Lost in crash. Good comp. From the discog:

Track 1 is from the single Marquis Cha-Cha; tracks 2-3 are from the free single that accompanied The Frenz Experiment album, Bremen Nacht Run Out; track 4 is from Melody Maker's Vinyl Conflict EP 1986; track 5 is from Sounds' Sounds Showcase 1 EP 1987; track 6 is live from New York in 1985 from the Various Artists compilation album Bugs On The Wire 1987; track 7 is live from the Albany Empire, Deptford from the Various Artists compilation album Fruitcakes And Furry Collars 1986; track 8 is live from Bremen, Germany from the Various Artists compilation album Head Over Ears 1987; track 9 is live from Vienna from the free 7" EP that came with issue 9 of Sniffin' Rock magazine 1989; track 10 is live from Bang Zoom tapezine no. 7 1986; track 11 is from the live album In A Hole; track 12 is a 1977 home rehearsal from the Dresden Dolls bootleg single; track 13 is from John Peel BBC1 radio session #16; track 14 is live from John Peel's 50th birthday party at Subterranea, London on 29 August 1989; track 15 is live from the Venue, London 21 March 1983; track 16 is an uncredited piece of Mark E Smith talking about the release of the single How I Wrote 'Elastic Man'.

I never bought this one, it looks like barrel scraping.

Don't have this one, and barrel scraping as it may be, i had to vote for Wings. :)

Essential if only for the best version of 'Guest Informant' you will EVER hear.

Excellent takes on 'Wings', ' US 80s 90s', and the drunken Peel 50th birthday party piece that was 'Race With The Devil'.

Granted, there is a little "doubling up" with tracks like 'Marquis Cha Cha' (single version is the same as LP mix) and Bremen Nach Run Out (on all Frenz CDs), but I'm sure the un-remastered 'Backdrop' sounds even better than the Sanctuary take.

Aw, shit, Rainmaster, don't say that. That's basically the ONE thing you could say to make me feel like I need this.

:cry2:

:lol:

I think Chip Priest's flogging a copy on Ebay...

http://z1.invisionfree.com/forums/thefall/...68&st=125&#last


EDIT: Quick link:

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/merchant/fort-baxte...QQ_fromZQQ_ipgZ

Lucifer Over Lancashire for my money.

No it's actually really good, rounding up some essential studio rarities.

The title track is great, of course, but Bremen Nacht Run Out, for me, represents everything that is great about The Fall. It's, noisy, silly, repetitive and utterly brilliant (and not nearly long enough) and always puts me in a good mood when played as loud as possible. Sort of like The Fall's version of Sister Ray :D

When I think about it, it's definitely in my top 10 Fall tracks ever.

And the original bootleg issue is far, far better than the re-mastered (and sonically neutered) reissue. I'd say this album is essential.

Well over 20 quid on Amazon

Much more reasonable here.

I'm pretty sure the re-issue was not remastered when Voiceprint put it out.

My copy certainly doesn't suggest so.

I think the mastering thing was what U earthlings call a "joke"

This is one of those polls whose results don't interest me at all. Nevertheless it serves its purpose because it made me dig out the record for the first time in several years.

The title track would have been quite obvious. However I prefer something exclusive, the rousing live performance of The Man Whose Head Expanded.

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I just received this via mail order, and the version I am now listening to is on "PIL Records" (Pseudo Indie Label). Is this the re-issue, or the original? It says 1994 on it, if that helps. I think I may have stumbled on a rarity (it wasn't particularly expensive). :unsure:

If it's on the Pseudo Indie Label, it's the original. Well done! :thumbsup:

It's Pseudo Indie, all right! Thanks for the info, FV. It sounds great, but quiet. So I cranked it up. "Race With The Devil:" what a great version! I hadn't heard it before.

Don't have the original, but the re-issue is pretty quiet too - I suspect they're identical. :unsure:

RM hinted at that above. So, the only difference is the label, but it's a cool label! :lol:

The only Pseudo Indie Label release I have is a Pavement bootleg with atrocious sound quality. Definitely not cool. :lol:

I meant cool-looking. I'd never heard of the company before. Lovely magenta disc, though! :rollover:

Dresden Dolls because I think I saw something about Una Baines writing the words and she's cool.