Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.

by The Monkees

Overview

After wresting control of the Monkees from Don Kirschner and recording the very good Headquarters album as a mostly self-contained unit, the bandmembers returned to using studio musicians to augment their sound as well as looking outside the group for the majority of the songs on their fourth album, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. Whatever the reason for the decision, the resulting album is one of their best. Filled with hooky pop like "She Hangs Out" and the Harry Nilsson-penned "Cuddly Toy," psychedelic ravers "Daily Nightly" and "Star Collector" (both of which feature the newly invented Moog synthesizer), Mike Nesmith-produced rockers ("Love Is Only Sleeping"), and ballads (the lovely "Don't Call on Me"), the album is filler-free and fun-filled. That it contains three of their finest songs ("Words," "Pleasant Valley Sunday," and the song that "invented" country-rock for better or for worse, "What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round?") means that not only is it one of the Monkees' best, it is one of 1967's best. To think that both this album and Headquarters came out the same year! Most bands would be lucky to have two albums this good come out their entire career. Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. is a must-have for any fan of smart, fun, and exciting '60s pop. It doesn't get much better than this. [Rhino's 1995 reissue of the album adds seven previously unreleased songs including alternate versions of "Daily Nightly" and "Star Collector."] ~ Tim Sendra

Product Details

Release Date:	12/10/2021
Label:	Friday Music
UPC:	0829421104001
Rank:	58898

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Monkees   Primary Artist
Paul Beaver   Synthesizer,Moog Synthesizer
Edgar Lustgarten   Cello
Bill Chadwick   Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)
Stan Free   Clarinet
Chip Douglas   Bass,Organ,Piano,Guitar,Clavinet,Keyboards,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Classical)
Bill Hood   Saxophone
Virgil Evans   Trumpet
Davy Jones   Chimes,Vocals,Percussion,Tambourine,Vocals (Background)
Ollie Mitchell   Trumpet
Pete Candoli   Horn,Trumpet
Hugh McCracken   Guitar
Bud Brisbois   Trumpet
James Tyrell   Bass
Jerome Reisler   Violin
Michael Nesmith   Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Micky Dolenz   Drums,Guitar,Vocals,Timpani,Keyboards,Percussion,Synthesizer,Vocal Harmony,Moog Synthesizer,Vocals (Background)
Al Gorgoni   Guitar
Bob Rafelson   Organ,Piano,Clavinet
George Tipton   Orchestra
Uan Rasey   Trumpet
Harry Nilsson   Organ,Piano,Clavinet
Wilbert Nuttycombe   Violin
Buddy Collette   Saxophone
Arnold Belnick   Violin
Richard Leith   Trombone
Jim Copley   Drums
Larry Taylor   Bass
Doug Dillard   Banjo
Vincent DeRosa   French Horn
Richard Taylor "Dick" Nash   Trombone
Peter Tork   Bass,Organ,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Clavinet,Keyboards,Guitar (Electric)
Jim Horn   Sax (Baritone)
Plas Johnson   Saxophone
Louis Mauro   Bass
Artie Butler   Organ
Al Porcino   Horn,Trumpet
Darrel Terwilliger   Violin
Nathan Kaproff   Violin
Oliver Mitchell   Trumpet
Richard Noel   Trombone
Don Thomas   Guitar
Fast Eddie Hoh   Drums
Anthony Terran   Trumpet
Leonard Atkins   Violin
William Hood   Saxophone
Robert Knight   Trombone (Bass)
Eddie Hoe   Drums
John Lowe   Saxophone,Sax (Bass)
Robert Helfer   Trumpet
Kim Copli   Drums
Bobby Helfer   Trumpet,Clarinet (Bass)
Robert S. Helfer   Horn
Manuel Stevens   Trumpet
Phillip Teele   Trombone
Richard L. Noel   Trombone
Louis Blackburn   Trombone
Thomas Scott   Trumpet
Eddie Hoh   Drums
Richard Nash   Trombone
Bill Martin   Organ,Piano,Clavinet,Keyboards,Percussion

Technical Credits

Patrick Milligan   Project Coordinator
Traditional   Composer
Shorty Rogers   Arranger
Andrew Sandoval   Liner Notes,Reissue Producer
Bill Inglot   Producer,Remastering,Reissue Producer
Bobby Hart   Composer
Ken Perry   Remastering
Chip Douglas   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
John London   Composer
Cynthia Weil   Composer,Lyricist
Ellie Greenwich   Composer
Carole King   Composer,Lyricist
Don Kirshner   Composer
Davy Jones   Composer,Lyricist
Diane Hildebrand   Composer,Lyricist
Peter Abbott   Engineer
Lester Sill   Music Supervisor
Jerry Leiber   Composer
Michael Nesmith   Composer,Lyricist
Micky Dolenz   Composer,Lyricist
The Monkees   Composer
Mike Stoller   Composer
George Tipton   Orchestration
Harry Nilsson   Composer,Lyricist
Tommy Boyce   Composer
Charlie Rockett   Composer
Gerry Goffin   Composer,Lyricist
Hank Cicalo   Engineer
Harold Bronson   Executive Producer
Henry Diltz   Photography
Barry Mann   Composer,Lyricist
Jeff Barry   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Peter Tork   Composer,Lyricist
Ray Hall   Engineer
Michael Martin Murphey   Composer,Lyricist
Faithling Hatfield   Producer
Rachel Gutek   Design
Eddie Brick   Composer
Bernard Yeszin   Cover Design
Travis Lewis   Composer
Craig Smith   Composer
Kim Capli   Composer
Coco Shinomiya   Artwork
Kim Copli   Composer
Nurit Wilde   Photography
Bommer Clarke   Composer
Roger Farris   Arranger
Boomer Castleman   Composer,Lyricist
Craig Vincent Smith   Composer,Lyricist
David Jones   Composer
Bill Martin   Composer,Lyricist