The Fall

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Post-punk band from Greater Manchester, UK. 1976 to 2018.

Mark E. Smith was the lead singer, lyricist, frontman and only constant member of the formation. He died on the morning of Wednesday January 24th, 2018.

Formed in 1976 through a poetry-style collective beginnings, The Fall released around 50 singles, 34 studio albums, and well over 50 live and compilation albums as well as releasing a play 'Hey Luciani' and a Ballet 'I am Kurious Oranj'. They also recorded 24 sessions for John Peel's Radio 1 show between June 1978 and August 2004.

The band went through numerous personnel changes over the years (with well over 30 different line-ups). From July 2007 The Fall comprised: Mark E. Smith, vocals; Pete Greenway, guitar; Dave "The Eagle" Spurr, bass; Elena Poulou, keyboards; Keiron Melling, drums. In 2014, Daren Garratt became a full-time member as a second drummer but left 9th October 2015. Elena Poulou (Smith's then wife) last gig was 28th April 2016. Mike Clapham joined on keyboards from 23rd May 2017 until their final gig.
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Members:
Adam Helal, Ben Pritchard, Brian Fanning, Brix Smith, Craig Scanlon, Daren Garratt, Dave Bush, Dave Milner, Dave Spurr (2), Dave Tucker (2), Ed Blaney, Elena Poulou, Eric McGann, Jim Watts (2), Jonnie Brown, Julia Adamson, Karen Leatham, Karl Burns, Kay Carroll, Keiron Melling, Kenny Brady, Lucy Rimmer, Marc Riley, Marcia Schofield, Mark E. Smith, Martin Beddington, Martin Bramah, Mike Bennett, Mike Leigh, Nev Wilding, Orpheo McCord, Paul Hanley, Peter Greenway, Rob Barbato, Ruth Daniel, Simon 'Dingo' Archer, Simon Rogers, Simon Wolstencroft, Spencer Birtwistle, Stephen Hanley, Steve Evets, Steve Omrod, Steven Trafford, Thomas Murphy, Tim Presley, Tommy Crooks, Tony Friel, Una Baines, Yvonne Pawlett
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SFLP 1 Live At The Witch Trials — The Fall The Fall Live At The Witch Trials (Album) Step-Forward Records SFLP 1 UK 1979 Sell This Version
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SFLP 4 Dragnet — The Fall The Fall Dragnet (Album, Single) Step-Forward Records SFLP 4 UK 1979 Sell This Version
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ROUGH 10 Totale's Turns (It's Now Or Never) — The Fall The Fall Totale's Turns (It's Now Or Never) (Album) Rough Trade ROUGH 10 UK 1980 Sell This Version
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ROUGH 18, ROUGH 18 Y5 Grotesque (After The Gramme) — The Fall The Fall Grotesque (After The Gramme) (Album) Rough Trade ROUGH 18, ROUGH 18 Y5 Italy 1980 Sell This Version
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TRADE THREE 10, RTO 71 Slates — The Fall The Fall Slates (MiniAlbum, Album) Rough Trade TRADE THREE 10, RTO 71 US 1981 Sell This Version
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SFLP 6 77 - Early Years - 79 — The Fall The Fall 77 - Early Years - 79 (Comp, Album) Step-Forward Records SFLP 6 UK 1981 Sell This Version
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COTTAGE 1 A Part Of America Therein, 1981 — The Fall The Fall A Part Of America Therein, 1981 (Album) Cottage Records (2) COTTAGE 1 US 1982 Sell This Version
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KAM 011, kam011 Room To Live — The Fall The Fall Room To Live (Album, EP) Kamera Records, Kamera Records KAM 011, kam011 UK 1982 Sell This Version
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LIVE 006 Live In London 1980 — The Fall The Fall Live In London 1980 (Album) Chaos Tapes, Chaos Cassettes LIVE 006 UK 1982 Sell This Version
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6.25042 AP, LLP 5194 AP, LLP 5194, 6.25042 Hex Enduction Hour — The Fall The Fall Hex Enduction Hour (Album, Comp, Single) Kamera Records 6.25042 AP, LLP 5194 AP, LLP 5194, 6.25042 Germany 1982 Sell This Version
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MARK 1 + 2, Live 1 Fall In A Hole — The Fall The Fall Fall In A Hole (EP, Album) Flying Nun Records, Flying Nun Records MARK 1 + 2, Live 1 New Zealand 1983 Sell This Version
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ROUGH 62 Perverted By Language — The Fall The Fall Perverted By Language (Album, Comp) Rough Trade ROUGH 62 UK 1983 Sell This Version
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TORSO 33003 The Wonderful And Frightening World Of... — The Fall The Fall The Wonderful And Frightening World Of... (Album, Comp) Beggars Banquet TORSO 33003 Netherlands 1984 Sell This Version
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PVCC 8940 This Nation's Saving Grace — The Fall The Fall This Nation's Saving Grace (Album, Comp) Beggars Banquet PVCC 8940 US 1985 Sell This Version
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4524, 4524 - 08, EfA 4524 LP 08 Bend Sinister — The Fall The Fall Bend Sinister (Album) Beggars Banquet 4524, 4524 - 08, EfA 4524 LP 08 Germany 1986 Sell This Version
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6987-4-H The Frenz Experiment — The Fall The Fall The Frenz Experiment (Single, Album) Beggars Banquet 6987-4-H US 1988 Sell This Version
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none I Am Kurious Oranj — The Fall The Fall I Am Kurious Oranj (Album) Beggars Banquet none US 1988 Sell This Version
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BBL 102 Seminal Live — The Fall The Fall Seminal Live (Album) Beggars Banquet BBL 102 UK 1989 Sell This Version
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842 204-4, none Extricate — The Fall The Fall Extricate (Album, Comp) Cog Sinister, Phonogram 842 204-4, none Europe 1990 Sell This Version
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848 594-2 Shift-Work — The Fall The Fall Shift-Work (Album) Cog Sinister, Fontana 848 594-2 Europe 1991 Sell This Version
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512162-2 Code: Selfish — The Fall The Fall Code: Selfish (Album) Cog Sinister, Fontana 512162-2 Europe 1992 Sell This Version
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MSIF 3118, WIN CD 038, WINCD 038 BBC Radio 1 'Live In Concert' — The Fall The Fall BBC Radio 1 'Live In Concert' (Album) Windsong International, Windsong International MSIF 3118, WIN CD 038, WINCD 038 Japan 1993 Sell This Version
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OLE-055-4, 7 92263-4 The Infotainment Scan — The Fall The Fall The Infotainment Scan (Album, Comp) Permanent Records OLE-055-4, 7 92263-4 US 1993 Sell This Version
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INT 845.213 Middle Class Revolt — The Fall The Fall Middle Class Revolt (Album) Permanent Records, Permanent Records INT 845.213 Germany 1994 Sell This Version
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PERMLP36 The Twenty Seven Points — The Fall The Fall The Twenty Seven Points (Album, Comp) Permanent Records, Cog Sinister PERMLP36 UK 1995 Sell This Version

