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The Fall

Singles Live Vol.2: '80 - '83

Popstock

LP

£23.99

Cat Number

POP004V

Release date
Expected 29 May '26

Release date: Expected 29 May '26

CD

£11.99

Cat Number

POP004CD

Release date
Expected 29 May '26

Release date: Expected 29 May '26

"In marked contrast to Singles Vol One, this compilation showcases an altogether more stable line-up - the one that recorded Hex Enduction Hour to be precise, notwithstanding some to-ing and fro-ing on the kit between me and Karl.

"As with previous releases, there are some revelatory versions here, and the mastering is a wonder to behold, or whatever the aural equivalent of 'behold' is. The earliest, Putta Block, from May 1980 was recorded at the Beach Club, a short-lived Manchester venue that also saw New Order's debut gig. The latest, Ludd Gang, comes fom New York's legendary Danceteria in 1983. Apparently Madonna was there, but you can't hear her.

"In between you can judge what 'The Man Whose Head Expanded' sounded like with Marc and what 'Fantastic Life' sounded like without me. They're both remarkable, of course."

Paul Hanley, December 2025

TRACK LISTING

1. Totally Wired (Live)
2. Putta Block (Live)
3. Lie Dream Of A Casino Soul (Live)
4. Fantastic Life (Live)
5. Look Know (Live)
6. I'm In To CB (Live)
7. The Man Whose Head Expanded (Live)
8. Ludd Gang (Live)

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The Fall

Singles Live - Vol. One 1978-81

Popstock

Following the successful ‘Slates’ Live! and ‘Grotesque’ Live! releases, Popstock Records is proud to present Singles Live Vol One 1978–81 released via Bella Union. The album documents a particularly important era in The Fall’s history - it begins with the group that recorded the debut album Live At The Witch Trials and ends with the line-up that made Hex Enduction Hour. In between we get a number of interesting variations on these two seminal iterations. As listeners will hear, what is beyond doubt is that whoever took to the stage on any given night The Fall were always witheringly powerful. The versions of the songs presented here are a wonderful addition the group’s canon.

"I have seen the madness in my area" sings Mr Smith on track 4 of this record. That sentence sums up a lot of The Fall's appeal to me: they looked at The North, the place I was brought up in, and saw something alien and inexplicable in it. Not "Gritty Northern Realism" but rather "Snotty Northern Sur-realism". A welcome alternative to all that Hovis advert, brass-band, "Ee by gum", "Last of the Summer Wine" schtick you normally got whenever The North was mentioned in the mass media. According to The Fall, people in the North of England also had dreams and sometimes saw "monsters glowing on the roof" of the local disco and had to deal with City Hobgoblins on a daily basis. This was great news. Incredibly great news for an 18 year-old who had just left school and was on Social Security and was trying to make it in a band, which was quite difficult because the rest of said band had been forced to go to university by their parents. Plus, The North was (pardon my French) completely fucked by 1981: its industries closed down by the Thatcher government, leaving the entire population in a severe state of shock. We needed something new to believe in. A band to believe in.

"We are Northern White Crap that talks back" was another inspirational quote at this time (you can hear it in the introduction to "Psykick Dance Hall" on this record). Because that was what I was aspiring to do: I was attempting to find a voice. Attempting to find out who I could be. Tough job.

The Fall had always been helpful to me in matters like these: Pulp's first mention in the local press, whilst I was still at school, had likened us to "a cross between ABBA and The Fall" (best review ever!), which was encouraging, to say the least. Then I went with my sister to see them at The Leadmill which led to an argument between us as to whether what we had just witnessed was "really" music or not. Never mind that question -- what about all the rest? Are you allowed to be that repetitive? Do all the instruments have to be in tune? Is the singer allowed to hang his jacket on the mic stand if he gets too hot? Yes, no, yes. The Fall provided possibilities. Showed possible escape routes. They said, "Anyone can do this -- as long as you do it your own way". That meant you had to make your own rules and find your own subjects to write songs about amongst the rubble of the newly post-industrial North. Get to work.

This record brings back those days of inspiration and exhilaration. I know these songs by heart even though I never bought a Fall single back then; John Peel always played The Fall releases so I taped them off the radio. Sorry. I'm sure you're familiar with them too. But to hear them live, in the heat of the moment, really brings back the spirit of The Fall. The giddiness and excitement. The palpable hunger to find something new to sing about and believe in. This music never gets old.

The Fall are still the perfect antidote to the "madness in our area". Long may they reign.

Jarvis Cocker, December 2024

TRACK LISTING

1. It’s The New Thing (Live)
2. Various Times (Live)
3. Rowche Rumble (Live)
4. In My Area (Live)
5. Fiery Jack (Live)
6. 2nd Dark Age (Live)
7. Psykick Dancehall #2(Live)
8. How I Wrote Elastic Man (Live)
9. City Hobgoblins (Live)

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The Fall

Slates (Live)

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Signed 10" EP

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Cat Number

POP001V

Release date
26 Apr '24
Format Info

Ultra limited edition signed by "the surviving members of the Slates iteration".
Also includes a CD edition in a clear PVC wallet.

10" EP

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Cat Number

POP001V

Release date
26 Apr '24
Format Info

Also includes a CD edition in a clear PVC wallet.

Popstock was created by the surviving members of the Slates iteration of The Fall to present unusual and alternative versions of the brilliant records they helped create.

These records promise to be unique in that they are the only new Fall releases going forward where actual members of the group are consulted, involved and remunerated at all. Slate Live Again presents live versions of the six songs that make up the original mini- LP, with the incredible versions chosen in order to present the songs at every stage of their live performance, both pre and post recording.

Lovingly curated with input from band members at every stage, including sourcing, mastering and design, and with sleeve notes by Fall Uber- fan Stewart Lee, Slates Live is the type of release that Fall fans have been craving for years.

STAFF COMMENTS

Darryl says: A unique idea from the surviving members of the ‘Slates’ iteration of the Fall. Each track is presented in its original tracklist order but as an incredible alternative live version sourced from the absolute best recordings. Lovingly curated, and wonderfully presented with sleeve notes by Stewart Lee.

TRACK LISTING

1. Middle Mass
2. An Old Lover Etc.
3. Prole Art Threat
4. Fit And Working Again
5. Slags, Slates Etc.
6. Leave The Capitol

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