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Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.
Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd

Label

Colgems Records

Country

United States

Release date

6 November 1967

Catalog no.
 

COM-104 (mono)
COS-104 (stereo)

Preceded by

Headquarters

Followed by

The Birds, the Bees & the Monkees

Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. is the Monkees' fourth album, released on 6 November 1967 as Colgems COM-104 (mono) and COS-104 (stereo). It was the second and final album produced by Chip Douglas, and would be the last time the Monkees would attempt to record together as a band until their 1996 album Justus.

Songwriting credits for the album include Michael Nesmith, David Jones, Chip Douglas, Bill Martin, Harry Nilsson, Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart, Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jeff Barry, John London, Michael Martin Murphey and others. In addition to the Monkees, session musicians include Chip Douglas, Eddie Hoh, Kim Capli, Anthony Terran and Paul Beaver. Shorty Rogers and Roger Farris provided arrangements for the album, while George Tipton orchestrated "Hard to Believe".

The album spent five weeks atop the Billboard 200 top albums chart, and contains both sides of the single "Pleasant Valley Sunday" b/w "Words".

Track Listing[]

Original album[]

Side 1

  1. "Salesman"
  2. "She Hangs Out"
  3. "The Door Into Summer"
  4. "Love Is Only Sleeping"
  5. "Cuddly Toy"
  6. "Words"

Side 2

  1. "Hard to Believe"
  2. "What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round?"
  3. "Peter Percival Patterson's Pet Pig Porky" — "Pleasant Valley Sunday"
  4. "Daily Nightly"
  5. "Don't Call on Me"
  6. "Star Collector"

1995 CD reissue[]

  1. "Salesman"
  2. "She Hangs Out"
  3. "The Door Into Summer"
  4. "Love Is Only Sleeping"
  5. "Cuddly Toy"
  6. "Words"
  7. "Hard to Believe"
  8. "What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round?"
  9. "Peter Percival Patterson's Pet Pig Porky"
  10. "Pleasant Valley Sunday"
  11. "Daily Nightly"
  12. "Don't Call on Me"
  13. "Star Collector"
  14. "Special Announcement" — prev. unissued
  15. "Goin' Down" — prev. unissued alternate mix
  16. "Salesman" — prev. unissued alternate mix
  17. "The Door Into Summer" — prev. unissued alternate mix
  18. "Love Is Only Sleeping" — prev. unissued alternate mix
  19. "Daily Nightly" — prev. unissued alternate mix
  20. "Star Collector" — prev. unissued alternate mix

1996 vinyl reissue[]

Side 1

  1. "Salesman"
  2. "She Hangs Out"
  3. "The Door Into Summer"
  4. "Love Is Only Sleeping"
  5. "Cuddly Toy"
  6. "Words"
  7. "Goin' Down" — prev. unissued alternate mix

Side 2

  1. "Hard to Believe"
  2. "What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round?"
  3. "Peter Percival Patterson's Pet Pig Porky"
  4. "Pleasant Valley Sunday"
  5. "Daily Nightly" — prev. unissued alternate mix
  6. "Don't Call on Me"
  7. "Star Collector"

2006 CD reissue[]

Disc 1 — The Original Stereo Album

  1. "Salesman"
  2. "She Hangs Out"
  3. "The Door Into Summer"
  4. "Love Is Only Sleeping"
  5. "Cuddly Toy"
  6. "Words"
  7. "Hard to Believe"
  8. "What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round?"
  9. "Peter Percival Patterson's Pet Pig Porky"
  10. "Pleasant Valley Sunday"
  11. "Daily Nightly"
  12. "Don't Call on Me"
  13. "Star Collector"
  14. "Goin' Down" — stereo mix
  15. "Salesman" — alternate stereo mix
  16. "She Hangs Out" — alternate mix
  17. "Love Is Only Sleeping" — alternate mix
  18. "What Am I Doing Haingin' 'Round?" — alternate mix
  19. "Star Collector" — alternate stereo mix
  20. "Riu chiu" — TV version

Disc 2 — The Original Mono Album

  1. "Salesman"
  2. "She Hangs Out"
  3. "The Door Into Summer"
  4. "Love Is Only Sleeping"
  5. "Cuddly Toy"
  6. "Words"
  7. "Hard to Believe"
  8. "What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round?"
  9. "Peter Percival Patterson's Pet Pig Porky"
  10. "Pleasant Valley Sunday"
  11. "Daily Nightly"
  12. "Don't Call on Me"
  13. "Star Collector"
  14. "Special Announcement"
  15. "Salesman" — alternate mono mix
  16. "Cuddly Toy" — alternate mix
  17. "Goin' Down" — mono single version
  18. "The Door Into Summer" — alternate mix
  19. "Daily Nightly" — alternate mix
  20. "Star Collector" — alternate mono mix

Release History[]

United States[]

  • 1967: Colgems COM-104 — LP (mono)
  • 1967: Colgems COS-104 — LP (stereo)
  • 1967: Colgems P8CG-1004 — 8-track
  • 196?: Colgems P8CG-5002 — 8-track (double album with Headquarters)
  • 196?: Colgems CGP3-5002 — reel-to-reel (double album with Headquarters)
  • 1984: Rhino RNC-70141 — cassette
  • 1986: Rhino RNLP-70141 — LP
  • 1989: Arista AC-8603 — cassette
  • 1989: Arista ARCD-8603 — CD
  • 1994: Rhino R2 71794 — CD (bonus tracks)
  • 1996: Sundazed LP 5048 — LP (yellow vinyl; bonus tracks)
  • 2001: Sundazed LP 5048 — LP (180-gram black vinyl; bonus tracks)
  • 2006: Rhino R2 77767 — 2 CDs (bonus tracks; limited edition)
  • 2011: Rhino — CD

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