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DIXIEMCDEE

DIXIEMCDEE

February 12, 2023
I have a 7" single by the Fall, a side BREMEN NACHT RUN OUT, and b side MARK'LL SINK US. Label cat No FALL 1. I cannot find any information on here. Anyone able to help me out?
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Fotis-N.

Fotis-N.

April 11, 2022
All you accolytes, worshippers, believers of the proletarian subsersive power of The Fall's music, i'm with you//
MISTERROGERS

MISTERROGERS

March 17, 2022
Really need to stop pumping the archives for more live releases. Just concentrate on getting good remastered copies of the real albums. Someone must be making a buck off this sacrilege watered down trip. It really continues to strip away at one of the most jaw dropping catalog of normal releases. Too many people have been draining this guy for too long. It’s a shame because he’s one of the all time greats.
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ZachCarter9349

ZachCarter9349

March 15, 2022
Changed my life for the better. Read EXCAVATE!
Great book about the Fall.
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miss_skull

miss_skull

May 14, 2021
The greatest band ever to have stalked this miserable world.
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CerebralCaustic

CerebralCaustic

March 17, 2021
edited 2 months ago
The Fall embraces the "beginning-end-and-beyond..." of indie rock on an onthological-fundamental sense, with the "beyond" being explored/developed by Mark E Smith through 42 years with differents sounds/styles. A consistent discography from beginning to end unmatched by any artist. Simply the best artist ever John Peel dixit.

"We are The Fall and we're the best" (Mark E. Smith)
greentanktop

greentanktop

April 20, 2018
Unsung legend gone ,look at the music left behind, a bit it & miss- but when it hit , lyrics un parrelleld ! Lifted average musicians , imperfection can be better than perfection , he new this , you can feel this in the music . Will never be anyone like this again , 40 odd years with edge . & compliments to all who performed .
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trhm68

trhm68

April 6, 2018
What a massive loss, saw The Fall so many times & as has been said every Gig was a highlight, you also had to expect the unexpected, playing with the Muso's amps, singing behind doors, going off pissed & coming back on straight and playing a blinder, the Man was an absolute legend, totally gutted i'll never see them Live again, just hope there's a lot of Material hidden away in the Vaults somewhere?
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queernonbinaryhuman

queernonbinaryhuman

March 8, 2018
RIP.

Does anyone know if Imperial Wax Solvent is out of print?
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Mike777

Mike777

February 18, 2018
Thats very sad. Thanks Mark for your excellent Music. See The Fall many times Live. Every Concert was a Highlight for me. R.I.P. Mark

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