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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = Missing Links Volume Three
| name = Missing Links Volume Three
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| recorded = 1966–1969
| recorded = 1966–1969
| venue =
| venue =
| studio =
| studio = *RCA Victor (Hollywood)
*RCA Victor, A (Hollywood)
*[[Sunset Sound Recorders]] (Hollywood)
*[[RCA Studio A|RCA Victor]] (Nashville)
*[[United Western Recorders|Western Recorders]] (Hollywood)
*[[TTG Studios|T.T.G.]] (Hollywood)
*RCA Victor, C (Hollywood)
*RCA Victor, B (New York City)
| genre = [[Rock (music)|Rock]]
| genre = [[Rock (music)|Rock]]
| length = 51:58
| length = 51:58
| label = [[Rhino Records|Rhino]]
| label = [[Rhino Records|Rhino]]
| producer = Various
| producer = [[Andrew Sandoval]], [[Bill Inglot]]
| prev_title = [[Barrelful of Monkees: Monkees Songs for Kids!]]
| prev_title = [[Barrelful of Monkees: Monkees Songs for Kids!]]
| prev_year = 1996
| prev_year = 1996
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}}
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'''''Missing Links Volume Three''''' is a [[compilation album]] of rare and previously unreleased songs by [[The Monkees]] issued by Rhino Records in 1996. It is the third and final volume of a three-volume set, preceded by ''[[Missing Links (album)|Missing Links]]'' in 1987 and ''[[Missing Links Volume Two]]'' in 1990.
'''''Missing Links Volume Three''''' is a [[compilation album]] of rare and previously unreleased songs by the American [[pop rock]] band [[the Monkees]], issued by [[Rhino Entertainment|Rhino Records]] in 1996. It is the third and final volume of a three-volume set, preceded by ''[[Missing Links (album)|Missing Links]]'' in 1987 and ''[[Missing Links Volume Two]]'' in 1990.


While many of the tracks had been featured in the Monkees' [[The Monkees (TV series)|television series]], only six of the tracks had ever been issued commercially: "Steam Engine" and "Love to Love" had first appeared on the Australian compilation ''[[Monkeemania (40 Timeless Hits)]]'' in 1979; "Tema Dei Monkees" and "She Hangs Out" had been issued as singles (in Italy and Canada, respectively) and had been collected on the compilation ''[[Monkee Business (album)|Monkee Business]]'' in 1982; the alternate mix of "Circle Sky" had first appeared on the compilation ''[[Monkee Flips]]'' in 1984; and "Tear the Top Right Off My Head" had first appeared on the ''[[Listen to the Band (album)|Listen to the Band]]'' box set in 1991.
While many of the tracks had been featured in the Monkees' [[The Monkees (TV series)|television series]], only six of the tracks had ever been issued commercially: "Steam Engine" and "Love to Love" had first appeared on the Australian compilation ''[[Monkeemania (40 Timeless Hits)]]'' in 1979; "Tema Dei Monkees" and "She Hangs Out" had been issued as singles (in Italy and Canada, respectively) and had been collected on the compilation ''[[Monkee Business (album)|Monkee Business]]'' in 1982; the alternate mix of "Circle Sky" had first appeared on the compilation ''[[Monkee Flips]]'' in 1984; and "Tear the Top Right Off My Head" had first appeared on the ''[[Listen to the Band (album)|Listen to the Band]]'' box set in 1991.
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"Little Red Rider" and "Hollywood" were re-recorded by [[Michael Nesmith]] for his solo album ''[[Magnetic South (album)|Magnetic South]]''.
"Little Red Rider" and "Hollywood" were re-recorded by [[Michael Nesmith]] for his solo album ''[[Magnetic South (album)|Magnetic South]]''.


In 2021, Friday Music released the album on colored vinyl for [[Record Store Day]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://recordstoreday.com/UPC/829421791539 |title=The Monkees - Missing Links Volume 3 (Blue) [RSD Drops 2021] |website=[[Record Store Day]] |access-date=January 31, 2024}}</ref>
Originally issued only on CD, a vinyl version was released in 2021 from Friday Music for Record Store Day.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{track listing
{{track listing
|headline =
|all_writing =
|extra_column = Lead vocals
|extra_column = Lead vocals

|title1 = [[(Theme From) The Monkees]] (TV version)
|title1 = [[(Theme From) The Monkees]] (TV version)
|note1 = [[Boyce and Hart|Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart]]
|extra1 = [[Micky Dolenz]]
|extra1 = [[Micky Dolenz]]
|length1 = 0:51
|length1 = 0:51
|note1 = [[Tommy Boyce]] / [[Bobby Hart (songwriter)|Bobby Hart]]

|title2 = Kellogg's Jingle
|title2 = Kellogg's Jingle
|note2 = ''unknown''
|extra2 = Micky Dolenz
|extra2 = Dolenz
|length2 = 0:13
|length2 = 0:13
|note2 = ''unknown''

|title3 = We'll Be Back in a Minute #1
|title3 = We'll Be Back in a Minute #1
|extra3 = Micky Dolenz
|note3 = Dolenz
|extra3 = Dolenz
|length3 = 0:22
|length3 = 0:22
|note3 = Micky Dolenz

|title4 = Through the Looking Glass (previously unissued alternate version)
|title4 = Through the Looking Glass (previously unissued alternate version)
|note4 = Boyce, Hart, Red Baldwin
|extra4 = Micky Dolenz
|extra4 = Dolenz
|length4 = 2:36
|length4 = 2:36
|note4 = Tommy Boyce / Bobby Hart / Red Baldwin

|title5 = Propinquity (I've Just Begun to Care)
|title5 = Propinquity (I've Just Begun to Care)
|extra5 = Michael Nesmith
|note5 = [[Michael Nesmith]]
|extra5 = Nesmith
|length5 = 3:21
|length5 = 3:21
|note5 = Michael Nesmith

