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This collection features 25 Monkee favorites, plus a bonus disc with karaoke versions of (Theme From) The Monkees; I'm A Believer; (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone; Pleasant Valley Sunday and Daydream Believer . Full-color booklet includes rare photos and full lyrics.

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 5.63 x 0.55 inches; 4.52 Ounces
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Rhino
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ February 19, 2007
Label ‏ : ‎ Rhino
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00008V5SD
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2

Best Sellers Rank: #11,752 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #15 in Bubblegum Pop
- #142 in Oldies & Retro (CDs & Vinyl)
- #144 in Classic Psychedelic Rock

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Kevin M. Antonio

Exhibit A for why they should be in the Hall of Fame

Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2016

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I borrowed this from a local library for "Pleasant Valley Sunday" for a CD I was making for my wife... anyway I thought ah, I'll listen to the whole CD. So I did... then again, and again, and again. Then I had to buy my own copy.
Great stuff. Catchy songs, some border on garage rock. Four strong singers. And yeah they didn't play their own instruments at first, but so what? Neither did the Byrds on their first album (except Roger McGuinn). And the Monkees eventually wrote their own stuff, too.
Being this is their 50th year in existence, it'd be nice if the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame would get their collective head out of their... behinds and get the Monkees in there. Listen to this and be convinced... And hey! I'm a believer....

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Doc Safari

Finally-the Best Monkees Compilation ever!

Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2016

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I've owned a bunch of Monkees compilations since compact discs were first introduced in the eighties. This one is by far the best and most complete. Although I question the inclusion of forgotten songs like "Auntie Grizelda", most compilations through the years have omitted either "She" or "Valleri", and this compilation has both. There are also a couple of great songs I've never heard before, like "Words." The sound is really clear and the music is great! If you own only one Monkees compilation this one is the one to own.

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RiverPhoenix fan

Best of The Monkees

Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2019

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I just realized that the song Daydream Believer sounds like the beginning of the song is muted or the sound is turned down.. I thought it was just my cd player and tried it on my dvd player.. It sounds the same. Not that it is related.. But, I noticed the same thing with my Guess Who's greatest hits cd.. The song These Eyes is the same way.. The beginning is turned down or something.. Why take a perfectly good, classic and change it by editing?? It was perfect the way it was! 😑

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Jorge A. Zarco

Best of The Monkees

Reviewed in the United States on February 29, 2012

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This Monkees CD is worth buying if you're a veteran Monkees fan or a newbie. The Monkees(1966-1968) was a campy, larger than life TV show about a band trying to become the next Beatles. If The Beatles were the Fab Four, The Monkees were the Pre Fab Four. Mike Nesmith, Mickey Dolenz, Peter Tork and the late Davy Jones were members of The Monkees. The Monkees wore out their welcome in 1968 with the campy, surreal, plotless film Head. They continued to record music until 1971. Reruns of the TV show and Monkees songs on radio stations in 1986 brought them back into the mainstream. Musicians such as Boyce and Hart and Neil Diamond wrote some classic Monkees songs. In 1986, a spin off show called The New Monkees debuted on TV. It was a flop and cancelled without fanfare. On a Simpsons episode, a girl on the bus pokes fun of the fact that Marge owns a Monkees lunchbox! Smashmouth did a cover of I'm a Believer for the Shrek soundtrack. This CD has a bonus disc if you want to sing Monkees' songs on your karaoke machine. The Hanna Montana TV show on the Disney Channel turned Miley Cyrus into a pop singer. The Monkees were actors playing musicians and they became "musicians" in the real world. Some of the Monkees have worked with members of The Beatles. The Monkees TV show tried to emulate the campy adventures that we saw in Beatles movies such as A Hard Day's Night(1964), Help(1965), and Yellow Submarine(1968). One episode of The Monkees took place on a pirate ship while another episode showed The Monkees battle a supercomputer. Monkees episodes featured early music videos. Monkees episodes cheered me up during bleak days in 1986. Davy Jones guest starred on an episode of Love, American Style in 1973. Mickey Dolenz's daughter Ami Dolenz acted in horror movies and teeny bopper films in the 1980's and 1990's. (Theme from) The Monkees, Last Train to Clarksville, Daydream Believer, I'm a Believer, Valerie, and For Pete's Sake are classic Monkees songs. The Monkees are proof that imitation can be a form of flattery.

