The Fall – How I Wrote 'Elastic Man' / City Hobgoblins
Tracklist
| How I Wrote Elastic Man | 4:19 | ||
| City Hobgoblins | 2:20 |
Credits (13)
Paul HanleyDrums, Percussion
J.Brierley*Engineer
Porky (5)Lacquer Cut By
K.C.*Management
Scanlan*Music By
Riley*Music By
Notes
'How I Wrote Elastic Man' was voted no. 26 in 1980's, and no. 33 in 1981's, John Peel's Festive Fifty.
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| Image | , | – | In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory | Version Details | Data Quality | ||||
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 | How I Wrote 'Elastic Man' / City Hobgoblins 7", Single, 45 RPM | Rough Trade – RT 048 | UK | 1980 | UK — 1980 | ||||
 | How I Wrote 'Elastic Man' / City Hobgoblins 7", Single, 45 RPM, Damont Pressing | Rough Trade – RT 048 | UK | 1980 | UK — 1980 | Recently Edited | |||
 | How I Wrote 'Elastic Man' / City Hobgoblins 7", Single, Reissue | Earmark – 40014S-1 | Italy | 2002 | Italy — 2002 | Recently Edited | |||
 | How I Wrote 'Elastic Man' / City Hobgoblins 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | Rough Trade – RT 048 | UK | UK |
Recommendations
Released1980 — UKVinyl —7", 45 RPM, Single
Released1981 — UKVinyl —7", Single, 45 RPM
Released1978 — UKVinyl —7", 45 RPM, Single
Released1978 — UKVinyl —7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
Released1979 — UKVinyl —7", 45 RPM, Single
Vinyl —10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mini-Album
Released1983 — UKVinyl —7", 45 RPM, Single
Released1977 — UKVinyl —7", 45 RPM, Single
Released1983 — UKVinyl —7", 45 RPM, Single
Released1978 — UKVinyl —7", 45 RPM, Single
Reviews
- The dilapidated building on the cover, demolished soon after the picture appeared, was 13 Fairfax Road, Prestwich. It was council owned. The site was turned into a car park. The building to the left, despite the hexagram in the upper window (which has Catholic symbolism), was originally built in 1891 as a Catholic church/school. It is now the parish hall for the Our Lady of Grace Catholic church which was built next door in c1931. Note the three figures in the photo. Paul Hanley apparently in the doorway. Mark E Smith in front of the window. Another, unconfirmed, head visible further left between the church hall and #13.
Edited 9 years agoHOW I WROTE ELASTIC MAN
Sino-Matchstick Men intro, cue young drms., perc. pal in proper terrace anth. 2/4. Th. singer goes on about reading Observer (not th. Station), H. Adkins hears ‘New Thing’ & does th. Manc-hunch, natch.
1.980 out of 5ive
CITY HOBGOBLINS
Merrie goblin meets new boy Hanley at th. cowbell shoppe & opts fer th. Chinese crash. Root-spec. bass gtr. supports concerned citizen crouched under planned-obsolete Dansette. ‘The Fall are jive,’ quoth L. Kvam, C.A. ed. (prof. anti-pseud), off-record, ca. 1994.
2.3, FEH, 5ive- reissue in 2006 on Rough Trade with original catalogue number
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