{"product_id":"the-infotainment-scan-140g-clear-vinyl","title":"The Infotainment Scan [140g Clear Vinyl]","description":"The Fall: Mark E. Smith (vocals); Craig Scanlon (guitar); Dave Bush (keyboards); Stephen Hanley (bass); Simon Wolftencroft (drums).\u003cbr\u003eProducers: Robert Gordon, Rex Sargeant, Simon Rogers, Mark E. Smith, Jack Adams.\u003cbr\u003e1993's THE INFOTAINMENT SCAN follows the WHY ARE PEOPLE GRUDGEFUL? EP as the first full-length result of The Fall's brief tenure with Matador Records. The album finds Mark E. Smith and company in a transitional phase, moving away from the dance-y electronics of the band's turn-of-the-decade work towards a return to the guitar-based pop of the mid-'80s era that many feel was the group's highest point.\u003cbr\u003eThe electronic influence is still there on \"It's A Curse,\" which recalls Stereolab's similar experiments in '70s-style krautrock, and the overtly dance-oriented \"The League of Bald-Headed Men\" and \"Lost In Music.\" Elsewhere, \"Ladybird (Green Grass)\" echoes the late-'70s avant-funk of such groups as the Gang of Four and a respectful cover of Lee Perry's \"Why Are People Grudgeful?\" re-explores the post-punk fascination with dub and reggae. Throughout, Smith seems somewhat more reined-in than usual, only occasionally breaking into the sort of crazed harangues for which he's best known.","brand":"InnerSleeve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42083124674725,"sku":"5014797903364","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/6007\/1077\/files\/ba7762b1973fff44f8bb248d797ce7ee.jpg?v=1777581064","url":"https:\/\/www.innersleeve.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-infotainment-scan-140g-clear-vinyl","provider":"InnerSleeve","version":"1.0","type":"link"}