The Monks - The Early Years 1964 - 1965 (2016)

Tracklist

01. Monk Time
02. Love Came Tumblin' Down
03. Boys Are Boys
04. Space Age
05. We Do Wie Du
06. I Hate You
07. Pretty Suzanne
08. Higgle-dy Piggle-dy
09. Hushie Pushie
10. Oh, How To Do Now
11. Boys Are Boys (Bonus Track)
12. There She Walks (Bonus Track)


The Monks were five beat playing American GIs stationed in Germany who, after their discharge, decided to stay and continue their musical mission. Meeting up with a team of local managers, they transformed themselves and their sound into a holy racket like the world had never known. The Early Years 1964-1965 contains the primal sound of a band ready to both defend and destroy the preconceptions of what Rock music was (and is) all about. Bonus material dating back to pre-Monks Torquays and up to post Black Monk Time 45s are also included. Numerous period photographs (many unseen) and an extensive two-part essay by Canadian music journalist Kevin Howe's accompanies this release and tells The Monks story like it has never been told. Select CDs include limited edition Monks Trading Card (collect all nine cards!)

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