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The Monochrome Set|Eligible Bachelors Deluxe Edition

Eligible Bachelors Deluxe Edition

The Monochrome Set

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One of the classic albums of the early '80s by a band that doesn't get the love it should, the Monochrome Set's Eligible Bachelors from 1982 is a tour de force of wit and musical imagination. This was their first album for their new label, Cherry Red, and they certainly made the most of their opportunity. Songwriter and vocalist Bid turned in a set of witty, urbane, and hooky tunes that fulfilled the promise of the quartet's earlier recordings, guitarist Lester Square showed himself to be a master off catchy riffs and perfect fills, and the rhythm section of bassist Andy Warren and drummer Lexington Crane kept things light and swinging. Bustling through 11 songs so sharp and intelligent that it's easy to listen to the album multiple times without getting bored, the band and Bid are at the absolute top of their game, a game that others like Haircut 100 and Orange Juice were also playing. The Set and their ilk merged jangling guitars, jazz-influenced chord changes, painfully arch lyrics, deadpan vocals, and jumpy rhythms into something shiny and fun, quite often with a dark undercurrent. Eligible Bachelors is certainly the equal of Pelican West or Rip It Up; the surplus of songs that sounded like hit singles everyone forgot to buy ("Fun for All the Family," "I'll Scry Instead"), trenchant bits of social commentary set to a jittering dance beat ("The Jet Set Junta," "The Ruling Class"), and pretty pop tunes ("Cloud 10") see to that. Unlike those albums, it didn't catch fire with the general public, and left the Set pondering just what they had to do to break through. If creating their masterpiece couldn't get the job done, what was left for them to do? Luckily for fans of Bid and his band, they didn't give up, but even if they had, Eligible Bachelors would stand up as a definitive work of the post-punk/new wave era.

© Tim Sendra /TiVo

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1
The Jet Set Junta (Eligible Bachelors)
00:02:05

