Bingo-Master's Break-Out!
| Bingo-Master's Break-Out! | ||||
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| Released | 11 August 1978 | |||
| 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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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Repetition" | Smith, Baines, Karl Burns, Martin Bramah, Friel | 5:11 |
Personnel[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ "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.