The Fall - This Nation’s Saving Grace: Omnibus Edition

The 25 years since the release of ‘This Nation’s Saving
Grace’ have only enhanced the reputation of this
album, considered by many to be The Fall’s finest.
Drawing from the well of primal rock ‘n’ roll, the band
play with muscular spontaneity and inspiration to
create music that still sounds unique and challenging,
especially against today’s anodyne imitations of rock
and guitar music. A masterpiece.

Disc 1 restores the CD to the original vinyl sequence
with no bonus tracks.

Disc 2 presents the original working mixes (most of
the songs were recorded live in one take) and reveals
different balances to the ingredients of the sonic
jigsaw (often with clearer vocals). Though it’s heresy
to suggest it, some of these raw mixes have an
energy that may improve on the final tracks. All these
versions are previously unreleased.

Disc 3 collects the singles and alternative edits and
recordings with six John Peel session versions of
album tracks.

Compiled for fans, the Omnibus Editions are intended
to expand and illuminate the development of specific
albums, bringing together all the relevant single
releases with previously unreleased studio, session
and live recordings. This release is presented as a
limited edition box set (4000 copies) and includes CDs
in Japanese-style paper sleeves, reproducing the
original vinyl cover art, with a 48 page book featuring
new interviews.

Tracklisting:

CD1 ‘This Nation’s Saving Grace’

1. Mansion
2. Bombast
3. Barmy
4. What You Need
5. Spoilt Victorian Child
6. L.A.
7. Gut Of The Quantifier
8. My New House
9. Paintwork
10. I Am Damo Suzuki
11. To Nkroachment: Yarbles

CD2 ‘Rough Mixes And Out-Takes’

1. Demo Suzuki (Rough Mix)
2. Wonderful And Frightened Pt.1 (Rough Mix)
3. Wonderful And Frightened Pt.2 (Rough Mix)
4. Gut Of The Quantifier (Rough Mix)
5. Bombast (Rough Mix)
6. Barmy (Rough Mix)
7. My New House (Mark's Rough Mix)
8. Paintwork (Rough Mix)
9. Ma Riley (Rough Mix)
10. Spoilt Victorian Childe (Rough Mix)
11. L.A. (Rough Mix)
12. What You Need (Rough Mix)
13. Edie (Rough Mix)
14. Cruiser's Creek (Long Version)
15. LA (Take 2)
16. Bombast (Blackwing Version)
17. Paintwork (Gloss)

CD3 ‘Singles And Sessions’

1. Couldn't Get Ahead
2. Rollin' Dany
3. Petty (Thief) Lout
4. Cruiser's Creek (Single Version)
5. Vixen
6. Ma Riley
7. I Am Barmy (Long Version)
8. Cruiser's Creek (4.16 Edit Version)
9. Spoilt Victorian Child (Peel Session)
10. Gut Of The Quantifier (Peel Session)
11. Couldn't Get Ahead (Peel Session)
12. Cruiser's Creek (Peel Session)
13. L.A. (Peel Session)
14. What You Need (Peel Session)

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