The Fall: Reformation Post TLC, 4CD Expanded Digipak Edition

The Fall are an English post-punk band, formed in Manchester in 1976. The band existed until 2018 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 is always underpinned by Smith's distinctive vocals and often cryptic lyrics.

• The band is noted for its prolific output and released over 25 studio albums (more than triple that counting live albums and other releases). They 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."

• Reformation Post TLC was released in February 2007 and features Mark E Smith and his wife, Elena, with newcomers Tim Presley and Rob Barbato, Orpheo McCord and Dave Spurr. Presley, Barbato and McCord, all Americans, joined the band as emergency replacements for Ben Pritchard, Spencer Birtwistle and Steve Trafford, all of whom quit the band during an American tour in April 2006.

• This re-issue of the 2007 album Reformation Post TLC comes with two bonus discs of demos, early rough mixes and alternate versions, as well as a fourth disc; the Live at Hammersmith Palais album – as with the other Fall reissues these have notes by Fall guru Daryl Easlea and have been mastered by long time engineer Andy Pearce

• This is the latest release in Cherry Red’s series of deluxe Fall reissues – “Fall Sound Archive”

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE
REFORMATION POST TLC

1. OVER! OVER!
2. REFORMATION!
3. FALL SOUND
4. WHITE LINE FEVER
5. INSULT SONG
6. MY DOOR IS NEVER
7. COACH AND HORSE
8. THE USHER
9. THE WRIGHT STUFF
10. SCENARIO
11. DAS BOAT
12. THE BAD STUFF
13. SYSTEMATIC ABUSE
14. OUTRO

DISC TWO
ALTERNATE VERSIONS

1. REFORMATION! (UNCUT) - SINGLE
2. OVER OVER (ROUGH MIX) - SINGLE
3. MY DOOR IS NEVER
(ROUGH MIX) - SINGLE
4. REFORMATION! (EDIT) - SINGLE
5. INSULT SONG (VINYL MIX VERSION)
6. REFORMATION! (VINYL MIX VERSION)
7. THE WRIGHT STUFF
(VINYL MIX VERSION)
8. DAS BOAT (VINYL MIX VERSION)
9. FALL SOUND (ALTERNATE VERSION)
10. ONTO INSANITY (ROUGH MIX)

DISC THREE
EARLY ROUGH MIXES

1. SONG 2/3 WITH TAPE OF TOUR MANAGER - EARLY ROUGH MIX
2. THE BOSS- EARLY ROUGH MIX
3. 60'S WACK - EARLY ROUGH MIX
4. THE VINE - EARLY ROUGH MIX
5. BLONDE - EARLY ROUGH MIX
6. OVER AND OVER - EARLY ROUGH MIX
7. REFORMATION - EARLY ROUGH MIX
8. GET OUT - EARLY ROUGH MIX
9. SCENERICO - EARLY ROUGH MIX
10. WED 2 - EARLY ROUGH MIX
11. SYSTEMATIC ABUSE - EARLY ROUGH MIX
12. THE RIGHT STUFF - EARLY ROUGH MIX

DISC FOUR
LIVE AT HAMMERSMITH PALAIS
APRIL 1st 2007

1. SENIOR TWILIGHT STOCK REPLACER
2. PACIFYING JOINT
3. FALL SOUND
4. OVER! OVER!
5. THEME FROM SPARTA F.C
6. HUNGRY FREAKS, DADDY
7. WRONG PLACE, RIGHT TIME
8. MY DOOR IS NEVER
9. THE WRIGHT STUFF
10. WHITE LIGHTNING
11. BLINDNESS
12. REFORMATION