(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone

"(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" is a rock song by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. It was first recorded by Paul Revere & the Raiders and appeared on their 1966 album Midnight Ride. It is best known as a hit for The Monkees (US #20) (making it the first Monkees B-side to chart)Whitburn, Joel, Top Pop Singles 1955–1996, ©1997 Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-122-5 Musicians featured on the Monkees recording are: lead vocal: Micky Dolenz, backing vocal: Tommy Boyce, Guitar: Wayne Erwin, Gerry McGee, Louie Shelton, Organ: Bobby Hart, Bass: Larry Taylor, Drums: Billy Lewis, Percussion: Henry Levy.

The Monkees' version differs between the single version, stereo album version and mono album version (though all three stem from the same recording.) The stereo version has the title being sung just before the second verse, whereas on the single and mono album versions, this part of the song is left instrumental. Additionally, the stereo version has an edit in the fadeout. The mono album version does not have this edit and therefore has a longer coda. The single also does not have the edit, but it fades the song earlier than the mono album. All Monkees hits compilations through the mid-1990s used the stereo version. Since the 1995 Greatest Hits collection on Rhino Records, most collections use the single version.

The song has been covered by many artists, such as the Sex Pistols, Vicious White Kids, Johnny Thunders, The Merton Parkas, Blutgräfin,......
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