RK 50: Monochrome Set

8-28-08 RK 50: Monochrome Set

7" ALPHAVILLE / HE'S FRANK ROUGH TR UK RT 005 1979 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

7" EINE SYMPHONIE DES GRAUENS / LESTER LEAPS IN ROUGH TR UK RT 019 1979 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

7" MONOCHROME SET, THE / MR. BIZARRO ROUGH TR UK RT 028 1979 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

7" HE'S FRANK (SLIGHT RETURN) ROUGH TR UK BL 1 1979 3 TRKS no pic sleeve

LP STRANGE BOUTIQUE DINDISC UK DID 4 1980 11 TRKS autographed; on CD as “Tomorrow Will Be Too Long”

LP LOVE ZOMBIES DINDISC UK DID 8 1980 10 TRKS with art prints; on CD as “Tomorrow Will Be Too Long”

7" STRANGE BOUTIQUE, THE / SURFING S.W. 12 DINDISC UK DIN 18 1980 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

7" 405 LINES / GOODBYE JOE DINDISC UK DIN 23 1980 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

7" APOCALYPSO / FIASCO BONGO DINDISC UK DIN 26 1980 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

7" TEN DON'TS FOR HONEYMOONERS PRE UK PRE 18 1981 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

LP ELIGIBLE BACHELORS CHERRY RED UK BRED 34 1982 11 TRKS

CD ELIGIBLE BACHELORS SUMMIT UK SUMCD 4096 1982 11 TRKS re-issue

7" MATING GAME, THE / J.D.H.A.N.E.Y. CHERRY RED UK CHERRY 42 1982 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

7" CAST A LONG SHADOW CHERRY RED UK CHERRY 51 1982 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

LP VOLUME, CONTRAST, BRILLIANCE Vol. 1 CHERRY RED UK MRED 47 1983 14 TRK Collection

CD VOLUME, CONTRAST, BRILLIANCE Vol. 1 re P-VINE JPN PCD-22072 1983 25 TRK Collection ('04 issue), 9 x bonus tracks

7" JET SET JUNTA / LOVE GOES DOWN THE DRAIN CHERRY RED UK CHERRY 60 1983 3 TRKS with pic sleeve

7" JACOB'S LADDER BLANCO Y NEG NEG 4 1984 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

12" JACOB'S LADDER BLANCO Y NEG NEG 4-T 1984 5 TRKEP; with poster, autographed

CD LOST WEEKEND, THE WEA JPN WPCR-1461 1985 11 TRKS

LP LOST WEEKEND, THE BLANCO Y NEG BYN 5 1985 11 TRKS

12" WALLFLOWER BLANCO Y NEG NEG 12-T 1985 3 TRKS with pic sleeve

LP FIN CHERRY RED UK ACME 3 1986 19 TRKS Live, autographed

CD GOOD LIFE, THE RICHMOND UK MONDE 8CD 1992 19 TRKS Live; same as "Fin"

12" REACH FOR YOUR GUN EL UK GPO 10T 1986 3 TRKS with pic sleeve

LP DANTE'S CASINO VINYL JAPAN ASKLP 4 1990 10 TRKS autographed

CD DANTE'S CASINO VINYL JAPAN ASKCD 4 1990 10 TRKS original CD issue

CD JACK HONEYMOON MONOCD 1 1991 10 TRKS

LP JACK HONEYMOON MONOLP 1 1991 10 TRKS

CD5 KILLING DAVE HONEYMOON JAKK 1C 1991 3 TRK CD Single CD5

12" KILLING DAVE HONEYMOON JAKK 1T 1991 3 TRKS with pic sleeve

CD CHARADE CHERRY RED UK CDBRED 102 1993 14 TRKS

LP CHARADE CHERRY RED UK BRED 102 1993 14 TRKS

CD LIVE CODE 90 UK NINETY 4 1993 20 TRKS Live 1990, CD-only release? I can’t seem to locate an LP of this title.

CD5 FOREVER YOUNG CHERRY RED UK CDCHERRY 126 1993 3 TRK CD Single CD5

CD MISERE CHERRY RED UK CDBRED 114 1994 11 TRKS CD-only release? I can’t seem to locate an LP of this title.

CD TRINITY ROAD TOYS FACTORY JPN TFCK-88854 1995 16 TRKS Japanese pressing, CD-only release? I can’t seem to locate an LP of this title.

CD5 I LOVE LAMBETH CHERRY RED UK CDCHERRY 138 1995 4 TRK CD Single CD5

I remember buying the first few M Set LP’s and singles when they were new releases – but I did not keep them in the gush of 80’s UK new wave entrants. I found a collection CD (“Compendium”) about ’96 or so – and it clicked. It was fairly easy to find all of their releases. I have not listed every collection LP/CD here – there are quite a few of them!

I was lucky enough to meet Mr. Bid a few years ago, when he came to L.A. to play some shows, hence the autographs. My friend Joe found an M Set laser disc in Japan – I wish it had been me! I got a DVD of their performance on “Bedrock” on UK TV (as an NTSC AC:1 DVD!). I guess the last few M Set albums were never made as vinyl LP’s – I have never seen vinyl copies of “Misere” or “Trinity Road” – do they exist as LP’s?

And Bid’s alter ego, Scarlet’s Well, keeps on releasing albums on CD – I think there are 6 of them now! How time flies!