Eugene was only a young teenager when he played the solos on “I Believed You” and “Bald Headed Woman”. These two songs were their first 45, recorded at Frankford-Wayne Recording Labs in Philadelphia.
Their second record, “I’m Waitin’ For the Letter” was written by Phil and Mary Ann Lombardo and released on their P & M label. The flip is a good original credited to the group, “I Love You”, with a catchy guitar riff and nice bass playing.
Joe Patricella is listed as their manager on the promotional material. I’ve read the band broke up from the draft. They have a later 45 on the P & M label I haven’t heard yet, “They’re Not Forgetting You” b/w an instrumental version of the same song.
This was NOT the same Monkey Men featuring Sam Allen and Jimmy Hannah who recorded as the Luv Bandits – you can find the article on that band at this link.
Photos from the great “Attack of the Jersey Teens” compilation.
Best band photo ever! The kicker is the mic stand that says “West Room”. You know the librarian would kick some monkey butt if they didn’t return that…where they found it.
I played the drums in the Young Monkeymen the entire time that the group was around and on all the recording sessions.
These lines: “Fans remember them playing in a cage at the Satellite, getting in fights with soldiers over their long hair, and riding motorcycles on stage!
The fights and bikes must have been a few years after the photo above”
Should actually be attributed you post on “THE MONKEY MEN AKA THE LUV BANDITS ” They played the Satellite and were quite a sensation in the late 60’s scene.
right you are, thanks