JAPAN
Arista

Chart positions by Oricon.

 

Arista Company Sleeve

------------------------------

Released in August 1975

BLPB-247-AR
Gold Disc
¥500

Last Train To Clarksville/
I'm A Believer

--------------------------------

Released on September 20, 1977
Highest Chart Position: ?

IER-20316
¥600

(Theme From) The Monkees/
Last Train To Clarksville

 

IER-20316
Promo

-----------------------------------------

The song 'Daydream Believer' was used in a Kodak Commercial
and proved to be so popular it was issued as a single.

It subsequently sparked a huge revival of Monkeemania in Japan.

The TV show began airing daily on October 24.

Released on October 25, 1980
Highest Chart Position: 29

7RS-5
Type 1 Picture Sleeve
"Kodak" Ad
¥700

Daydream Believer/
(Theme From) The Monkees

 

7RS-5
Promo

The Picture Sleeve is stamped October 24, 1980.

 

7RS-5
Type 2 Picture Sleeve
¥700

 

Repressed in April 1986

7RS-5
Type 3 Picture Sleeve
"News Beer" Ad
¥700

----------------------------------

Released on January 25, 1981
Highest Chart Position: 55

7RS-13
¥700

I'm A Believer/
Last Train To Clarksville

 

7RS-13
Promo

---------------------------------

Released on March 25, 1981
Highest Chart Position: 77

7RS-15
¥700

I Wanna Be Free/
Valleri

 

7RS-15
Promo

---------------------------------

Released on May 25, 1981
Highest Chart Position: 93

7RS-19
¥700

Do It In The Name Of Love/
Lady Jane

 

7RS-19
Promo

This was a reissue of BELL-88054

-----------------------------------

Released on August 21, 1986
Highest Chart Position: --

7RS-143
¥700

That Was Then, This Is Now/
(Theme From) The Monkees

 

7RS-143
Promo

 

7RS-143
Rental Record Sticker

In Japan you can rent books, records and CDs.
Rental stores pay a license fee and they don't mind that
some are lost to piracy because renting trains consumers
to want physical copies.

This the only record for the Monkees that I've seen with this sticker.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Released on November 8, 1989

PRTD-3073
Promo Only

Daydream Believer/
(Theme From) The Monkees

This was the last record released in Japan and was
promoting the CD single "Daydream Believer".

It also mentions the By Request 3-CD set
that was released in September.