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Fall The - Slates (Expanded LP)

Fall The – Slates (Expanded LP)

Original price was: $19.87.Current price is: $15.90.
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Are you confused by 10 records but not confused by The Fall? Maybe you absolutely need the barely-studio outtake Medical Acceptance Gate on wax? Or perhaps you (rightly) feel the need to have two killer versions of Middle Mass on both side A and B so you can flip in perpetuity? OR MAYBE you actually just dont have this yet???

For whatever reason, you should get this new expanded version of one of the BEST Fall records ever.

Superior Viaduct If The Fall truly is a cult band, then Slates both benefits from and reinforces such shrouded obsessions. In presenting these six particular songs as a 10-inch EP, the inherent and attractive difficulty of The Falls sound is made physical, framing the urgency of their singles from this period (notably How I Wrote Elastic Man and Lie Dream of a Casino Soul) alongside lengthy rumblings normally restricted to long players.

The tumbling and phased Middle Mass begins on an incredible high note, segueing into the snake-charm hypnotism of An Older Lover Etc. Slates, Slags, Etc. is built on stretched VU-inspired riffing, complete with ace feedback bleed that doubtlessly went on long after fade-out. Ultimately, its the piercing chimes of guitar and marching drum grind of Prole Art Threat that elevates Slates beyond oddity. Truly one of Mark E. Smiths finest, busiest and most enigmatic performances, equally matched by a band at the peak of their powers.

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