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Echelons (album)

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Echelons
Studio album by
Released1987
LabelIndependent Project
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[2]

Echelons is the debut studio album by American post-punk band For Against, released in 1987 by Independent Project Records.[3][4]

Album cover

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The album was nominated for a 1988 Grammy award for Best Album Package - Incl. Album Cover, Graphic Arts, Photography. It was designed by Bruce Licher of Savage Republic.

Critical reception

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AllMusic called the album "a spectacular listen" and "one of the most important releases of its time."[1] PopMatters declared it "a fine debut, and a must have for anyone interested in the best of American college rock from the 1980s."[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Raggett, Ned. "Echelons – For Against | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  2. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink. 1999. p. 444.
  3. ^ "For Against". Trouser Press. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  4. ^ Pelly, Jenn. "Captured Tracks to Release For Against Box Set". Pitchfork.
  5. ^ "For Against: Echelons". PopMatters. August 24, 2004.
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