| Artist |
The Fall |
| Album Title: |
The Twenty-Seven Points |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Old School Punk |
| Format |
CD (2) |
| Released |
08/07/1995 |
| Label |
Cog Sinister/Permanent Records |
| Catalog No |
PERMCD 36 |
| Bar Code No |
0 17046 92362 0 |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| The Twenty-Seven Points [disc 1] |
| 1.
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Mollusc In Tyrol (1:01)
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| 2.
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Return (3:49)
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| 3.
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Ladybird (Green Grass) (4:08)
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| 4.
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Idiot-Walk-Out (0:53)
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| 5.
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Ten Points (1:56)
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| 6.
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Idiot Joy Show (4:16)
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| 7.
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Big New Prinz (6:02)
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| 8.
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Intro -- Roadhouse (1:30)
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| 9.
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The Joke (3:37)
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| 10.
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M. H.'s Joke (1:43)
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| 11.
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British People In Hot Weather (2:03)
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| 12.
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Free Range (3:49)
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| 13.
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Hi-Tension Line (4:16)
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| 14.
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The League Of Bald Headed Men (4:29)
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| The Twenty-Seven Points [disc 2] |
| 1.
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Glam Racket / Star (3:29)
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| 2.
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Lost In Music (4:24)
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| 3.
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Prague '91 / Mr. Pharmacist (3:10)
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| 4.
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Cloud Of Black (4:22)
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| 5.
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Paranoid Man In Cheap Shit Room (4:15)
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| 6.
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Bounces - Leeds (1:57)
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| 7.
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Outro (2:49)
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| 8.
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Passable (4:30)
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| 9.
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Glasgow Advice (1:14)
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| 10.
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Middle Class Revolt - Simon, Dave & John (4:34)
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| 11.
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Psill Is Dead (5:14)
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| 12.
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Strychnine (2:49)
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| 13.
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War! (3:26)
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| 14.
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Noel's Chemical Effluence (6:29)
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| 15.
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Three Points (0:48)
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| 16.
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Up Too Much (2:51)
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| Date Acquired |
08/20/1995 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Northern Lights |
| Purchase Price |
19.00 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide Review:
Discogs Entry:
The Fall online - Discography: singles & albums |
Notes |
foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2014-12-07 19:44:15
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Analyzed: The Fall / The Twenty Seven Points, Disc 1
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 -1.96 dB -12.91 dB 1:02 01-Mollusc in Tyrol
DR11 -1.38 dB -13.77 dB 3:49 02-Return
DR12 -0.16 dB -14.37 dB 4:09 03-Ladybird (Green Grass)
DR14 -1.40 dB -18.87 dB 0:54 04-Idiot / Walk Out
DR17 -2.54 dB -23.43 dB 1:57 05-Ten Points
DR13 0.00 dB -14.34 dB 4:16 06-Idiot Joy Showland
DR11 -0.50 dB -13.76 dB 6:02 07-Big New Prinz
DR12 -1.87 dB -18.66 dB 1:30 08-Intro / Roadhouse
DR10 -0.50 dB -11.81 dB 3:38 09-The Joke
DR19 -0.50 dB -22.48 dB 1:43 10-M.H.'s Jokes
DR9 -0.50 dB -10.72 dB 2:04 11-British People in Hot Weather
DR9 -1.57 dB -12.90 dB 3:49 12-Free Range
DR10 -1.52 dB -12.11 dB 4:16 13-Hi-Tension Line
DR12 0.00 dB -13.95 dB 4:29 14-The League of Bald-Headed Men
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Number of tracks: 14
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 877 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2014-12-07 19:45:16
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Analyzed: The Fall / The Twenty Seven Points, Disc 2
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -0.11 dB -13.48 dB 3:30 01-Glam Racket / Star
DR11 -0.50 dB -13.18 dB 4:24 02-Lost in Music
DR11 -0.77 dB -14.55 dB 3:10 03-Mr. Pharmacist
DR11 -0.49 dB -12.68 dB 4:22 04-Cloud of Black
DR11 -0.72 dB -13.58 dB 4:15 05-Paranoid Man in Cheap Shit Room
DR11 -0.91 dB -15.47 dB 1:58 06-Bounces / Leeds
DR10 -3.76 dB -18.80 dB 2:50 07-Outro
DR10 -0.13 dB -12.64 dB 4:30 08-Passable
DR9 -0.27 dB -12.33 dB 1:15 09-Glasgow Advice
DR11 -0.46 dB -13.25 dB 4:34 10-Middle Class Revolt / Simon, Dave & John
DR14 0.00 dB -15.80 dB 5:14 11-Bill Is Dead
DR9 -0.50 dB -12.35 dB 2:49 12-Strychnine
DR12 -0.38 dB -13.76 dB 3:26 13-War!
