''A' vs. Monkey Kong'' (titled ''Monkey Kong'' in the United States) is the second studio album by the British

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band A. It was released on 9 September 1999 via Tycoon Recordings. Recording sessions took place at ICP Recording Studios in

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, Eden Studios in

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, at #5, and at Martello Tower in

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from October 1998 to February 1999. Production was handled by Al Clay. The album reached number 62 on the

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and number 81 on the

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. It was promoted with three charted singles, "Summer on the Underground", "Old Folks" and "I Love Lake Tahoe", which peaked at No. 72, 54 and 59, respectively, on the UK Singles Chart. In May and June 2001, the band toured Europe as part of the

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. In 2020, the album was ranked No. 43 by ''

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'' magazine 'The 50 best albums from 1999' list.

Track listing

Personnel

* Jason Perry – vocals, lyrics, recording, mixing, photography *Mark Chapman – guitar *Giles Perry – keyboards, backing vocals * Daniel P. Carter – bass, lyrics, backing vocals, recording *Adam Perry – drums *Alistair Clay – producer, recording, mixing *Jean-Pierre Chalbos – mastering *

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– mastering *Michael Gillette – illustration *Yacht Associates – art direction, design, photography

Charts

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:A vs. Monkey Kong 1999 albums A (band) albums London Records albums