About this item

• ‘Middle Class Revolt’ was originally released in 1994 and was the band 16th studio album.

• This edition contains singles, demos as well as a BBC session and three live shows from the era.

• This Set as with the other Fall reissues has been compiled in conjunction with Fall expert Conway Patton and has notes by Fall guru Daryl Easlea.

• Mastered by long time engineer Andy Pearce with art by Becky Stewart. The Fall are an English post-punk band, formed in Manchester in 1976. The band has existed in some form ever since, and is essentially built around its founder and only constant member Mark E. Smith. Initially associated with the punk movement of the late 1970s, the group's music has gone through several stylistic changes over the years, but is often characterised by an abrasive guitar-driven sound and frequent use of repetition, and is always underpinned by Smith's distinctive vocals and often cryptic lyrics.

The band is noted for its prolific output having released over 25 studio albums, and more than triple that counting live albums and other releases. They have never achieved widespread public success beyond a handful of minor hit singles in the late 1980s, but have maintained a strong cult following. The band were long-associated with BBC disc jockey John Peel, who championed them from early on in their career and cited The Fall as his favourite band, famously explaining, "They are always different; they are always the same."

The Fall
Mark E. Smith – Vocals, Tapes
Craig Scanlon – Guitar
Steve Hanley – Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
Simon Wolstencroft – Drums, Programming
Karl Burns – Drums, Percussion, Guitar, Vocals
Dave Bush – Keyboards, Programming, Whistle, Backing Vocals

Additional personnel
John Peel – voice on "Symbol of Mordgan"

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE: Middle Class Revolt
1 15 Ways
2 The Reckoning
3 Behind The Counter
4 M5#1
5 Surmount All Obstacles
6 Middle Class Revolt!
7 War
8 You're Not Up To Much
9 Symbol Of Mordgan
10 Hey! Student
11 Junk Man
12 The $500 Bottle Of Wine
13 City Dweller
14 Shut Up!

DISC TWO: Singles
1 Behind The Counter - Permanent Singles PERM 13 & 14
2 War - Permanent Singles PERM 13 & 14
3 Cab Driver - Permanent Singles PERM 13 & 14
4 M5 - Permanent Singles PERM 13 & 14
5 Happy Holiday - Permanent Singles PERM 13 & 14
6 Behind The Counter (Remix) - Permanent Singles PERM 13 & 14
7 15 Ways - Permanent Singles PERM 13 & 14
8 Happy Holiday - Promo Mix
9 Middle Class Revolt - The Drum Club Prozac Mix
10 Middle Class Revolt - The Drum Club Orange In The Mouth Mix
11 Middle Class Revolt - Rex Sargeant Mix
12 Surmount All Obstacles - Rex Sargeant Mix
13 M5 - John Peel Session #17 - 12/1/94
14 Behind The Counter - John Peel Session #17 - 12/1/94
15 Reckoning - John Peel Session #17 - 12/1/94
16 Hey! Student - John Peel Session #17 - 12/1/94

DISC THREE: Shepherds Bush Empire - 29-Apr-94
1 Surmount All Obstacles
2 Behind The Counter
3 The Reckoning
4 15 Ways
5 M5
6 You're Not Up To Much
7 Ladybird (Green Grass)
8 Hey! Student
9 War
10 Big New Prinz

DISC FOUR: Shepherds Bush Empire 29-Apr-94
1 Middle Class Revolt
2 Happy Holiday
3 British People In Hot Weather
4 Glam Racket
5 Free Range
6 I'm Frank
7 Strychnine
8 A Past Gone Mad
9 Return

DISC FIVE: Live At The Assembly Rooms, Derby 1994
1 Long Intro Start!
2 M5
3 15 Ways
4 The Reckoning
5 You're Not Up To Much
6 Behind The Counter
7 Surmount All Obstacles
8 Ladybird (Green Grass)
9 War
10 Free Range
11 Middle Class Revolt
12 Glam-Racket
13 Hey! Student
14 Return
15 Dead Beat Descendant
16 Life Just Bounces

DISC SIX: Live @ Tramps New York 10th September 1994
1 Behind The Counter
2 M5
3 15 Ways
4 Reckoning
5 Free Range
6 Ladybird (Green Grass)
7 War
8 Big New Prinz
9 Middle Class Revolt
10 Lost In Music
11 Glam Racket
12 L.A.
13 Dead Beat Descendant