inc ident ally , ▁both ▁songs ▁had ▁been ▁hold o vers ▁from ▁previous ▁albums : ▁" V aller i " ▁had ▁originally ▁been ▁recorded ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁year ▁prior ▁for ▁the ▁television ▁show ▁( the ▁version ▁on ▁this ▁album ▁is ▁a ▁new ▁production ) ▁and ▁" Day d ream ▁Bel ie ver " ▁had ▁been ▁recorded ▁for ▁their ▁previous ▁album , ▁P is ces , ▁Aqu arius , ▁Cap ric orn ▁& ▁Jones ▁Ltd . ▁" T api oca ▁T und ra ", ▁an ▁experimental ▁piece ▁of ▁poetry ▁put ▁to ▁music ▁by ▁N es m ith , ▁chart ed ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁B - side ▁to ▁" V aller i " ▁and ▁reached ▁No . ▁ 3 4 . ▁ ▁After ▁gain ing ▁complete ▁art istic ▁control ▁over ▁their ▁musical ▁direction ▁and ▁being ▁allowed ▁to ▁play ▁instruments ▁on ▁their ▁own ▁records ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁Head quarters ▁and ▁P is ces , ▁Aqu arius , ▁Cap ric orn ▁& ▁Jones ▁Ltd . ▁began ▁to ▁somewhat ▁re buff ▁the ▁critics ▁who ▁viewed ▁The ▁Mon ke es ▁as ▁a ▁band ▁of ▁talent less ▁individuals ▁who ▁were ▁simply ▁luck y ▁enough ▁to ▁gain ▁recognition ▁through ▁their ▁" man ufact ured " ▁orig ins . ▁ ▁The ▁desire ▁and ▁focus , ▁however , ▁to ▁remain ▁as ▁a ▁complete ▁band ▁unit ▁in ▁the ▁studio ▁ev apor ated ▁after ▁the ▁P is ces ▁album , ▁when ▁each ▁individual ▁band ▁member ▁began ▁to ▁produce ▁his ▁own ▁sessions ▁with ▁his ▁own ▁selected ▁studio ▁mus