{"product_id":"monks-black-monk-time-2xlp","title":"MONKS - BLACK MONK TIME 2XLP","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Their melodies were pop destructive and must be played to your younger brother”\u003cbr\u003e- Jack White, The White Stripes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The Monks will always be a great band”\u003cbr\u003e- Colin Greenwood, Radiohead\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Monastic Madness – Hard Driving Garage Rock!”\u003cbr\u003e- Krist Novoselic, Nirvana\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This is a damned enjoyable slightly kinky 60’s garage record”\u003cbr\u003e- Iggy Pop\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLight 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):\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Early Years 1964-1965\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas well as their landmark studio album\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlack Monk Time\u003c\/em\u003e. Numerous period photographs (many unseen) and an extensive two-part essay by Canadian music journalist Kevin Howes (Jamaica-Toronto series) accompany both releases and tell the Monks story like it has never been told. Bonus material dating back to pre-Monks Torquays and up to post\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlack Monk Time\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e45s are also included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BLACK DOTS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67789757972694,"sku":"ktx1793044235226","price":28.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/6615\/3430\/files\/monks---black-monk-time-2xlp_1.jpg?v=1793044250","url":"https:\/\/toewidecomfortwear.shop\/products\/monks-black-monk-time-2xlp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}