|title6 = Penny Music
|title6 = Penny Music
|note6 = Michael Leonard, Bobby Weinstein, Jon Stroll
|extra6 = [[Davy Jones (musician)|Davy Jones]]
|extra6 = [[Davy Jones (musician)|Davy Jones]]
|length6 = 2:40
|length6 = 2:40
|note6 = Michael Leonard / Bobby Weinstein / Jon Stroll

|title7 = Tear the Top Right Off My Head
|title7 = Tear the Top Right Off My Head
|extra7 = [[Peter Tork]]
|note7 = [[Peter Tork]]
|extra7 = Tork
|length7 = 2:06
|length7 = 2:06
|note7 = Peter Tork

|title8 = Little Red Rider
|title8 = Little Red Rider
|extra8 = Michael Nesmith
|note8 = Nesmith
|extra8 = Nesmith
|length8 = 3:18
|length8 = 3:18
|note8 = Michael Nesmith

|title9 = You're So Good
|title9 = You're So Good
|extra9 = Micky Dolenz
|note9 = Robert Stone
|extra9 = Dolenz
|length9 = 2:43
|length9 = 2:43
|note9 = Robert Stone

|title10 = Look Down
|title10 = Look Down
|note10 = [[Carole King]], Toni Stern
|extra10 = Davy Jones
|extra10 = Jones
|length10 = 2:52
|length10 = 2:52
|note10 = [[Carole King]] / Toni Stern

|title11 = Hollywood
|title11 = Hollywood
|extra11 = Michael Nesmith
|note11 = Nesmith
|extra11 = Nesmith
|length11 = 2:17
|length11 = 2:17
|note11 = Michael Nesmith

|title12 = Midnight Train (demo version)
|title12 = Midnight Train (demo version)
|extra12 = Micky Dolenz, Coco Dolenz
|note12 = Dolenz
|extra12 = Dolenz
|length12 = 2:29
|length12 = 2:29
|note12 = Micky Dolenz

|title13 = She Hangs Out (single version)
|title13 = She Hangs Out (single version)
|note13 = [[Jeff Barry]], [[Ellie Greenwich]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Headquarters (Super Deluxe Edition) |last=Sandoval |first=Andrew |author-link=Andrew Sandoval |others=[[The Monkees]] |type=CD box set liner notes |publisher=[[Rhino Entertainment|Rhino Records]] |id=R2 695257 |date=2022 |url=http://www.monkee45s.net/CDs_USA_RhinoBox/R2695257.html}}</ref>
|extra13 = Davy Jones
|extra13 = Jones
|length13 = 2:36
|length13 = 2:36
|note13 = [[Jeff Barry]] / [[Ellie Greenwich]]

|title14 = Shake 'Em Up (And Let 'Em Roll)
|title14 = Shake 'Em Up (And Let 'Em Roll)
|note14 = [[Jerry Leiber]], [[Mike Stoller]]
|extra14 = Micky Dolenz
|extra14 = Dolenz
|length14 = 2:11
|length14 = 2:11
|note14 = [[Jerry Leiber]] / [[Mike Stoller]]

|title15 = [[Circle Sky]] (alternate mix)
|title15 = [[Circle Sky]] (alternate mix)
|extra15 = Michael Nesmith
|note15 = Nesmith
|extra15 = Nesmith
|length15 = 2:32
|length15 = 2:32
|note15 = Michael Nesmith

|title16 = Steam Engine (previously unissued alternate mix)
|title16 = Steam Engine (previously unissued alternate mix)
|note16 = [[Chip Douglas]]
|extra16 = Micky Dolenz
|extra16 = Dolenz
|length16 = 2:25
|length16 = 2:25
|note16 = [[Chip Douglas]]

|title17 = Love to Love (previously unissued alternate mix)
|title17 = Love to Love (previously unissued alternate mix)
|note17 = [[Neil Diamond]]
|extra17 = Davy Jones
|extra17 = Jones
|length17 = 2:30
|length17 = 2:30
|note17 = [[Neil Diamond]]

|title18 = She'll Be There
|title18 = She'll Be There
|note18 = [[Sharon Sheeley]], Raul Abeyta
|extra18 = Micky & Coco Dolenz
|extra18 = Dolenz
|length18 = 2:35
|length18 = 2:35
|note18 = [[Sharon Sheeley]] / Raul Abeyta

|title19 = How Insensitive
|title19 = How Insensitive
|note19 = [[Antonio Carlos Jobim]], Vinicus DeMoraes, [[Norman Gimbel]]
|extra19 = Michael Nesmith
|extra19 = Nesmith
|length19 = 2:33
|length19 = 2:33
|note19 = [[Antonio Carlos Jobim]] / Vinicus DeMoraes / [[Norman Gimbel]]

|title20 = Merry Go Round
|title20 = Merry Go Round
|extra20 = Peter Tork
|note20 = [[Peter Tork]], [[Diane Hildebrand]]
|extra20 = Tork
|length20 = 1:44
|length20 = 1:44
|note20 = Peter Tork / [[Diane Hildebrand]]

|title21 = [[Angel Band (song)|Angel Band]]
|title21 = [[Angel Band (song)|Angel Band]]
|note21 = Jefferson Hascall, William Bradbury
|extra21 = Michael Nesmith
|extra21 = Nesmith
|length21 = 3:26
|length21 = 3:26
|note21 = Jefferson Hascall, William Bradbury

|title22= Zor and Zam (TV version)
|title22= Zor and Zam (TV version)
|note22 = Bill Chadwick, John Chadwick
|extra22 = Micky Dolenz
|extra22 = Dolenz
|length22 = 2:08
|length22 = 2:08
|note22 = Bill Chadwick / John Chadwick

|title23 = We'll Be Back in a Minute #2
|title23 = We'll Be Back in a Minute #2
|extra23 = Micky Dolenz
|note23 = Dolenz
|extra23 = Dolenz
|length23 = 0:23
|length23 = 0:23
|note23 = Micky Dolenz

|title24 = Tema Dei Monkees
|title24 = Tema Dei Monkees
|note24 = Boyce, Hart, Carlo Nistri
|extra24 = Micky Dolenz
|extra24 = Dolenz
|length24 = 1:10
|length24 = 1:10
|note24 = Tommy Boyce / Bobby Hart / Carlo Nistri
}}
}}


