Monks - The Early Years 1964 - 1965

Tracklist

1	–Monks*	Monk Time	2:25
2	–Monks*	Love Came Tumblin' Down	3:03
3	–Monks*	Boys Are Boys	1:53
4	–Monks*	Space Age	2:41
5	–Monks*	We Do Wie Du	2:43
6	–Monks*	I Hate You	3:58
7	–Monks*	Pretty Suzanne	3:48
8	–Monks*	Higgle-Dy-Piggle-Dy	4:14
9	–Monks*	Hishie Pushie	2:58
10	–Monks*	Oh, How To Do Now	2:55
11	–The 5 Torquays*	Boys Are Boys	3:05
12	–The 5 Torquays*	There She Walks	2:36

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Tonstudio Bauer
• Recorded At – Tonstudio H. Scherer
• Remastered At – Elysian Masters
• Licensed Through – Retribution Records
• Published By – Monktime Publishing

Credits

• Banjo [Electric], Vocals – Dave Day (tracks: 1 to 10)
• Bass, Vocals – Eddie Shaw
• Design [Re-release Design] – Jordan Luckman
• Drums, Vocals – Roger Johnston
• Edited By [Editing] – Nancy Lanthier
• Engineer – Herr Scherer (tracks: 11, 12)
• Executive-Producer [Re-release] – Josh Wright, Matt Sullivan
• Guitar, Vocals – Dave Havlicek (tracks: 11, 12)
• Liner Notes – Kevin Howes*
• Organ, Vocals – Larry Clark (tracks: 1 to 10), Larry Spangler (tracks: 11, 12)
• Producer – Remy* (tracks: 1 to 10), The Torquays* (tracks: 11, 12), Niemann* (tracks: 1 to 10)
• Reissue Producer [Produced For Re-release By] – Matt Sullivan
• Remastered By – Dave Cooley
• Transferred By [Tape Transfers By] – Chris Hanzsek (tracks: 11, 12), Steven Rhodes (tracks: 1 to 10)
• Vocals, Guitar – Gary Burger
• Written-By – D. Havlicek*, T. Shaw* (tracks: 1 to 10), G. Burger*, L. Spangler* (tracks: 1 to 10), R. Johnston* (tracks: 1 to 10)

Notes

Tracks 1 - 10 recorded as demos at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, Germany Sept. 1965.
Tracks 11 & 12 recorded at Tone Studio Scherer Heidelberg, Germany late 1964 and self-released as a single, 1965.

Packaged in heavy gatefold sleeve with a 32 page booklet containing photographs and extensive notes.

Previously released in Europe as "Demo Tapes 1965".

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 826853004121
• Rights Society: BMI

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
FJORD 005	Monks*	Five Upstart Americans ‎(CD, Comp)	Omplatten	FJORD 005	US	1999
mrcd-278, pl-03	Monks*	Demo Tapes 1965 ‎(CD, Comp, RE)	Munster Records, Play Loud! Productions	mrcd-278, pl-03	Spain	2007
FJORD 005, CTCD-242	Monks*	Five Upstart Americans ‎(CD, Comp)	Omplatten, Captain Trip Records	FJORD 005, CTCD-242	Japan	1999
MR 278, pl-03	Monks*	Demo Tapes 1965 ‎(LP, Comp, RE)	Munster Records, Play Loud! Productions	MR 278, pl-03	Spain	2007
LITA 041	Monks*	The Early Years 1964 - 1965 ‎(2xLP, Comp, RE)	Light In The Attic	LITA 041	US	2009

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