Real New Fall Album

Real New Fall Album

You can thank the Internet for bringing about this version of the album. As its subtitle (Formerly "Country on the Click") suggests, that album had been readied for release when a mix escaped to the Internet that prompted leader Mark E. Smith to partially re-record, remix, and resequence the album. This U.S version is slightly different from the U.K. edition. Such is the tortured life of the hardcore Fall fanatic. This is the Ben Pritchard/Jim Watts/Dave Milner version of the group, along with Smith's wife Elena Poulou on keyboards. They further evolve The Fall with a swirling sound that's smoother in tone if not execution. "Green Eyed Loco Man" works into a psychedelic tizzy. "Mountain" adds a country vibe while Smith tells a shaggy-dog story that insists "Dolly Parton and Lord Byron, they said patriotism is the last refuge" and concludes "water is flowing down the mountain, but a tree is blocking the water flowing." "Sparta 2XX" is an alternate version of the uber-catchy "Theme from Sparta F.C.," and "Recover Kit #2" is an alternate version of "Recovery Kit." The original versions can be found on the U.K. edition of the album. 

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