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

2
I'll Scry Instead (Eligible Bachelors)
00:02:51

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

3
On the 13th Day (Eligible Bachelors)
00:03:07

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

4
Cloud 10 (Eligible Bachelors)
00:03:31

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

5
The Mating Game (Eligible Bachelors)
00:03:22

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

6
March of the Eligible Bachelors (Eligible Bachelors)
00:03:02

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

7
The Devil Rides Out (Eligible Bachelors)
00:03:03

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

8
Fun for All the Family (Eligible Bachelors)
00:03:47

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

9
The Midas Touch (Eligible Bachelors)
00:04:54

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

10
The Ruling Class (Eligible Bachelors)
00:02:44

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

11
The Great Barrier Riff (Eligible Bachelors)
00:03:43

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

12
He's Frank (Bouns Tracks - Singles and B-Sides)
00:02:38

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

13
Alphaville (Bonus Tracks - Singles and B-Sides)
00:02:46

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

14
Eine Symphonie Des Grauens (Bonus Tracks - Singles and B-Sides)
00:02:22

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

15
Lester Leaps In (Bonus Tracks - Singles and B-Sides)
00:02:33

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

16
The Monochrome Set (Bonus Tracks - Singles and B-Sides)
00:02:19

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

17
Mr. Bizarro (Bonus Tracks - Singles and B-Sides)
00:02:52

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

18
He's Frank (Slight Return) (Bonus Tracks - Singles and B-Sides)
00:02:42

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

19
Silicon Carne (Bonus Tracks - Singles and B-Sides)
00:03:14

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

20
Fallout (Bonus Tracks - Singles and B-Sides)
00:02:56

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

21
Ten Don'ts for Honeymooners (Bonus Tracks - Singles and B-Sides)
00:02:55

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

22
Straits of Malacca (Bonus Tracks - Singles and B-Sides)
00:03:19

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

23
J.D.H.a.n.E.Y. (Bonus Tracks - Singles and B-Sides)
00:03:21

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

24
Cast a Long Shadow (Bonus Tracks - Singles and B-Sides)
00:03:21

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

25
The Bridge (Bonus Tracks - Singles and B-Sides)
00:03:06

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

26
The Jet Set Junta (Bonus Tracks - Singles and B-Sides)
00:01:50

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

DISQUE 2

1
Love Goes Down the Drain (BBC Radio 1's John Peel Show, 22 February 1979)
00:02:43

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

2
Noise (Eine Kleine Symphonie) (BBC Radio 1's John Peel Show, 22 February 1979)
00:02:02

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

3
Espresso (BBC Radio 1's John Peel Show, 22 February 1979)
00:03:10

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

4
Fat Fun (BBC Radio 1's John Peel Show, 22 February 1979)
00:01:27

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

5
Ici Les Enfants (BBC Radio 1's John Peel Show, 22 February 1979)
00:02:38

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

6
Martians Go Home (BBC Radio 1's John Peel Show, 6 Sep 1979)
00:01:51

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

7
Fallout (BBC Radio 1's John Peel Show, 6 Sep 1979)
00:02:25

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

8
Goodbye Joe / Strange Boutique (BBC Radio 1's John Peel Show, 6 Sep 1979)
00:05:04

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

9
Viva Death Row (BBC Radio 1's John Peel Show, 6 Sep 1979)
00:02:03

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

10
405 Lines (BBC Radio 1's John Peel Show, 23 April 1980)
00:03:05

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

11
Love Zombies (BBC Radio 1's John Peel Show, 23 April 1980)
00:03:36

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

12
The Man with the Black Moustache (Capital Radio's Nicky Horne Show, June 1980)
00:03:51

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

13
Fun for All the Family (E.M.I. Session, Recorded March 1981)
00:03:06

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

14
Avanti (Ten Don'ts for Honeymooners) (E.M.I. Session, Recorded March 1981)
00:03:07

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

15
The Ruling Class (Do It Records Demo, Recorded December 1981)
00:02:06

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

16
Yo, Ho, Ho and Three Bottles of Wine (BBC Sessions & Rarities)
00:04:49

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

17
Andiamo (BBC Sessions & Rarities)
00:03:01

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

18
Cowboy Country (BBC Sessions & Rarities)
00:03:37

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

19
Jacob's Ladder (1984 Demo) (BBC Sessions & Rarities)
00:02:52

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

20
Inside Your Heart (BBC Sessions & Rarities)
00:02:29

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

21
White Noise (BBC Sessions & Rarities)
00:02:55

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

22
We Are Zarbie (BBC Sessions & Rarities)
00:03:09

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

23
I Don't Know (BBC Sessions & Rarities)
00:04:11

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

24
Flesh/Trash/Heat (BBC Sessions & Rarities)
00:02:02

The Monochrome Set, MainArtist

(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

Chronique

One of the classic albums of the early '80s by a band that doesn't get the love it should, the Monochrome Set's Eligible Bachelors from 1982 is a tour de force of wit and musical imagination. This was their first album for their new label, Cherry Red, and they certainly made the most of their opportunity. Songwriter and vocalist Bid turned in a set of witty, urbane, and hooky tunes that fulfilled the promise of the quartet's earlier recordings, guitarist Lester Square showed himself to be a master off catchy riffs and perfect fills, and the rhythm section of bassist Andy Warren and drummer Lexington Crane kept things light and swinging. Bustling through 11 songs so sharp and intelligent that it's easy to listen to the album multiple times without getting bored, the band and Bid are at the absolute top of their game, a game that others like Haircut 100 and Orange Juice were also playing. The Set and their ilk merged jangling guitars, jazz-influenced chord changes, painfully arch lyrics, deadpan vocals, and jumpy rhythms into something shiny and fun, quite often with a dark undercurrent. Eligible Bachelors is certainly the equal of Pelican West or Rip It Up; the surplus of songs that sounded like hit singles everyone forgot to buy ("Fun for All the Family," "I'll Scry Instead"), trenchant bits of social commentary set to a jittering dance beat ("The Jet Set Junta," "The Ruling Class"), and pretty pop tunes ("Cloud 10") see to that. Unlike those albums, it didn't catch fire with the general public, and left the Set pondering just what they had to do to break through. If creating their masterpiece couldn't get the job done, what was left for them to do? Luckily for fans of Bid and his band, they didn't give up, but even if they had, Eligible Bachelors would stand up as a definitive work of the post-punk/new wave era.

© Tim Sendra /TiVo

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(C) 2018 Cherry Red Records (P) 2018 Cherry Red Records

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