Then & Now... The Best of The Monkees

Then & Now... the Best of The Monkees is a compilation album of songs by the 1960s American pop group the Monkees, released by Arista Records in 1986.

Then & Now... The Best of The Monkees
Compilation album by The Monkees
Released	July 1986
Recorded	1966-1969; 1986
Genre	Pop rock
Label	Arista
Producer	Various
The Monkees chronology
Hit Factory (1985) Then & Now... The Best of The Monkees (1986) 20th Anniversary Tour 1986 (1987)

With the 1986 revival of "Monkeemania", Arista Records issued a new Monkees "best of" collection, including three new recordings featuring vocals by Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork: "That Was Then, This Is Now", "Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere" and a remake of the Paul Revere and the Raiders hit, "Kicks". Neither Michael Nesmith nor Davy Jones participated in the new recordings. Nesmith also did not join the 1986 tour with the reassembled Monkees (aside from joining them for an encore in one show), while Jones did. However, Jones would leave the stage when the new songs were performed.

"That Was Then, This Is Now" was issued as a single and charted at No. 20 in the U.S. during that year. Its follow-up, a remix of "Daydream Believer" (featuring a modern drum sound), hit No. 79. At the end of the print run of Then and Now..., Arista inadvertently replaced the original version of "Daydream Believer" with this updated remix on the records and cassettes. The second vinyl version is denoted by an "RE-1" etched into the LP's inner groove.

The track listings for the LP and CD releases differed greatly, with the LP version featuring 14 tracks and the CD version expanded to 25. At the time of its release, the CD version was the most comprehensive career-spanning Monkees compilation to date in the U.S..

Originally, Arista had decided to release a 2-LP set with only classic material. After the decision was made to include new material, the 2-LP set got released as a mail-order collection from Silver Eagle Records. This album contains the same front and back images as the later release, but the title is simply The Best of the Monkees (missing the Then & Now) and there are no liner notes. This rare version of the album has 24 tracks, closer to the lineup on the Then & Now CD but with a slightly different order and song selection. "Mary, Mary", "Good Clean Fun" and "Tear Drop City" are all unique to this variation, while "Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)" would not be added until the Then & Now CD release.[1][2]

While the album is out of print, the three exclusive songs were later made available in the iTunes Store.

CD track listing

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No.	Title	Source	Length
1.	"(Theme From) The Monkees" (Tommy Boyce / Bobby Hart)	From The Monkees	2:21
2.	"Last Train to Clarksville" (Tommy Boyce / Bobby Hart)	Single A-side; from The Monkees	2:44
3.	"Take a Giant Step" (Gerry Goffin / Carole King)	B-side of "Last Train to Clarksville"; from The Monkees	2:36
4.	"(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone" (Tommy Boyce / Bobby Hart)	B-side of "I'm a Believer"; from More of the Monkees	2:25
5.	"She" (Tommy Boyce / Bobby Hart)	From More of the Monkees	2:39
6.	"A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You" (Neil Diamond)	Single A-side	2:52
7.	"I'm a Believer" (Neil Diamond)	Single A-side; from More of the Monkees	2:46
8.	"(Look Out) Here Comes Tomorrow" (Neil Diamond)	From More of the Monkees	2:15
9.	"Sometime in the Morning" (Gerry Goffin / Carole King)	From More of the Monkees	2:30
10.	"The Girl I Knew Somewhere" (Michael Nesmith)	B-side of "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You"	2:32
11.	"Randy Scouse Git" (Micky Dolenz)	Single A-side in the U.K.; from Headquarters	2:35
12.	"You Just May Be the One" (Michael Nesmith)	From Headquarters	2:03
13.	"For Pete's Sake" (Peter Tork / Joey Richards)	Closing theme for Season 2 of the TV show; from Headquarters	2:12
14.	"Pleasant Valley Sunday" (Gerry Goffin / Carole King)	Single A-side; from Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd.	3:13
15.	"What Am I Doing Hangin' Round?" (Michael Martin Murphey / Owens Castleman)	From Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd.	3:06
16.	"Words" (Tommy Boyce / Bobby Hart)	B-side of "Pleasant Valley Sunday"; from Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd.	2:55
17.	"Goin' Down" (The Monkees / Diane Hildebrand)	B-side of "Daydream Believer"	4:25
18.	"Daydream Believer" (John Stewart)	Single A-side; from The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees	2:58
19.	"Valleri" (Tommy Boyce / Bobby Hart)	Single A-side; from The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees	2:18
20.	"D.W. Washburn" (Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller)	Single A-side	2:50
21.	"Porpoise Song (Theme from Head)" (Gerry Goffin / Carole King)	Single version; from Head	4:13
22.	"Listen to the Band" (Michael Nesmith)	Single A-side; from The Monkees Present	2:45
23.	"That Was Then, This Is Now" (Vance Brescia)	Previously unreleased	4:02
24.	"Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere" (Bobby Hart / Dick Eastman)	Previously unreleased	3:53
25.	"Kicks" (Barry Mann / Cynthia Weil)	Previously unreleased	3:00

• "Take a Giant Step" runs at a different speed than the original version on the album The Monkees.
• "A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You" is the original stereo version, missing handclaps.
• "Valleri" marks the first appearance of the song with a "cold ending" as opposed to a fade-out.
• "Porpoise Song" is the extended single version.
• "Listen to the Band" is the full-length mono album version.

