Grotesque

 

Grotesque (After the Gramme) by The Fall (Album, Post-Punk ...

Group

  • Mark E Smith – vocals, kazoo, tapes
  • Marc Riley – guitar, vocals
  • Craig Scanlon – guitar
  • Steve Hanley – bass
  • Paul Hanley – drums

Recording

Cargo Studios, Rochdale and Street Level Studios, London mid 1980.

Production

The Fall, Grant Showbiz, Mayo Thompson and Geoff Travis (Side 1); Geoff Travis and The Fall (Side 2)

Releases

  • 17th November 1980 : UK > Rough Trade  : LP Rough18 (tracks 1-10)
  • 1980 : Australia & New Zealand > GAP records : LP RTGAP 1001; Cassette TC-RTGAP 1001 (tracks 1-10)
  • 1980 : Italy > Base Records : LP ROUGH 18Y5 (tracks 1-10)
  • 1980 : Italy > Go International : LP GI LP 18 (tracks 1-10)
  • 1980 : Japan > Rough Trade Japan : LP RL-6 (tracks 1-10)
  • 1998 : UK > Cog Sinister via Voiceprint : CD COGVP106CD (tracks 1-10.. nb poor vinyl remaster)
  • 27th June 1998 UK > Castle/Essential : CD: ESMCD640 (tracks 1-14 in the order 11-15, 1-10)
  • October 2002 Italy > Turning Point : LP TPM02210 (tracks 1-10)
  • 15 March 2004 UK  Castle, Sanctuary Records Group : CD: CMRCD883 (tracks 1-15)
  • 13 September 2004 Italy > Earmark : LP: EAR40038LP (tracks 1-14)

Tracks

  1. Pay Your Rates (Smith) 2:58
  2. English Scheme (Smith/Riley/Scanlon) 2:06
  3. New Face In Hell (Smith/Riley/Scanlon) 5:40
  4. C’n’CS Mithering (Smith/Hanley, S/Riley/Scanlon) 7:35
  5. The Container Drivers (Smith/Riley/Scanlon/Hanley, S) 3:08
  6. Impression Of J. Temperance (Smith/Riley/Scanlon) 4:19
  7. In The Park (Smith) 1:43
  8. W.M.C. – Blob 59 (Smith) 1:19
  9. Gramme Friday (Smith/Riley/Scanlon) 3:19
  10. The N.W.R.A. (Smith/Scanlon/Hanley, S) 9:10
  11. How I Wrote ‘Elastic Man’ (Riley/Scanlon/Hanley/Smith) 4:19
  12. City Hobgoblins (Riley/Scanlon/Hanley/Smith) 2:20
  13. Totally Wired (Scanlon/Riley/Smith) 3:25
  14. Putta Block (Scanlon/Riley/Smith/Hanley, S/Hanley, P) 4:35
  15. Mark E Smith Self-Interview 1980 (Smith) 7:18

Notes

In a 1980 Radio Dublin interview, MES said: “The third LP is going to be an improvement…it’s going to be called ‘The Grotesque Peasants'”.

The Fall, Press - 1994 - Manchester Digital Music Archive

The Fall gigography | 1980

The Fall online - bibliography 1980-1984