Love Zombies

1980 studio album by the Monochrome Set

Love Zombies

Studio album by

the Monochrome Set

Released

17 October 1980

Studio

Sound Suite, Camden Mews, London NW1

Genre

Post-punk
new wave

Length

36:31

Label

Dindisc

Producer

Alvin Clark
The Monochrome Set

The Monochrome Set chronology

Strange Boutique
(1980)

Love Zombies
(1980)

Eligible Bachelors
(1982)

Love Zombies is the second studio album by English band the Monochrome Set. It was released on 17 October 1980, through record label Dindisc.

Track listing

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Love Zombies"	Bid, J.D. Haney, Lester Square	4:04
2.	"Adeste Fideles"	Bid, Square, Andy Warren	3:48
3.	"405 Lines"	Square	3:16
4.	"B-I-D Spells Bid"	Bid	3:19
5.	"R.S.V.P."	Bid, Square, Haney	3:32

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Apocalypso"	Bid, Haney, Square, Warren	3:37
2.	"Karma Suture"	Bid, Haney, Square	4:47
3.	"The Man with the Black Moustache"	Bid, Haney, Warren, Square	3:18
4.	"The Weird, Wild and Wonderful World of Tony Potts"	Bid, Tony Potts, Square	3:26
5.	"In Love, Cancer?"	Square	3:24
Total length:			36:31

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Louder Than War	9/10^[2]

Trouser Press described the album as possessing "a smoother and more accessible sound" than the band's debut, "Strange Boutique", praising its melodies, as well as "lyrics that take sharp, light jabs at emotional traps and social mores."^[3] AllMusic praised the album, writing that it "features more accomplished songwriting" than the group's previous work.^[1]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[4]

The Monochrome Set

Bid – lead vocals, guitar
Lester Square – lead guitar, EDP Wasp synthesizer
Andy Warren – bass
J.D. Haney – drums

Additional musicians

Alvin Clark – keyboards

Technical

Alvin Clark – producer, engineer
The Monochrome Set – producer
Gill Thompson – cover illustration

References

^ ^a ^b Ogg, Alex. "Love Zombies – The Monochrome Set : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
^ Ray, Mark (24 March 2020). "The Monochrome Set: Strange Boutique/Love Zombies Album Reviews". Louder Than War. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
^ Grant, Stephen; Robbins, Ira. "trouserpress.com :: Monochrome Set". trouserpress.com. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
^ Love Zombies (Album liner notes). The Monochrome Set. Dindisc. 1980. DID 8.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)