Black Monk Time
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CD bonus tracks
Key- Rep. = 1994 Repertoire RecordsRepertoire RecordsRepertoire Records is a German record label from Hamburg, Germany, specialising in reissues of classic pop and rock albums originally issued in the 60s and 70s. The chairman is Thomas Neelsen....
reissue - IZ = 1996 Infinite Zero Archive/American Recordings reissue
- Retr. = 2004 Retribution Records reissue (titled Monk Time)
- LITA = 2009 Light in the Attic RecordsLight In The Attic RecordsLight In The Attic Records is an independent record label established in 2002 in Seattle, Washington by Matt Sullivan, known for its roster of reissue projects, and for its distribution catalog. . As reissue label, Light In The Attic has re-released works by artists such as Betty Davis, Serge...
reissue
All tracks written by Burger/Clark/Day/Johnston/Shaw.
| Title | |Duration | |Track Number | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rep. | IZ | Retr. | LITA | ||
| "Cuckoo" (1966 single A-side) | 2:41 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| "I Can't Get Over You" (1966 single B-side) | 2:42 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| "Love Can Tame the Wild Love Can Tame The Wild "Love Can Tame the Wild" is the second single by The Monks released after Black Monk Time. The B-side is "He Went Down to the Sea". It is a further move towards a more pop-oriented sound. Dave Day had by this point abandoned the banjo for rhythm guitar.... " (1967 single A-side) |
2:38 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
| "He Went Down to the Sea" (1967 single B-side) | 3:03 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
| "Monk Chant" (live on Beat Club, 1966) | 1:59 | 17 | 15 | 18 | |
| "I Hate You" (demo version 1965 demos (The Monks) The Monks's 1965 demos were professional studio recordings that preceded the album Black Monk Time. These have been released 3 times, all also including two tracks from a single by The Five Torquays .-Five Upstart Americans :Five Upstart Americans is the first release of earlier demo... ) |
3:24 | 18 | |||
| "Oh, How to Do Now" (demo version) | 2:39 | 19 | |||
| "Pretty Suzanne Pretty Suzanne "Pretty Suzanne" is a single by Monks released over 40 years after it was recorded. The B-side is "Monk Time".-Song History:The Song originated as a "time consumer" instrumental called "Paradox" composed by Eddie Shaw and Dave Day. The Monks' managers took notice and pushed them to take to a... " (previously unreleased) |
3:55 | 17 | |||
Complication single
"Complication" b/w "Oh, How to Do Now" was released as a single to promote the album. Like the Album, it failed to garner commercial success. The single was reissued in 2009 by Play Loud! ProductionsPlay Loud! Productions
play loud! productions is a Berlin-based film production company and film and music label, founded in 1997 in New York by filmmakers Dietmar Post and Lucia Palacios...
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Covers
UK post-punk band The Fall has covered four of these songs: "I Hate You" and "Oh How to Do Now" on their 1990 LP ExtricateExtricate
Extricate is a 1990 album by post-punk band The Fall. It was made immediately after bandleader Mark E. Smith divorced Brix Smith. Brix's departure influenced more than just the subject matter of the album, it also helped define the sound of this album: her background vocals and post-punk guitar,...
, "Shut Up" on their 1994 LP Middle Class Revolt
Middle Class Revolt
Middle Class Revolt is an album by The Fall, released in 1994 on Permanent Records. It spent one week on the UK album chart at number 48, a marked contrast to the top 10 debut of their preceding album The Infotainment Scan. The album's full title is Middle Class Revolt A/K/A The Vapourisation Of...
and "Higgle-Dy Piggle-Dy" on the 2006 Play Loud! Productions
Play Loud! Productions
play loud! productions is a Berlin-based film production company and film and music label, founded in 1997 in New York by filmmakers Dietmar Post and Lucia Palacios...
Monks tribute compilation Silver Monk Time
Silver monk time
Silver Monk Time is both a tribute record to the German-American beat band The Monks and the soundtrack to the award winning film Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback. The record was produced and compiled by the filmmakers Dietmar Post and Lucia Palacios. It was released in October 2006. The official...
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In 2006 Play Loud! Productions
Play Loud! Productions
play loud! productions is a Berlin-based film production company and film and music label, founded in 1997 in New York by filmmakers Dietmar Post and Lucia Palacios...
released in conjunction with the film Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback
Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback
Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback is a 2006 film directed by Dietmar Post and Lucia Palacios about the seminal German-American beat band The Monks. The film was produced by Play Loud! Productions and shot on location in the USA and Germany between 1997 and 2002...
the soundtrack/tribute double CD Silver Monk Time
Silver monk time
Silver Monk Time is both a tribute record to the German-American beat band The Monks and the soundtrack to the award winning film Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback. The record was produced and compiled by the filmmakers Dietmar Post and Lucia Palacios. It was released in October 2006. The official...
. 29 international bands (the original monks included) took part in this release.
Reissues
- Black Monk Time (1979, Polydor) [LP]
- Black Monk Time (1994, Repertoire RecordsRepertoire RecordsRepertoire Records is a German record label from Hamburg, Germany, specialising in reissues of classic pop and rock albums originally issued in the 60s and 70s. The chairman is Thomas Neelsen....
) [CD] - Black Monk Time (1997, Infinite Zero) [CD]
- Monk Time (2004, Retribution Records) [CD]
- Black Monk Time (2009, Universal Music Germany) [LP, CD]
- Black Monk Time (2009, Light in the Attic RecordsLight In The Attic RecordsLight In The Attic Records is an independent record label established in 2002 in Seattle, Washington by Matt Sullivan, known for its roster of reissue projects, and for its distribution catalog. . As reissue label, Light In The Attic has re-released works by artists such as Betty Davis, Serge...
) [LP, CD]
These reissues feature extensive liner note booklets, including Interviews, essays, lyrics, documentary information and period photographs
Personnel
- Gary Burger – vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Larry Clark – vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, organOrgan (music)The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with... - Roger Johnston – vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person .... - Eddie Shaw – vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Dave Day – vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, electric banjo