Considered by many to be THE MONKEES‘ masterpiece, in terms of album conceptuality as opposed to single-oriented thinking, 1967’s “Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.” found the American foursome finally inhabiting their creative space, something the band started on the same year’s “Headquarters” the sessions for which were barely finished when another bout of work began. This work lasted the whopping ten months, and though the quartet’s fourth longplay featured a mere 13 numbers, the psychedelic sounds they harnessed justified such a long period of the songs’ gestation; and now the scope of what Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork were trying to achieve will get exposed in the record’s super deluxe edition.
Having emerged today as a four-CD and vinyl single package, it features, alongside stereo and mono versions of the original platter and assorted fresh remixes, a plethora of previously unheard material, including acoustic demos of “A Man Without A Dream” that, although notched in 1967, wouldn’t see the full realization for two years. A proof of the group’s real talents, it’s a must-have item for fans, who may also want a standalone stereo LP.
Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd
CD 1 – The Original Stereo Album… plus:
1. Salesman
2. She Hangs Out
3. The Door Into Summer
4. Love Is Only Sleeping
5. Cuddly Toy
6. Words
7. Hard To Believe
8. What Am I Doing Hangin’ ‘Round?
9. Peter Percival Patterson’s Pet Pig Porky
10. Pleasant Valley Sunday
11. Daily Nightly
12. Don’t Call On Me
13. Star Collector
bonus tracks:
14. Special Announcement *
15. Goin’ Down
16. Salesman (2025 stereo remix)
17. She Hangs Out (2025 stereo remix)
18. The Door Into Summer (alternate version) *
19. Love Is Only Sleeping (2025 stereo remix)
20. Cuddly Toy (2025 stereo remix)
21. Words (2025 stereo remix)
22. Hard To Believe (2025 stereo remix)
23. What Am I Doing Hangin’ ‘Round? (2025 stereo remix)
24. Pleasant Valley Sunday (2025 stereo remix)
25. Daily Nightly (2025 stereo remix)
26. Don’t Call On Me (2025 stereo remix)
27. Star Collector (alternate 1967 stereo mix)
28. Riu Chiu (alternate version) *
CD 2 – The Original Mono Album… plus:
1-13 – as on CD 1
bonus tracks:
1. Special Announcement
2. Salesman (alternate mono mix)
3. Cuddly Toy (alternate mono mix)
4. Don’t Call On Me (alternate mono mix) *
5. Goin’ Down (alternate mono mix)
6. Star Collector (alternate mono mix) *
7. The Door Into Summer (alternate vocal)
8. Daily Nightly (alternate mono mix)
9. Goin’ Down (unedited TV mix) *
10. Love Is Only Sleeping (alternate mono mix)
11. The Door Into Summer (alternate mono mix) *
12. Goin’ Down (mono single mix)
13. Star Collector (alternate mono mix) *
Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.:
Super Deluxe Edition
CD 3 – Sessions… plus:
1. The Story Of Rock And Roll (version 3, backing track) *
2. I Don’t Know Yet (backing track) *
3. Cuddly Toy (backing track) *
4. Come On In (version 1, backing track) *
5. Come On In (version 2, backing track) *
6. The Door Into Summer (early version, backing track) *
7. Pleasant Valley Sunday (backing track) *
8. Words (backing track) *
9. Daydream Believer (backing track) *
10. Salesman (backing track with backing vocals) *
11. Jam #1 (backing track) *
12. Words (vocal session) *
13. Daily Nightly (backing track) *
14. Love Is Only Sleeping (backing track) *
15. What Am I Doing Hangin’ ‘Round? (backing track) *
16. Don’t Call On Me (backing track) *
17. She Hangs Out (backing track) *
18. Goin’ Down (backing track) *
19. Yours Until Tomorrow (backing track) *
20. The Door Into Summer (alternate version, backing track) *
21. Can You Dig It ‘Tentatively’ (instrumental acoustic demo)
22. Tear The Top Right Off My Head (instrumental acoustic demo) *
23. Untitled (instrumental acoustic demo) *
24. A Man Without A Dream (instrumental acoustic demo) *
CD 4 – Sessions… plus alternate mixes:
1. Pleasant Valley Sunday (2025 alternate vocal mix)
2. Words (instrumental With backing vocals) *
3. Star Collector (alternate mix) *
4. Jam #2 (backing track) *
5. She Hangs Out (alternate mix) *
6. Daydream Believer (2025 stereo remix)
7. A Man Without A Dream (instrumental piano demo) *
8. Hard To Believe (backing track) *
9. Cuddly Toy (TV mix) *
10. Love Is Only Sleeping (TV mix) *
11. Goin’ Down (TV version)
12. Star Collector (TV mix) *
13. What Am I Doing Hangin’ ‘Round? (TV mix) *
14. Daydream Believer (TV mix) *
15. She Hangs Out (TV mix) *
16. Riu Chiu (TV version)
17. Salesman (2025 stereo remix with sales rap) *
18. Riu Chiu (alternate version) *
19. Daily Nightly (alternate stereo mix)
20. Riu Chiu (session) *
21. Riu Chiu (alternate Take) *
22. Don’t Call On Me (chatter session) *
23. Special Announcement (session) *
24. Star Collector (alternate 1967 stereo mix)
Vinyl 7‑Inch”
1. Love Is Only Sleeping (alternate 9/5/67 mono mix) *
2. Goin’ Down (alternate 9/28/67 mono mix) *
* previously unreleased
