Label: International
Medium: single

8.95EUR

MONKS, The (US-D)
[Cuckoo - I cant get over you (1966) RI]

MONKS, The  (US-D)

Re-Issue  2007   /NEW - NEU

..formed in 1964 as The "5 Torquays"  (5 U:S. Army Soldiers stationed in Germany)  touring around mainly in the south of Germany recording two songs in Heidelberg in a studio they found   near the ODEON Keller  after a gig.
With their German manager they recorded a demo album, to show around for a recording contract, which was very difficult
because they are sounding very different to other bands of the day, playing loud agressive Beat (pre- PUNKS).
They had a special sound in  using organ &  banjo and treading the guitar on stage like Hendrix some time later.
A young progressive label manager and producer from POLYDOR signed them.
They released one album(to my knowledge only 300 pressed) and 3 singles before they called it a day and quit for the USA.
(They LP got re-issued in 1980 and we sold it at STACHUS MUSIC  very very good as special new  release; not as oldie; no in the Punk- Wave- section. )
They were a big influence for bands like Can & Faust  too.
Unbelievable  stage presentation live (had gig  in Bayreuth too) and appeared on German TV  Beat Club  & Beat Beat Beat.
In 1999 the MONKS reunited for their first ever US gig at The CAVESTOMP , since this time touring constantly through the
world again.  The MONKS are cult / kultig.
Sadly the original drummer died in 2004.
See also the great documentation-film from Dietmar Post & Lucia Palacios

Style:  Beat; Punk

see :  The 5 Torquays

Musicians:
Gary Burger - vocals, guitar; Eddie Shaw - bass; Roger Johnston - drums;
Larry Clarke - organ;  Dave Day - banjo, rhythm guitar;


Side A
I cant get over you   (Burger-Clark-Day-Johnson-Shaw)  2:43

Side B
Cuckoo   (Burger-Clark-Day-Johnson-Shaw)  2:40

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