Fall In a Hole
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Fall In A Hole is a live album by The Fall, released in 1983 on the Flying Nun
label of New Zealand
.
The album was recorded at the last show of the group's 1982 tour of Australia
and New Zealand
and was originally only released in those countries. However, a small number were exported to the UK and, in the sleevenotes to the 2002 UK CD edition, Chris Knox
, who had recorded the show, stated that Mark E. Smith
had been very unhappy at copies appearing in the UK and that exports ceased at his request. The album immediately became a highly valued collectors item.
Consisting of one 33rpm record and one 45 rpm record, Fall In A Hole captures the group fresh from the relative commercial success of Hex Enduction Hour
and debuting songs from its follow-up Room to Live
. There is a detectable difference in the sound quality between the 2 discs; in the aforementioned sleevenote, Chris Knox states that this is due to the initial set being committed to multitrack tape through the sound desk but the encores being captured on normal audio cassette. Often referred to as simply In A Hole, the album has been reissued on CD 3 times, the first attempt (Cog Sinister 1997) being mastered from a scratched bootleg copy, complete with uncorrected vinyl skips. A 2002 reissue (titled Fall In A Hole + and issued through Voiceprint
) was remastered to from a superior vinyl copy and also added additional tracks from other dates on the tour. The most recent incarnation (Castle Music, 2006) duplicated the musical content of the 2002 edition exactly but restored the original title, omitting the "+".
All writing credits are as per the 2006 edition.
Flying Nun Records
Flying Nun Records is an independent record label formed in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1981 by music-store proprietor Roger Shepherd.-History:The label was formed in the flurry of new punk rock-inspired labels forming in the early 1980s...
label of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
.
The album was recorded at the last show of the group's 1982 tour of Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and was originally only released in those countries. However, a small number were exported to the UK and, in the sleevenotes to the 2002 UK CD edition, Chris Knox
Chris Knox
Chris Knox is a New Zealand rock and roll musician, cartoonist, and DVD reviewer who emerged during the punk rock era with his bands The Enemy and Toy Love. After Toy Love disbanded in the early 1980s, he formed the group Tall Dwarfs with guitarist Alec Bathgate, much loved for their honest,...
, who had recorded the show, stated that Mark E. Smith
Mark E. Smith
Mark Edward Smith is the lead singer, lyricist, frontman, and only constant member of the English post-punk band The Fall.-Early life:...
had been very unhappy at copies appearing in the UK and that exports ceased at his request. The album immediately became a highly valued collectors item.
Consisting of one 33rpm record and one 45 rpm record, Fall In A Hole captures the group fresh from the relative commercial success of Hex Enduction Hour
Hex Enduction Hour
Hex Enduction Hour is a 1982 album by The Fall. It was the first album to feature both Karl Burns and Paul Hanley in a two-drummer lineup and was partly recorded in Iceland during the group's 1981 visit, with the remainder being completed in a disused cinema in Hitchin, England...
and debuting songs from its follow-up Room to Live
Room to Live
Room to Live, subtitled Undilutable Slang Truth!, is the sixth studio album by The Fall. First released September 27, 1982, it was recorded as a quick follow-up to Hex Enduction Hour which had been released in March. It was to be Marc Riley's last album with the group.The group had originally...
. There is a detectable difference in the sound quality between the 2 discs; in the aforementioned sleevenote, Chris Knox states that this is due to the initial set being committed to multitrack tape through the sound desk but the encores being captured on normal audio cassette. Often referred to as simply In A Hole, the album has been reissued on CD 3 times, the first attempt (Cog Sinister 1997) being mastered from a scratched bootleg copy, complete with uncorrected vinyl skips. A 2002 reissue (titled Fall In A Hole + and issued through Voiceprint
Voiceprint
Voiceprint can refer to the spectrogram of a voice. More specific uses include:* VoicePrint, Canada's broadcast reading service* Voiceprint Records, an English record label* The stored template used to identify a person via their voice in Speaker recognition...
