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The Wonderful And Frightening World Of....
Artist
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The Fall
Label
Beggars Banquet
Catalogue Number
BBQDA58
Release Date
October 8, 1984

Released in 1984, The Wonderful And Frightening World Of The Fall was the band’s seventh studio album and their first for Beggars Banquet. It makes few concessions to the larger market - every potential hook seemed spiked with the band’s usual rough take- it-or- leave- it stance - though the integration of Brix Smith into the band added a melodic twist.

The first CD edition (issued in 1988) followed the extended track sequence of the cassette but for this Omnibus Edition the album has been re-mastered from the studio analogue tapes and restored to its original nine song format with all additional tracks on disc 2. Disc 3 gathers all the relevant BBC sessions: not only a predictable John Peel session recorded in December 1983 (the earliest recordings of TWAFWOTF material) but also previously unreleased sessions from David Jensen and Janice Long as well as a 'Saturday Live' recording. Disc 4 is a live recording made by VPRO radio at Pandora's Music Box festival in The Netherlands and is remarkably perky considering The Fall took to the stage for their headline set at 3.15am on a Sunday morning.

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. Omnibus Editions are presented as limited edition box sets and include CD’s in the Japanese-style paper sleeves, reproducing the original vinyl cover art, with a 48 page book. Despite the de-luxe packaging the sets are great value.

Digital Tracklist

  1. 1 Lay Of The Land 5:44 Buy

    Lay Of The Land

  2. 2 2 X 4 3:37 Buy

    2 X 4

  3. 3 Copped It 4:15 Buy

    Copped It

  4. 4 Elves 4:47 Buy

    Elves

  5. 5 Oh! Brother 4:00 Buy

    Oh! Brother

  6. 6 Draygo's Guilt 4:29 Buy

    Draygo's Guilt

  7. 7 God-box 3:18 Buy

    God-box

  8. 8 Clear Off! 4:40 Buy

    Clear Off!

  9. 9 C.R.E.E.P. 3:08 Buy

    C.R.E.E.P.

  10. 10 Pat-trip Dispenser 3:59 Buy

    Pat-trip Dispenser

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