Priority Mail = order by Dec. 17 for xmas arrival. Media Mail = in 2-8 biz days but not guaranteed. You are responsible for a secure delivery location.
The Rough Trade Singles collects How I Wrote 'Elastic Man' / City Hobgoblins, Totally Wired / Putta Block, The Man Whose Head Expanded / Ludd Gang and Kicker Conspiracy – none of which appeared on any of the band's studio LPs.
Given The Fall's penchant for iconoclasm, it's no surprise that they decided to say goodbye to the '70s with a series of gigs at Northern England's gruffest halls. The band's formidable live show was met with even more derision and disorder than customary
Griffin's use of rap, electro and cool jazz (he often plays like Miles Davis) is perhaps why his title "Falling Elevators" was chosen to illustrate an ad for the 501 Levi's brand which achieved great success.
The seventeen songs collected here come from The Fall's Brix Smith era, aka "the golden era of Fall releases." This is a perfect intro to the band, and as legendary critic Robert Christgau said, it's "the only Fall record any normal person need own."
Cellophane Memories comes from a vision that David experienced during a nighttime walk through a forest of tall trees, over the tops of which he saw a bright light.