This is the discography of British post-punk/new wave band the Monochrome Set.
Albums Studio albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positions UK UKIndie Strange Boutique Released: April 1980 Label: Dindisc Formats: LP, MC62— Love Zombies Released: 17 October 1980 Label: Dindisc Formats: LP——Eligible Bachelors Released: August 1982 Label: Cherry Red Formats: LP—10 The Lost Weekend Released: 1985 Label: Blanco y Negro Formats: LP, MC—6 Dante's Casino Released: August 1990 Label: Vinyl Japan Formats: CD, LP—— Jack Released: November 1991 Label: Honeymoon Formats: CD, LP, MC—— Charade Released: March 1993 Label: Cherry Red Formats: CD, LP—— Misère Released: May 1994 Label: Cherry Red Formats: CD—— Trinity Road Released: September 1995 Label: Cherry Red Formats: CD, LP—— Platinum Coils Released: 23 March 2012 Label: Disquo Bleu Formats: CD—— Super Plastic City Released: 17 October 2013 Label: Tapete Formats: CD, —— Spaces Everywhere Released: 16 March 2015 Label: Tapete Formats: CD, LP, digital download—— Cosmonaut Released: 9 September 2016 Label: Tapete Formats: CD, LP, digital download—— Maisieworld Released: 9 February 2018 Label: Tapete Formats: CD, LP, digital download—— Fabula Mendax Released: 27 September 2019 Label: Tapete Formats: CD, LP, digital download—— Allhallowtide Released: 11 March 2022 Label: Tapete Formats: CD, LP, digital download—— Lotus Bridge Released: 13 March 2026 Label: Tapete Formats: CD, LP, digital download——"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Live albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positions UKIndie Fin Released: June 1986 Label: Él Formats: LP16 Live Released: May 1993 Label: Code 90 Formats: CD—M-80 Released: 8 April 2013 Label: Wienerworld Presentation Formats: CD, digital download—"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Compilation albums Title Album details Volume, Contrast, Brilliance... (Sessions & Singles Vol. 1) Released: May 1983 Label: Cherry Red Formats: LP, MCColour Transmission Released: July 1988 Label: Virgin Formats: CD Reissued in 1995 as Tomorrow Will Be Too Long – The Best of the Monochrome Set Westminster Affair – Bande Originale du Film Released: August 1988 Label: Él Formats: CD, LP What a Whopper! Released: 10 February 1992 Label: Richmond Formats: CD, LP Black & White Minstrels 1975–1979 Released: March 1995 Label: Recall 2cd Formats: 2xCD Compendium 75–95 – A History 1979–95 Released: May 1996 Label: Cherry Red Formats: CD Reissued in 2000 as The Best of the Monochrome Set Chaps Released: 22 September 1997 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, MC The Independent Singles Collection Released: 10 March 2008 Label: Cherry Red Formats: CD, digital download He's Frank... We're the Monochrome Set Released: 23 November 2009 Label: Cherry Red Formats: digital download Early Recordings: 1975–1977 "White Noise" Released: August 2010 Label: Captured Tracks Formats: LP Access All Areas Released: 30 March 2015 Label: Edsel Formats: CD+DVD Volume, Contrast, Brilliance (Unreleased & Rare, Vol. 2) Released: 25 March 2016 Label: Tapete Formats: CD, LP, digital download 1979–1985: Complete Recordings Released: 9 February 2018 Label: Tapete Formats: 6xCD, 6xLP Little Noises 1990–1995 Released: 27 March 2020 Label: Cherry Red Formats: 5xCD
Video albums Title Album details Destiny Calling Released: January 1992 Label: Toy's Factory Formats: VHS, LaserDisc The Monochrome Set Released: November 2002 Label: Classic Rock Productions Formats: DVD Destiny Always Calls Twice Released: 25 September 2006 Label: Cherry Red Films Formats: DVD M-80 Released: 15 April 2013 Label: Wienerworld Presentation Formats: DVD
Singles Title YearPeak chart positionsAlbum UK UKIndie "He's Frank"1978—— rowspan="4" "Eine Symphonie des Grauens"1979—— "The Monochrome Set"—— "He's Frank" (Slight Return)—13 "The Strange Boutique"1980——Strange Boutique "405 Lines"——Love Zombies "Apocalypso"—— "Ten Don'ts for Honeymooners"1981—— "The Mating Game"1982——Eligible Bachelors "Cast a Long Shadow"—— "The Jet Set Junta"1983—19Eligible Bachelors "The Ruling Class" (Spain promo-only release)1984—— "Jacob's Ladder"81—The Lost Weekend "Wallflower"198597— "Killing Dave"1991——Jack "Forever Young"1993——Charade "I Love Lambeth"1995——Trinity Road "Waiting for Alberto" (Japan limited-only release)2012——Platinum Coils "Iceman"2015——Spaces Everywhere "Come to Me, Oh, My Beautiful" (promo-only release)2019——Fabula Mendax "Mrs Robot"——"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
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