DR11 -0.51 dB -12.75 dB 6:29 14-Noel's Chemical Existence
DR13 -11.26 dB -26.91 dB 0:49 15-Three Points
DR12 -0.61 dB -14.59 dB 2:51 16-Up Too Much
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Number of tracks: 16
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 903 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review:
Review by Ned Raggett
The follow-up to Cerebral Caustic turned out as one of the strangest things the Fall had yet released, though it was also fairly prescient in terms of what would follow. A slew of incredibly random live cuts, outtakes, and other otherwise unreleased material from throughout the first half of the 1990s, Twenty Seven Points (actually 28 tracks long) is first and foremost a catchall. There's no sense of any particular order or overriding theme -- the liner notes are fragmentary at best -- but for all that there's some good stuff to be had on a generally up-and-down release. Compared to the slew of similar live/demo/whatever collections that would appear with numbing regularity and much less quality over the next few years, meanwhile, Twenty Seven Points is practically essential. Smith himself presumably compiled the contents with an eye towards perversity, which explains the truncated version of "Idiot Joy Showland" that ends after 40 seconds, Smith promising a quick return to the stage. Even crazier is "Glam Racket/Star," which ends up splicing together two different versions of the song (one with Brix, one without) from separate shows. As for straightforward performances, happily, there are plenty to choose from. From the first disc, "Ladybird (Green Grass)" could use a touch clearer sound but runs its motorik-inspired chug quite well, while "The Joke," when it gets started, turns into a sharp, crisp rocker. On the second disc, studio cut "Cloud of Black" creates some murky dance atmosphere; a rough cover of "Strychnine" is another treat. There are spoken word pieces of collected insults and dressing downs, conversations about Frank Zappa books, sudden cuts between tracks, and all sorts of other demolitions of typical live album experiences. It's not necessarily a deathless record, but it's still more of a treat than might be guessed.
Mark Prindle Review:
The Twenty-Seven Points - Permanent Records 1995.
7 out of 10
This is a live double-album recorded over the last couple of years. Let me just say this about The Fall live. The first time I saw them was in our nation's capitol during the Infotainment Scan tour. The band played well, but there wasn't much to play. Early-90's Fall was a "sound" thing, and you need studio production to get that sound. As a result, the only person there who looked more bored than the audience was Mark Smith. He looked drunk, drugged, exhausted, old, tiny, decrepit - and he never smiled once. Instead, to entertain himself, he (1) continually pounded a drumstick against one of the drums off-rhythm while the drummer tried to hold the beat of the song, (2) pushed the guitar out of Scanlon's hands mid-song, prompting the axeman to shout angrily, "Get off of me!," (3) purposely messed up the keyboardist on many an occasion, and (4) tried to push over one of the huge stage monitors onto the kids at the front of the stage; they literally had to push with all of their might to keep it from falling and crushing them! I wasn't sure what to think. I was musically boreder'n crud, but spiritually, I felt cleansed. Everyone was right; Mark really WAS an asshole! I returned to Chapel Hill happy.
The second time I saw them was in our nation's capitol on the Middle Class Revolt tour. I was thrilled to see Karl Burns serving as "second drummer," but Mark looked just as bored and drunk as before, and angry, too! The keyboard kept getting cut out of the mix, so Mark thrice left the stage in bitter British protest. In fact, the band had to play a few of the hits sans-vox (with Karl playing a cassette tape of Mark's voice into the microphone) until their esteemed egomaniacal leader saw fit to return to the stage. And you know what? They sounded better without him! He was fuqtup and just kept mumbling into the mic and ruining the great songs that the band was trying to play.
My point? Don't buy this double-live album unless you're already a fan, because if this is your introduction to The Fall, you'll hate them. Fall fans will find it entertaining - lots of dumb jokes, bad poetry, and hilariously drunken renditions of what used to be songs (plus two great new songs - "A Cloud Of Black" and "Noel's Chemical Effluence") - but those unfamiliar with the band should definitely stay away from this wretched excuse for a musical product. I still gave it a 7, though. Yours is not to reason why.
Yours is just to grab my thigh!
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