The Monkees - Greatest Hits (1995) [Hi-Res 192kHz]

Unless you're a snob, a good Monkees collection belongs on your shelves, not too far from discs by the Turtles, the Lovin' Spoonful, and other avatars of clean, occasionally rocking '60s Top 40 pop. Greatest Hits is a more than generous stack, bringing together not only the obvious megahits ("I'm a Believer," "Pleasant Valley Sunday," the incredibly propulsive "Valleri") but also a number of tunes that had the bad luck to fall on the wrong side of the act's swift rise and fall. Foremost among these is "Porpoise Song," a lyrically incomprehensible Goffin/King stab at psychedelia that's at once a crass cash-in and one of the loveliest, most fragile sounds to emerge from the American hippie dream. --Rickey Wright

Tracklist:
01. The Monkees - (Theme from) The Monkees (02:19)
02. The Monkees - Last Train to Clarksville (02:46)
03. The Monkees - I Wanna Be Free (02:26)
04. The Monkees - I'm a Believer (02:43)
05. The Monkees - (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone (02:26)
06. The Monkees - A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You (02:51)
07. The Monkees - Pleasant Valley Sunday (03:15)
08. The Monkees - Words (02:57)
09. The Monkees - Daydream Believer (03:07)
10. The Monkees - Valleri (02:21)
11. The Monkees - Porpoise Song (Theme from "Head") (03:06)
12. The Monkees - For Pete's Sake (Closing Theme) (02:12)