Sold Date: March 26, 2020
Start Date: December 3, 2019
Final Price: $28.98 (USD)
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FALL 'Slates' 10" EP (US, Superior Viaduct, Catalogue #SV114) Brand new/unplayed copy of limited year 2016 Superior Viaduct label 10" EP edition of The Fall's Slates 10" (originally released in the UK in 1981 on Rough Trade.)

(NOTE: LIMITED VINYL EDITION!)

"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" EP, the inherent and attractive difficulty of The Fall's sound is made physical, framing the urgency of their singles from this period 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, it's the piercing chimes of guitar and marching drum grind of 'Prole Art Threat' that elevates Slates beyond oddity. Truly one of Mark E. Smith's finest, busiest and most enigmatic performances, equally matched by a band at the peak of their powers. Superior Viaduct's edition is the first time that Slates has been available on vinyl domestically since its initial release in 1981. Liner notes by Brian Turner." 

Tracks on this 10" are as follows:

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Record shipped in professional, superior corner-protecting corrugated cardboard record mailer with filler pads. Satisfaction guaranteed!