==Personnel==
==Session information==
Credits as per CD liner notes.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Missing Links Volume Three |author=[[The Monkees]] |publisher=[[Rhino Entertainment|Rhino Records]] |type=CD liner notes |date=1996 |id=R2 72153 |location=Los Angeles, CA}}</ref>
'''"(Theme From) The Monkees"''' (TV version)
*Written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart
*Lead vocal by Micky Dolenz
*Backing vocal: Micky Dolenz
*Guitar: Wayne Erwin and Gerry McGee
*Bass: Larry Taylor
*Drums: Billy Lewis
*Tambourine: Gene Estes
*Finger Snaps: Unknown
*Produced by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart
*Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], CA, August 6, 1966, during the sessions for ''[[More of the Monkees]]''

'''"Kellogg's Jingle"'''
*Lead vocal by Micky Dolenz
*Backing vocal: Tommy Boyce
*Guitar: Wayne Erwin, Gerry McGee, and Louie Shelton
*Bass: Larry Taylor
*Drums: Billy Lewis
*A commercial jingle sung by Micky, with the instrumental backing track borrowing riffs from the theme song
*Recorded in Hollywood, 1966, during the sessions for ''[[The Monkees (album)|The Monkees]]''
'''"We'll Be Back in a Minute"'''
*Written by Micky Dolenz
*Vocals by Micky Dolenz
*Acoustic Guitar: Micky Dolenz
*Banjo: Henry Diltz
*Bass: Chip Douglas
*Unknown: Kazoo, handclaps, knee slaps
*Produced by Brendan Cahill and Micky Dolenz
*Engineered by: Bill Lazerus
*Recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, July 1, 1969, during the sessions for ''[[The Monkees Present]]''

'''"Through the Looking Glass"''' (previously unissued alternate version) (a.k.a. first recorded version)
*Written by Red Baldwin, Tommy Boyce, and Bobby Hart
*Lead vocal by Micky Dolenz
*Backing vocals: Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart, and Ron Hicklin
*Guitar: Wayne Erwin, Gerry McGee, and Louie Shelton
*Acoustic Guitar: Tommy Boyce
*Bass: Larry Taylor
*Drums: Billy Lewis
*Tack piano: Michel Rubini
*Tambourine: Alan Estes
*Timpani: Alan Estes
*Produced by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart
*Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, September 10 and 24, 1966, during the sessions for ''More of the Monkees''. It was later re-cut for ''[[The Birds, The Bees & the Monkees]]'' and released on ''[[Instant Replay (The Monkees album)|Instant Replay]]''.

'''"Propinquity (I've Just Begun to Care)"'''
*Written by Michael Nesmith
*Lead vocal by Michael Nesmith
*Harmony vocal: Michael Nesmith
*Acoustic Guitar: Wayne Moss
*Steel Guitar: Lloyd Green
*Banjo: Sonny Osborne
*Bass: Norbert Putnam
*Drums: Kenny Buttrey
*Organ: David Briggs
*Produced by Michael Nesmith and Felton Jarvis
*Engineered by: Al Pachucki
*Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Nashville, May 28, and August 21, 1968, during the sessions for ''[[Head (The Monkees album)|Head]]''
*One of the songs that Michael Nesmith had written before he became a member of the Monkees

'''"Penny Music"'''
*Written by Michael Leonard, Jon Stroll, and Bobby Weinstein
*Lead vocal by Davy Jones
*Backing vocals: Bill Chadwick and Davy Jones
*All others unknown
*Produced by Bill Chadwick and Davy Jones
*Engineered by: Pete Abbott
*Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, May 1 and July 11, 1969, during the sessions for ''The Monkees Present''

'''"Tear the Top Right off My Head"'''
*Written by Peter Tork
*Lead vocal by Peter Tork
*Backing vocal: Micky Dolenz
*Fuzz Guitar: Peter Tork
*Acoustic Guitar: Lance Wakely
*Bass: Ron Brown?, Peter Tork?, Lance Wakely?
*Drums: Dewey Martin
*Harmonica: Lance Wakely
*Produced by The Monkees
*Recorded at Western Recorders, February 5, 6, and 8, and RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, February 12, 1968, during the sessions for ''The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees''
*First released on the 1991 Rhino CD box set ''[[Listen to the Band (album)|Listen to the Band]]''

'''"Little Red Rider"'''
*Written by Michael Nesmith
*Vocals by Michael Nesmith
*Guitar: Al Casey and Louie Shelton
*Bass: Max Bennett
*Drums: Hal Blaine
*Piano: Larry Knechtel
*Tenor Saxophone: Clifford Solomon
*Trumpet: Mack Johnson
*Trombone: Lester Robertson
*Cowbell: Unknown
*Produced by Michael Nesmith
*Engineered by: Pete Abbott
*Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, May 28 and June 17 and 26, 1969, during the sessions for ''The Monkees Present''

'''"You're So Good"'''
*Written by Robert Stone
*Lead vocal by Micky Dolenz
*Guitar: James Burton and Louie Shelton
*Lead electric Guitar: Unknown
*Bass: Bob West
*Drums: Earl Palmer
*Cowbell: Earl Palmer
*Piano: Michel Rubini
*Tenor Saxophone: Clifford Solomon
*Trumpet: Mack Johnson
*Trombone: Lester Robertson
*Horn: John Williams
*Produced by Michael Nesmith
*Engineered by: Pete Abbott
*Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, May 27 and June 26, 1969, during the sessions for ''The Monkees Present''
*Unique in the Monkees' canon, as it was produced by Michael Nesmith, sung by Micky Dolenz and written by an outsider, Robert Stone. It also features Sam & The Goodtimers on the backing track.
*The similarly titled "You're So Good to Me" was recorded the following year and released on ''[[Changes (The Monkees album)|Changes]]''. Although only Jeff Barry and Bobby Bloom received credit for writing "You're So Good to Me", several sources claim Robert Stone to be a third composer of the song.

