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Originally recorded during the sessions for The Monkees in late 1966, this song was released in its unaltered form much later in 1969 on the Instant Replay album. Then comes another outtake entitled "I Won't Be the Same Without Her". Following are the tracks "This Just Doesn't Seem to Be My Day" and "Sweet Young Thing" in their unaltered forms. Personally, I feel as though Micky's vocal works a whole lot better as the harmony instead of the lead vocal. Here, I decided to use the version with Mike's vocal up front. As usual, the smash hit "Last Train to Clarksville" opens up the second side, followed by the 1966 outtake "I Don't Think You Know Me". Side B mixes things up a little bit though.
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Side A of course kicks off with the aforementioned "(Theme from) The Monkees", before moving on with "Saturday's Child", "I Wanna Be Free", "Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day", "Papa Gene's Blues", and "Take a Giant Step", exactly as it were on the original album. Of course, I made an exception with the opening track, "(Theme from) The Monkees", as its impact on the entertainment industry and the "new generation" is too important to ignore. Here, the weakest tracks from the album are instead replaced with stronger, much more worthy outtakes in their place. That's where this alternate album comes in. While these tracks are pretty fun to listen to the first time around, I feel like they lose their novelty pretty quickly, and aren't the best songs to help try to solidify the Monkees as a serious rock group. The clearest example of this is the closing track, "Gonna Buy Me a Dog", during which Micky Dolenz falls completely off track with his lead vocal, eventually ad-libbing nonsensical remarks over the backing track. The album itself definitely tied in to the show quite well, featuring various tracks showcasing the group's humor and light-spirited nature. The Monkees debuted on national television on September 12th, 1966, with their first studio album following shortly on October 10th.