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The group employed studio musicians to a greater extent than their previous album, Headquarters, on which the four musicians played almost entirely on their own. Part of the reason for the return of studio musicians was that the band was heavily involved with filming season two of their TV show, although the entire band was still in control of the proceedings. The album's single, "Pleasant Valley Sunday" b/w "Words", was a hit, peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The album was among the earliest to make use of the Moog synthesizer, which Dolenz introduced to the group and played in the studio; he owned one of the first twenty ever sold.[5] Along with the Doors' September 1967 album Strange Days, Their Satanic Majesties Request by the Rolling Stones in December, and the Byrds' January 1968 album The Notorious Byrd Brothers, Pisces was one of the first commercial recordings to reach a wide audience featuring the Moog. Dolenz played the synthesizer on "Daily Nightly", while electronic musician Paul Beaver played it on "Star Collector".
Two additional songs, "Daydream Believer" and "Goin' Down", were recorded during the album sessions. Released on 7-inch vinyl in October 1967, it was the group's last No. 1 single.
The album's title stems from each band member's respective astrological sign: Dolenz is Pisces, Peter Tork is Aquarius, and both Nesmith and Davy Jones are Capricorn.
The album's cover features a drawing by Bernard Yeszin of the four Monkees, their facial features blank, standing in a field of flowers, with the group's guitar logo half-buried.
In 2007, Rhino issued a two-disc deluxe edition of the album. The CD set featured original album artwork, including replicas of the original Colgems vinyl labels on each disc, as well as a booklet of essays and session information by Monkees historian Andrew Sandoval. The discs contain remastered mixes of both the stereo and mono releases of the album, as well as alternate mixes and outtakes.

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