Five Upstart Americans

Infobox Album
Name = Five Upstart Americans
Type = demo
Artist = The Monks


Released = 1999
Recorded = 1965
Genre = Protopunk/Garage Rock
Length =
Label = Omplatten
Producer =
Reviews = *"Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3xfrxqtkldse link]
Last album = "Black Monk Time"
(1966)
This album = "Five Upstart Americans"
(1999)
Next album = "Let's Start a Beat - Live from Cavestomp"
(2000)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate Covers
Type = demo

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Lower caption = Cover of European LP release Extra album cover 2
Upper caption =
Type = demo


Lower caption = Cover of European CD release

"Five Upstart Americans" is a "follow-up" album of sorts from The Monks. It features earlier demo versions of songs from "Black Monk Time", plus other previously unheard songs. It was released in 1999 by Omplatten, Ltd. It was released in Europe on the Play Loud label as "Monks Demo Tapes 1965" in 2007.

Track listing

Omplatten Release

#"Monk Time" 2:22
#"We Do Wie Du" 2:42
#"Boys Are Boys" 1:50
#"Pretty Suzanne" 3:47
#"Higgle Dy Piggle Dy" 4:11
#"Hushie Pushie" 2:58
#"Love Came Tumbling Down" 3:01
#"Oh How To Do Now" 2:53
#"Space Age" 2:39
#"I Hate You" 4:00

Bonus Tracks

:A single by The 5 Torquays, an early incarnation of the Monks
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"There She Walks" 2:37
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"Boys Are Boys" 3:06

Play Loud! European "Demo Tapes" release

#Monk Time
#Love Came Tumbling Down
#Boys Are Boys
#Space Age
#We Do Wie Du
#I Hate You
#Pretty Suzanne
#Higgle-Dy-Piggle-Dy
#Hushie Pushie
#Oh, How To Do Now

Bonus Tracks

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"There She Walks" (The 5 Torquays)
#"Boys Are Boys" (The 5 Torquays)
#"Monk Hop" (Cover by Jason Forrest from the "Silver monk time" tribute album)

*All songs written by Burger/Clark/Shaw/Day/Johnston

The Monks

*Gary Burger: Guitar, Vocals
*Larry Clark: Organ
*Roger Johnston: Drums
*Eddie Shaw: Bass
*Dave Day: Banjo