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Format: CD (3 disc)
Release Date: May 24, 2019
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Includes bonus tracks.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
The long, strange saga of the Fall, arguably the UK's first post-punk band, begins with LIVE AT THE WITCH TRIALS. The group's 1979 debut album was recorded in-studio (despite its title) during a single day, fully capturing the urgency of both the times and the music. Punk poet Mark E. Smith and his ragtag crew had actually been playing in one form or another since '77, so their sound here is surprisingly mature.
Nevertheless, there are some obvious differences between WITCH TRIALS and the style the Fall would develop over the next few years. While the jagged, angular guitars, herky-jerky rhythms, and apocalypse-now lyrics are all in place, there's more of a link to the past; a number of the songs are built around what could almost be conventional blues-rock riffs, and the Ginsberg-goes-to-Manchester frenzy of Smith's best-known material hasn't quite been reached here. Still, this is bold, striking stuff, new territory being gamely charted out by the band, who could never have guessed how seminal WITCH TRIALS would become. This expanded, two-disc edition also features no less than 38 (!) bonus tracks, including singles, compilation cuts, and concert and radio recordings preceding the album session. These generous additions make this a Fall collector's paradise.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
The long, strange saga of the Fall, arguably the UK's first post-punk band, begins with LIVE AT THE WITCH TRIALS. The group's 1979 debut album was recorded in-studio (despite its title) during a single day, fully capturing the urgency of both the times and the music. Punk poet Mark E. Smith and his ragtag crew had actually been playing in one form or another since '77, so their sound here is surprisingly mature.
Nevertheless, there are some obvious differences between WITCH TRIALS and the style the Fall would develop over the next few years. While the jagged, angular guitars, herky-jerky rhythms, and apocalypse-now lyrics are all in place, there's more of a link to the past; a number of the songs are built around what could almost be conventional blues-rock riffs, and the Ginsberg-goes-to-Manchester frenzy of Smith's best-known material hasn't quite been reached here. Still, this is bold, striking stuff, new territory being gamely charted out by the band, who could never have guessed how seminal WITCH TRIALS would become. This expanded, two-disc edition also features no less than 38 (!) bonus tracks, including singles, compilation cuts, and concert and radio recordings preceding the album session. These generous additions make this a Fall collector's paradise.
Tracks:
Disc 1:
1 - Frightened
2 - Crap Rap 2/Like to Blow
3 - Rebellious Jukebox
4 - No Xmas for John Quays
5 - Mother-Sister!
6 - Industrial Estate
7 - Underground Medecin
8 - Two Steps Back
9 - Live at the Witch Trials
10 - Futures and Pasts
11 - Music Scene
Disc 2:
1 - Bingo-Master [Bingo-Master’s Break-Out! Single]
2 - Psycho Mafia [Bingo-Master’s Break-Out! Single]
3 - Repetition [Bingo-Master's Break-Out! Single]
4 - It's the New Thing [It’s the New Thing Single]
5 - Various Times [Extended Version] [From It's the New Thing Single]
6 - Dresden Dolls [Home Rehearsals] [From Dresden Dolls Bootleg Single]
7 - Psycho Mafia [Home Rehearsals] [From Dresden Dolls Bootleg Single]
8 - Industrial Estate [Live From Short Circuit] [Live at the Electric Circus]
9 - Stepping Out [Live From Short Circuit] [Live at the Electric Circus]
10 - Last Orders [Live From Short Circuit] [Live at the Electric Circus]
11 - Rebellious Jukebox [John Peel Session, June 15, 1978]
12 - Mother–Sister! [John Peel Session, June 15, 1978]
13 - Industrial Estate [John Peel Session, June 15, 1978]
14 - Futures and Pasts [John Peel Session, June 15, 1978]
15 - Put Away [John Peel Session, June 12, 1978]
16 - Mess of My [John Peel Session, June 12, 1978]
17 - No Xmas for John Key [John Peel Session, June 12, 1978]
18 - Like to Blow [John Peel Session, June 15, 1978]
Disc 3:
1 - Like to Blow
2 - Stepping Out
3 - Two Steps Back
4 - Mess of My
5 - It's the New Thing
6 - Various Times
7 - Bingo-Master
8 - Frightened
9 - Industrial Estate
10 - Psycho Mafia
11 - Music Scene
12 - Mother-Sister!
13 - Mother-Sister! [John Peel Session, August 22, 1978]
1 - Frightened
2 - Crap Rap 2/Like to Blow
3 - Rebellious Jukebox
4 - No Xmas for John Quays
5 - Mother-Sister!
6 - Industrial Estate
7 - Underground Medecin
8 - Two Steps Back
9 - Live at the Witch Trials
10 - Futures and Pasts
11 - Music Scene
Disc 2:
1 - Bingo-Master [Bingo-Master’s Break-Out! Single]
2 - Psycho Mafia [Bingo-Master’s Break-Out! Single]
3 - Repetition [Bingo-Master's Break-Out! Single]
4 - It's the New Thing [It’s the New Thing Single]
5 - Various Times [Extended Version] [From It's the New Thing Single]
6 - Dresden Dolls [Home Rehearsals] [From Dresden Dolls Bootleg Single]
7 - Psycho Mafia [Home Rehearsals] [From Dresden Dolls Bootleg Single]
8 - Industrial Estate [Live From Short Circuit] [Live at the Electric Circus]
9 - Stepping Out [Live From Short Circuit] [Live at the Electric Circus]
10 - Last Orders [Live From Short Circuit] [Live at the Electric Circus]
11 - Rebellious Jukebox [John Peel Session, June 15, 1978]
12 - Mother–Sister! [John Peel Session, June 15, 1978]
13 - Industrial Estate [John Peel Session, June 15, 1978]
14 - Futures and Pasts [John Peel Session, June 15, 1978]
15 - Put Away [John Peel Session, June 12, 1978]
16 - Mess of My [John Peel Session, June 12, 1978]
17 - No Xmas for John Key [John Peel Session, June 12, 1978]
18 - Like to Blow [John Peel Session, June 15, 1978]
Disc 3:
1 - Like to Blow
2 - Stepping Out
3 - Two Steps Back
4 - Mess of My
5 - It's the New Thing
6 - Various Times
7 - Bingo-Master
8 - Frightened
9 - Industrial Estate
10 - Psycho Mafia
11 - Music Scene
12 - Mother-Sister!
13 - Mother-Sister! [John Peel Session, August 22, 1978]