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Track List
01) Relief From A Lighted Doorway
02) Shotgun
03) You Can't Do That
04) Lisa
05) The Hunter
06) Shake And Finger Pop
07) Who Is It That Shall Come
08) Empty Monkey
09) I Can Only Give You Everything (bonus)
10) Roberta (bonus)
11) A Boy Like Me (bonus)
12) Bring It To Jerome (bonus)
13) Hey Jude (bonus)
14) Bye Bye Blackbird (bonus)
Cd 2
01) Shake And Finger Pop
02) Road Runner
03) Empty Monkey
04) Cool Spot
05) The Hunter
06) You Can't Do That
07) The Weight
08) Lisa
09) Relief From A Lighted Doorway
10) Down In The Valley (bonus)
11) Lawdy Miss Clawdy (bonus)
12) Love Like A Man (bonus)
13) Piece Of My Heart (bonus)
14) Dancing And Drinking (bonus)
15) Gonna Get A Seizure (bonus)
16) Lawdy Miss Clawdy (bonus)
01) Relief From A Lighted Doorway
02) Shotgun
03) You Can't Do That
04) Lisa
05) The Hunter
06) Shake And Finger Pop
07) Who Is It That Shall Come
08) Empty Monkey
09) I Can Only Give You Everything (bonus)
10) Roberta (bonus)
11) A Boy Like Me (bonus)
12) Bring It To Jerome (bonus)
13) Hey Jude (bonus)
14) Bye Bye Blackbird (bonus)
Cd 2
01) Shake And Finger Pop
02) Road Runner
03) Empty Monkey
04) Cool Spot
05) The Hunter
06) You Can't Do That
07) The Weight
08) Lisa
09) Relief From A Lighted Doorway
10) Down In The Valley (bonus)
11) Lawdy Miss Clawdy (bonus)
12) Love Like A Man (bonus)
13) Piece Of My Heart (bonus)
14) Dancing And Drinking (bonus)
15) Gonna Get A Seizure (bonus)
16) Lawdy Miss Clawdy (bonus)
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First Released
1970
Blues
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Rock/Pop
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From the Aztec Records web site:
Barrie McAskill was the singer, band leader and driving force of one of the greatest progressive soul / R&B institutions in the annals of Australian rock and pop history: Levi Smith's Clefs. Their sole LP, the pioneering heavy soul classic Empty Monkey, has been a much requested title in our reissue series, as it meets both collector criteria: not only it is very collectable, it is a bonafide Aussie classic (possibly the best Aussie 70’s LP you’ve never heard). McAskill encouraged his band members to improve as musicians, and for them to move on as the urge arose (not unlike an antipodean John Mayall). Accordingly, up to 60 musicians passed through the band including former and future members of: Tully, Aztecs, Fraternity, SCRA, The Groove, Jeff St. John & the Id and La De Das. Between 1966 and 1971 (first as The Clefs, then Levi Smith’s Clefs – and later, McAskill’s Marauders), the band released one LP, a handful of singles and an EP – all collected here, along with some live studio rarities.
Whilst searching for the masters, Aztec lucked upon the master tapes of, not only their Empty Monkey, but many of their singles and EP tracks – PLUS the master tapes of Empty Monkey: The First Sessions from late 1969. This live set, recorded in the early hours of the morning (straight after a gig) was originally thought “too loose” to release, so the band were allowed to record it again. Listened to today, it is an unexpected delight, a testament to the live power of the band. The only known copy was a warped and scratched acetate, so the remastered version from the original masters is a revelation. It is different enough and, more importantly, so magnificent, that we had no choice but to expand our release from one to two CD’s!
So, for the first time anywhere – the complete Empty Monkey sessions – remastered from the original tapes plus a further 13 bonus tracks. Digitally remastered by Gil Matthews (one-time member of The Clefs).
Bass – Bruce Howe
Drums – Tony Buettel
Guitar – Mick Jurd
Organ – John Bisset (2)
Vocals – Barrie McAskill
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From the Aztec Records web site:
Barrie McAskill was the singer, band leader and driving force of one of the greatest progressive soul / R&B institutions in the annals of Australian rock and pop history: Levi Smith's Clefs. Their sole LP, the pioneering heavy soul classic Empty Monkey, has been a much requested title in our reissue series, as it meets both collector criteria: not only it is very collectable, it is a bonafide Aussie classic (possibly the best Aussie 70’s LP you’ve never heard). McAskill encouraged his band members to improve as musicians, and for them to move on as the urge arose (not unlike an antipodean John Mayall). Accordingly, up to 60 musicians passed through the band including former and future members of: Tully, Aztecs, Fraternity, SCRA, The Groove, Jeff St. John & the Id and La De Das. Between 1966 and 1971 (first as The Clefs, then Levi Smith’s Clefs – and later, McAskill’s Marauders), the band released one LP, a handful of singles and an EP – all collected here, along with some live studio rarities.
Whilst searching for the masters, Aztec lucked upon the master tapes of, not only their Empty Monkey, but many of their singles and EP tracks – PLUS the master tapes of Empty Monkey: The First Sessions from late 1969. This live set, recorded in the early hours of the morning (straight after a gig) was originally thought “too loose” to release, so the band were allowed to record it again. Listened to today, it is an unexpected delight, a testament to the live power of the band. The only known copy was a warped and scratched acetate, so the remastered version from the original masters is a revelation. It is different enough and, more importantly, so magnificent, that we had no choice but to expand our release from one to two CD’s!
So, for the first time anywhere – the complete Empty Monkey sessions – remastered from the original tapes plus a further 13 bonus tracks. Digitally remastered by Gil Matthews (one-time member of The Clefs).
Bass – Bruce Howe
Drums – Tony Buettel
Guitar – Mick Jurd
Organ – John Bisset (2)
Vocals – Barrie McAskill
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