'''"Look Down"'''
*Written by Carole King and Toni Stern
*Lead vocal by Davy Jones
*Backing vocal: Carole King
*Guitar: Dennis Budimir, Al Casey, and Tommy Tedesco
*Bass: Larry Knechtel
*Drums: Hal Blaine
*Tambourine: Kenneth Watson
*Bells: Kenneth Watson
*Piano: Michel Rubini
*Saxophone: Jim Horn and Jay Migliori
*Trumpet: Jules Chaikin and Tony Terran
*Trombone: Lew McCreary
*Horn: Shorty Rogers
*Produced by The Monkees
*Recorded at T.T.G Studios, Hollywood, April 6, 1968, during the sessions for ''Head''. It was considered for, but rejected from, ''Changes''.

'''"Hollywood"'''
*Written by Michael Nesmith
*Lead vocal by Michael Nesmith
*Guitar: Michael Nesmith, Harold Bradley, and Felton Jarvis
*Steel Guitar: Lloyd Green
*Banjo: Bobby Thompson
*Bass: Norbert Putnam
*Drums: Kenny Buttrey
*Piano: David Briggs
*Harmonica: Charlie McCoy
*Violin: Buddy Spicher
*Produced by Michael Nesmith and Felton Jarvis
*Engineered by: Al Pachucki and Bill Vandevort
*Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, [[Nashville]], May 29 and 31, 1968, during the sessions for ''Head''

'''"Midnight Train"''' (demo version)
*Written by Micky Dolenz
*Lead vocal by Micky Dolenz
*Harmony vocal: Coco Dolenz (Micky's sister)
*Acoustic Guitar: Micky Dolenz
*Produced by Chip Douglas
*Engineered by: Hank Cicalo
*Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, February 24, 1967, during the sessions for ''[[Headquarters (the Monkees album)|Headquarters]]''. It was later re-cut during the sessions for ''The Monkees Present'' and released on ''Changes''.
*While Micky Dolenz is officially credited as the writer of the song, several sites and sources claim Chris McCarty, Kenny Lee Lewis and Steve Miller to have co-written the track.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/midnight-train-mt0007398585|title=Midnight Train - The Monkees &#124; Song Info|website=AllMusic}}</ref> These findings are incorrect, as the song co-written by McCarty, Lewis and Miller is a completely different song from the one written by Dolenz.

'''"She Hangs Out"''' (single version)
*Written by Jeff Barry
*Lead vocal by Davy Jones
*Backing vocal: Davy Jones and Unknown
*Guitars: Al Gorgoni, Don Thomas, and Hugh McCracken
*Bass: Lou Mauro
*Drums: Herb Lovelle
*Clavinet: Stan Free
*Organ: Arthur Butler
*Tambourine: Thomas Cerone
*Produced and Arranged By: Jeff Barry
*Engineered By: Ray Hall
*Recorded at RCA Studio B, [[New York City]], January 21 (11:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M.) and 24, and February 4 and 5, 1967, during the sessions for ''Headquarters''. It was later re-cut for ''[[Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.]]''.
*While Jeff Barry is officially credited as the writer of the song, several sites and sources claim [[Ellie Greenwich]] to have co-written the track.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.popsike.com/THE-MONKEESSHE-HANGS-OUTRARE-WITHDRAWN-CANADIAN-45/280576882261.html|title=popsike.com - THE MONKEES-"SHE HANGS OUT"-RARE WITHDRAWN CANADIAN 45 - auction details|website=www.popsike.com}}</ref>
*First released on the 1982 Rhino compilation album ''[[Monkee Business (album)|Monkee Business]]''<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/The-Monkees-Monkee-Business/master/1042248|title=The Monkees - Monkee Business|website=Discogs}}</ref>

'''"Shake 'Em Up"'''
*Written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
*Lead vocal by Micky Dolenz
*Backing vocals: Micky Dolenz and Coco Dolenz
*Electric Guitar: Keith Allison
*Acoustic Guitar: Bill Chadwick
*Bass: Chip Douglas
*Drums: Eddie Hoh
*Clarinet: Henry Diltz
*Produced by The Monkees
*Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, February 24, 1968, during the sessions for ''The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees''. It was considered for, but rejected from, ''Changes''.

