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Monkey Banana Kitchen

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Monkey Banana Kitchen
Studio album by
Released1980 (1980)
Length45:39
LanguageEnglish, French, German
LabelFresh
Family Fodder chronology
Sunday Girls
(1979)
Monkey Banana Kitchen
(1980)
All Styles
(1983)

Monkey Banana Kitchen is an album by English rock band Family Fodder, released in 1980 by record label Fresh Records.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Record Collector[2]
Trouser Pressfavourable[3]

Trouser Press wrote: "Remarkable and great fun, it's a record that will keep you on the edge of your seat."[3]

Legacy

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Monkey Banana Kitchen was included on The Wire's list "100 Records That Set the World on Fire (While No One Was Listening)".[4]

Track listing

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Side A (Monkey Banana Kitchen)
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Darling"Hill, Pearce, Carter1:23
2."Symbols"Harrison, Pearce, Fiedorowicz5:28
3."Savoir Faire"Pearce, Levillain3:16
4."Cold Wars"Pearce3:42
5."Monkey"Hill, Pearce, Carter, Wilson, Hobbes6:18
6."Wrong"Pearce2:00
Side B (Vulnerable Moments)
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Organ Grinder" (an adaptation of "Der Leiermann" from Schubert's Winterreise)Franz Schubert (arranged by Fiedorowicz)4:50
2."Love Song"Pearce2:00
3."Bass Adds Bass"Hill, Harrison5:22
4."Philosophy"Pearce3:04
5."Cerf Volant"Pearce, Levillain5:06
6."Banana"Hill, Pearce, Carter, Wilson, Hobbes3:10
Total length:45:39

References

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  1. ^ "Monkey Banana Kitchen – Family Fodder | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  2. ^ Trunk, Jonny. "Monkey Banana Kitchen – Record Collector Magazine". Record Collector. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  3. ^ a b Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Family Fodder". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Rocklist.net...The Wire Lists..." Rocklist.net. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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