Description
The Books of the Year edition contains 3 exclusively produced postcards of artwork contained in the book.
A definitive insight into the ever-influential world of Mark E. Smith and the Fall, featuring never-before published essays and ephemera from fans, collectors and the artist and band themselves.
'Mark E Smith provided me with an alternative education, looping me into Camus, and Arthur Machen, and William Blake, and Can, and dub and old garage punk and rock'n'roll.' Stewart Lee
Over a prolific forty-year career, the Fall created a world that was influential, idiosyncratic and fiercely original - and defied simple categorisation.
Their frontman and lyricist Mark E. Smith spun opaque tales that resisted conventional understanding; the Fall's worldview was an education in its own right. Who wouldn't want to be armed with a working knowledge of M. R. James, shipping-dock procedures, contemporary dance, Manchester City and Can? The group inspired and shaped the lives of those who listened to and tried to make sense of their work.
Bringing together previously unseen artwork, rare ephemera and handwritten material, alongside essays by a slate of fans, EXCAVATE! is a vivid, definitive record - an illumination of the dark corners of the Fall's wonderful and frightening world.
Delivery, packaging & returns
Our service is rated 'Excellent' on TrustPilot. See the reviews here.
Click & Collect from our stores and pay £0 on shipping.
Free domestic shipping on all orders for Rough Trade Club members (or for orders over £75)
Tracked Global shipping available on all orders.
In-stock items dispatched within 24-48 hours
Carefully packaged in recycled packaging
For more information on Shipping and Orders click here.
Terms of Sale & GSPR
For more information on our Terms of Sale and for more information of the suppliers of this (or any) product, click here.