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Produced by John Leckie, also Fake Plastic Trees (Radiohead), Just (Radiohead) and Street Spirit (Fade Out) (Radiohead)
Written by Mark E. Smith, also Totally Wired, Hit the North, Part 1 and L.A.
Released on PVC Records, also L.A., Arabian Knights (Siouxsie and the Banshees) and Bombast
Engineered by Joe Gillingham, also In Power We Entrust the Love Advocated (Dead Can Dance), Carnival of Light (Dead Can Dance) and The Arcane (Dead Can Dance)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
14 other songs on fono were recorded at Focus Studios, by Billy Bragg and others
John Leckie produced 3 of The Fall’s top 10 songs
John Leckie produced 279 songs on fono
John Leckie’s most frequent co-producer is Bill Nelson (51 songs together)
Credits
All 7 credits
- Written by
- Brix Smith and Mark E. Smith
- Produced by
- John Leckie
- Engineered by
- Joe Gillingham
- Recorded at
- Focus Studios
- Released on
- PVC Records
- Written by
- Brix Smith and Mark E. Smith
- Produced by
- John Leckie
- Engineered by
- Joe Gillingham
- Recorded at
- Focus Studios
- Released on
- PVC Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same producer: John Leckie
Same writer: Mark E. Smith
Same engineer: Joe Gillingham
Same label: PVC Records
Same studio: Focus Studios
Same release: The Wonderful and Frightening World of… The Fall
Same producer: John Leckie
Same writer: Mark E. Smith
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Lay of the Land was produced by John Leckie
Lay of the Land was produced by John Leckie
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Lay of the Land was written by Brix Smith
Lay of the Land was written by Brix Smith
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Lay of the Land was written by Mark E. Smith
Lay of the Land was written by Mark E. Smith
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Lay of the Land is part of the release The Wonderful and Frightening World of… The Fall
Lay of the Land is part of the release The Wonderful and Frightening World of… The Fall
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Lay of the Land was recorded at Focus Studios
Lay of the Land was recorded at Focus Studios
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz PVC Records is the label of the song Lay of the Land
PVC Records is the label of the song Lay of the Land
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Lay of the Land was engineered by Joe Gillingham
Lay of the Land was engineered by Joe Gillingham
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Lay of the Land was released on 1984-10-12
Lay of the Land was released on 1984-10-12
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026