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Format: CD (3 disc)
Release Date: May 24, 2019
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Includes bonus tracks.
The Fall: Mark E. Smith, Marc Riley (vocals, guitar); Craig Scanlon (guitar); Steve Hanley (bass); Mike Leigh (drums).
Recorded at Cargo Studios, Rochdale, England in August 1979.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
The Fall's second album, released the same year as their debut (1979), refines its predecessor's somewhat embryonic approach, simplifying the sonic attack and achieving greater concision and sense of purpose. Mark E. Smith's lyrical themes are a bit darker, but still juggle post-punk sociopolitical commentary with dense, imagistic wordplay. Perhaps most importantly, DRAGNET marks the arrival of guitarist Craig Scanlon and bassist Steve Hanley, who would prove crucial to the band's progression over the next few years. Scanlon and Marc Riley's scrappy, lo-fi guitar din is appropriately discordant and repetitive, emphasizing the bleak societal framework from which the album emerged.
The song structures are pared down to basic, almost primal extremes, making for a more instant communication of intent, with Smith's disgruntled observations delivered over purposefully primitive, occasionally martial bashing. DRAGNET provides the template from which the Fall would continue to fashion its trademark sound over their next couple of releases. The 2004 reissue also appends a wealth of bonus tracks for the Fall completist.
The Fall: Mark E. Smith, Marc Riley (vocals, guitar); Craig Scanlon (guitar); Steve Hanley (bass); Mike Leigh (drums).
Recorded at Cargo Studios, Rochdale, England in August 1979.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
The Fall's second album, released the same year as their debut (1979), refines its predecessor's somewhat embryonic approach, simplifying the sonic attack and achieving greater concision and sense of purpose. Mark E. Smith's lyrical themes are a bit darker, but still juggle post-punk sociopolitical commentary with dense, imagistic wordplay. Perhaps most importantly, DRAGNET marks the arrival of guitarist Craig Scanlon and bassist Steve Hanley, who would prove crucial to the band's progression over the next few years. Scanlon and Marc Riley's scrappy, lo-fi guitar din is appropriately discordant and repetitive, emphasizing the bleak societal framework from which the album emerged.
The song structures are pared down to basic, almost primal extremes, making for a more instant communication of intent, with Smith's disgruntled observations delivered over purposefully primitive, occasionally martial bashing. DRAGNET provides the template from which the Fall would continue to fashion its trademark sound over their next couple of releases. The 2004 reissue also appends a wealth of bonus tracks for the Fall completist.
Tracks:
Disc 1:
1 - Psykick Dancehall
2 - Figure Walks
3 - Printhead
4 - Dice Man
5 - Before the Moon Falls
6 - Your Heart Out
7 - Muzorewi’s Daughter
8 - Flat of Angles
9 - Choc-Stock
10 - Spectre vs Rector
11 - Put Away
12 - Rowche Rumble
13 - In My Area
14 - Fiery Jack
15 - 2nd Dark Age
16 - Psykick Dancehall No.2
17 - Rowche Rumble [Take 2]
18 - Rowche Rumble [Take 3]
19 - Rowche Rumble [Take 4]
20 - Rowche Rumble [Take 5]
21 - In My Area [Take 1]
22 - In My Area [Take 2]
Disc 2:
1 - Psykick Dancehall [Live, Retford 1979]
2 - Rowche Rumble [Live, Retford 1979]
3 - Flat of Angles [Live, Retford 1979]
4 - 2nd Dark Age [Live, Retford 1979]
5 - Rebellious Jukebox [Live, Retford 1979]
6 - Muzorewi’s Daughter [Live, Retford 1979]
7 - In My Area [Live, Retford 1979]
8 - Choc Stock [Live, Retford 1979]
9 - Printhead [Live, Retford 1979]
10 - Figure Walks [Live, Retford 1979]
11 - Fiery Jack [Live, Retford 1979]
12 - No Xmas for John Quays [Live, Retford 1979]
13 - Psycho Mafia [Live, Retford 1979]
Disc 3:
1 - Psykick Dancehall [Live, Los Angeles 1979]
2 - Rowche Rumble [Live, Los Angeles 1979]
3 - Flat of Angles [Live, Los Angeles 1979]
4 - Rebellious Jukebox [Live, Los Angeles 1979]
5 - Various Times [Live, Los Angeles 1979]
6 - Stepping Out [Live, Los Angeles 1979]
7 - Your Heart Out [Live, Los Angeles 1979]
8 - Dice Man [Live, Los Angeles 1979]
9 - Spectre vs Rector [Live, Los Angeles 1979]
10 - Choc Stock [Live, Los Angeles 1979]
11 - Muzorewi’s Daughter [Live, Los Angeles 1979]
1 - Psykick Dancehall
2 - Figure Walks
3 - Printhead
4 - Dice Man
5 - Before the Moon Falls
6 - Your Heart Out
7 - Muzorewi’s Daughter
8 - Flat of Angles
9 - Choc-Stock
10 - Spectre vs Rector
11 - Put Away
12 - Rowche Rumble
13 - In My Area
14 - Fiery Jack
15 - 2nd Dark Age
16 - Psykick Dancehall No.2
17 - Rowche Rumble [Take 2]
18 - Rowche Rumble [Take 3]
19 - Rowche Rumble [Take 4]
20 - Rowche Rumble [Take 5]
21 - In My Area [Take 1]
22 - In My Area [Take 2]
Disc 2:
1 - Psykick Dancehall [Live, Retford 1979]
2 - Rowche Rumble [Live, Retford 1979]
3 - Flat of Angles [Live, Retford 1979]
4 - 2nd Dark Age [Live, Retford 1979]
5 - Rebellious Jukebox [Live, Retford 1979]
6 - Muzorewi’s Daughter [Live, Retford 1979]
7 - In My Area [Live, Retford 1979]
8 - Choc Stock [Live, Retford 1979]
9 - Printhead [Live, Retford 1979]
10 - Figure Walks [Live, Retford 1979]
11 - Fiery Jack [Live, Retford 1979]
12 - No Xmas for John Quays [Live, Retford 1979]
13 - Psycho Mafia [Live, Retford 1979]
Disc 3:
1 - Psykick Dancehall [Live, Los Angeles 1979]
2 - Rowche Rumble [Live, Los Angeles 1979]
3 - Flat of Angles [Live, Los Angeles 1979]
4 - Rebellious Jukebox [Live, Los Angeles 1979]
5 - Various Times [Live, Los Angeles 1979]
6 - Stepping Out [Live, Los Angeles 1979]
7 - Your Heart Out [Live, Los Angeles 1979]
8 - Dice Man [Live, Los Angeles 1979]
9 - Spectre vs Rector [Live, Los Angeles 1979]
10 - Choc Stock [Live, Los Angeles 1979]
11 - Muzorewi’s Daughter [Live, Los Angeles 1979]