The Fall

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The Fall are an English Post-punk band, formed in Prestwich, Manchester in 1976. Named after the English translation of Albert Camus' novel, La Chute (1956), they have released twenty-six studio albums and scored three UK Top 40 hit singles. The band's work has also been the subject of numerous compilation albums, including a collection of material recorded for the John Peel show between 1978 and 2004. Peel was a staunch supporter of The Fall, with the band recording a record twenty-four sessions for the programme - a feat which has led to the widespread belief that The Fall were one of Peel's favourite bands. Since their inception, The Fall have been through fifty-eight line-up changes, with leader Mark E. Smith being the only constant member. Smith's enigmatic lyrics and drawling delivery, coupled with the idiosyncratic and innovative music of the band, has resulted in a subtle influence on several generations of musicians. The current line up is Mark E. Smith, his wife Elena Poulou, who plays keyboards, and drummer Orpheo McCord. They are augmented by a 'squad rotation system' of accompanying musicians made up of Tim Presley (guitar), Pete Greenway (guitar), Rob 'Spanners' Barbato (bass), Dave 'The Eagle of Ramsbottom' Spurr (bass) and Keiron Melling (drums). The Fall's most recent album, Reformation Post TLC, was released by Narnack Records on February 12 2007.

Discography
Studio albums:
Live at the Witch Trials (1979)
Dragnet (1979)
Grotesque (After the Gramme) (1980)
Slates (1981)
Hex Enduction Hour (1982)
Room to Live (Undilutable Slang Truth!) (1982)
Perverted by Language (1983)
The Wonderful and Frightening World of The Fall (1984)
This Nation's Saving Grace (1985)
Bend Sinister (1986)
The Frenz Experiment (1988)
I Am Kurious, Oranj (1988)
Extricate (1990)
Shift-Work (1991)
Code: Selfish (1992)
The Infotainment Scan (1993)
Middle Class Revolt (1994)
Cerebral Caustic (1995)
The Light User Syndrome (1996)
Levitate (1997)
The Marshall Suite (1999)
The Unutterable (2000)
Are You Are Missing Winner (2001)
The Real New Fall LP (Formerly Country on the Click) (2003)
Fall Heads Roll (2005)
Reformation Post TLC (2007)

Members:
Mark E. Smith
Elena Poulou
Tim Presley
Rob Barbato
Orpheo McCord
Dave Spurr
Pete Greenway
Keiron Melling

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