VELVET MONKEYS – Psychedelic Garage Rock from Washington, D.C.

 

 

The Velvet Monkeys came from Washington, D.C.. Formed in 1981, band members also were part of the band Half Japanese. Also around in Washington, D.C., in the early eighties were bands like The Nurses, with whom Velvet Monkeys shared bills occasionally.

 

After getting rid of their drum machine, the band were joined by a variety of drummers. 

The band on “Everything Is Right” was

Don Fleming (vocals, guitar)
Elaine Barnes (vocals, keyboards)
Stephen Soles (bass)
Jay Spiegel (drums on 01, 05, 10), Robert Mann (drums on 02, 03, 04, 06, 07, 08), Kendall Church (drums on 09)

 

Producer Skip Groff was quite an institution in Washington, D.C., and the Velvet Monkeys were happy that he took them on. He and Don Zientara recorded the band at the famous Inner Ear Studios. Zientara owned Inner Ear Studios and is another prominent figure in Washington, D.C.. His name graced many record sleeves.

 

“Everything is Right” was a cassette-only release by Monkey Business and was originally published in July 1982.