The Fall 'Extricate' Cog Sinister 842 204-1 UK 1st A2/B2 +inner 1990
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The Fall 'Extricate' Cog Sinister 842 204-1 UK 1st press Vinyl, LP housed in a top-opening, white semi-matte un-punched inner sleeve, printed black/grey with credits.
The vinyl appears to have been lightly played and is in great shape. It played through beautifully on my stereo - no skip or stick. It is housed in its original, printed inner sleeve, which shows minimal signs of wear and which is also in great condition - no rips or writing. The sleeve has some light ring-wear but apart from that it is also in great condition - again, no rips or writing. The spine is intact and legible. Matrix / Runout Side One : 8422041 A-2U-1-1 JA Matrix / Runout Side Two : 8422041 B-2U-1-1
'Extricate' is the Fall's 12th album. It was made immediately after bandleader Mark E. Smith divorced guitarist Brix Smith. Brix's departure helped define the sound of this album: her background vocals and relatively pop-oriented guitar, which had become mainstays of The Fall, are noticeably absent in this release. In one of the more unusual events in the group's career, she was replaced by founding former member Martin Bramah, who had previously left the group in 1979 to form his own group Blue Orchids.
Lead-off single "Telephone Thing" could have been seen as a nod to the Manchester scene of the time as the sound is quite similar to the dance-influenced music that was being released by Happy Mondays and The Stone Roses in 1989. However, its origins were in Smith's previous collaboration with Coldcut on their track "I'm in Deep", which, in turn, led to Coldcut producing the track and "Black Monk Theme Part II", one of two tracks by 60s garage band The Monks to be covered on the album (the other being "Black Monk Theme" – The Fall retitled both tracks). Elsewhere, Bramah, appearing on his first Fall album since Live at the Witch Trials, adds a distinctly raw, even rockabilly sound to some of the songs. However, the album's best-known track was one of the least typical of the group's catalogue: "Bill Is Dead", a slow-paced tender love song which topped John Peel's Festive Fifty that year, the only occasion in the DJ's lifetime when his favourite band would do so. Although originally conceived by Smith and Craig Scanlon as a parody of The Smiths, Smith changed lyrical tack when he decided Scanlon's music deserved better, delivering a highly personal lyric. However, at Smith's insistence, it was not released as a single.
The critical reception to Extricate was largely positive, with Melody Maker suggesting that it was "possibly their finest yet" and NME giving the album a full 10/10.
During the Australian leg of the tour accompanying the album, both Martin Bramah and Marcia Schofield were sacked from the group.
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