THE FALL - Dragnet - Original UK LP - Post Punk Mark E Smith Step Forward

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THE FALL

Dragnet

Original UK LP released on Step Forward Records in 1979. Includes insert.

SFLP 4 A2   LYN 7552   /   SFLP 4 B-2   LYN 7553

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The Fall's second album was also one of the hardest to find in later years, getting only sporadic represses and reissues.

There's a key reason to rate Dragnet -- it's the debut album appearance of Craig Scanlon, who picked up on the off-kilter rockabilly-meets-art rock sensibilities of the initial line-up and translated it into amazing guitar work. No less important is the appearance of Steve Hanley, who would soon take over fully on bass from Marc Riley, who in turn moved to guitar, forming one heck of a partnership with Scanlon that would last until Riley jumped ship to form the Creepers.

Generally the songs which work the best on Dragnet throw in some amusingly odd curves while still hanging together musically. The full winner is unquestionably "Spectre vs. Rector," an amazing combination of clear lead vocals and buried, heavily echoed music and further rants, before fully exploding halfway through while the rhythm obsessively grinds away. Another odd and wonderful cut is "Muzorewi's Daughter," which starts out sounding like stereotypical Hollywood music for Native American tribes before shifting between that and quicker choruses. "Dice Man," with its rave-up melody and slower vocal- and guitar-only chorus, not to mention the weird muttering elsewhere in the mix, says it all in under two minutes and has fun while doing it. Through it all, Smith rants and raves supreme, spinning out putdowns, cracked vocals, and total bile with all the thrill and energy one could want from a good performer.

Tracks Are :-

Side One

Psykick Dancehall
A Figure Walks
Printhead
Dice Man
Before The Moon Falls
Your Heart Out

Side Two

Muzorewi's Daughter
Flat Of Angles
Choc-Stock
Spectre Vs Rector
Put Away

Released on 'Step Forward Records' in 1979

Catalogue No. SFLP 4

Disc is in VG+ condition (some surface wear)

Sleeve is in VG+ condition (light shelfwear / ringwear)

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