'''"Circle Sky"''' (alternate mix)
*Written by Michael Nesmith
*Lead vocal by Michael Nesmith
*Guitar: Michael Nesmith, Keith Allison, and Bill Chadwick
*Bass: Richard Dey
*Drums: Eddie Hoh
*Organ: Michael Nesmith
*Percussion: Michael Nesmith, and Eddie Hoh
*Produced by The Monkees
*Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, December 9 and 17, 1967 and January 6 and 8, 1968, during the sessions for ''The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees''
*This "vocals up" mix was done in the spring of 1969 and was going to be released on Colgems single 1038 (an export single released in April 1969) as the B-side to "Porpoise Song". It was later decided to use the original soundtrack mix.
*This alternate "vocals up" mix was first released on the 1984 Rhino compilation album ''[[Monkee Flips]]''<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://www.monkeeslivealmanac.com/1/post/2014/06/missing-links-volume-three.html|title="Missing Links Volume Three"|website=The Monkees Live Almanac}}</ref>

'''"Steam Engine"''' (previously unissued alternate mix)
*Written by Chip Douglas
*Lead vocal by Micky Dolenz
*Backing vocals: Micky Dolenz, Chip Douglas, Clydie King, Jerry Yester, and Unknown
*Guitar: Clarence White
*Steel Guitar: Orville "Red" Rhodes
*Bass: Lyle Ritz
*Drums: Jim Gordon
*Tambourine: Eddie Hoh
*Organ: Bill Martin
*Reed: Bill Green and Bob Hardaway
*Trumpet: Bill Peterson, Sanford Skinner, and Tony Terran
*Trombone: Bobby Knight and Lew McCreary
*Produced by Chip Douglas
*Engineered by: Eddie Brackett
*Recorded at Western Recorders, May 12, and RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, July 8, 1969, during the sessions for ''The Monkees Present''. It was originally considered for, but rejected from, ''Changes''.
*This mix of the song is a previously unreleased vintage mix from the late '60s, different from the mixes released on ''[[Monkeemania (40 Timeless Hits)]]'', ''[[Monkee Business (album)|Monkee Business]]'' and ''[[Listen to the Band (album)|Listen to the Band]]''.<ref name="auto"/>

'''"Love to Love"''' (previously unissued alternate mix)
*Written by Neil Diamond
*Lead vocal by Davy Jones
*Guitars: Al Gorgoni, Don Thomas, and Hugh McCracken
*Bass: Louis Mauro and James Tyrell
*Drums: Herb Lovelle
*Clavinet: Stan Free
*Organ: Arthur Butler
*Tambourine: Thomas Cerone
*Produced and Arranged By: Jeff Barry
*Engineered By: Ray Hall
*Recorded at RCA Studio B, New York City, January 21 (11:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M.) and 24, and February 4 and 5, 1967, and August 5, 1969, during the sessions for ''Headquarters'', with the vocal being re-recorded during the sessions for ''The Monkees Present''.
*This mix is a previously unreleased true stereo mix, different from the mixes released on ''Monkeemania (40 Timeless Hits)'', ''Monkee Business'' and ''Listen to the Band''.<ref name="auto"/>
*This 1969 version was later re-released on the 2016 album ''[[Good Times!]]'', featuring new backing vocals from Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork.

'''"She'll Be There"'''
*Written by Sharon Sheeley and Raul Abeyta
*Lead vocal by Micky Dolenz
*Harmony vocal: Coco Dolenz
*Acoustic Guitar: Micky Dolenz
*Produced by Douglas Farthing-Hatlelid
*Engineered by: Hank Cicalo
*Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, February, 1967, during the sessions for ''Headquarters''
*Micky and his sister Coco were responsible for the arrangement of this song. However, the identity of the composer was unknown at the time of this release and, as a result, no official writer's credit was included.

'''"How Insensitive"'''
*Written by Vinicus DeMaraes, [[Norman Gimbel]] and [[Antonio Carlos Jobim]]
*Lead vocal by Michael Nesmith
*Guitar: Michael Nesmith, Harold Bradley, and Felton Jarvis
*Steel Guitar: Lloyd Green
*Banjo: Bobby Thompson
*Bass: Norbert Putnam
*Drums: Kenny Buttrey
*Piano: David Briggs
*Violin: Buddy Spicher
*Produced by The Monkees
*Engineered by: Al Pachucki
*Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Nashville, May 31, 1968, during the sessions for ''Head''

'''"Merry Go Round"'''
*Written by Diane Hildebrand and Peter Tork
*Lead vocal by Peter Tork
*Bass: Peter Tork
*Organ: Peter Tork
*Piano: Peter Tork
*Unknown: Lance Wakely
*Produced by The Monkees
*Engineered by: Pete Abbott
*Recorded at Western Recorders, January 20, and RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, January 22 and 31, 1968, during the sessions for ''The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees''


'''"Angel Band"'''
'''The Monkees'''
* [[Micky Dolenz]] – lead vocals (1–4, 9, 12, 14, 16, 18, 22–24), guitar (3, 23), [[kazoo]] (3, 23), backing vocal (7, 14, 24), acoustic guitar (12, 18)
*Traditional, arr. [[William Batchelder Bradbury|William Bradbury]], Jefferson Hascall, and Michael Nesmith
* [[Michael Nesmith]] – lead vocals (5, 8, 11, 15, 19, 21), harmony vocals (5), backing vocals (8), organ (15)
*Lead vocal by Michael Nesmith
* [[Davy Jones (musician)|Davy Jones]] – lead vocals (6, 10, 13, 17), backing vocals (13)
*Backing vocal: Michael Nesmith and Unknown
* [[Peter Tork]] – lead vocal (7, 20), electric guitar (7), [[distortion (music)|fuzz guitar]] (7), piano (20), organ (20), bass guitar (20)
*Acoustic Guitar: Al Casey and Louie Shelton
*Drums: Hal Blaine
*Double Bass: Max Bennett
*Harmonium: Michel Rubini
*Produced by Michael Nesmith
*Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, June 9, 1969, during the sessions for ''The Monkees Present''
*"Angel Band" is in the public domain. The writing credit shown for Michael Nesmith is for the song's arrangement.


