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Tuesday 28 November 2017

Vinyl #13 - The Monochrome Set

"Alphaville" / "He's Frank" (7" single, 45 rpm)


Not a lot to say about this except I remember buying this single in a record shop in Drayton, a district in Portsmouth, when it first came out in 1979.  I think I must have been visiting a girlfriend who lived nearby in Cosham because I'd have had no other reason to go there!

I've always had a soft spot for both songs, again on the always-reliable Rough Trade label (RT005 so not long after it was formed). I never bought anything else by The Monochrome Set although I think they are still going. But both songs still sound great, off-kilter indie with enigmatic lyrics. Here they are:


https://youtu.be/7jSqLJsDJgw

https://youtu.be/oTl_CBiKd7c