Monkey on a Chain Gang

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Monkey on a Chain Gang
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Studio album by
House of Freaks
Released1987 (1987) [1]
Genre Rock
Label Rhino [2]
Producer Randy Burns, House of Freaks
House of Freaks chronology
Monkey on a Chain Gang
(1987)		 All My Friends
(1989)
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Monkey on a Chain Gang is the first album by the rock band House of Freaks. [4] [5] It was released in 1987 by Rhino Records on 12" vinyl (R1 70838) and a short time later on CD (R2 70838). The album was remastered and reissued by Rhino Handmade in 2004 (RHM2 7857), with thirteen additional tracks, five of which were previously unreleased.

Contents

Track listing

Original album

  1. "Crack in the Sidewalk"
  2. "40 Years"
  3. "Cactusland"
  4. "Lonesome Graveyard"
  5. "Black Cat Bone"
  6. "Bottom of the Ocean"
  7. "Monkey's Paw"
  8. "Yellow Dog"
  9. "Long Black Train"
  10. "My Backyard"
  11. "Give Me a Sign"
  12. "Dark and Light in New Mexico"
  13. "I'll Treat You Right Someday" (CD only)
  14. "You Can Never Go Home"

2004 reissue

  1. "Crack in the Sidewalk"
  2. "40 Years"
  3. "Cactusland"
  4. "Lonesome Graveyard"
  5. "Black Cat Bone"
  6. "Bottom of the Ocean"
  7. "Monkey's Paw"
  8. "Yellow Dog"
  9. "Long Black Train"
  10. "My Backyard"
  11. "Give Me a Sign"
  12. "Dark and Light in New Mexico"
  13. "You Can Never Go Home"
  14. "I'll Treat You Right Someday"
  15. "Corinna, Corinna"
  16. "Monkey's Paw" (live)
  17. "Yellow Dog" (live)
  18. "Pass Me the Gun" (live)
  19. "Can't Change the World Anymore" (live)
  20. "Ten More Minutes to Live" (live)
  21. "Parchment Farm Blues" (live)
  22. "Bottom of the Ocean" (early version)
  23. "Crack in the Sidewalk" (early version)
  24. "Give Me a Sign" (early version)
  25. "While You Sleep"
  26. "Barn Burning"

References

  1. ↑ Mar, Alex (January 9, 2006). "House of Freaks Killers Arrested".
  2. ↑ "TrouserPress.com :: House of Freaks". www.trouserpress.com.
  3. ↑ Sullivan, Denise. Monkey on a Chain Gang at AllMusic
  4. ↑ "House of Freaks? No, It Isn't a Punk Band". Los Angeles Times. February 17, 1988.
  5. ↑ "House Of Freaks - Monkey On A Chain Gang / Tantilla". No Depression.


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