Rhino Officially Releases 1987 New Monkees Album To Digital Services!

Reported by Fred Velez

Rhino Records and the Warners Music Group have officially reissued the 1987 album by the New Monkees to digital services. The album dropped on November 6th, 2020 and can be streamed on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube and other streaming services. The album can also be purchased and downloaded from Apple iTunes and Amazon Music.

‘What I Want’ single

Dino Kovas of the New Monkees expressed how happy he was that the album is available again. “Now more people can discover the New Monkees and enjoy the music that we made”, Kovas said.

The Monkees and the New Monkees have appeared at several events together over the past couple of years and relations between the two groups have been very warm and friendly. The New Monkees were chosen by the original Monkees producers Bob Rafelson, Bert Schneider and Steve Blauner for the short lived 1987 series. Rhino purchased the rights to The Monkees in the mid 1990’s and the rights to the New Monkees were included, making the New Monkees officially part of the Monkees family.

The Monkees with the New Monkees – Left to Right: Michael Nesmith, Marty Ross, Micky Dolenz, Dino Kovas, photographer Henry Diltz. Photo by Jodi Ritzen.

 

YouTube Link: Micky Dolenz performs The Beatles ‘Oh Darling’ with the New Monkees, February 16th, 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsnmSby6ZEM

As of this writing, plans to reissue the album to physical media have not been officially announced.

New Monkees Album Tracks:

1. What I Want
2. Do It Again
3. I Don’t Know
4. The Way She Moves
5. Boy Inside The Man
6. Burnin’ Desire
7. Whatever It Takes
8. Affection
9. Carlene
10. Corner Of My Eye
11. Turn It Up

New Monkees: Dino Kovas, Marty Ross, Jared Chandler, Larry Saltis

The New Monkees album can be streamed, purchased and downloaded from the following Digital Music platforms. Check other Digital Music platforms for availability:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4IcJpfct5paPCAAfsfL6zC?si=e0BrP_fDS1aCVyKB09lgwA

Apple Music/iTunes: https://music.apple.com/us/album/new-monkees/1535623638

Amazon Music: https://www.amazon.com/New-Monkees/dp/B08L598XTK/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=new+monkees&qid=1605032960&s=dmusic&sr=1-1

YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l4lHyRXRXEKSoxAFr2uoNs7Ac3XZwF464

Fred Velez, 2020. 

Fred Velez is the author of the books ‘A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You: The Monkees From A Fan’s Perspective’ and ‘A Little Bit Me, A Little Be You 2: The Monkees From International Fan Perspectives’ 

Book Links: https://www.amazon.com/Little-Bit-Me-You-Perspective-ebook/dp/B00IS7JYFY/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=fred+velez+monkees&qid=1605036066&s=books&sr=1-2

 

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