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Recommended by us on 4th March 2011
...according to our Brian on Wed 02 Mar, 2011.
It's always fascinating to me that The Fall didn't opt to churn out a cover version until 8 years after the band's inception. That particular slice of legend pie was 'Rollin' Danny', the flip of 'Couldn't Get Ahead'. The rebellious leather jacket-sporting Gene Vincent was an obvious hero of the similarly outsider-ish MES and it is a pleasure to hear this original version of the track crack open the can of delights that is this beautifully researched & chronologically compiled CD. It's astonishing how similar 'Mr Pharmacist' by The Other Half sounds to The Fall's version. It has the same demented glee to it and the rough anthemic rockabilly vibe is raw & thrilling. Ant keeps commenting that he didn't realise some of these were covers, testament to how well chosen and executed these old treasures were by Uncle Mark & co. This CD is worth buying for numerous reasons. A/ The superbly presented booklet full of informative liner notes & great photos. B/ the crazy artwork by Savage Pencil (so THAT'S what a rebellious jukebox looks like!!) 3/ the chance to hear each & every song affectionately remodeled by the Barking Bard of Salford in it's original format 4/ the opportunity to own a classic comp of truly great songs that stands tall on its own without even considering the weight of influence they've had on our fave Northern mitherer and 5/ do you really need any more reasons? This should be in your cart already! Check the press release for the dazzling (completely wrongly ordered) track listing!!!
This project is endorsed by Mark himself and features the original versions of 24 amazing songs covered by The Fall. It’s a virtual peek into the eclectic record collection of the greatest living Englishman, Mark E Smith. Genres range from blues to rockabilly, trucking music to disco and soul, reggae to garage-punk and novelty pop to folk. We have big names such as the Kinks, Iggy Pop, Sister Sledge alongside obscure gems and rarely compiled tracks. Presented as a luxury digipack and with cover art by Savage Pencil, legendary designer of The Fall's 'Lie Dream of a Casino Soul' single cover. Comments on The Fall's cover versions of their songs by Eddie Shaw of the Monks and Steve Bent.
1. BEATLE BONES ‘N’ SMOKIN’ STONES - Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
2. STRANGE TOWN - The Groundhogs
3. $ F--OLDIN' MONEY $ - Tommy Blake
4. KIMBLE - The Creators (Aka Lee Perry)
5. PEOPLE GRUDGEFUL - The Pioneers
6. I'M GOING TO SPAIN - Steve Bent
7. LOST IN MUSIC - Sister Sledge
8. THE BOURGEOIS BLUES - Leadbelly
9. ROLLIN' DANNY - Gene Vincent
10. WAR - Henry Cow
11. THIS PERFECT DAY - The Saints
12. STRYCHNINE - The Sonics
13. MR PHARMACIST - The Other Half
14. PINBALL MACHINE - Lonnie Irving
15. FUNNEL OF LOVE - Wanda Jackson
16. JUNGLE ROCK - Hank Mizell
17. THE MUMMY - Bob McFadden & Dor
18. AFRICAN MAN - Iggy Pop
19. TRANSFUSION - Nervous Norvus
20. SHUT UP - The Monks
21. POPCORN DOUBLE FEATURE - The Searchers
22. THERE'S A GHOST IN MY HOUSE - R. Dean Taylor
23. VICTORIA - The Kinks
24. I COME AND STAND AT EVERY DOOR - Pete Seeger
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