Slates

by The Fall

Slates cover art

Intentionally priced to avoid standard album taxation rules, this release captures Mark E. Smith's sardonic songwriting at its most acerbic and literary. The band utilizes a jagged, two-drummer attack that leans heavily into repetitive, motorik-inspired rhythms. The frantic intellectualism on display significantly influenced the emerging landscape of British independent music.

Genres

  • Post-Punk
  • Art Punk

Tracklist

  1. Middle Mass
  2. An Older Lover etc.
  3. Prole Art Threat
  4. Fit and Working Again
  5. Slags, Slates Etc.
  6. Leave the Capitol
  7. Middle Mass (Peel Session 31/3/81)
  8. Lie Dream of a Casino Soul (Peel Session 31/3/81)
  9. Hip Priest (Peel Session 31/3/81)
  10. C 'n' C Hassle Schmuk (Peel Session 31/3/81)
  11. Lie Dream of a Casino Soul (7" Version)
  12. Fantastic Life
  13. Medical Acceptance Gate