Bingo-Master's Break-Out!
Bingo-Master's Break-Out! | ||||
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EP by The Fall | ||||
Released | 11 August 1978 (1978-08-11) | |||
Recorded | 9 November 1977 at Indigo Studios, Manchester, England | |||
Genre | Post-punk | |||
Length | 10:02 | |||
Label | Step-Forward | |||
Producer | The Fall | |||
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Bingo-Master's Break-Out! is the debut EP by English post-punk band The Fall.[2][3] It was released on 11 August 1978 through record label Step-Forward.
The EP failed to chart in either the UK Singles Chart or the UK Indie Singles Chart.
Background
Bingo-Master's Break-Out is the only studio recording by the original Fall line-up (Mark E. Smith, Martin Bramah, Tony Friel and Una Baines, plus Karl Burns who replaced the short-lived original drummer Steve Ormrod). The recording was financed by the Buzzcocks manager Richard Boon, who planned to release it on his New Hormones label; unable to afford it, he gave the tapes back to the band. The EP remained unreleased for almost a year, finally coming out in August 1978. By that time, both Friel and Baines had already quit the band, as did Friel's brief replacement Jonnie Brown who designed the cover art.
A fourth track, titled "Frightened", was set to appear on this EP, but it was not deemed up to scratch by frontman Mark E. Smith.[4] A different recording later surfaced on the band's debut album, Live at the Witch Trials, and the original is now believed lost.
Critical reception
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called the EP "a good example of Smith's surreal vision, coloured by his relentlessly northern working-class vigil."[5]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Psycho Mafia" | Mark E. Smith, Tony Friel | 2:19 |
2. | "Bingo-Master" (listed as "Bingo Master" on the label in the centre on the record) | Smith, Una Baines | 2:32 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Repetition" | Smith, Baines, Karl Burns, Martin Bramah, Friel | 5:11 |
Personnel
- The Fall
- Mark E. Smith – vocals, production
- Martin Bramah – guitar, backing vocals, production
- Tony Friel – bass guitar, backing vocals, production
- Karl Burns – drums, production
- Una Baines – keyboards, production
- Technical
- Jonnie Brown – cover artwork
- Phil Hampson - engineer
References
- ^ "Bingo-Master's Break-Out! [EP] - The Fall | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ Spicer, Al (2003). Buckley, Peter (ed.). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. p. 357. ISBN 9781858284576. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "Story of the Song: Bingo Master's Breakout, The Fall (1978)". The Independent. July 18, 2008.
- ^ "The Fall Online – Discography: Singles & Albums". The Fall Online. Archived from the original on 26 November 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 376.
External links
- Bingo-Master's Break-Out! at Discogs
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