LP track listing

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Side 1

No.	Title	Source	Length
1.	"(Theme From) The Monkees" (Tommy Boyce / Bobby Hart)	From The Monkees	2:21
2.	"Last Train to Clarksville" (Tommy Boyce / Bobby Hart)	Single A-side; from The Monkees	2:44
3.	"Take a Giant Step" (Gerry Goffin / Carole King)	B-side of "Last Train to Clarksville"; from The Monkees	2:36
4.	"I'm a Believer" (Neil Diamond)	Single A-side; from More of the Monkees	2:46
5.	"(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone" (Tommy Boyce / Bobby Hart)	B-side of "I'm a Believer"; from More of the Monkees	2:25
6.	"A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You" (Neil Diamond)	Single A-side	2:52
7.	"Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere" (Bobby Hart / Dick Eastman)	Previously unreleased	3:53

Side 2

No.	Title	Source	Length
1.	"That Was Then, This Is Now" (Vance Brescia)	Previously unreleased	4:02
2.	"The Girl I Knew Somewhere" (Michael Nesmith)	B-side of "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You"	2:32
3.	"Pleasant Valley Sunday" (Gerry Goffin / Carole King)	Single A-side; from Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd.	3:13
4.	"What Am I Doing Hangin' Round?" (Michael Martin Murphey / Owens Castleman)	From Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd.	3:06
5.	"Daydream Believer" (John Stewart)	Single A-side; from The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees	2:58
6.	"Valleri" (Tommy Boyce / Bobby Hart)	Single A-side; from The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees	2:18
7.	"Kicks" (Barry Mann / Cynthia Weil)	Previously unreleased	3:00

Silver Eagle 2-LP track listing variation

Side 1

No.	Title	Source	Length
1.	"(Theme From) The Monkees" (Tommy Boyce / Bobby Hart)	From The Monkees	2:21
2.	"Last Train to Clarksville" (Tommy Boyce / Bobby Hart)	Single A-side; from The Monkees	2:44
3.	"Take a Giant Step" (Gerry Goffin / Carole King)	B-side of "Last Train to Clarksville"; from The Monkees	2:36
4.	"(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone" (Tommy Boyce / Bobby Hart)	B-side of "I'm a Believer"; from More of the Monkees	2:25
5.	"Mary, Mary" (Michael Nesmith)	From "More of the Monkees"	2:16
6.	"A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You" (Neil Diamond)	Single A-side	2:52

Side 2

No.	Title	Source	Length
1.	"I'm a Believer" (Neil Diamond)	Single A-side; from More of the Monkees	2:46
2.	"She" (Tommy Boyce / Bobby Hart)	From More of the Monkees	2:39
3.	"Sometime in the Morning" (Gerry Goffin / Carole King)	From More of the Monkees	2:30
4.	"The Girl I Knew Somewhere" (Michael Nesmith)	B-side of "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You"	2:32
5.	"You Just May Be the One" (Michael Nesmith)	From Headquarters	2:03
6.	"Randy Scouse Git" (Micky Dolenz)	Single A-side in the U.K.; from Headquarters	2:35

Side 3

No.	Title	Source	Length
1.	"Pleasant Valley Sunday" (Gerry Goffin / Carole King)	Single A-side; from Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd.	3:13
2.	"What Am I Doing Hangin' Round?" (Michael Martin Murphey / Owens Castleman)	From Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd.	3:06
3.	"Words" (Tommy Boyce / Bobby Hart)	B-side of "Pleasant Valley Sunday"; from Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd.	2:55
4.	"Goin' Down" (The Monkees / Diane Hildebrand)	B-side of "Daydream Believer"	4:25
5.	"Valleri" (Tommy Boyce / Bobby Hart)	Single A-side; from The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees	2:18
6.	"Porpoise Song (Theme from Head)" (Gerry Goffin / Carole King)	Single version; from Head	4:13

Side 4

No.	Title	Source	Length
1.	"Daydream Believer" (John Stewart)	Single A-side; from The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees	2:58
2.	"D.W. Washburn" (Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller)	Single A-side	2:50
3.	"Good Clean Fun" (Michael Nesmith)	Single A-side; from The Monkees Present	2:19
4.	"Tear Drop City" (Tommy Boyce / Bobby Hart)	Single A-side; from Instant Replay	1:59
5.	"Listen to the Band" (Michael Nesmith)	Single A-side; from The Monkees Present	2:45
6.	"For Pete's Sake" (Peter Tork / Joey Richards)	Closing theme for Season 2 of the TV show; from Headquarters	2:12

References

1. https://www.monkeeslivealmanac.com/blog/the-best-of-the-monkees-on-silver-eagle-records
2. https://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/the-monkees/the-best-of-the-monkees-3/
3. https://www.discogs.com/master/view/23503
4. https://www.discogs.com/The-Monkees-Then-Now-The-Best-Of-The-Monkees/release/2318781