eligible bachelors

• LONDON POST-PUNK BAND THE MONOCHROME SET’S THIRD ALBUM “ELIGIBLE BACHELORS” RE- ISSUED, COMPLETE WITH A HUGE AMOUNT OF BONUS TRACKS AND ADDITIONAL HARD TO FIND MATERIAL.
• CONTAINS THE ORIGINAL “ELIGIBLE BACHELORS” ALBUM, THE LIVE ALBUM “FIN” (AKA THE GOOD LIFE), SINGLES AND B-SIDES, RARITIES AND BBC SESSIONS, PLUS A NUMBER OF LEAD SINGER AND SONGWRITER BID’S SOLO TRACKS.
• 3CDs PACKED WITH SOME OF THE MONOCHROME SET’S FINEST MUSIC.
• ALL MATERIAL DIGITALLY REMASTERED FOR THIS NEW RE-ISSUE

The Monochrome Set were widely recognised as one of the best post-punk bands of the late ‘70s and ‘80s, with the album “Eligible Bachelors” regarded as one of their finest pieces of work. AllMusic named it as “one of the classic undiscovered albums of the early ‘80s. Eligible Bachelors is a tour de force of wit and musical imagination” as well as “an age-defining record”, with Trouser Press praising the band for their “witty intelligence” and declaring that ‘Eligible Bachelors’ “strips the music down to essential elements”.

Cherry Red have paid “Eligible Bachelors” the respect it deserves by carefully packaging the album alongside The Monochrome Set’s fine live album “Fin” (AKA The Good Life), and a whole host of singles, B-sides and rarities, including many hard to find BBC sessions of the band in their absolute prime. All this has been remastered and beautifully packaged for the album’s re-issue, and is something sure to please long-term Monochrome Set fans and brand-new followers alike.

Track Listing:

DISC ONE:
ELIGIBLE BACHELORS
• THE JET SET JUNTA
• I'LL CRY INSTEAD
• ON THE 13TH DAY
• CLOUD 10
• THE MATING GAME
• MARCH OF THE ELIGIBLE BACHELORS
• THE DEVIL RIDES OUT
• FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY
• THE MIDAS TOUCH
• THE RULING CLASS
• THE GREAT BARRIER RIFF
BONUS TRACKS:
SINGLES AND B-SIDES:
• HE'S FRANK
• ALPHAVILLE
• EINE SYMPHONIE DES GRAUENS
• LESTER LEAPS IN
• THE MONOCHROME SET
• MR. BIZARRO
• HE'S FRANK (SLIGHT RETURN)
• SILICON CARNE
• FALLOUT
• TEN DON'TS FOR HONEYMOONERS
• STRAITS OF MALACCA
• J.D.H.A.N.E.Y.
• CAST A LONG SHADOW
• THE BRIDGE
• THE JET SET JUNTA
DISC TWO:
RARITIES AND BBC SESSIONS
BBC RADIO ONE’S JOHN PEEL SHOW 22 FEBRUARY 1979
• LOVE GOES DOWN THE DRAIN
• NOISE (EINE KLEINE SYMPHONIE)
• ESPRESSO
• FAT FUN
• ICI LES ENFANTS
BBC RADIO ONE’S JOHN PEEL SHOW 6 SEPTEMBER 1979
• MARTIANS GO HOME
• FALLOUT
• GOODBYE JOE
• STRANGE BOUTIQUE
• VIVA DEATH ROW
BBC RADIO ONE’S JOHN PEEL SHOW 23 APRIL 1980
• 405 LINES
• LOVE ZOMBIES
CAPITAL RADIO’S NICKY HORNE SHOW JUNE 1980
• THE MAN WITH THE BLACK MOUSTACHE
EMI SESSION RECORDED MARCH 1981
• FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY
• THE RULING CLASS
DO IT RECORDS DEMO - DECEMBER 1981
• AVANTI
RARITIES
• YO, HO, HO AND THREE BOTTLES OF WINE
• ANDIAMO
• COWBOY COUNTRY
• JACOB’S LADDER
• INSIDE YOUR HEART
• WHITE NOISE
• WE ARE ZARBIE
• I DON'T KNOW
• FLESH/TRASH/HEAT
• PRIVATE DICK
• IT'S MORE THAN JUST LOVE
DISC THREE:
FIN (AKA THE GOOD LIFE)
• HE'S FRANK
• MARTIANS GO HOME
• STRAITS OF MALACCA
• SUGAR PLUM
• B-I-D SPELLS BID
• ALPHAVILLE
• HEAVEN CAN WAIT
• GOODBYE JOE
• THE STRANGE BOUTIQUE
• THE STRANGE BOUTIQUE (REPRISE)
• JACOB'S LADDER
• WALLFLOWER
• APOCALYPSO
• MR. BIZARRO
• I'LL SCRY INSTEAD
• ESPRESSO
• 405 LINES
• EINE SYMPHONIE DES GRAUENS
• THE MONOCHROME SET
BONUS TRACKS
• UP (1986 DEMO)
• REACH FOR YOUR GUN -Bid
• LOVE - Bid
• SWEET CHARIOTS - Bid