'''Additional musicians'''
'''"Zor and Zam"''' (TV version) (a.k.a. first recorded version)
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*Written by Bill Chadwick and John Chadwick
* [[Tommy Boyce]] – backing vocal (1, 4)
*Lead vocal by Micky Dolenz
* Wayne Erwin – guitar (1, 24)
*Backing vocal: Unknown
* Gerry McGee – guitar (1, 4, 24)
*Guitar - Keith Allison, and Bill Chadwick
* [[Louie Shelton]] – guitar (1, 4, 8–9, 21, 24)
*Bass: Richard Dey
* [[Larry Taylor]] – bass guitar (1, 4, 24)
*Drums: Eddie Hoh
* Billy Lewis – drums (1, 4, 24)
*Percussion: Unknown
* Gene Estes – tambourine (1, 24)
*Piano: Unknown
*Unknown: Henry Diltz
* [[Henry Diltz]] – banjo (3, 23), clarinet (14)
* [[Chip Douglas]] – bass guitar (3, 23)
*Produced by The Monkees
* [[Michel Rubini|Michael Rubini]] – piano (4, 9–10), keyboards (21)
*Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, January 7, 13 and 18, and February 14, 1968, during the sessions for ''The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees''. The album version was completed later that month.
* Alan Estes – tambourine, [[timpani|tympani]] (4)
* Felton Jarvis – guitar (5, 19)
* Wayne Moss – guitar (5)
* Lloyd Green – [[pedal steel guitar|steel guitar]] (5, 11, 19)
* [[Sonny Osborne]] – banjo (5, 11)
* David Briggs – organ (5), piano (19)
* [[Norbert Putnam]] – bass guitar (5, 19)
* [[Kenneth Buttrey]] – drums (5)
* Lance Wakely – acoustic guitar (7), harmonica (7)
* Ronald Brown – bass guitar (7)
* Dewey Martin – drums (7)
* [[Al Casey (rock guitarist)|Al Casey]] – guitar (8, 10, 21)
* [[Larry Knechtel]] – piano (8), bass guitar (10)
* [[Max Bennett (musician)|Max Bennett]] – bass guitar (8, 21)
* [[Joe Osborn]] – bass guitar (8)
* [[Hal Blaine]] – drums (8, 10, 21)
* Mack Johnson – horns (8–9)
* Lester Robertson – horns (8–9)
* Clifford Solomon – horns (8–9)
* [[James Burton]] – guitar (9)
* Bob West – bass guitar (9)
* [[Earl Palmer]] – drums (9)
* John Williams – horns (9)
* [[Carole King]] – backing vocal (10)
* Denis Budimir – guitar (10)
* [[Tommy Tedesco]] – guitar (10)
* Kenneth Watson – tambourine, bells (10)
* Jules Chaikin – horns (10)
* Jim Horn – horns (10)
* Lew McCreary – horns (10)
* Jay Migliori – horns (10)
* [[Shorty Rogers]] – horns (10)
* Anthony Terran – horns (10)
* Billy Sanford – electric guitar (11)
* Bobby Dyson – bass guitar (11)
* William Ackerman – drums (11)
* Coco Dolenz – harmony vocal (12, 14, 18)
* [[Al Gorgoni]] – guitar (13, 17)
* [[Hugh McCracken]] – guitar (13, 17)
* Don Thomas – guitar (13, 17)
* [[Artie Butler|Arthur Butler]] – organ (13, 17)
* Stan Free – [[clavinet]] (13, 17)
* Louis Mauro – bass guitar (13, 17)
* James Tyrrell – bass guitar (13, 17)
* [[Herbie Lovelle|Herb Lovelle]] – drums (13, 17)
* Thomas Cerone – tambourine (13, 17)
* [[Keith Allison]] – electric guitar (14), guitar (15, 22)
* Bill Chadwick – acoustic guitar (14), guitar (15, 22)
* [[Chip Douglas]] – bass guitar (14)
* Richard Dey – bass guitar (15, 22)
* John Gross – bass guitar (15)
* [[Eddie Hoh]] – drums (15, 22)
* [[Clarence White]] – guitar (16)
* [[Red Rhodes]] – steel guitar (16)
* Lyle Ritz – bass guitar (16)
* [[Jim Gordon (musician)|Jim Gordon]] – drums (16)
* Harold Bradley – guitar (19)
* [[Bobby Thompson (musician)|Bobby Thompson]] – banjo (19)
* [[Buddy Spicher]] – [[fiddle]] (19)
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'''Unconfirmed personnel and duties'''
'''"We'll Be Back in a Minute"''' #2
* Musicians, producers (2)
*Written by Micky Dolenz
* Handclaps (3, 23)
*Lead vocal by Micky Dolenz
* Backing vocals (4, 13, 16, 22)
*Guitar: Micky Dolenz
* Musicians (6)
*Banjo: Henry Diltz
* [[Cowbell]] (8–9)
*Bass: Chip Douglas
* Producer (10, 22)
*Kazoo: Micky Dolenz
* Harmonica (11)
*Produced by Brendan Cahill and Micky Dolenz
* Drums (14)
*Engineered by: Bill Lazerus
* Keyboards, horns (16)
*Recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, July 1, 1969
* Choir (21)
* Henry Diltz – unknown (22)
* Piano, percussion (22)


