Formed in 1978 from 'The B-Sides', whose line-up included Adam Ant, The Monochrome Set recorded for both Rough Trade and Virgin subsidiary Dindisc. Eligible Bachelors was their first LP for Cherry Red and along with the singles 'Cast A Long Shadow' and 'Jet Set Junta' it brought them indie chart sucess.

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One of the classic, undiscovered albums of the early '80s, Eligible Bachelors is a tour de force of wit and musical imagination. It features some of the funniest songs ever committed to vinyl, kicking off with "Jet Set Junta," which, alongside bookend song "The Ruling Class," pillories the neuroses of the wealthy. "The Mating Game" is also deeply amusing as a cad's cynical guide to the opposite sex, with lyrics like, "Blond, brunette or redhead, black, yellow or white/They taste the same, in th...   [ read more ]

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