| Artist |
The Fall |
| Album Title: |
The Wonderful And Frightening World of the Fall |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Old School Punk |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
10/12/1984 |
| Reissue Date |
00/00/1990 |
| Label |
Beggars Banquet Records |
| Catalog No |
BBL 58 CD |
| Bar Code No |
5 012093 005829 |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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Lay Of The Land (7:45)
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| 2.
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2 * 4 (3:36)
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| 3.
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Copped It (4:15)
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| 4.
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Elves (4:47)
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| 5.
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Oh! Brother (4:01)
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| 6.
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Draygo's Guilt (4:29)
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| 7.
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God-Box (3:18)
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| 8.
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Clear Off! (4:40)
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| 9.
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C.R.E.E.P. (3:08)
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| 10.
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Pat-Trip Dispenser (4:00)
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| 11.
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Slang King (5:20)
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| 12.
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Bug Day (4:58)
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| 13.
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Stephen Song (3:04)
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| 14.
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Craigness (3:03)
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| 15.
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Disney's Dream Debased (5:17)
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| 16.
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No Bulbs (7:51)
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| Date Acquired |
04/06/1990 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Northern Lights |
| Purchase Price |
18.00 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide Entry:
Discogs Entry:
The Fall online - Discography: singles & albums |
Notes |
Notes
Originally released in 1984. Special Lowdown Price reissue.
Tracks 5 & 7 taken from Oh! Brother single.
Tracks 6, 8 & 16 taken from Call For Escape Route EP.
Tracks 9 & 10 taken from C.R.E.E.P. single.
℗ 1984 Beggars Banquet
© 1988 Beggars Banquet
Mastered by [...] at [...] using the [EMS logo] audiofile
Made in England
This compact disc features additional recordings to the vinyl counterpart
Time for track 1 is erroneously printed on rear sleeve as 7:45.
Released in a standard jewel case; includes a 12-page booklet.
Credits
Bass, Acoustic Guitar – Stephen Hanley
Drums, Keyboards – Paul Hanley
Drums, Percussion, Bass – Karl Burns
Engineer [Engineered By] – Joe Gillingham
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – Brix Smith
Mastered By – Ian Gillespie
Painting [Cover] – Claus Castenskiold
Photography By – Michael Pollard
Producer [Produced By] – John Leckie
Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar – Craig Scanlon
Vocals, Tape – Mark E. Smith
Companies etc.
Glass Mastered at – Nimbus
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Beggars Banquet
Copyright © – Beggars Banquet
Recorded At – Focus Studios, London
Mastered At – Tape One
Barcode and other identifiers
Barcode: 5 012093 005829
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): MASTERED BY NIMBUS BEGA 58 CD.
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, mirrored): BEGA 58 CD : 2:1 MASTERED BY NIMBUS
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Analyzed: The Fall / The Wonderful and Frightening World of the Fall
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 +0.00 dB -14.84 dB 5:45 01-Lay of the Land
DR12 -3.13 dB -16.21 dB 3:38 02-2 * 4
DR11 -0.48 dB -14.42 dB 4:15 03-Copped It
DR12 -0.43 dB -15.52 dB 4:47 04-Elves
DR12 -1.69 dB -15.16 dB 4:01 05-Oh! Brother
DR14 +0.00 dB -16.19 dB 4:29 06-Draygo's Guilt
DR11 -1.70 dB -14.93 dB 3:18 07-God-Box
DR14 -0.23 dB -16.23 dB 4:40 08-Clear Off!
DR12 -2.15 dB -16.43 dB 3:08 09-C.R.E.E.P.
DR11 -2.55 dB -15.61 dB 4:00 10-Pat-Trip Dispenser
DR13 +0.00 dB -15.30 dB 5:21 11-Slang King
DR11 -5.43 dB -19.13 dB 4:58 12-Bug Day
DR10 -3.48 dB -14.76 dB 3:05 13-Stephen Song
DR12 -1.21 dB -15.80 dB 3:03 14-Craigness
DR11 -2.48 dB -15.85 dB 5:17 15-Disneys Dream Debased
DR11 -2.49 dB -14.69 dB 7:51 16-No Bulbs
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Number of tracks: 16
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 886 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review:
Review by Ned Raggett
The Fall made the leap to a semi-major label -- Beggars Banquet -- with The Wonderful and Frightening World of the Fall, hooking up with noted producer John Leckie to create another smart, varied album. Contemporaneous with the slightly friendlier "Oh! Brother" and "C.R.E.E.P." singles without actually including them, Wonderful and Frightening World makes few concessions to the larger market -- every potential hook seemed spiked with the band's usual rough take-it-or-leave-it stance. Mark E. Smith's audible, tape-distorting spit on the descending chord blast of "Elves" -- already spiked with enough vocal craziness as it is -- gives a sense of where the album as a whole aims. Brix Smith co-writes about half the tracks, creating a strong partnership with many highlights. It may start with a semi-low-key chant, but when "Lay of the Land" fully kicks in, it does just that, Craig Scanlon in particular pouring on the feedback at the end over the clattering din. Smith sounds as coruscating and side-splittingly hilarious as ever, depicting modern Britain with an eye for the absurdities and failures (and crucially, no empathy -- it's all about a gimlet eye projected at everyone and everything). Two further standouts appear on the second half -- "Slang King," a snarling portrayal of a cool-in-his-mind dude and his increasingly pathetic life, and the concluding "Disney's Dream Debased." Though unquestionably the most conventionally attractive tune on the album, ringing guitars and all, Smith's lyrics portray a Disneyland scenario in hell, however softly delivered. Elsewhere, Gavin Friday from the Virgin Prunes takes a bow with his own unmistakable, spindly vocals on the trebly Krautrock chug of "Copped It" and the slightly more brute rhythm of "Stephen Song." [The CD version, in an admirable move by Beggars Banquet, contains seven extra tracks to fill the disc out, including "Oh! Brother" and "C.R.E.E.P.," along with associated B-sides and the Call for Escape Route EP.]
Mark Prindle Review:
The Wonderful And Frightening World Of The Fall - Beggars Banquet/PVC 1984.
8 out of 10
STUDIO ALBUM #7 - Good guitar rock, but not perfect. Starts real strong with the super-rockers "Lay Of The Land" and "2 By 4," but, aside from two godlike EP tracks that were later added to the album ("C.R.E.E.P." and "No Bulbs"), the only other Fall-worthy song on here is the unfathomably beautiful "Disney's Dream Debased." Without those four other great songs, the album would still deserve an 8 on the power of this song alone. Fairly reminiscent of "Leave The Capitol," but even better. The rest of the album is just OK, sad to say. And, regardless of what Brix says in the liner notes, "Craigness" doesn't even approach "Shimmering violet shimmer, twisting haunts shadow passers veil night time silvery veils swirling rustling sweep. Shining, melodious Drifting." In fact, it's just kinda dopey.
Perhaps she was thinking of "Disney's Dream Debased."
Or maybe she was just a flake.
WAGERS, ANYONE????????
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