The Fall- Dragnet

The Fall- Dragnet

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Label: Radiation / Cherry Red / Step-Forward

Reissued 2016, originally released 1979

Dragnet is arguably The Fall's best-known album. With the departure of Martin Bramah after Live At The Witch Trials, the band underwent yet another lineup shift in late 1979. Marc Riley switched to guitar and Steve Hanley joined on bass; the latter's signature basslines would become a major part of The Fall for the next two decades. Opening track "Psykick Dancehall" strikes like an elusive, working-class anthem with it's bouncy tempo changes and Mark E. Smith's unfiltered vocals raining down on the dance-floor. "Dice Man" takes it's direction from disheveled beats, stuttering lyrics and asymmetrical phrasing. Somehow Dragnet manages to be even more lo-fi than The Fall's debut, yet reveals a cohesive sound and fierce songs that would further build the band's cult following. Superior Viaduct's edition is the first time that Dragnet has been available on vinyl domestically since it's initial release in 1979. Liner notes by Brian Turner.

Track Listing:

  1. Psykick Dancehall
  2. A Figure Walks
  3. Printhead
  4. Dice Man
  5. Before the Moon Falls
  6. Your Heart Out
  7. Muzorewi's Daughter
  8. Flat of Angles
  9. Choc-Stock
  10. Spectre Vs. Rector
  11. Put Away

Bonus Material - CD Only

'Rowche Rumble' Single

  1. Rowche Rumble
  2. In My Area

'Fiery Jack' Single    

  1. Fiery Jack
  2. 2nd Dark Age
  3. Psykick Dancehall (No. 2)

Alternate Takes From The Recording Session Of The 'Rowche Rumble' Single 1979    

  1. Rowche Rumble (Take 2)
  2. Rowche Rumble (Take 3)
  3. Rowche Rumble (Take 4)
  4. Rowche Rumble (Take 5)
  5. In My Area (Take 1)
  6. In My Area (Take 2)

Retford 1979    

  1. Psykick Dancehall
  2. Rowche Rumble
  3. Flat Of Angles
  4. 2nd Dark Age
  5. Rebellious Jukebox
  6. Muzorewi's Daughter
  7. In My Area
  8. Choc-Stock
  9. Printhead
  10. A Figure Walks
  11. Fiery Jack
  12. No Xmas For John Quays
  13. Psycho Mafia

Los Angeles 1979    

  1. Psykick Dancehall
  2. Rowche Rumble
  3. Flat Of Angles
  4. Rebellious Jukebox
  5. Various Times
  6. Stepping Out
  7. Your Heart Out
  8. Dice Man
  9. Spectre Vs. Rector
  10. Choc-Stock
  11. Muzorewi's Daughter