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The Monks - Black Monk Time (1966)

Track listing:
  1. Monk Time 2:43
  2. Shut Up 3:11
  3. Boys Are Boys And Girls Are Choice 1:23
  4. Higgle-Dy-Piggle-Dy 2:28
  5. I Hate You 3:32
  6. Oh, How To Do Now 3:14
  7. Complication 2:21
  8. We Do Wie Du 2:10
  9. Drunken Maria 1:44
  10. Love Came Tumblin' Down 2:28
  11. Blast Off!
  12. That's My Girl 2:24
  13. I Can't Get Over You 2:42
  14. Cuckoo 2:41
  15. Love Can Tame The Wild 2:38
  16. He Went Down To The Sea 3:02

Notes

The Monks' only album is packed with angst anthems on the order of "Shut Up," "I Hate You," "Complication," and "Drunken Maria." One of the strangest recordings of all time, it's now finally available in the U.S. as a 1997 CD reissue on Infinite Zero. The repackage is made all the more appealing with the inclusion of their two later non-LP singles, the live 1966 "Monk Chant," and a couple of 1965 demos, making it the definitive document of the Monks' recorded legacy.