Single: The Fall – Call For Escape Route

Gavin Friday - The Fall - Call For Escape Route (single)

“The collaboration (with The Fall) was very much a freeflow thing – Mark invited me into the studio for the Wonderful and Frightening World Of… Sessions. All recording was ‘live’ takes with the band, recorded over two nights I think. It all took place in London as far as I can remember. John Leckie was producing and was surreally dressed all in Pope’s purple. The live takes were so fucking loud my ears bled for days. Mark asked me to sing “in that Irish Johnny Lydon fucked up Bowie way”. I just went for it.” (from The Quietus – Gavin Friday Of The Virgin Prunes On The Fall & Sending Postcards To MES )

Tracklisting
  • A1 Draygo's Guilt
  • A2 Clear Off
  • B No Bulbs
  • C No Bulbs 3
  • D Slang King 2
Clear Off
Credits
Release date: October 12, 1984
Label: Beggars Banquet
12": Beg120E + bonus 7": Beg120
Producer: John Leckie, and Mark E Smith, Brix Smith (Slang King 2)
Mark E. Smith – vocals
Brix Smith – guitar, vocals
Craig Scanlon – guitar
Steve Hanley – bass guitar
Paul Hanley– drums, keyboards
Karl Burns – drums, percussion, bass guitar
Gavin Friday – vocals on "Clear Off!"
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