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Slates
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Length
12 tracks, 55:01
Release Date
27 April 1981
Slates was released on 27 April 1981 Containing six tracks and pressed onto 10" vinyl, it was eligible for neither the single nor album charts, being too long for the former and too short for the latter. It was, however, included in the UK Independent Singles chart, where it reached No. 3. The six tracks include "Fit and Working Again", in which Smith comments on the working class work-ethic, and compares his state of mind to that of boxer Alan Minter after taking LSD, and "Leave the Capitol", which was seen as summing up Smith's negative view of Londo… read more
Slates was released on 27 April 1981 Containing six tracks and pressed onto 10" vinyl, it was eligible for neither the single nor album charts, … read more
Slates was released on 27 April 1981 Containing six tracks and pressed onto 10" vinyl, it was eligible for neither the single nor album charts, being too long for the former and too… read more

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1 Play track Middle Mass
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2 Play track An Older Lover etc.
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3 Play track Prole Art Threat
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4 Play track Fit and Working Again
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5 Play track Slates, Slags Etc.
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6 Play track Leave the Capitol
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7 Play track Middle Mass - Peel Session 31/3/81
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8 Play track Lie Dream of a Casino Soul (Peel Session)
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9 Play track Hip Priest (Peel Session)
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10 Play track Lie Dream Of A Casino Soul
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11 Play track Fantastic Life
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12 Play track Medical Acceptance Gate
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