The Fall "Rough Trade Singles" 2024-11-08 and sundry blues and soul

and sundry blues and soul artists from Guitar Slim to Sam Cooke

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The new record was written and produced by frontman Ben Schneider and recorded at the band's own Whispering Pines studio in Los Angeles

The Fall "Rough Trade Singles" 2024-11-08 and sundry blues and soulThe Rough Trade Singles collects The Falls four singles recorded for this influential label in 1980 and 1983 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 bands studio LPs. With 7 inches being the eras vehicle for buzzing communiqus, The Fall would use the format for short form, standalone works rather than as mere promotional devices