“Their melodies were pop destructive and must be played to your younger brother”
- Jack White, The White Stripes

“The Monks will always be a great band”
- Colin Greenwood, Radiohead

“Monastic Madness – Hard Driving Garage Rock!”
- Krist Novoselic, Nirvana

“This is a damned enjoyable slightly kinky 60’s garage record”
- Iggy Pop

Each CD release includes 36-pg deluxe booklet feat. in-depth notes, interviews, lyrics, and countless unseen photos
Select CDs include limited edition Monks Trading Card
(collect all 7 cards!)
Each limited edition Double-Vinyl gatefold LP features 180 gram wax, old school tip-on jacket, lyrics, and notes*

Today, “garage,” “psych,” and “punk” are three overused words to say the least. They’re dropped from every direction to brand, market, and sell, but looking back to the mid-1960s, there was only one group of musical mavericks that clearly defined them. 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. This five-person order literally birthed the above genres through a fuzz-drenched evolution of sound, bursting with social commentary and future primitive rhythms. Krautrock? It started here. Do we hear non-believers? We are NOT making this up. If you aren’t already converted, it won’t take long…

Light In The Attic is ecstatic to present the Monks recorded legacy through two lavishly packaged and lovingly researched reissues (available on CD, LP, and digital download): The Early Years 1964-1965 as well as their landmark studio album Black Monk T.......
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“Their melodies were pop destructive and must be played to your younger brother”
- Jack White, The White Stripes

“The Monks will always be a great band”
- Colin Greenwood, Radiohead

“Monastic Madness – Hard Driving Garage Rock!”
- Krist Novoselic, Nirvana

“This is a damned enjoyable slightly kinky 60’s garage record”
- Iggy Pop

Each CD release includes 36-pg deluxe booklet feat. in-depth notes, interviews, lyrics, and countless unseen photos
Select CDs include limited edition Monks Trading Card
(collect all 7 cards!)
Each limited edition Double-Vinyl gatefold LP features 180 gram wax, old school tip-on jacket, lyrics, and notes*

Today, “garage,” “psych,” and “punk” are three overused words to say the least. They’re dropped from every direction to brand, market, and sell, but looking back to the mid-1960s, there was only one group of musical mavericks that clearly defined them. 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. This five-person order literally birthed the above genres through a fuzz-drenched evolution of sound, bursting with social commentary and future primitive rhythms. Krautrock? It started here. Do we hear non-believers? We are NOT making this up. If you aren’t already converted, it won’t take long…

Light In The Attic is ecstatic to present the Monks recorded legacy through two lavishly packaged and lovingly researched reissues (available on CD, LP, and digital download): The Early Years 1964-1965 as well as their landmark studio album Black Monk T.......
more