Missing Links, Vol. 3 (1996)

About this title: Rhino treats the Monkees' catalog with a seriousness akin to the Beatles' Anthology series, but it's nonsense to pretend that the group's outtakes and rarities are deserving of such fanatical scrutiny. There are a lot more than anyone suspected, though, and Missing Links, Vol. 3 presents 24 more, again proving that the bottom of the Monkees' barrel has the same mixture of fun and boredom as hiding in a barrel as a stowaway. There are too many trivial cuts here from the late '60s -- that goes for both the slight pop/rockers and Nesmith's less slight country-rockers. On the other hand, there ... read more

Tracks:

1. (Theme From) The Monkees [Boyce/Hart]
2. Kellogg's Jingle
3. We'll Be Right Back in a Minute [Dolenz]
4. Through the Looking Glass [Alternate Version] [Boyce/Hart/Baldwin]
5. Propinquity (I've Just Begun to Care) [Nesmith]
6. Penny Music [Leonard/Stroll/Wein]
7. Tear the Top Right off My Head [Tork]
8. Little Red Rider [Nesmith]
9. You're So Good [Stone]
10. Look Down [King/Stern]
11. Hollywood [Nesmith]
12. Midnight Train [Demo Version] [Dolenz]
13. She Hangs Out [Single Version] [Barry]
14. Shake 'Em Up [Leiber/Stoller]
15. Circle Sky [Alternate Mix] [Nesmith]
16. Steam Enging [Alternate Mix] [Douglas]
17. Love to Love [Alternate Mix] [Diamond]
18. She'll Be There
19. How Insensitive [Jobim/DeMoraes/Gimb]
20. Merry Go Round [Hildebrand/Tork]
21. Angel Band [Traditional]
22. Zor and Zam [TV Version] [Chadwick/Chadwick]
23. We'll Be Right Back in a Minute, No. 2 [Dolenz]
24. Tema Dei Monkees [Nistri/Boyce/Hart]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.