THE FALL - Grotesque (after The Gramme) LP Power Pop Beside releasing several solo cassettes

Beside releasing several solo cassettes on Unread Records

The realization of the film's soundtrack was assigned to Gato Barbieri

and the attitude of seminal first-wave punk rock

diverse and open-hearted approach to exploring the astral planes of punk

While Spacemen 3’s departing statement surely reveals a deep divide within the S3 camp—each side of the LP was written by Sonic Boom and Jason Pierce separately and

THE FALL - Grotesque (after The Gramme) LP Power Pop Beside releasing several solo cassettesBursting into the 1980s on a new label (the then upstart, now legendary Rough Trade) and with an augmented, audibly panicked lineup, The Fall's Grotesque is the true pure bred Fall release from the Marc Riley era. Released in the immediate wake of The Fall's most beloved single (Totally Wired), the album carries over that righteously famed teeth chattering, bolstered in no small part by the drumming of new addition Paul Hanley, brother of bassist