Bingo-Master's Break-Out!

Background

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. 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

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called the EP "a good example of Smith's surreal vision, coloured by his relentlessly northern working-class vigil."

Track listing

Personnel

; 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

References

1. "''Bingo-Master's Break-Out!'' [EP] - The Fall". [[AllMusic]].
2. Spicer, Al. (2003). "The Rough Guide to Rock". Rough Guides.
3. (July 18, 2008). "Story of the Song: Bingo Master's Breakout, The Fall (1978)".
4. "The Fall Online – Discography: Singles & Albums". The Fall Online.
5. (2006). "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". MUZE.