" (credited to " Mickey Dolenz & Davy Jones"), a compilation album, and reissues of Colgems-era songs as singles on their Flashback Records imprint. In 1975 and 1976 band members Dolenz and Jones reunited with longtime Monkees songwriters Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart to record new music and perform live as Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart. Capitol Records signed the quartet and released one studio album and two singles in the United States, plus a third single and a live album in Japan. Dolenz and Jones also reunited with fellow Monkee

Peter Tork Peter Halsten Thorkelson (February 13, 1942 – February 21, 2019), better known by his stage name Peter Tork, was an American musician and actor. He was best known as the keyboardist and bass guitarist of the Monkees and a co-star of the TV ...

for the 1976 Christmas single " Christmas Is My Time of Year", released on a

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by producer

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. In 1974 the Monkees' catalogue was transferred to Arista Records, who continued Monkees reissues on the Flashback imprint. In 1986 Dolenz and Tork recorded three new songs for Arista as "Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork (of the Monkees)". On the Arista label (in the U.S.) the Monkees released three charting singles, three compilation albums, three compilation EPs, and reissues of some of the band's albums, including for the first time on

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. Arista Records in Australia and New Zealand released the double-LP compilation '' Monkeemania'' in 1979, which included three previously unreleased recordings, marking the beginning of a flood of previously unreleased Monkees material to be released over the next few decades. From 1982 to 1991

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licensed and issued Monkees recordings on their own label, including three compilation albums of previously released material, the Monkees' first live album, reissues of all nine of the Monkees' Colgems studio albums, the reunion album ''

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'' and its two associated singles, and the first two volumes of '' Missing Links'', compilations devoted entirely to previously unreleased music from the Colgems era. By 1994 Rhino Records gained control of the Monkees' catalogue and trademark and it continues to release Monkees recordings as a subsidiary of

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. Since 1994 Rhino has released in the United States three Monkees studio albums with five associated digital singles and two associated EPs, two box sets, 20 compilation albums, two digital compilation EPs, and several album reissues. Mail-order imprint Rhino Handmade released multi-disc expanded editions of seven of the Monkees' studio albums and of their 1967 live recordings. For the purposes of this article, all major mass-market recordings released in the United States and credited to

are included, along with some of the more notable international and niche-market releases. Also included are recordings credited to at least two of the Monkees as the main artists when use of the Monkees trademark was unavailable. Recordings listed are from the United States and credited to The Monkees, unless indicated otherwise.

Albums

Studio albums

This table includes the Monkees' nine original Colgems studio albums, including the soundtrack to the film '' Head'', the Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart album released on

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, and the four reunion albums released on

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. Compilations of previously unreleased archival recordings, such as the '' Missing Links'' series, live albums, compilations that include new songs, and minor international variations of these albums are not included. A: ''Changes'' initially failed to chart upon release in 1970, but made the ''Billboard'' 200 when reissued in 1986.
B: Released as Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart.
C: ''Justus'' was released initially only on cassette and CD, but not on vinyl. It was issued on limited edition vinyl on October 30, 2012.

Live albums

D: Released as Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart.
E: Released as Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork.
F: Released as Micky & Davy.
G: Released as Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Peter Tork.
H: Released as Micky Dolenz & Davy Jones.

Compilation albums

Box sets

This list does not include expanded editions of the Monkees' albums or multi-part compilations where the individual parts were not previously released separately.

EPs

did not release

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records for the mass market, but this list includes the two "little LP" versions of the Monkees' first two albums for use in

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. Internationally,

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issued many EPs. This list includes those released in Japan, Australia,

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, and

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during the Colgems era, where they were most popular. This list also includes EPs released in the UK in the 1980s, some of which charted; American 3-inch CDs released by Arista Records; and EPs issued by

expanding on their final two albums. EPs are listed by their title in italics. Untitled EPs are listed by their leading track without italics.

Singles

The following table includes all major singles released in the United States, including the 12 issued by

from 1966–70; the 1971

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single " Do It in the Name of Love"; two Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart singles released on Columbia Records; the Christmas singles released in 1976 and 2018; the two charting Arista singles released in conjunction with the 1986 compilation album '' Then & Now... The Best of The Monkees''; both

singles released in conjunction with the 1987 album ''

''; and the three digital singles issued in conjunction with '' Good Times!'' in 2016. While none of the tracks from the 1967 album '' Headquarters'' were issued as singles in North America, "

Randy Scouse Git "Randy Scouse Git" is a song written by Micky Dolenz in 1967 and recorded by the Monkees. It was the first song written by Dolenz to be commercially released, and it became a number 2 hit in the UK where it was retitled "Alternate Title" after ...

" was widely released elsewhere (often under the title 'Alternate Title').

issued a large number of other singles internationally that were not released in the United States. This table only includes some noteworthy charting singles released in Europe, Japan, and Australia. A number of EPs charting as singles, non-charting reissues, withdrawn singles, cereal box records, archival recordings, and single-like novelties are not included.

Notes

I: Released in Japan as The Monkees, and as Mickey Dolenz & Davy Jones elsewhere. The Japanese single failed to chart in 1971, but a 1981 reissue reached #93.
J: Released as Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart.
K: Released in 1976 as Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones and Peter Tork. A remixed reissue was released in 1986 as We Three Monkees.
L: Initially released as The Monkees, but subsequently released as Micky Dolenz & Peter Tork of The Monkees due to a trademark dispute.
M: Digital-only single.

References

External links

Monkee45s.net
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