Fall Heads Roll (Reissue) (4CD)
The Fall were an English post-punk band, formed in Manchester in 1976. The band existed in some form ever since, and was 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 went through several stylistic changes over the years, but is often characterised by an abrasive guitar-driven sound and frequent use of repetition, and was always underpinned by Smith's distinctive vocals and often cryptic lyrics.
The band was noted for its prolific output: and released over 25 studio albums, and more than triple that counting live albums and other releases. They have never achieved widespread public success beyond a handful of minor hit singles in the late 1980s, but maintained a strong cult following. The band were long-associated with BBC disc jockey John Peel, who championed them from early on in their career and cited The Fall as his favourite band, famously explaining, "They are always different; they are always the same."
Tracklist:
1. Ride Away
2. Pacifying Joint
3. What About Us?
4. Midnight Aspen
5. Assume
6. Aspen Reprise
7. Blindness
8. I Can Hear The Grass Grow
9. Bo Demmick
10. Youwanner
11. Clasp Hands
12. Early Days of Channel Führer
13. Breaking the Rules
14. Trust in Me
15. Blindness - John Peel - 04/08/2004
16. Clasp Hands - John Peel - 04/08/2004
17. What About Us - John Peel - 04/08/2004
18. Wrong Place Wrong Time / I Can Hear the Grass Grow - John Peel - 04/08/2004
19. Job Search - John Peel - 04/08/2004
20. Blindness - Heads Roll - US Alt version
21. I Can Hear the Grass Grow - Slow Version
22. Bo Doodak - Single
23. Blindness - Interim Version
24. What About Us - Interim Version
25. Clasp Hands - Interim Version
26. Blind Man - Original Demo
27. Blindness - Alt Version
28. The Boss
29. Systamatic Abuse
30. Party Song
31. Twang
32. Get Out
33. The V One
34. Spencers Cut
35. Steve Country
36. Wed Z
37. Boil A Chicken
38. White Line
39. Benneets Rocker
40. Brimstone
41. Fuzz
42. Bo Demmick
43. Pacifying Joint
44. Theme From Sparta FC
45. What About Us?
46. Reformation!
47. Mountain Energei
48. Mr Pharmacist
49. Blindness
50. My Door is Never