thebookofkevin wrote:so, i know this is probably slightly out of place, but as a Fall fan who owns but one Fall album (This Nation's Saving Grace), where do I turn next? to the Peel Sessions, or to another album, and which would you folks recommend?

thanks

"Live at the witch trials" is good start. It's a classic in my book.

I also like the marshall suite, which i will probably get yelled at for recomending. It's kinda mid 90's techno fall.
That being said, the peel sessions are a very strong representaion of
most eras of the fall. great live performances and one offs.

aaron wrote:i don't think this is out in the US yet...

It isn't, and there's no indication that it will.

got this from pitchfork:

The Fall Prepare New Album

Caroline Bermudez reports:
The Fall's discography is intimidating enough as it is, but it's about to get even more confusing. A new album plus an arsenal of reissues will spurt forth within the coming months.

In an e-mail to Pitchfork, president of Narnack Records (the Fall's label) Shahin Ewalt revealed that the upcoming album, entitled The Fall Head's Roll will be released on September 20. Produced by spectacularly belligerent frontman Mark E. Smith in New York and Manchester, the record is nearly finished with only four tracks remaining to be completed within the next couple of weeks. As for the album's sound, Ewalt wrote that it is, "Exactly the way Mark wants it. Either very garage rock sounding or just garage rock." A full tracklist is not yet available, but some song titles include "The Grass Is Greener", "Clasp Hands", "Pacifying Joint", and "Assume". The first single, "The Grass Is Greener", will be released in the middle of July and a video for it should go into production soon. A probable B-side for the single is a version of "Blindness", a track off Interim, which was released earlier this year.

Another tantalizing tidbit about the upcoming album Ewalt shared with us was that "Supposedly PJ Harvey did a stop in to play the banjo." We can only hope that Elvis Costello contributed a washboard solo.

Coincidentally (or not), the Fall will do a full tour of the U.S. in the late fall in support of Head's Roll.

Like we said before, things are about to get messy. As part of its comprehensive series of reissues of Fall albums, Sanctuary Records will release Room To Live and Perverted by Language on June 13. Room to Live is Smith at his vitriolic best, recorded during a creatively fertile period fed by England's involvement in the Falklands War, which eventually led the Fall to produce Hex Enduction Hour (also reissued by Sanctuary). Marking the debut of Smith's wife Brix with the band, Perverted by Language-- to be released as a double CD-- saw the band veering into somewhat accessible, pop-friendly territory. Both reissues will feature bonus tracks, special album art, and most likely, extra material such as a DVD. Also on Sanctuary's already impressive schedule will be reissues of In a Hole, The Infotainment Scam, Middle Class Revolt, and Bootleg Box Set, Volume 2, which contains all the Voiceprint Live two-finger salute discs. This wealth of re-found sound is due the second half of this year.

Yet to be announced are the release dates and full tracklists for the reissues of The Wonderful and Frightening World of The Fall,This Nation's Saving Grace, and Bend Sinister. Before our hearts explode, we will provide updates as details emerge.

i just found it on amazon. june 7th, according to them.

Picked it up over the weekend at my local record shop ($50...a steal, cheapest price I have seen online or otherwise)

it is fucking incredible of course, esp sessions 6, 7 22 and 24.

krischicago wrote:I noticed that there are a lot of Fall fans that post here. The Peel Box is amazing.. Glad to hear others are enjoying it as much as I am. To talk more or find out more about the Fall please visit:

http://invisionfree.com/forums/thefall

Join the forum, Mention that Kris sent you for a 10% discount

Listen to her advice. Go to The Fall forum.

so I have been listening to this thing nonstop pretty much since purchasing it on Sunday and fuuuccckkk...man it is so good, so incredible Fall bits to suck in/digest, the thing lags for like a second somewheres on disc 5, but just for mo

awesome for trainspotter Fall fans (I type that as though there were another other kind) esp on the latter discs to hear works in progress, MES working out the lyrics in what feels like real time, etc.

currently battling out w/ R.Kelly's "Trapped in the Closet" as best thing about '05

the Classical wrote:Picked it up over the weekend at my local record shop ($50...a steal, cheapest price I have seen online or otherwise)

it is fucking incredible of course, esp sessions 6, 7 22 and 24.

Hey Classical-

Where did you buy this? I asked about it at OarFolk on Friday and the bearded dude gave me, "um, yeah, I didn't order it because the import version was really expensive, and it hasn't been released in the states yet." I thought about giving him, "well m'boy the Classical said...", but that would have made no sense to him and you're technically not m'boy so I just walked away. It was too late to check Roadrunner, and I figured it was safe to assume that Cheapo and the Fetus wouldn't have anything priced "a steal".

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