Birds, Bees, & Monkees CD Question

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daydreambeliever84	Birds, Bees, & Monkees CD Question	Lead	[-]
Posts: 3 (04/10/08 2:13 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I don't have this album on CD yet. How many different versions have been released? Sorry if this was posted already. It's just that I'm looking to buy one and I'm confused about which bonus tracks have been added. Here is one I've been watching, but I'd rather have the one that has "I'm Gonna Try" on it. Bear with me as I try to post this link. I might do it wrong. http://cgi.ebay.com/MONKEES-THE-BIRDS-THE-BEES-POP-EARLY-ROCK-CD_W0QQitemZ250234934008QQihZ015QQcategoryZ307QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Last Edited By: daydreambeliever84 04/10/08 2:29 PM. Edited 2 times.
25or6to4		#1	[-]
Posts: 4202 (04/10/08 3:54 PM) Mr. Smarty Pants Treasure Chest Rock of Gibraltar Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	My best guess on this is that this is a foreign reissue. I have bought stuff from Ebay from this seller before, and know that she tends to specialize in imports. There have been two domestic CD issues of this album, one from the 80's when Arista still had the rights to the Monkees albums, (this contained no bonus material), and then the Rhino reissue from 1994 which does have a full compliment of bonus cuts. The CD you've provided a link to seems to be a redux of this--it contains some of the bonus tracks available on the U.S. Rhino reissue, but not all of them. (Kind of odd, but it is what it is.) It still remains to be seen if Rhino is going to be giving the 2 CD deluxe treatment to this album, as they have the first 4 Monkees albums. If they progress further in the current reissue campaign, this one would be next up on the list chronologically. Shane Keep an eye out for Public Enemies!
daydreambeliever84		#2	[-]
Posts: 8 (04/10/08 4:14 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I bought the first 4 deluxe albums and I do hope Rhino does the same for this one. Thanks for the info. That CD does seem odd, but I'll probably buy one anyway.
LittleMetalBottletops		#3	[-]
Posts: 2698 (04/10/08 8:18 PM) Mistress of the Marathon Mod Squad Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Amazon has a copy of the Rhino reissue with all the bonus tracks for sale (through a 3rd party seller). The least expensive one is $15.98 used, but supposedly in "Very Good" condition. Link. I also noticed this picture disk version on e-bay (also with only 2 bonus tracks) but am not sure if it's legit or not. (Shane, if it isn't, please feel free to delete this part of my post.) You can also download the full Rhino reissue version of the album through either Amazon or iTunes for only $9.99. Last Edited By: LittleMetalBottletops 04/10/08 8:54 PM. Edited 1 times.
25or6to4		#4	[-]
Posts: 4203 (04/10/08 8:41 PM) Mr. Smarty Pants Treasure Chest Rock of Gibraltar Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	LittleMetalBottletops wrote: I also noticed this picture disk version on e-bay (also with only 2 bonus tracks) but am not sure if it's legit or not. (Shane, if it isn't, please feel free to delete this part of my post.) I'm not sure if it is or not, either. I know that Rhino has licensed their titles to international distributors who in turn manufacture their own pressings of the albums, so it's hard to know. I should add, though, that Sundazed has issued the first 5 Monkees albums on a couple of vinyl pressings with the Rhino bonus cuts...and that's totally legit. They make neat collector's items, and are worth picking up if you can find 'em. Shane Keep an eye out for Public Enemies!
daydreambeliever84		#5	[-]
Posts: 11 (04/10/08 8:59 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I was considering trying Amazon. Sometimes I don't know who to trust on there since there are no photos provided from the third party sellers. I'll look through the feedback on there and see. Thanks for your reply!
LittleMetalBottletops		#6	[-]
Posts: 2705 (04/10/08 10:03 PM) Mistress of the Marathon Mod Squad Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	You're welcome, daydreambeliever84. I'm not sure if you saw my edit about the downloads or not. I tagged it onto the end of my previous post, but that was only about 5 minutes before your post, above, so you may have missed it.
MadamButterfly90		#7	[-]
Posts: 3242 (04/11/08 1:16 AM) In-a-GaGa-David-a Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I like the 1994 Rhino version with the bonus tracks. Gee,I hope it's made into a Deluxe.
Bobandthemonkees		#8	[-]
Posts: 148 (04/11/08 5:20 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	The word is that these (BB&M and Head) are being worked on, and will be out sometime this year. Mind you, this is not "official", but a few people "in the know" have said basically the same thing, and they have good "connections". So, I am fairly confident that the next 2 will be out later this year.
daydreambeliever84		#9	[-]
Posts: 13 (04/11/08 8:25 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I didn't see that part of your message until just now. I guess it didn't show up right away. I think I'll skip the download, although it is a good price. It's just that I'd rather have the actual CD with artwork. But, a download will do if I can't get one. I guess I could also just wait and see if that Deluxe issue comes out. I'll see. The message from Bobandthemonkees gives me more hope lol. I'll post if I get one. Right now I'm waiting for the Definitive Monkees CD to ship from Amazon. I ordered it 2 or 3 weeks ago, so it should be shipped soon. I think.
daydreambeliever84		#10	[-]
Posts: 31 (04/15/08 3:28 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Happy to say that I was able to buy the Rhino BB&M CD~~waiting for it to arrive. Oh, and Amazon is "temporarily out of stock" of the other CD I purchased. I hope they get it in soon, as I already paid (check).