'''"Tema Dei Monkees"'''
'''Technical'''
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*Written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, with Carlo Nistri
* [[Andrew Sandoval]] – compilation producer; compilation, sessionography, research, annotation
*Lead vocal by Micky Dolenz
* [[Bill Inglot]] – compilation producer, remastering
*Harmony vocals by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart
* Harold Bronson – executive producer
*Backing vocal: Micky Dolenz
* Tommy Boyce – producer (1, 4)
*Guitar: Wayne Erwin, Gerry McGee, and Louie Shelton
* [[Boyce and Hart|Bobby Hart]] – producer (1, 4)
*Bass: Larry Taylor
* Micky Dolenz – producer (3, 23)
*Drums: Billy Lewis
* Brendan Cahill – producer (3, 23)
*Tambourine: Gene Estes
* Bill Lazerus – engineer (3, 23)
*Produced by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart
* Michael Nesmith – producer (5, 8–9, 11, 19)
*Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, July 19, 1966, during the sessions for ''The Monkees''. Other session info unknown.
* Felton Jarvis – producer (5, 11, 19)
*First released on ''Monkee Business''<ref name="auto1"/>
* Al Pachucki – engineer (5, 11, 19)
*An Italian language version of "(Theme From) The Monkees", this version is in a lower key than the English language version
* Davy Jones – producer (6)
* Pete Abbott – engineer (6, 8–9, 20)
* Peter Tork – producer (7, 20)
* Artie Butler – arranger (10)
* Bill Vandevort – engineer (11)
* Chip Douglas – producer (12, 16, 18)
* [[Hank Cicalo]] – engineer (12, 18)
* [[Jeff Barry]] – producer (13, 17), arranger (13)
* [[Don Kirshner]] – music supervisor (13, 17)
* Ray Hall – engineer (13, 17)
* Lester Sill – producer (14)
* [[The Monkees]] – producers (15)
* Eddie Brackett – engineer (16)
* [[Colgems Records|Colgems]] – producer (24)
* Patrick Milligan – project assistant
* Dan Hersch – remastering
* Rachel Gutek – art direction
* Lisa Sutton – cover design
* Nadia Block – design
* [[Gene Trindl]] – cover photo
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Missing Links Volume Three
Compilation album by
The Monkees
ReleasedMarch 26, 1996
Recorded1966–1969
Studio
GenreRock
Length51:58
LabelRhino
ProducerAndrew Sandoval, Bill Inglot
The Monkees chronology
Barrelful of Monkees: Monkees Songs for Kids!
(1996) 		Missing Links Volume Three
(1996) 		Justus
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Missing Links Volume Three is a compilation album of rare and previously unreleased songs by the American pop rock band the Monkees, issued by Rhino Records in 1996. It is the third and final volume of a three-volume set, preceded by Missing Links in 1987 and Missing Links Volume Two in 1990.

While many of the tracks had been featured in the Monkees' television series, only six of the tracks had ever been issued commercially: "Steam Engine" and "Love to Love" had first appeared on the Australian compilation Monkeemania (40 Timeless Hits) in 1979; "Tema Dei Monkees" and "She Hangs Out" had been issued as singles (in Italy and Canada, respectively) and had been collected on the compilation Monkee Business in 1982; the alternate mix of "Circle Sky" had first appeared on the compilation Monkee Flips in 1984; and "Tear the Top Right Off My Head" had first appeared on the Listen to the Band box set in 1991.

The release marks the first time the television edit of the series' opening theme song was made available (not counting the TeeVee Tunes 1987 release, Television's Greatest Hits Volume II, where the theme appeared as track 25 on the CD version). All previous releases of the theme song featured the album version, which is twice as long but lacks the television version's final verse.

"Little Red Rider" and "Hollywood" were re-recorded by Michael Nesmith for his solo album Magnetic South.

In 2021, Friday Music released the album on colored vinyl for Record Store Day.[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."(Theme From) The Monkees (TV version)" (Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart)Micky Dolenz0:51
2."Kellogg's Jingle" (unknown)Dolenz0:13
3."We'll Be Back in a Minute #1" (Dolenz)Dolenz0:22
4."Through the Looking Glass (previously unissued alternate version)" (Boyce, Hart, Red Baldwin)Dolenz2:36
5."Propinquity (I've Just Begun to Care)" (Michael Nesmith)Nesmith3:21
6."Penny Music" (Michael Leonard, Bobby Weinstein, Jon Stroll)Davy Jones2:40
7."Tear the Top Right Off My Head" (Peter Tork)Tork2:06
8."Little Red Rider" (Nesmith)Nesmith3:18
9."You're So Good" (Robert Stone)Dolenz2:43
10."Look Down" (Carole King, Toni Stern)Jones2:52
11."Hollywood" (Nesmith)Nesmith2:17
12."Midnight Train (demo version)" (Dolenz)Dolenz2:29
13."She Hangs Out (single version)" (Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich[3])Jones2:36
14."Shake 'Em Up (And Let 'Em Roll)" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller)Dolenz2:11
15."Circle Sky (alternate mix)" (Nesmith)Nesmith2:32
16."Steam Engine (previously unissued alternate mix)" (Chip Douglas)Dolenz2:25
17."Love to Love (previously unissued alternate mix)" (Neil Diamond)Jones2:30
18."She'll Be There" (Sharon Sheeley, Raul Abeyta)Dolenz2:35
19."How Insensitive" (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicus DeMoraes, Norman Gimbel)Nesmith2:33
20."Merry Go Round" (Peter Tork, Diane Hildebrand)Tork1:44
21."Angel Band" (Jefferson Hascall, William Bradbury)Nesmith3:26
22."Zor and Zam (TV version)" (Bill Chadwick, John Chadwick)Dolenz2:08
23."We'll Be Back in a Minute #2" (Dolenz)Dolenz0:23
24."Tema Dei Monkees" (Boyce, Hart, Carlo Nistri)Dolenz1:10

Personnel

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Credits as per CD liner notes.[4]

The Monkees

  • Micky Dolenz – lead vocals (1–4, 9, 12, 14, 16, 18, 22–24), guitar (3, 23), kazoo (3, 23), backing vocal (7, 14, 24), acoustic guitar (12, 18)
  • Michael Nesmith – lead vocals (5, 8, 11, 15, 19, 21), harmony vocals (5), backing vocals (8), organ (15)
  • Davy Jones – lead vocals (6, 10, 13, 17), backing vocals (13)
  • Peter Tork – lead vocal (7, 20), electric guitar (7), fuzz guitar (7), piano (20), organ (20), bass guitar (20)

