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Mark's Keyboard Repair
Mark's Keyboard Repair
Studio album by Money Mark
Released	1995
Genre	Lo-fi
Length	38:17
Label	Mo' Wax
Producer	Mark Ramos-Nishita
Money Mark chronology
Singles from Mark's Keyboard Repair
	"Insects Are All Around Us" / "Cry"; Released: 1995; "Cry"; Released: 1995;

Mark's Keyboard Repair is the debut studio album by American musician Money Mark, released on the Mo' Wax label in 1995. It peaked at number 35 on the UK Albums Chart.^[2] "Insects Are All Around Us" / "Cry" was released as a single and reached number 99 on the UK Singles Chart.^[2] Later, "Cry" was released as a single again and reached number 80 on the chart.^[2]

Money Mark used principles inspired by Dogme 95 to record this album.^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
Entertainment Weekly	A−^[5]
The Guardian	^[6]
Muzik	4/5^[7]
Pitchfork	9.0/10^[8]
Rolling Stone	^[9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[10]

The Independent opined: "The overall effect though is entirely fulfilling: the listener glides at will between a happy host of different cocktail hours, while Ramos-Nishita's natty organ doodles conjure up the diverse spirits of US jazz giant Wild Bill Davis and our own legendary Mrs Mills, empress of pub piano."^[11] NME listed Mark's Keyboard Repair as the 24th best album of 1995.^[12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mark Ramos-Nishita

Original edition
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Pretty Pain"	3:10
2.	"No Fighting"	1:28
3.	"Ba Ba Ba Boom"	1:34
4.	"Have Clav Will Travel"	1:27
5.	"Don't Miss the Boat"	2:30
6.	"Sunday Gardena Blvd."	1:32
7.	"Insects Are All Around Us"	2:21
8.	"Scenes from..."	1:07
9.	"Poets Walk"	0:59
10.	"Spooky"	1:07
11.	"Cry"	2:19
12.	"Ease"	2:57
13.	"Got My Hand in Your Head"	1:39
14.	"That's for Sure / Sixth Synth"	1:53
15.	"Invitation"	2:06
16.	"Time Lapse Life"	2:25
17.	"Seven, Seven, Seven"	1:44
18.	"Sometimes You Gotta Make It Alone"	2:31
19.	"Pinto's New Car"	2:22
Total length:		38:17

US reissue edition
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Pretty Pain"	3:10
2.	"No Fighting"	1:28
3.	"Ba Ba Ba Boom"	1:34
4.	"Have Clav Will Travel"	1:27
5.	"Don't Miss the Boat"	2:30
6.	"Sunday Gardena Blvd."	1:32
7.	"Insects Are All Around Us"	2:21
8.	"Scenes from..."	1:07
9.	"Poets Walk"	0:59
10.	"Spooky"	1:07
11.	"Cry"	2:19
12.	"Ease"	2:57
13.	"Got My Hand in Your Head"	1:39
14.	"That's for Sure"	0:37
15.	"Sixth Synth"	1:16
16.	"Invitation"	2:06
17.	"Time Lapse Life"	2:25
18.	"Seven, Seven, Seven"	1:44
19.	"Sometimes You Gotta Make It Alone"	2:31
20.	"Pinto's New Car"	2:22
21.	"Revolt of the Octopi"	2:34
22.	"Never Stop"	2:24
23.	"Slow Flames"	2:20
24.	"Hard Ass"	2:30
25.	"From the Beginning to the End"	1:50
26.	"Functions"	2:08
27.	"World Lesson Pt. 2"	2:33
28.	"Inner Laugh"	2:13
29.	"The Grade"	4:38
30.	"Mark's Keyboard Repair"	0:58
Total length:		61:19

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Mark Ramos-Nishita – production
James Lavelle – A&R
Ben Drury – sleeve design
Will Bankhead – sleeve design
Paul "Jazz" Thompson – color photography
Mario Caldato Jr. – black and white photography

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)^[13]	35

References

^ Barker, Emily (January 26, 2015). "30 Albums That Made 1995 A Vintage Year For Music". NME. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Mark's Keyboard Repair". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
^ "Interview with Money Mark - Ableton". www.ableton.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Mark's Keyboard Repair – Money Mark". AllMusic. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
^ Smith, Ethan (May 3, 1996). "Mark's Keyboard Repair". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
^ Mulholland, Gary (September 1, 1995). "Money Mark: Mark's Keyboard Repair (Mo' Wax)". The Guardian.
^ Ashon, Will (July 1995). "Money Mark: Mark's Keyboard Repair Shop (Mo' Wax/Love Kit)". Muzik. No. 2. p. 71.
^ Schreiber, Ryan. "Money Mark: Mark's Keyboard Repair". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on April 4, 2008. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
^ Hardy, Ernest (April 18, 1996). "Money Mark: Mark's Keyboard Repair". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 12, 2001. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
^ Sherlock, Dev (2004). "Money Mark". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 553. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
^ Thompson, Ben (24 Sep 1995). "Money Mark: Mark's Keyboard Repair". Arts. The Independent. p. 22.
^ "Albums And Tracks Of The Year: 1995". NME. October 10, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 29, 2019.