) was remastered to from a superior vinyl copy and also added additional tracks from other dates on the tour. The most recent incarnation (Castle Music, 2006) duplicated the musical content of the 2002 edition exactly but restored the original title, omitting the "+".
Disc One
- "Impression Of J. Temperance" (Smith/Riley/Scanlon) - 4:34
- "The Man Whose Head Expanded" (Smith/Hanley/Scanlon) - 4:50
- "Room To Live" (Smith/Scanlon) - 4:11
- "Hip Priest" (Riley/Hanley/Scanlon/Hanley/Smith) - 7:15
- "Lie Dream Of A Casino Soul" (Smith/Riley) - 4:13
- "Prole Art Threat" (Riley/Smith) - 3:39
- "Hard Life In Country" (Smith/Cadman - as listed, actually Arthur Kadmon) - 7:29
- "The Classical (minus intro.)" (Smith/The Fall) - 5:02
- "Mere Pseud Mag Ed" (Smith/Riley) - 3:25
- "Marquis Cha-Cha" (Smith/Burns) - 5:50
- "Backdrop" (Smith/Scanlon/Riley/Hanley) - 10:19
Disc Two
- "Fantastic Life" (Smith/Riley/Scanlon/Hanley/Hanley) - 7:56
- "English Scheme" (Riley/Scanlon/Smith) - 2:20
- "Joker Hysterical Face" (Smith/Riley/Hanley) - 4:18
- "No Xmas For John Quays" (Smith) - 6:43
- "Solicitor In Studio" (Smith/Burns/Scanlon) - 6:02
Additional tracks on 2002/2006 CD editions
- "The Container Drivers" (Smith/Riley/Scanlon/Hanley) - 3:32
- "C'n'C"/"Black NightBlack Night"Black Night" is a song by British hard rock band Deep Purple, first released as a single in June 1970 and later included on the 25th Year Anniversary version of their 1970 album, In Rock. The song became a hit following its release, peaking at #2 on UK charts, and to this day remains Deep Purple's...
" (Smith/Riley/Scanlon/Hanley/Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) - this is a version of "Cash 'n' Carry" which segues into a cover of the Deep PurpleDeep PurpleDeep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...
song. - 5:28 - "Look, Know" (Smith/Riley/Burns/Hanley/Carroll) - 5:12
- "Who Makes The Nazis?" (Smith) - 8:36
- "Gramme Friday" (Smith/Riley/Scanlon) - 3:46
- "Slates, Slags etc" (Riley/Hanley/Smith/Scanlon/Hanley) - 8:06
All writing credits are as per the 2006 edition.
Personnel
- The Fall:
- Mark E. SmithMark E. SmithMark Edward Smith is the lead singer, lyricist, frontman, and only constant member of the English post-punk band The Fall.-Early life:...
- vocals - Marc RileyMarc RileyMarc Riley is a British musician, alternative rock critic and radio DJ on BBC 6 Music. Formerly a member of The Fall, he had his own record label, In-Tape, and also worked as a record plugger...
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, keyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, backing vocals - Craig ScanlonCraig ScanlonCraig Scanlon is a British guitarist, best known as a member of The Fall between 1979 and 1995. During this period he co-wrote over 120 of the group's songs; Mark E. Smith excepted, this tally is unmatched by any other musician to have passed through the group.-Career:Scanlon joined the band...
- guitar, backing vocals - Steve HanleySteve Hanley (musician)Steve Hanley is an Irish-born English musician, based in Manchester. He is best known for playing bass guitar in The Fall from 1979 to 1998, and afterwards in The Lovers....
- bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Karl BurnsKarl BurnsKarl Burns is a British musician best known as drummer for The Fall, featuring in many incarnations of the band between 1977 and 1998....
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, guitar - Paul HanleyPaul Hanley (musician)Paul Hanley is an English musician, based in Manchester. He is best known for playing drums in The Fall and The Lovers.-Career:...
- drums
- Mark E. Smith