Slates is a Punk album by The Fall, originally released in 1981. On Gatefold: 12 pressings tracked, owned by 5 collectors.
About
The Fall formed in the punk era but always had an idiosyncratic sound. "Prole Art Threat" is fast enough for hardcore punk, but the lyrics and Mark E. Smith's vocal delivery are in a class of their own: irreverent poetry and a drinking man's ear for abrasive and progressive sounds (not progressive rock). In its original six-track format, <i>Slates</i> was considered too short to be an album, but subsequent rereleases have appended different bonus cuts to flesh it out. The original EP is perfect. "Middle Mass," "An Older Lover Etc.," "Fit and Working Again,” and the feedback-winded "Slates, Slags, Etc." are the most anarchic rock recordings this side of The Birthday Party. Recordings made for John Peel's radio show feature several Fall classics from the era: "Hip Priest" (which later was featured on the soundtrack to <i>The Silence of the Lambs</i>) and "Lie Dream of a Casino Soul" (which also appears in its single version with the b-side "Fantastic Life"). "Medical Acceptance Gate" is an obscurity that saw previous release on a 1993 U.K. compilation.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Middle Mass
- A2An Older Lover Etc.
- A3Prole Art Threat
Side B
- B1Fit And Working Again
- B2Slates, Slags Etc.
- B3Leave The Capitol
Sound DNA
- Punk
- Punk Rock
- raw
- cynical
- art school
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Track duration "estimations" as printed on the rear sleeve:
A1. 3' +
A2. 4' +
A3. 2' +
B1. 3' +
B2. 6' +
B3. 4'
Cat Number is "RTO 71" and not RT 071 as many erroneous sources state. Not only is that confirmed by the cat number on the labels (a clear gap between the letter 'O' and the number '71'), but is also confirmed by the matrixes in the run off grooves which also have etched RTO - 71. The 'O' being the letter 'O' and not the number '0'.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Craig ScanlonELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, PIANO GUITAR , ACOUSTIC GUITAR, PIANO
- Dave TuckerCLARINET, VOCALS
- Kay CarrollVOCALS, KAZOO
- Marc RileyELECTRIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC PIANO, VOCALS GUITAR , ELECTRIC PIANO, VOCALS
- Mark E. SmithVOCALS, PIANO, HARMONICA
- Paul HanleyDRUMS, PERCUSSION
- Stephen HanleyBASS, ACOUSTIC GUITAR , VOCALS BASS, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, VOCALS
5 collectors on Gatefold own this · 12 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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