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Kinzey D. Rogers

A Compilation of Hits by the PreFab Four

Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2017

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Another album I bought to make my girlfriend happy. I liked them on TV when I was in Junior High, bought a few of their singles and a couple of their albums. They had a lot of hits that were actually quite good for pop music in the mid sixties. Most of their songs were written by top songwriters of the era. They were actually quite talented guys.

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railfan

Pure Monkees

Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2016

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Somehow, I've always liked The Monkees, mainly because their music and style had a real bounce to it. The fact that I played in Greenwich Village at the same place Peter Tork did may have something to do with my liking them. Their range was from the serious (Shades of Gray) to the downright funny (Your Auntie Grizelda) and all points in between. Their videos were also a tad outrageous and you never knew who would show up in them. There was a vid for Auntie Grizelda that had Richard Kyle in it, playing a Frankenstein-type monster who was totally off the wall. If you're from that era, this album is indeed a "Must Have"!

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Saltek

If you want the best of the Monkees, here it is!

Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2013

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Regardless who sang, who wrote, who played, who played live-as they became more proficient, The Monkees are a nice chunk of Americana, and always will be. Fab Four Lite-in spite of their perceived limitations and contrived conception, The Monkees have a nice spot in our hearts, even though we were/are not supposed to take them seriously. I saw them in concert, (as well as the Beatles-second to none,) and they were talented, wonderfully entertaining, and connected to their audience like no one, perhaps, but The Beatles.

GREAT, if you can get through the nostalgia without tearing up, and the fact that time has FLOWN by! (Davy Jones, RIP).

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Dexipuer

What can you say, it's the Monkees!

Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2013

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Guess my brain from yesteryear heard so much more but now realize those favorites that I remembered might have been so much more sentimental to me then than now. Davey's sweet voice in his slower pieces still shines and finding out about his unexpected death at such a young age from heart attack surprised me...just like with John Ritter.

We remain human with life and death fleeting and unexpected so if you feel a need for a blast from the past appreciate nowadays how much easier it is to quench that thirst.

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Ron Ferguson

Enjoyable CD

Reviewed in Canada on August 24, 2016

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A nice collection with pretty good sound Remastering. I enjoyed the TV show, ' way back when'.

Philip Pancer

So nice to hear Real Music

Reviewed in Canada on February 5, 2015

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The Monkees Greatest Hits really proves that this band was more talented then people gave them credit for. Very enjoyable and entertaining.

AMG

A top best of selection

Reviewed in Canada on September 29, 2015

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If you can't have all of their best songs on one album, this one still gives you an excellent sampling.

sami17

２枚目に驚かないように

Reviewed in Japan on October 18, 2003

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モンキーズの曲をベスト盤で聴きたいなら、これがお薦めです。最近のベスト盤は８０年代～９０年代の再結成時の曲も入っていますが、彼らの全盛期は、「プレゼント」まででしょう。「チェンジズ」は、デイビーとミッキーの二人が頑張っていますが、やはりピーターとマイクというミュージシャンが抜けると、残念ながら、質はやや劣ってしまいます。このＣＤの良いところは、「プレゼント」時代の「Listen To The Band」で終わっているところです。それも２５曲もあり、シングルヒットに片寄りすぎず、アルバム収録の隠れた名曲を収録している事も、これからモンキーズを聴いてみようという方にうってつけ、と言えるでしょう。２枚目は、カラオケが５曲入っていますが、１０～２０秒経って初めて音が聞こえてくるので、初めて聴いた私は、一瞬「故障か？」と驚きましたが、よくよく見ると、ＣＤ＋Ｇという規格で、専用の装置でかければ、画面が出るようなもののようです。なお、カラオケは、ボーカル部分が終わるとフェードアウト（プレザント・ヴァレー・サンデーなど）します。惜しむらくは、完奏してほしかった。それと、マルチトラックのマスターテープが有るはずですからもっとカラオケの曲数を増やして欲しかったです
ビーチボーイズは「スタック・オー・トラック」というカラオケアルバムをリアルタイムに出しているくらいですから、絶対売れると思うので、希望を書かせていただきました。１枚目だけでもこのお値段で良質ですから、２枚目はオマケと割り切ってもお薦めの１枚です。

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Ron S

Many of these songs were nowhere near "hits" in my opinion.

Reviewed in Canada on January 9, 2016

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I guess my great memories of The Monkees was coloured by time. Not as good as I was hoping but still some gems in this CD.

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