{"product_id":"code-selfish","title":"Code: Selfish","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormed in 1976, by 1990, The Fall had been through 18 line ups, releasing 14 albums and 24 singles - The only constant was leader, vocalist Mark Edward Smith – welded to the work ethic, creating music that stunned in its obscure brilliance; railing against mediocrity, flailing against the status quo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was all change when The Fall signed to Fontana. Guitarist Martin Bramah, who had founded the group with Smith, returned, replacing Smith's ex-wife Brix, who had been in the group since 1983. There were few cries of sell-out, however, when The Fall signed to a major; it was just part of an evolutionary process. The three Fontana albums,\u003ci\u003e Extricate, Shift-Work\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCode: Selfish\u003c\/i\u003e were stunningly consistent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1992's\u003ci\u003e Code: Selfish\u003c\/i\u003e marked the arrival of Dave Bush to the group on keyboards, bringing a harder, techno-edge to the work. Less focussed than its predecessors, the album reveals its considerable charms gradually – the initially impenetrable seven-minute splurge of opener of The Birmingham School of Business School gives way to the Top 40 commercialism of Free Range. The glam stomp of Immortality and Two-Face! are counteracted with the wistful introspection of Time Enough At Last and Gentleman's Agreement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis re-issue faithfully replicates the original 1992 Fontana Records UK release and is pressed onto high quality 180g vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Proper Records","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50482987860299,"sku":"2029287","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/CodeSelfish_d61808ca_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727559300","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/code-selfish","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}