{"product_id":"the-monochrome-set-1979-1985-complete-recordings-uk-vinyl-box-set-tr393-833293","title":"The Monochrome Set 1979-1985: Complete Recordings UK Vinyl box set","description":"THE MONOCHROME SET 1979-1985: Complete Recordings\r\n  (2018 UK limited edition 6-LP \u0026amp; 6-CD box set, pressed on\r\n  \u003cb\u003e180gram Vinyl\u003c\/b\u003e. Each LP in their own picture sleeve\r\n  with the CD inside each in their own card wallet sleeve.\r\n  Includes an extensivebooklet with liner notes by Bid and by\r\n  Robert Rotifer as well as lyrics for all of the songs, and a\r\n  bonus fold-out poster, all housed inside a 12\" sqauare box\r\n  with a lift off lid. Although not sealed, remains in a 'near mint'\r\n  condition)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e***Limited to only \u003cfont color=\"#FF0000\"\u003e700\u003c\/font\u003e copies***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px; font-stretch: 100%; color: #999; font-weight: 700;\"\u003eTRACKLISTING AND EXTRA INFORMATION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n6-LP boxset (limited to 700 copies) with 6 cd's in slipcases. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmerging at the end of punk era, The Monochrome Set's estrangement from society came from a more arty angle. This boxset is the full account of their frantically productive early period, the perfect document of an under-appreciated chapter of British pop history. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough widely unknown, they are one of the most influential British bands of the last 40 years, with the early Morrissey and Marr, Blur's Graham Coxon and Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos among their admirers. Though Bid never went to college, The Monochrome Set are often seen as an archetypal art school band. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir name alludes to Yves Klein's monochrome paintings while song titles like \"Alphaville\" and \"Eine Symphonie des Grauens\" nodded to Godard and F.W. Murnau. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1979 they released a string of snappy, now highly collectible singles on Rough Trade, followed by early masterpieces Strange Boutique and Love Zombies. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1982 they moved to Cherry Red Records with their third LP Eligible Bachelors whose lead single \"The Jet Set Junta\" was banned for its non-existent connection to the Falklands War. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir major label effort The Lost Weekend (1985) contained their biggest airplay hit \"Jacob's Ladder.\" \"I read a bit of Restoration poetry and listen to Leadbelly, and it comes out like that\" (Bid, The Monochrome Set).The casual prose of pop history is full of backhanded compliments, and The Monochrome Set have received a few, ranging from \"should have been massive\" to \"influential\", numbering the likes of Morrissey and Marr, Blur's Graham Coxon and Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos among their celebrity admirers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll of which seems irrelevant when faced with the rich treasures assembled here from a previously scattered back catalogue. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere's the early work of a band that always eschewed world domination in favour of twisting chord sequences, turning phrases and plotting perfect collisions of guitar and vocal lines. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen The Monochrome Set emerged towards the end of the punk era, they didn't fit the voguish stereotypes of the day. \"I'm not pretending to be working class,\" says Bid, \"I'm half American, half Indian, but I'm also quintessentially British, apparently.\" As it was, the early Monochrome Set sound betrayed a fondness of Lou Reed and American psychedelia, and though they shared their generation's sense of estrangement, they certainly weren't part of the punk revolution. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdmittedly, the Hornsey School of Art played a part in the band's genesis. This was where lead guitarist Tom Hardy, later to be known as Lester Square, studied with a certain Stuart Goddard aka Adam Ant, which is also why The Monochrome Set's family tree shares its roots with the latter's first band the B-sides and the early Ants. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Monochrome Set's lack of breakthrough success is usually attributed to their inability to churn out the hits, but in hindsight their now highly collectible first four seven inches for the Rough Trade label, united here on one disc with all the singles from the early eighties period, prove that they started out as bona fide masters of pop's ultimate format. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere is the full account of their frantically productive early period, and as such the perfect document of a widely under-appreciated, essential part of British pop history. Robert Rotifer, Canterbury 2017. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLP1\/Strange Boutique LP2\/Love Zombies LP3\/Eligible Bachelors LP4\/Lost Weekend LP5\/Singles I LP6\/Singles II\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFull tracklisting available on request.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/the-monochrome-set\" title=\"Click to see complete listing of The Monochrome Set\"\u003eThe Monochrome Set\u003c\/a\u003e (click link for complete listing)\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/search-results-page?q=The+Monochrome+Set+1979-1985%3a+Complete+Recordings\" title=\"Click to see more products with the title 1979-1985: Complete Recordings\"\u003e 1979-1985: Complete Recordings\u003c\/a\u003e (click link for more of the same title)\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear of Release\u003c\/strong\u003e - 2018\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e - Vinyl Box Set\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eRecord Label\u003c\/strong\u003e - Tapete Records\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue No\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/search-results-page?q=TR393\" title=\"Click to see more products with the catalogue number TR393\"\u003eTR393\u003c\/a\u003e (click link for more)\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry of Origin\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/uk-imports\" title=\"Click to see more items from United Kingdom (UK)\"\u003eUnited Kingdom (UK)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e - Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/search-results-page?q=4015698013788\" title=\"Click to see more items with the barcode 4015698013788\"\u003e4015698013788\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e - This item is in Excellent condition or better (unless it says otherwise in the above description). 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