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Monochrome Set Featured New Release Independent Singles Collection Suave; debonair; sophisticated. Haughty, perhaps, for those who favour the pejorative. Aristocratic in more than one sense, classy in at least as many. The Monochrome Set were effortlessly inventive, literate, poised and immaculate of tuneage, possessed of an internal dialogue as a band that allowed them to surf their own narrative. They were just unlike anything else, in layman s terms. Instead, their sound harked back to a golden era of British pop songwriters. But there was nothing retrogressive about their endeavours. Instead they wrote songs that recreated the drama and promise of a Pearl & Dean interval theme, veering from lullaby to mambo to harmonic pop, accompanied by lush melodies and irresistibly playful lyrics that embraced morbidity at one extreme, and pitch-perfect satire at another. Because they could. Brand new release of Monochrome Set's complete independent singles collection including b-sides and rare tracks Norman Cook aka Fatboy Slim, a long-term fan of the band, has recorded a cover of He's Frank with guest vocals by Iggy Pop and indeed this version has already been broadcast in Heroes. And the word is that this track may even be his next single. TRACKS: 1. HE S FRANK 2. ALPHAVILLE 3. EINE SYMPHONIE DES GRAUENS 4. LESTER LEAPS IN 5. THE MONOCHROME SET 6. MR BIZZARO 7. HE S FRANK (SLIGHT RETURN) 8. SILICON CARNE 9. FALLOUT 10. THE MATING GAME 11. J.D.H.A.N.E.Y. 12. CAST A LONG SHADOW 13. THE BRIDGE 14. JET SET JUNTA 15. LOVE GOES DOWN THE DRAIN 16. KILLING DAVE 17. HOUSE OF GOD (LIVE) 18. SWEET DEATH 19. FOREVER YOUNG 20. HURTING YOU 21. LITTLE NOISES 22. I LOVE LAMBETH 23. KISSY KISSY 24. ALL OVER 25. CLOSING TIME. Format: CD Album   Label: Cherry Red Uk Catalog: CHYR350.2 Origin: UK Listed: 2008-05-13 Activity Status: IN STOCK - Ready To Ship   Price: $14.23   More titles from Monochrome Set : Best Of Black & White Minstrels (75-79) Compendium 1978 - 1996 Dante's Casino Destiny Always Calls Twice (DVD) Eligible Bachelors Independent Singles Collection Live (DVD) Tomorrow Will Be Too Long: Best Of Westminster Affair What A Whopper specials Ikeda, Ryoji +/- Price: $10.44 More Info    Sunn0 & Boris Altar Price: $10.77 More Info

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