Before The Fall is a superbly sequenced selection of rock and roll, vanilla soul, reggae, garage, country, psychedelia, prog and novelty nostalgia, each track having once been covered by Manchester’s art rock survivors The Fall.
Approach in ignorance and emerge thoroughly educated by The Fall’s front-man Mark E Smith, whose ears, though famously waxy, remain psychically alert to rock’s alternate timeline of forgotten classics. Journey from Gene Vincent’s Rolling Danny to Wanda Jackson’s Funnel of Love via The Kinks, Lee Perry, Captain Beefheart, Henry Cow, Pete Seeger and Sister Sledge in a life-affirming, twenty four step programme of cultural detoxification.
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Funday’schild, youtube.
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Bosco239, youtube
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Idrie, Youtube
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Meninblack, Twitter
BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Brighton Argus
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FBC, finalgear.com
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John Robins, Comedian
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Stuart, Chortle
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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World Without End, Twitter
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk