The Monkees - The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees
The Monkees - The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees
Colgems Records COS-109 (1968)
Side One
1. Dream World
2. Auntie's Municipal Court
3. We Were Made For Each Other
4. Tapioca Tundra
5. Daydream Believer
6. Writing Wrongs
Side Two
1. I'll Be Back Up On My Feet
2. The Poster
3. P.O. Box 9847
4. Magnolia Simms
5. Valleri
6. Zor And Zam
Rhino 2010 Bonus tracks include:
Disc 2
16. It's Nice To Be With You
Disc 3
5. War Games
24. I'm Gonna Try
Personnel Include:
Dream World:
Davy Jones - lead vocals
The Monkees - producer
Shorty Rogers - arrangements
Don McGinnis - arrangements
Earl Palmer - drums
Max Bennett - bass
Mike Deasy - guitar
Al Hendrickson - guitar
Gerry McGee - guitar
Don Randi - harpsichord
Buddy Childers - trumpet
Jack Sheldon - trumpet
George Roberts - trombone
John Cave, Don Duke, Arthur Maebe - horns
Brendan Cahill, Teresa Helfer, Milt Holland, Jerry Williams - percussion
Sam Freed, Nathan Kaproff, Martin Limonick, Alexander Murray, Erno Neufeld - violins
Marie Feram, Edgar Lustgarten, Jacquelyn Lustgarten, Fredrick Seykora - cellos
Notes:
Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, January (or February) 6, 15, and 16, 1968
We Were Made For Each Other:
Davy Jones - lead vocals
The Monkees - producer
Shorty Rogers - arrangements
Don McGinnis - arrangements
Earl Palmer - drums
Max Bennett - bass
Mike Deasy - guitar
Al Hendrickson - guitar
Gerry McGee - guitar
James Burton - guitar
Mike Melvoin - harpsichord
Buddy Childers - trumpet
Jack Sheldon - trumpet
Lewis McCreary - trombone
Vincent DeRosa, David Duke, Richard Preissi - horns
Brendan Cahill, Milt Holland, Jerry Williams - percussion
Sam Freed, Nathan Kaproff, George Kast, Marvin Limonick, Alexander Murray, Erno Neufeld - violins
Maria Fera, Jacquelyn Lustgarten, Kurt Reher, Eleanor Slatkin - cellos
Notes:
Recorded 2/6/66. Originally intended for the Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. album
I'll Be Back Up On My Feet:
Micky Dolenz - lead vocals, backing vocals
The Monkees - producer
Shorty Rogers - arrangements
Earl Palmer - drums
Max Bennett - bass
Mike Deasy - guitar
Al Casey - guitar
Dennis Budimir - guitar
Mike Melvoin - harpsichord
Buddy Childers - trumpet
Ollie Mitchell - trumpet
William Hood - saxopohone
Louis Blackburn - trombone
Lew McCreary - trombone
Brendan Cahill, Milt Holland, Stan Levey - percussion
Notes:
Intended for More of The Monkees, then again for Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.
Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, March 9 and 14, 1968
The Poster:
Davy Jones - lead vocals, backing vocals
The Monkees - producer
Shorty Rogers - arrangements
Hal Blaine - drums
Max Bennett - bass
Mike Deasy - guitar
Al Casey - guitar
Howard Robert - guitar
Don Randi - organ
John Lowe - saxopohone
Gary Coleman, Gene Estes - percussion
Buddy Childers, Clyde Reasinger, Jack Sheldon, Anthony Terran - trumpet
Milt Bernhart, Richard Leith, Lew McCreary, Frank Rosolino - trombone
Nathan Kaproff, George Kast, Alex Murray, Erno Neufeld, Ambrose Russo - violin
Notes:
Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, 15 and 17 February 1968
I'm Gonna Try:
Hal Blaine - drums
Lyle Ritz - bass
Al Casey - guitar
Mike Deasy - guitar
Howard Roberts - guitar
Don Randi - harpsichord
Gary Coleman - marimba, tambourine
Gene Estes - marimba, tambourine
John Lowe - saxophone, woodwinds
Clyde Reasinger - trumpet
Buddy Childers - trumpet
Jack Sheldon - trumpet
Tony Terran - trumpet
Milt Bernhart - trombone
Frank Rosolino - trombone
Dick Leith - trombone
Lew McCreary - trombone
Ambrose Russo - violin
Nathan Kaproff - violin
George Kast - violin
Marvin Limonick - violin
Alex Murray - violin
Erno Neufeld - violin
Notes:
Recorded 2/15/66 and was previously unissued until the Rhino 1994 and 2010 reissues of this album.
War Games:
Earl Palmer - drums
Max Bennett - bass
Mike Deasy - guitar
Al Hendrickson - guitar
Gerry McGee - guitar
Don Randi - harpsichord
Buddy Childers - trumpet
Jack Sheldon - trumpet
David Duke - French horn
Arthur Maebe - French horn
John Cave - French horn
George Roberts - trombone
Frederick Seykora - cello
Marie Fera - cello
Edgar Lustgarten - cello
Jacqueline Lustgarten - cello
Sam Freed - violin
Nathan Kaproff - violin
George Kast - violin
Marvin Limonick - violin
Alex Murray - violin
Erno Neufeld - violin
Notes:
Recorded 2/6/68
It's Nice To Be With You:
Earl Palmer - drums
Max Bennett - bass
James Burton - guitar
Mike Deasy - guitar
Gerry McGee - guitar
Al Hendrickson - guitar
Michael Melvoin - keyboard
Bill Hood - saxophone
Jack Sheldon - trumpet
Buddy Childers - trumpet
Ollie Mitchell - trumpet
Lew McCreary - trombone
Lou Blackburn - trombone
Vincent DeRosa - French horn
David Duke - French horn
Dick Perissi - French horn
Alex Murray - violin
Erno Neufeld - violin
Sam Freed - violin
Marvin Limonick - violin
Nathan Kaproff - violin
George Kast - violin
Marie Fera - cello
Jacqueline Lustgarten - cello
Kurt Reher - cello
Eleanor Slatkin - cello
Notes:
Recorded on 2/6/68 and originally issued as Colgems single 1023, released on 6/68, reissued by Rhino 1982, 1986, 1991, 1995, 2001, 2010
