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Label Review.
All their A sides across all the labels they came out on.
Our Overview.
The Fall – ‘A-Sides 1978-2016: Deluxe 3CD Box Set’ This is the first collection of all the Fall singles recorded across a multitude of labels and this edited 3-CD set features all of the A-Sides. The discs have been re-mastered by Fall engineer Andy Pearce and come with a newly designed book in a box.
The Fall is an English post-punk band, formed in Manchester in 1976. The band has existed in some form ever since, and is essentially built around its founder and only constant member Mark E. Smith. Initially associated with the punk movement of the late 1970s, the group’s music has gone through several stylistic changes over the years, characterised by an abrasive guitar-driven sound and frequent use of repetition, and is always underpinned by Smith’s distinctive vocals and often cryptic lyrics.
The band is noted for its prolific output: as of February 2016 they have released over 31 studio albums, and more than triple that counting live albums and other releases.
This is the first collection of all the Fall singles recorded across a multitude of labels and this edited 3-CD set features all of the A-Sides. The discs have been re-mastered by Fall engineer Andy Pearce and come with a newly designed book in a box. Also available as an expanded 7-CD set which features all of the Fall singles + B-Sides across a multitude of labels, with a full illustrated discography by renowned Fall expert Conway Paton.
DISC ONE:SINGLES
1. BINGO-MASTER BREAKOUT 2. IT’S THE NEW THING 3. ROWCHE RUMBLE 4. FIERY JACK 5. HOW I WROTE ‘ELASTIC MAN’ 6. TOTALLY WIRED 7. LIE DREAM OF A CASINO SOUL 8. LOOK, KNOW 9. THE MAN WHOSE HEAD EXPANDED 10. KICKER CONSPIRACY 11. MARQUIS CHA-CHA 12. OH! BROTHER 13. C.R.E.E.P. 14. DRAYGO’S GUILT 15. COULDN’T GET AHEAD 16. CRUISER’S CREEK
DISC TWO:SINGLES
1. LIVING TOO LATE 2. MR. PHARMACIST 3. HEY! LUCIANI 4. THERE’S A GHOST IN MY HOUSE 5. HIT THE NORTH PART 1 6. VICTORIA 7. JERUSALEM 8. CAB IT UP 9. TELEPHONE THING 10. POPCORN DOUBLE FEATURE 11. WHITE LIGHTNING 12. HIGH TENSION LINE 13. FREE RANGE 14. ED’S BABE 15. WHY ARE PEOPLE GRUDGEFUL? 16. BEHIND THE COUNTER 17. 15 WAYS 18. THE CHISELERS
DISC THREE:SINGLES
1. MASQUERADE 2. TOUCH SENSITIVE 3. F-‘OLDIN’ MONEY 4. RUDE (ALL THE TIME) 5. SUSAN VS YOUTHCLUB 6. (WE WISH YOU) A PROTEIN CHRISTMAS 7. THEME FROM SPARTA F.C. #2 8. DISTILLED MUG ART (MIX 15) 9. I CAN HEAR THE GRASS GROW 10. REFORMATION! (UNCUT) 11. SLIPPY FLOOR (MARK MIX) 12. BURY! #2+4 13. LAPTOP DOG 14. VICTROLA TIME 15. SIR WILLIAM WRAY (SINGLE MIX) 16. THE REMAINDERER 17. WISE OL MAN