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."
DISC ONE - Fall Heads Roll
1 Ride Away
2 Pacifying Joint
3 What About Us?
4 Midnight In 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
DISC TWO - Sessions And Singles
1 Blindness - John Peel - 04/08/2004
2 Clasp Hands - John Peel - 04/08/2004
3 What About Us - John Peel - 04/08/2004
4 Wrong Place Wrong Time / I Can Hear the
Grass Grow - John Peel - 04/08/2004
5 Job Search - John Peel - 04/08/2004
6 Blindness - Heads Roll - US Alt version
7 I Can Hear the Grass Grow - Slow Version
8 Bo Doodak - Single
9 Blindness - Interim Version
10 What About Us - Interim Version
11 Clasp Hands - Interim Version
12 Blind Man - Original Demo
13 Blindness - Alt Version
DISC THREE - Chapel Studio Demos
1 The Boss
2 Systamatic Abuse
3 Party Song
4 Twang
5 Get Out
6 The V One
7 Spencers Cut
8 Steve Country
9 Wed Z
10 Boil A Chicken
11 White Line
12 Benneets Rocker
13 Brimstone
14 Fuzz
DISC FOUR - Leeds 27/08/2006
1 Bo Demmick
2 Pacifying Joint
3 Theme From Sparta FC
4 What About Us?
5 Reformation!
6 Mountain Energei
7 Mr Pharmacist
8 Blindness
9 My Door is Never
