| Artist |
The Fall |
| Album Title: |
Shift-Work (2007 Universal 2 CD Reissue) |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Rock: General Rock |
| Format |
CD (2) |
| Released |
04/15/1991 |
| Reissue Date |
05/07/2007 |
| Label |
Fontana/Mercury/Universal |
| Catalog No |
9847464 |
| Bar Code No |
6 02498 47464 8 |
| Reissue |
Yes |
| Remastered |
Yes |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| Shift-Work (2007 Universal 2 CD Reissue) |
| 1.
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So What About it? (3:25)
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| 2.
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Idiot Joy Showland (3:43)
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| 3.
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Edinburgh Man (4:42)
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| 4.
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Pittsville Direkt (4:02)
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| 5.
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The Book of Lies (2:58)
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| 6.
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The War Against Intelligence (3:17)
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| 7.
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Shift-Work (4:38)
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| 8.
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You Haven't Found it Yet (4:08)
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| 9.
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The Mixer (3:38)
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| 10.
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A Lot of Wind (3:46)
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| 11.
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Rose (3:20)
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| 12.
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Sinister Waltz (4:14)
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| Shift-Work (2007 Universal 2 CD Reissue) (Bonus Disc) |
| 1.
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White Lightning (2:14)
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| 2.
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Blood Outta Stone (3:35)
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| 3.
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Zagreb (Movements 1, 2, 3) (5:55)
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| 4.
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Life Just Bounces (4:14)
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| 5.
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The Funeral Mix (3:31)
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| 6.
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High Tension Line (3:49)
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| 7.
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Xmas With Simon (3:31)
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| 8.
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Don't Take the Pizza (2:39)
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| 9.
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So What About It? (Remix 1) (4:23)
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| 10.
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So What About It? (Remix 2) (4:34)
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| 11.
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So What About It? (Remix 3) (4:11)
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| 12.
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The Re-Mixer (5:11)
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| 13.
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Cloud of Black (4:23)
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| 14.
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Arid Al's Dream (4:50)
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| 15.
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The War Against Intelligence (BBC John Peel Session) (3:03)
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| 16.
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Idiot Joy Showland (BBC John Peel Session) (3:48)
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| 17.
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A Lot of Wind (BBC John Peel Session) (5:27)
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| 18.
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The Mixer (BBC John Peel Session) (4:34)
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| Date Acquired |
01/23/2009 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
orpheusentertainment (Amazon) |
| Purchase Price |
15.28 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide Entry:
Discogs Entry:
The Fall online - Discography: singles & albums |
Notes |
foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2014-11-21 18:53:29
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Analyzed: The Fall / Shift-Work, Disc 1
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -0.34 dB -12.57 dB 3:26 01-So What About It?
DR12 0.00 dB -13.57 dB 3:44 02-Idiot Joy Showland
DR13 0.00 dB -14.09 dB 4:43 03-Edinburgh Man
DR7 -6.12 dB -14.80 dB 4:03 04-Pitsville Direkt
DR10 -2.80 dB -13.92 dB 2:58 05-The Book of Lies
DR11 -0.45 dB -12.74 dB 3:18 06-The War Against Intelligence
DR12 0.00 dB -13.64 dB 4:38 07-Shiftwork
DR12 0.00 dB -13.18 dB 4:08 08-You Haven't Found It Yet
DR11 -2.30 dB -14.76 dB 3:38 09-The Mixer
DR12 0.00 dB -13.15 dB 3:47 10-A Lot of Wind
DR12 0.00 dB -14.29 dB 3:21 11-Rose
DR13 0.00 dB -15.90 dB 4:15 12-Sinister Waltz
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 794 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2014-11-21 18:54:31
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Analyzed: The Fall / Shift-Work, Disc 2
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -1.22 dB -14.53 dB 2:14 01-White Lightning
DR13 -1.23 dB -16.00 dB 3:36 02-Blood Outta Stone
DR11 -2.22 dB -15.32 dB 5:56 03-Zagreb (Movements 1, 2, 3)
DR11 -1.83 dB -14.51 dB 4:14 04-Life Just Bounces
DR10 -2.39 dB -14.21 dB 3:32 05-The Funeral Mix
DR12 -0.38 dB -14.58 dB 3:49 06-High Tension Line
DR12 -1.86 dB -15.33 dB 3:31 07-Xmas with Simon
DR13 -0.74 dB -15.99 dB 2:39 08-Don't Take the Pizza
DR11 -0.99 dB -13.10 dB 4:23 09-So What About It?
DR11 -1.09 dB -13.13 dB 4:34 10-So What About It?
DR11 -1.02 dB -13.14 dB 4:12 11-So What About It?
DR7 -5.52 dB -14.48 dB 5:12 12-The Re-Mixer
DR8 -5.52 dB -14.23 dB 4:23 13-Cloud of Black
DR11 -1.83 dB -14.71 dB 4:50 14-Arid Al's Dream
DR12 -0.01 dB -13.55 dB 3:03 15-The War Against Intelligence
DR12 -0.81 dB -14.07 dB 3:48 16-Idiot Joy Showland
DR13 0.00 dB -15.99 dB 5:28 17-A Lot of Wind
DR11 -0.45 dB -14.06 dB 4:34 18-The Mixer
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Number of tracks: 18
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 907 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review:
Review by Ted Mills
Shift-Work marked the sophomore effort from a new Brix-less Fall and is a slightly more subdued effort than the raging Extricate. It also marked a new direction for Mark E. Smith and the band as what once was repetitious grooves became interspersed with pop song structures. Don't worry, the classic riffage is still here in "The War Against Intelligence," "Idiot Joy Showland," and "So What About It." But there does seem to be a softening of Smith, albeit slightly. He still rails against foolish pop stars, mass media, and the spawn of the Manchester scene (side two is headed "Notebooks Out Plagiarists") but also here are paeons to Edinburgh ("Edinburgh Man," surprisingly malice-free), social observation ("Shift Work" looks at a modern marriage and is more wistful than angry), and an electronics and violin led portrait of a DJ ("The Mixer"). Probably what's most surprising is that in retrospect most of this works, although it begins to run out of steam near the end. There are hooks and melodies here, and the group ineffably remain the Fall. The following year's Code: Selfish would return to a much harder sound, leaving this a melancholic, introspective album. [The 2007 two-CD reissue includes 16 bonus cuts.]
Mark Prindle Review:
Shiftwork - Cog Sinister/Fontana/Phonogram 1991.
8 out of 10
STUDIO ALBUM #13 - The Fall as easy listening. Smooth, almost non-existent guitar lines, gentle puffy production, dancey drumming, Mark actually singing. What the hell IS this crap? Well, it took some getting used to, but now I just love the songs so much, I hardly notice the sleepy quality of it all. Just smooth dance and pop, most of it really pleasant. "Idiot Joy Showland," "Pittsville Direkt," "High Tension Line," and "You Haven't Found It Yet" are my dreamtime companions, but "The Book Of Lies" is so darn strange, it might be my favorite one on here. It sounds like Tom Jones or something! Lessee... a couple of these drift by without having much effect ("Rose?" "Edinburgh Man?" Whatever, Mark...), but the mood is a truly relaxing one, plus near the end, you get to hear "White Lightning" again, and a wild (yet smooth!) punky (but with violins!) new song called "A Lot Of Wind."
I've grown to like this album a whole lot. I think it's more cohesive than Extricate, and a very interesting way to handle the post-Brix crisis. Unfortunately, it was never released in the U.S., so if you find it, it'll cost you about 20 dollars. Unless you live in England, of course, in which case, you can go to Hell, ya damn Mexican.
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