Additional musicians

  • Tommy Boyce – backing vocal (1, 4)
  • Wayne Erwin – guitar (1, 24)
  • Gerry McGee – guitar (1, 4, 24)
  • Louie Shelton – guitar (1, 4, 8–9, 21, 24)
  • Larry Taylor – bass guitar (1, 4, 24)
  • Billy Lewis – drums (1, 4, 24)
  • Gene Estes – tambourine (1, 24)
  • Henry Diltz – banjo (3, 23), clarinet (14)
  • Chip Douglas – bass guitar (3, 23)
  • Michael Rubini – piano (4, 9–10), keyboards (21)
  • Alan Estes – tambourine, tympani (4)
  • Felton Jarvis – guitar (5, 19)
  • Wayne Moss – guitar (5)
  • Lloyd Green – steel guitar (5, 11, 19)
  • Sonny Osborne – banjo (5, 11)
  • David Briggs – organ (5), piano (19)
  • Norbert Putnam – bass guitar (5, 19)
  • Kenneth Buttrey – drums (5)
  • Lance Wakely – acoustic guitar (7), harmonica (7)
  • Ronald Brown – bass guitar (7)
  • Dewey Martin – drums (7)
  • Al Casey – guitar (8, 10, 21)
  • Larry Knechtel – piano (8), bass guitar (10)
  • Max Bennett – bass guitar (8, 21)
  • Joe Osborn – bass guitar (8)
  • Hal Blaine – drums (8, 10, 21)
  • Mack Johnson – horns (8–9)
  • Lester Robertson – horns (8–9)
  • Clifford Solomon – horns (8–9)
  • James Burton – guitar (9)
  • Bob West – bass guitar (9)
  • Earl Palmer – drums (9)
  • John Williams – horns (9)
  • Carole King – backing vocal (10)
  • Denis Budimir – guitar (10)
  • Tommy Tedesco – guitar (10)
  • Kenneth Watson – tambourine, bells (10)
  • Jules Chaikin – horns (10)
  • Jim Horn – horns (10)
  • Lew McCreary – horns (10)
  • Jay Migliori – horns (10)
  • Shorty Rogers – horns (10)
  • Anthony Terran – horns (10)
  • Billy Sanford – electric guitar (11)
  • Bobby Dyson – bass guitar (11)
  • William Ackerman – drums (11)
  • Coco Dolenz – harmony vocal (12, 14, 18)
  • Al Gorgoni – guitar (13, 17)
  • Hugh McCracken – guitar (13, 17)
  • Don Thomas – guitar (13, 17)
  • Arthur Butler – organ (13, 17)
  • Stan Free – clavinet (13, 17)
  • Louis Mauro – bass guitar (13, 17)
  • James Tyrrell – bass guitar (13, 17)
  • Herb Lovelle – drums (13, 17)
  • Thomas Cerone – tambourine (13, 17)
  • Keith Allison – electric guitar (14), guitar (15, 22)
  • Bill Chadwick – acoustic guitar (14), guitar (15, 22)
  • Chip Douglas – bass guitar (14)
  • Richard Dey – bass guitar (15, 22)
  • John Gross – bass guitar (15)
  • Eddie Hoh – drums (15, 22)
  • Clarence White – guitar (16)
  • Red Rhodes – steel guitar (16)
  • Lyle Ritz – bass guitar (16)
  • Jim Gordon – drums (16)
  • Harold Bradley – guitar (19)
  • Bobby Thompson – banjo (19)
  • Buddy Spicher – fiddle (19)

Unconfirmed personnel and duties

  • Musicians, producers (2)
  • Handclaps (3, 23)
  • Backing vocals (4, 13, 16, 22)
  • Musicians (6)
  • Cowbell (8–9)
  • Producer (10, 22)
  • Harmonica (11)
  • Drums (14)
  • Keyboards, horns (16)
  • Choir (21)
  • Henry Diltz – unknown (22)
  • Piano, percussion (22)

Technical

  • Andrew Sandoval – compilation producer; compilation, sessionography, research, annotation
  • Bill Inglot – compilation producer, remastering
  • Harold Bronson – executive producer
  • Tommy Boyce – producer (1, 4)
  • Bobby Hart – producer (1, 4)
  • Micky Dolenz – producer (3, 23)
  • Brendan Cahill – producer (3, 23)
  • Bill Lazerus – engineer (3, 23)
  • Michael Nesmith – producer (5, 8–9, 11, 19)
  • Felton Jarvis – producer (5, 11, 19)
  • Al Pachucki – engineer (5, 11, 19)
  • Davy Jones – producer (6)
  • Pete Abbott – engineer (6, 8–9, 20)
  • Peter Tork – producer (7, 20)
  • Artie Butler – arranger (10)
  • Bill Vandevort – engineer (11)
  • Chip Douglas – producer (12, 16, 18)
  • Hank Cicalo – engineer (12, 18)
  • Jeff Barry – producer (13, 17), arranger (13)
  • Don Kirshner – music supervisor (13, 17)
  • Ray Hall – engineer (13, 17)
  • Lester Sill – producer (14)
  • The Monkees – producers (15)
  • Eddie Brackett – engineer (16)
  • Colgems – producer (24)
  • Patrick Milligan – project assistant
  • Dan Hersch – remastering
  • Rachel Gutek – art direction
  • Lisa Sutton – cover design
  • Nadia Block – design
  • Gene Trindl – cover photo

References

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  1. ^ Missing Links Volume Three at AllMusic
  2. ^ "The Monkees - Missing Links Volume 3 (Blue) [RSD Drops 2021]". Record Store Day. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  3. ^ Sandoval, Andrew (2022). "Headquarters (Super Deluxe Edition)" (CD box set liner notes). The Monkees. Rhino Records. R2 695257.
  4. ^ The Monkees (1996). Missing Links Volume Three (CD liner notes). Los Angeles, CA: Rhino Records. R2 72153.
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