The Monkees: Music Box on 4 CDs

Now that Rhino have restored The Monkees’ classic original albums by reissuing them with bonus tracks and remastered sound, it’s time for a box set that lives up to our current production standards as opposed to what were capable of a decade ago. Our original 4-CD Monkees collection, Listen To The Band, was released way back in 1991, so we’ve decided to scrap it, remaster it, revamp it, re-compile it, and re-design it—and the result is Music Box, which includes all the group’s greatest hits and all-time favorite rarities on four CDs spanning from their 1966 debut to their 1996 reunion.

(For you ultra-diehards who think you’ve heard it all, two tracks are previously unreleased: “Of You,” an ultra-rare 1966 mix, and an unissued extended version of “Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow).”) Award-winning / compilation producer Andrew Sandoval has overseen the new box as well as the massive 96-page booklet contained herein, jammed with a complete Monkees history, session details, chart info, and more, plus loads of vintage photos (some published here for the first time). Monkeemania is back...as if it ever went away! (rhino. co. uk)

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"Music Box succeeds on two counts: Everyone who needs to plug in gaps will be satisfied with this (plus they'll like the fine flow of the songs) and, more importantly, this is a wonderful choice for anyone looking for a good, thorough overview of the Monkees' best, delving far deeper than the hits." (allmusic. com)