Album of the Day

When The Monkees premiered on NBC-TV in 1966, the results were magical; Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Mike Nesmith and Peter Tork were a barrel of fun onscreen, and the music – penned by some of the top songwriters in the business – stands with the most engaging pop-rock of the decade. Among the dozen songs on the band's self-titled debut are “I Wanna Be Free,” “Papa Gene's Blues” and the smash hit “Last Train To Clarksville.” The Deluxe Edition of the set adds 17 bonus tracks including then-unreleased songs, alternate and TV versions, demos, ads and more. Both Davy and Mike were born on this day, and we'll celebrate the shared birthday with another spin of THE MONKEES.