The Great White Monkey
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The Great White Monkey is an acoustic live album that was available to buy at acoustic performances by The Wildhearts
frontman Ginger
. The album was recorded at the Rugeley Rose Theatre in Staffordshire England on 27 September 2003. The show itself consisted of two sets (the band deciding to support themselves), however the recording was a single CD that was one condensed set featuring a mixture of tracks from both sets. The album proved incredibly popular, with early copies of the album fetching over £80 on eBay
. An expanded 2-CD version containing both sets was released by Round Records on June 1, 2009.
All songs written by Ginger
unless noted otherwise.
The Wildhearts
The Wildhearts are a British rock group originally formed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The band's sound is a mixture of hard rock and melodic pop music, often described in the music press as combining influences as diverse as The Beatles and 1980s-era Metallica...
frontman Ginger
Ginger (singer)
Ginger is a rock guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known for his band The Wildhearts.-Early career:...
. The album was recorded at the Rugeley Rose Theatre in Staffordshire England on 27 September 2003. The show itself consisted of two sets (the band deciding to support themselves), however the recording was a single CD that was one condensed set featuring a mixture of tracks from both sets. The album proved incredibly popular, with early copies of the album fetching over £80 on eBay
EBay
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. An expanded 2-CD version containing both sets was released by Round Records on June 1, 2009.
Track listing
- "Geordie In Wonderland"
- "Sky Chaser High"
- "Nita Nitro"
- "One Love, One Life, One Girl"
- "Inside Out"
- "Hocus Pocus" (FocusFocus (band)Focus is a Dutch rock band which was founded by classically trained organist/flautist Thijs van Leer in 1969, and is most famous for the instrumental pieces "Hocus Pocus" and "Sylvia"...
) - "The Daftness" (Ginger)
- "Reinventing The Wheel"
- "I'm A Lover Not A Fighter"
- "There's Only One Hell"
- "Ltd" (Jon PooleJon PooleJon Poole is a British multi-instrumentalist singer and songwriter best known for his work as guitarist for Cardiacs and as bass player for The Wildhearts .Poole is the frontman and main performer of God Damn Whores, and has also worked with the...
) - "Dangerlust"
- "Cheers" (Unknown)
- "Does Your Mother Know" (Abba)
- "Sky Babies / Space Oddity" (Ginger / David BowieDavid BowieDavid Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
) - "I Wanna Go Where The People Go"
All songs written by Ginger
Ginger (singer)
Ginger is a rock guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known for his band The Wildhearts.-Early career:...
unless noted otherwise.