The Fall / Disc 3: Singles and Sessions
Artist The Fall
Box Set Title: This Nation's Saving Grace (Omnibus Edition)
Album Title: Disc 3: Singles and Sessions
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Primary Genre Alternative & Punk: General Alternative
Format CD (3)
Released 09/23/1985
Reissue Date 01/24/2011
Label Beggars Banquet Records
Catalog No BBQCD 2067-3
Bar Code No 6 07618 20672 7
Reissue Yes
Remastered Yes
Packaging Box Set (3 Disk)
Tracks
1. Couldn't Get Ahead (2:37)
2. Rollin' Dany (2:26)
3. Petty [Thief] Lout (5:22)
4. Cruiser's Creek [Single Version] (6:07)
5. Vixen (4:03)
6. Ma Riley (3:28)
7. I Am Barmy [Long Version] (6:02)
8. Cruiser's Creek [Edit Version] (4:19)
9. Spoilt Victorian Child (4:57)
10. Gut Of The Quantifier (4:44)
11. Couldn't Get Ahead (2:35)
12. Cruiser's Creek (5:52)
13. L.A. (4:36)
14. What You Need (5:53)
Date Acquired 01/29/2011
Personal Rating
Acquired from Amazon

Web Links

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Notes

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Analyzed: The Fall / This Nation's Saving Grace, Disc 3
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR10       0.00 dB   -11.15 dB      2:37 01-Couldn't Get Ahead
DR9        0.00 dB   -10.48 dB      2:26 02-Rollin' Danny
DR8       -1.06 dB   -13.23 dB      5:23 03-Petty Thief Lout
DR11      -0.07 dB   -11.93 dB      6:08 04-Cruiser's Creek (single version)
DR11       0.00 dB   -12.15 dB      4:03 05-Vixen
DR10       0.00 dB   -12.35 dB      3:28 06-Ma Riley
DR11      -0.05 dB   -11.71 dB      6:02 07-I Am Barmy (long version)
DR10      -0.05 dB   -11.22 dB      4:20 08-Cruiser's Creek (edit version)
DR10       0.00 dB   -11.04 dB      4:58 09-Spoilt Victorian Child (Peel session)
DR10       0.00 dB   -10.91 dB      4:44 10-Gut of the Quantifier (Peel session)
DR8        0.00 dB   -10.44 dB      2:36 11-Couldn't Get Ahead (Peel session)
DR10       0.00 dB   -10.84 dB      5:53 12-Cruiser's Creek (Peel session)
DR9        0.00 dB   -10.22 dB      4:36 13-L.A. (Peel session)
DR11       0.00 dB   -12.41 dB      5:53 14-What You Need (Peel session)
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Number of tracks:  14
Official DR value: DR10

Samplerate:        44100 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   16
Bitrate:           895 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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Reviews
All Music Guide Review:

Review by David Jeffries
"Feel the wrath of my Bombast!" exhorts Smith on this follow-up to their groundbreaking Wonderful and Frightening World of the Fall, and this collection is ample proof of the pure confidence the group had at this time. Stompers like "Barmy," "What You Need," and the mighty "Gut of the Quantifier" are all led by Brix Smith's twanging lead hooks, filled by distorted guitars and bludgeoning drums, on top of which Smith rants with conviction. But the departures from this sound mark the real interest here: the synth-driven "L.A." looks ahead to the Fall's experiments with electronica; "Paint Work" is an impressionist piece interrupted by Smith accidentally erasing over some of the track at home; and "I am Damo Suzuki," a tribute to Can's lead singer, borrows its arrangement from several of that group's songs. The Fall sound mysterious, down to earth, and hilarious all at the same time. [This “Omnibus Edition” of the album features three CDs, two of which are filled with highly desirable extras. Disc one is a remastered version of the original album while disc two features 17 previously unreleased rough mixes from Mark E. Smith’s private collection. Disc three collects tracks from the “Couldn’t Get Ahead” and “Cruiser’s Creek” singles, along with tracks recorded for BBC DJ John Peel. Also included is a 48-page booklet filled with interviews and archival photographs, making this set highly recommended for any fan of the original album.]
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