Eligible Bachelors: 3CD Expanded Edition

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Audio Remasterer: Oli Hemingway. Recording information: Bristol Trinity Hall (03/19/1985); City of London Polytechnic (03/19/1985); Eatern Eye (03/19/1985); Electric Ballroom (03/19/1985); Huddersfield Polytechnic (03/19/1985); Leeds Warehouse (03/19/1985); Quest Studios, Luton (03/19/1985); R.M.S. Studios (03/19/1985); Retford Porterhouse (03/19/1985); Wolverhampton Polytechnic (03/19/1985); Bristol Trinity Hall (05/17/1985); City of London Polytechnic (05/17/1985); Eatern Eye (05/17/1985); Electric Ballroom (05/17/1985); Huddersfield Polytechnic (05/17/1985); Leeds Warehouse (05/17/1985); Quest Studios, Luton (05/17/1985); R.M.S. Studios (05/17/1985); Retford Porterhouse (05/17/1985); Wolverhampton Polytechnic (05/17/1985); Bristol Trinity Hall (05/21/1980); City of London Polytechnic (05/21/1980); Eatern Eye (05/21/1980); Electric Ballroom (05/21/1980); Huddersfield Polytechnic (05/21/1980); Leeds Warehouse (05/21/1980); Quest Studios, Luton (05/21/1980); R.M.S. Studios (05/21/1980); Retford Porterhouse (05/21/1980); Wolverhampton Polytechnic (05/21/1980); Bristol Trinity Hall (05/23/1985); City of London Polytechnic (05/23/1985); Eatern Eye (05/23/1985); Electric Ballroom (05/23/1985); Huddersfield Polytechnic (05/23/1985); Leeds Warehouse (05/23/1985); Quest Studios, Luton (05/23/1985); R.M.S. Studios (05/23/1985); Retford Porterhouse (05/23/1985); Wolverhampton Polytechnic (05/23/1985); Bristol Trinity Hall (07/16/1981); City of London Polytechnic (07/16/1981); Eatern Eye (07/16/1981); Electric Ballroom (07/16/1981); Huddersfield Polytechnic (07/16/1981); Leeds Warehouse (07/16/1981); Quest Studios, Luton (07/16/1981); R.M.S. Studios (07/16/1981); Retford Porterhouse (07/16/1981); Wolverhampton Polytechnic (07/16/1981); Bristol Trinity Hall (07/17/1981); City of London Polytechnic (07/17/1981); Eatern Eye (07/17/1981); Electric Ballroom (07/17/1981); Huddersfield Polytechnic (07/17/1981); Leeds Warehouse (07/17/1981); Quest Studios, Luton (07/17/1981); R.M.S. Studios (07/17/1981); Retford Porterhouse (07/17/1981); Wolverhampton Polytechnic (07/17/1981); Bristol Trinity Hall (10/10/1982); City of London Polytechnic (10/10/1982); Eatern Eye (10/10/1982); Electric Ballroom (10/10/1982); Huddersfield Polytechnic (10/10/1982); Leeds Warehouse (10/10/1982); Quest Studios, Luton (10/10/1982); R.M.S. Studios (10/10/1982); Retford Porterhouse (10/10/1982); Wolverhampton Polytechnic (10/10/1982); Bristol Trinity Hall (10/27/1982); City of London Polytechnic (10/27/1982); Eatern Eye (10/27/1982); Electric Ballroom (10/27/1982); Huddersfield Polytechnic (10/27/1982); Leeds Warehouse (10/27/1982); Quest Studios, Luton (10/27/1982); R.M.S. Studios (10/27/1982); Retford Porterhouse (10/27/1982); Wolverhampton Polytechnic (10/27/1982). 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 sin
エディション : Remaster

[DISC 1]
ELIGIBLE BACHELORS:
1. THE JET SET JUNTA
2. I'LL CRY INSTEAD
3. ON THE 13TH DAY
4. CLOUD 10
5. THE MATING GAME
6. MARCH OF THE ELIGIBLE BACHELORS
7. THE DEVIL RIDES OUT
8. FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY
9. THE MIDAS TOUCH
10. THE RULING CLASS
11. THE GREAT BARRIER RIFF
BONUS TRACKS: SINGLES AND B-SIDES:
12. HE'S FRANK
13. ALPHAVILLE
14. EINE SYMPHONIE DES GRAUENS
15. LESTER LEAPS IN
16. THE MONOCHROME SET
17. MR. BIZARRO
18. HE'S FRANK (SLIGHT RETURN)
19. SILICON CARNE
20. FALLOUT
21. TEN DON'TS FOR HONEYMOONERS
22. STRAITS OF MALACCA
23. J.D.H.A.N.E.Y.
24. CAST A LONG SHADOW
25. THE BRIDGE
26. THE JET SET JUNTA

[DISC 2]
RARITIES AND BBC SESSIONS:
BBC RADIO ONE'S JOHN PEEL SHOW - 22 FEBRUARY 1979
1. LOVE GOES DOWN THE DRAIN
2. NOISE (EINE KLEINE SYMPHONIE)
3. ESPRESSO
4. FAT FUN
5. ICI LES ENFANTS
BBC RADIO ONE'S JOHN PEEL SHOW 6 SEPTEMBER 1979
6. MARTIANS GO HOME
7. FALLOUT
8. GOODBYE JOE
9. STRANGE BOUTIQUE
10. VIVA DEATH ROW
BBC RADIO ONE'S JOHN PEEL SHOW 23 APRIL 1980
11. 405 LINES
12. LOVE ZOMBIES
CAPITAL RADIO'S NICKY HORNE SHOW - JUNE 1980
13. THE MAN WITH THE BLACK MOUSTACHE
EMI SESSION RECORDED MARCH 1981
14. FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY
15. THE RULING CLASS
DO IT RECORDS DEMO - DECEMBER 1981
16. AVANTI
RARITIES:
17. YO, HO, HO AND THREE BOTTLES OF WINE
18. ANDIAMO
19. COWBOY COUNTRY
20. JACOB'S LADDER
21. INSIDE YOUR HEART
22. WHITE NOISE
23. WE ARE ZARBIE
24. I DON'T KNOW
25. FLESH/TRASH/HEAT
26. PRIVATE DICK
27. IT'S MORE THAN JUST LOVE

[DISC 3]
FIN (AKA THE GOOD LIFE):
1. HE'S FRANK
2. MARTIANS GO HOME
3. STRAITS OF MALACCA
4. SUGAR PLUM
5. B-I-D SPELLS BID
6. ALPHAVILLE
7. HEAVEN CAN WAIT
8. GOODBYE JOE
9. THE STRANGE BOUTIQUE
10. THE STRANGE BOUTIQUE (REPRISE)
11. JACOB'S LADDER
12. WALLFLOWER
13. APOCALYPSO
14. MR. BIZARRO
15. I'LL SCRY INSTEAD
16. ESPRESSO
17. 405 LINES
18. EINE SYMPHONIE DES GRAUENS
19. THE MONOCHROME SET
BONUS TRACKS:
20. UP (1986 DEMO)
21. REACH FOR YOUR GUN -Bid
22. LOVE - Bid
23. SWEET CHARIOTS - Bid