Release Date: 18 October 2024
Label: Cherry Red
Packaging Type: Clamshell
No of Units: 6
Barcode: 5013929116399
Description
• The Infotainment Scan' was originally released in 1993 and was the band 15th studio album reaching no 9 on the album chart.
• This set contains singles and demos as well as BBC sessions and three live shows from the era.
• Compiled in conjunction with Fall expert Conway Patton and has notes by Fall guru Daryl Easlea and have been mastered by long time engineer Andy Pearce with art by
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
The band is noted for its prolific output: and have 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
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."
Tracklisting
Various Artists
Various Artists
Toyah
Toyah
The Riot Squad
The Fall
The Fall
Nightwing
The Fall
The Fall
The Fall
The Fall
The Fall
The Fall
The Fall
The Fall
