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Everything is Right

by Velvet Monkeys

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Drive In 02:21
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Shadow Box 02:30
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The Creeper 03:01
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Any Day Now 02:53
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Favorite Day 03:32
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about

The Velvet Monkeys were formed in Washington, D.C. in 1981 and found many like‐minded bands in the mushrooming local scene including Half Japanese (with whom Fleming, Barnes and Spiegel also played), Tiny Desk Unit, The Nurses, and Chalk Circle. The band was originally a three‐piece combo that included prominent use of a Dr. Rhythm DR‐55 drum machine. Percussionist and drummer Robert Mann briefly joined the band and recorded six of the tracks at Inner Ear. By late 1981, drummer Jay Spiegel, a.k.a. the Rummager, joined the line‐up and the band began their move from minimalist art‐rock toward an increasingly heavier sound.

Skip Groff, producer of many notable Washington, D.C. bands, first recorded the Velvet Monkeys in early 1981 at Don Zientara’s fabled Inner Ear Studios. “Drive In“ and “Shadow Box,” were featured on Groff’s Connected LP, a sampler of D.C bands released in 1981 on Limp Records. The band followed that with the cassette‐only 'Everything is Right,' released on the Monkey Business label in July 1982. The original ten songs are featured on this deluxe version, followed by three additional live songs from a show at The Chancery in D.C. on New Year’s Eve 1981 and an interview with the band in January 1982.

credits

released September 2, 2022

Don Fleming: Vocals and Guitar
Elaine Barnes: Vocals and Keyboards
Stephen Soles: Bass
Jay Spiegel: drums (01, 05, 10, 11, 12, 13). Robert Mann: drums (02, 03, 04, 06, 07, 08). Kendall Church: drums and backing vocals (09).
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Produced by Skip Groff and Don Fleming
Recorded by Don Zientara at Inner Ear Studio, Arlington, Virginia in 1981. Track 09 recorded January 23, 1981 at The Taj Mahal, Virginia Beach, VA. Track 10 recorded April 24, 1982 at d.c. space, Washington, D.C. Tracks 11, 12, 13 recorded December 31, 1981 at The Chancery, Washington, D.C. by Derrick Hsu. Original cassette cover design: Bob Raiter. The audio was restored from the original analog tapes and remastered by Don Fleming.

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Formed in Arlington, Va in 1980. Post-punk psychedelic art-rock. Current and past members include Don Fleming, Elaine Barnes, Stephen Soles, Jay 'the Rummager' Spiegel, Kendall Church, Charles Steck, Malcolm Riviera, Tom Kane, Rob Kennedy, Thurston Moore, John Hammill, Julia Cafritz, J Mascis and 23 others . . . ... more

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