The Monkees

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According to Andrew Sandoval's The Monkees: The Day-by-Day Story of the 60s TV Pop Sensation, the Monkees' first album - The Monkees (Colgems COM-101 [mono], COS-101 [stereo]) - was released fifty years ago this month (October 1966), although Sandoval also notes that "some copies may have been on sale in September."  The U.K. release (RCA SF 7844) followed on 20 January 1967.

Side One:

1. "(Theme from) The Monkees"
2. "Saturday's Child"
3. "I Wanna Be Free"
4. "Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day"
5. "Papa Gene's Blues"
6. "Take a Giant Step"

Side Two:

1. "Last Train to Clarksville"
2. "This Just Doesn't Seem to Be My Day"
3. "Let's Dance On"
4. "I'll Be True to You"
5. "Sweet Young Thing"
6. "Gonna Buy Me a Dog"