Imperial Wax Solvent

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Imperial Wax Solvent
Studio album by The Fall
Released	April 28th 2008 (UK)
Recorded	2007
Genre	Rock
Label	Castle (UK)
Producer	Grant Showbiz and Mark E. Smith
The Fall chronology
Reformation Post TLC (2007) Imperial Wax Solvent (2008)

Imperial Wax Solvent is a studio album by The Fall – the band's 27th – released in the UK on April 28th, 2008. The album featured a new British-based lineup after the departures of the American musicians involved in writing and performing 2007's Reformation Post TLC, with singer and frontman Mark E. Smith, keyboardist Elena Poulou and bassist Dave Spurr remaining from the previous incarnation. They were joined by guitarist Pete Greenway (a guest guitarist on the previous album) and drummer Keiron Melling.

The album entered the UK pop charts at #35,^[1] The Fall's first time on the Top 40 since 1993's The Infotainment Scan reached #9.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Alton Towers"
2. "Wolf Kidult Man"
3. "50 Year Old Man"
4. "I've Been Duped"
5. "Strange Town" (The Groundhogs)
6. "Taurig"
7. "Can Can Summer"
8. "Tommy Shooter"
9. "Latch Key Kid"
10. "Is This New"
11. "Senior Twilight Stock Replacer"
12. "Exploding Chimney"

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