Limited vinyl version of the latest Bulbous Monocle release:
Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 - These Things Remain Unassigned
(Singles, compilation tracks, rarities & unreleased recordings)
Bulbous Monocle focuses its lens further into the legacy and archives of the Thinking Fellers Union Local 282. These Things Remain Unassigned — a phrase coined by Brian Hageman, one of the band’s musical snake appendages emanating from its Medusa crown — is presented by Bulbous Monocle as a double LP (gatefold jacket with a twelve page libretto). BM-03 gathers together the band’s singles, compilation tracks, outtakes and never before released gems encompassing the arc of TFUL’s musical corpus. Every track has been surgically remastered by Mark Gergis (Porest/Sublime Frequencies/Mono Pause) with his signature craftsman approach.
This collection is an auditory and visual feast. The extensive booklet included features band ephemera, concert flyers, photographs, and commentary about each track from Mark Davies. Beyond the rare singles and unreleased tracks from the TFUL archives, are cover versions from such disparate artists and composers as: Ennio Morricone, Krzysztof Komeda, The Residents, The Shaggs, Caroliner Rainbow and Pérez Prado.
“…In addition to these compilation one-offs, there were also a few studio recordings that were never quite completed or released. Throw in an alternate mix or two and the handful of singles that came out on various labels over the years, and you end up with what I feel works well as itsown body of work, a bunch of adopted oddballs that somehow fit together as a family. I hope youʼll agree with me that these things are now no longer unassigned, but part of a somewhat cohesive whole, stitched together into something mysterious and glistening —Mark Davies (2023)”
Track listing:
Side A:
2x4's
Every Day
Strange Mail
Blank Eyed Devil
The Electrocutioner
Side B
Horrible Hour
Selections from “A Fistful of Dollars”
The Kids Are In The Mud
Wally and the Ghost
San Remo
Side C
Ed Sullivan
Entoloma
Electric Chair
Flames Up Yours
Outhouse of the Pryeeeee
Side D
Selections from “Rosemary's Baby”
Sponge Dilrod
Shiny Pig
Who Are Parents
Broken Bones
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