Rowche Rumble
| "Rowche Rumble" | ||||
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| SinglebyThe Fall | ||||
| B-side | "In My Area" | |||
| Released | October 1979 | |||
| Genre | Post-punk | |||
| Length | 3:59 | |||
| Label | Step-Forward | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mark E. Smith,Craig Scanlon,Marc Riley | |||
| Producer(s) | Oz McCormick, the Fall | |||
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"Rowche Rumble"is a 1979 song by Britishpost-punkbandthe Fall,written byMark E. Smith,Craig ScanlonandMarc Riley.Released as the band's third single, it was the first record by the Fall to reach a recognised national chart when it reached number 31 on theindie chartin January 1980, the first month of that chart's existence.
The song was recorded atCargo StudiosinRochdalein June 1979 by the band, at that time comprising Smith (vocals), Scanlon (guitar), Riley (guitar),Steve Hanley(bass), Yvonne Pawlett (keyboards), and Mike Leigh (drums). It was produced by Oz McCormick and the band.[1]Its lyrics reputedly reference an incident when Smith worked as a shipping clerk dealing with theRochepharmaceutical company, and as a result of a clerical error acquired a supply ofbarbiturateswhich he attempted to hide aroundManchester.[2]According to Riley, the music is loosely based on "Tight Pants",a 1977 b-sidefrom American bandIggy & The Stooges.[3]
The record received positive reviews, with Ned Raggett atAllmusicdescribing it as "both a highlight of the young band's career and a clear signpost toward much it would do in the future".[4]It was placed at number 21 among the year's top tracks by theNME,[5]and number 40 inJohn Peel's "Festive Fifty"in 1979.[2]
References
[edit]- ^"Rowche Rumble",Discogs.com.Retrieved 2 March 2018
- ^ab"Rowche Rumble",The Fall Tracks A-Z and The Fall Live.Retrieved 2 March 2018
- ^Marc Riley BBC Radio 6 15/09/20
- ^Ned Raggett, Review of "Rowche Rumble",Allmusic.com.Retrieved 2 March 2018
- ^"Albums and Tracks of the Year".NME.2016.Retrieved2 March2018.
