Written by
The Monks
First Release
Extricate – Cog Sinister/Fontana 842.204-1
Date of First Release
19 Feb 1990
Group line-up on first recording
Mark E Smith – vocals: Craig Scanlon – guitar; Stephen Hanley – bass; Martin Bramah – guitar; Marcia Schofield – keyboards; Simon Wolstencroft – drums ; Kenny Brady - Fiddle
Subsequent releases
The Less You Look, The More You Find - Recall/Snapper Music SMDCD132, 18 July 1997
The Peel Sessions - Strange Fruit SFRSCD048, 25 January 1999
Extricate – Cog Sinister/Voiceprint CD (COGVP122CD). 12 October 1999
A World Bewitched - Artful ARTFULCD35, 6 February 2001
Extricate – Cog Sinister/Voiceprint CD (COGVP142CD), 9 December 2002
Rebellious Jukebox - Shakedown Records SHAKEBX115, 10 November 2003
The Complete Peel Sessions 1978-2004- Castle CMXBX982, 25 April 2005
Extricate – Cog Sinister 9847463; 7 May 2007
Official Live Recordings
Live In Zagreb - Cog Sinister/Voiceprint COGVP109CD, 4 June 2001
First Played Live
Bradford 1/10/89
Last Played Live
Reading 24/08/91
No. of times known to have been played live
54
Commentary
This was The Fall’s first Monks cover; The Monks original was titled “I Hate You” a track off their 1966 album Black Monk Time.
Here is a video of The Monks doing the original The Monks - I hate you