![]() We were staying at a beautiful resort, and I became caught up in my own emotions and worked on the song while looking at the night sky. Song Mino went on to share, “I first wrote ‘Run Away’ when I was in Bali with the WINNER members for a shoot. “I worked hard to bring out subtle emotions while designing the lyrics, and I tried to make it so that listeners could relate. “I worried a lot about the sound ,” he continued. Because of that, I wanted to play a bigger role in the production process this time compared to my previous album ‘ Fiancé,’ so that I could show something really ‘Song Mino-esque.'” Speaking about his new album, on which he wrote the music and lyrics for all 12 songs, Song Mino commented, “Although I’ve been active in a wide variety of fields, I’m really serious when it comes to music. I’ve also been keeping in touch with the WINNER members via video call.” When asked how he’d spent most of his time before his comeback, Song Mino shared, “Outside of my work, I spent a lot of time with my family. “I thought I’d be calmer, but I’m very excited, nervous, and anxious.” “This is my first comeback in two years,” said the singer. On October 30, Song Mino returned with his second solo album “TAKE,” featuring the self-composed title track “ Run Away.” If someone was only planning to buy one Monochrome Set compilation, this should be the one.In a recent interview, WINNER’s Song Mino shared his thoughts on his brand-new solo album, his hopes for the future, and more! But it does finally gather in one place the A- and B-sides of all of the band's independently released singles, from "He's Frank" (in both its original version from their 1978 debut single and the superior 1979 remake "He's Frank (Slight Return)") to 1995's "Kissy Kissy." This includes comparative rarities like the original single recording of 1982's "The Jet Set Junta," a different version than the more familiar take that has appeared on most previous compilations, including Volume Contrast Brilliance, and a number of lesser known flip sides that showcase the band's more experimental side. Lacking the rights to the Virgin and Warner Brothers material, The Independent Singles Collection therefore doesn't have gems like 1980's gorgeously spooky "Goodbye Joe" or 1985's "Wallflower" (the one gem from that era), nor does it contain any of singer/primary songwriter Bid's solo singles released during the group's late-'80s hiatus. With those caveats aside, 2008's The Independent Singles Collection is, at last, Cherry Red's attempt to make sense of the Monochrome Set's non-LP catalog. 1997's double-disc Chaps got past this problem by having the mid-'90s lineup of the band re-record the Virgin and Warner Brothers era material it's simpler to just buy either Colour Transmission or Tomorrow Will Be Too Long: The Very Best of the Monochrome Set, either of which contains both Virgin albums in their entirety, and to ignore The Lost Weekend. Frankly, it seems highly unlikely that there ever will be one, because Virgin Records maintains control of the group's first two albums, Strange Boutique and 1981's Love Zombies, while Cherry Red has the reins to the rest of the catalog, barring 1985's misbegotten The Lost Weekend, a release for Warner Brothers' Blanco y Negro label that tried to turn the defiantly quirky group into mainstream pop stars. Many of these have mashed together re-recorded versions of familiar Monochrome Set songs (with no indication of their provenance) with outtakes, B-side rarities, and unexpected gems that have appeared nowhere else, but there has never been a truly comprehensive collection of Monochrome Set singles. For one thing, the band released nine proper studio albums in their two incarnations, from 1980's Strange Boutique to 1995's Trinity Road, but more than half again that number of compilations have been released since the first, 1982's grab-bag of BBC radio sessions, early singles, and unreleased tracks Volume Contrast Brilliance. ![]() indie pop scene during their periods of activity, circa 95 - they were absolutely maddening about their compilations. ![]() ![]() For all of the many sterling qualities the Monochrome Set exhibited over the years - and truly, they were one of the most consistently enjoyable bands of the U.K. ![]()
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