discography: singles & albums updated 22 November 2007
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album #03
Grotesque (After The Gramme)
Original UK release:
17 November 1980
Rough Trade
LP: ROUGH18
Tracklisting:
01. Pay Your Rates
(Smith)
2:58
02. English Scheme
(Smith/Riley/Scanlon)
2:06
03. New Face In Hell
(Smith/Riley/Scanlon)
5:40
04. C'n'C-S Mithering
(Smith/Hanley, S/Riley/Scanlon)
7:35
05. The Container Drivers
(Smith/Riley/Scanlon/Hanley, S)
3:08
06. Impression Of J. Temperance
(Smith/Riley/Scanlon)
4:19
07. In The Park
(Smith)
1:43
08. W.M.C. - Blob 59
(Smith)
1:19
09. Gramme Friday
(Smith/Riley/Scanlon)
3:19
10. The N.W.R.A.
(Smith/Scanlon/Hanley, S)
9:10
(Side 1: tracks 1-5; Side 2: tracks 6-10)
Personnel:
Mark E Smith - vocals, kazoo, tapes
Marc Riley - guitar, vocals
Craig Scanlon - guitar
Steve Hanley - bass
Paul Hanley - drums
Other credits:
Produced by: The Fall, Grant Showbiz, Mayo Thompson and Geoff Travis (Side 1); Geoff Travis and The Fall (Side 2)
Engineered by: John Brierley
Cover artwork: Suzanne Smith
Recording info:
Recorded at Cargo Studios, Rochdale and Street Level Studios, London mid 1980.
Notes:
Some editions of this album have a 2-3 second gap between C'n'C-S Mithering and The Container Drivers; other editions run the two tracks together without a gap.
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Reissues:
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1993 Castle reissue
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Released on 8 November 1993 on Castle.
CD: CLACD391
Original tracklisting and cover.
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1998 Voiceprint reissue
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Released in 1998 on Cog Sinister via Voiceprint.
CD: COGVP106CD
Original tracklisting and cover.
Warning: This edition is poorly mastered from vinyl. It contains skips and drop-outs and the start of English Scheme has been trimmed.
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1998 Castle reissue
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Released on 27 June 1998 on Castle/Essential.
CD: ESMCD640
Original tracklisting plus bonus tracks:
01. How I Wrote 'Elastic Man'
(Riley/Scanlon/Hanley/Smith)
4:19
02. City Hobgoblins
(Riley/Scanlon/Hanley/Smith)
2:20
03. Totally Wired
(Scanlon/Riley/Smith)
3:25
04. Putta Block
(Scanlon/Riley/Smith/Hanley, S/Hanley, P)
4:35
The bonus tracks were placed prior to the album tracks, on the logic that the singles from which the bonus tracks were taken were released prior to the album, so people should hear the songs in the order they became publicly available. Tracks 1-2 are from the How I Wrote 'Elastic Man' single and tracks 3-4 are from the Totally Wired single. City Hobgoblins is not listed on the CD back inlay - the track numbers go 1, 3, 4, 5 etc.
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2002 Turning Point vinyl reissue
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Released October 2002 on Turning Point (Italy).
LP: TPM02210
Original tracklisting and cover. A 180gm vinyl pressing.
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2004 Sanctuary reissue
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Released 15 March 2004 on Castle, a label of Sanctuary Records Group.
CD: CMRCD883
Original tracklisting plus bonus tracks:
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
Tracks 11-12 are from the How I Wrote 'Elastic Man' single; tracks 13-14 are from the Totally Wired single; track 15 comes from a self-interview recorded in 1980 for Tapezine. First pressing came in a cardboard slipcase (see image gallery).
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2004 Earmark vinyl reissue
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Released 13 September 2004 on Earmark (Italy).
LP: EAR40038LP (2 LPs)
Same tracklisting as the 2004 Sanctuary reissue. A 180gm vinyl pressing. Earmark is a joint venture between Sanctuary Records Group and Get Back Records of Italy.
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Image gallery:
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Front cover
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2004 reissue slipcase
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