The Fall play:
Hull Wellington Club on 20 March
Wrexham Yales on 21 March
Doncaster Leopard on 22 March
York Fibbers on 23 March
Leeds Duchess of York on 24th March
David Humphries: Passing the Duchess in Leeds last night and I saw a poster advertising a Fall gig there on 24th March, tickets £9. They can be bought from the venue, or by credit card on 0113 245 3929.
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al:
From: Saatchi advertisements Plc
Subject: possible Fall material for use in 2000 campaigns (confidential)
Client Song Product emphasis
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BT Telephone Thing tendril ocean bed achievements (nb: downplay "listening in")
Volkswagen Athlete Cured power-steering enhances ability to be parked "willy nilly"
Beefeater
The Steak Place
High-profile clientele
(young lawyers)
Restaurants
Ikea furniture Carry-Bag Man Usefulness of Ikea armchairs as places "to put carrier bags on"
East Anglia Water Pay Your
Rates
introduce subtle fear of water bill non-payment in customer
-
threat of ending "up on debtors' retreat estate"
Rennies indigestion The Classical
"I know it means a lot of stomach gas"
tablets limited
(that's enough - C Saatchi)
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Mark Waller's Glow Boys film, plus two others (incl another one with MES) will be released on vid by mailorder sometime in
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From the Bent Crayon list:
FALL, THE: Live 1977 CD (COG SINISTER). "The earliest known recording of John Peel's all-time favorite band. Hidden at the back of Mark E. Smith's bedroom cupboard for the last 20 odd years, this was never a high-fidelity recording, even after the tape has been cleaned up it still sounds like a bootleg made on a first generation cassette.. Having said that, it's priceless, awe inspiring, raw, grinding punk-rock stuff, full of bile and humor in roughly equal amounts. This is vintage Mancunian crap- rapping, live and dangerous. Nothing from this early gig has ever been released." 13.99
FALL, THE: Early Fall 77-79 CD (COG SINISTER). "Features all the early singles from the Fall's time at Step Forward Records, encapsulating the first two years of the band's existence. From 1978's 'Bingo Masters Breakout' to the vicious rockabilly of 'Fiery Jack', the material on this album spent years out of print, changing hands on increasingly scratchy vinyl. Two bonus tracks are included which were previously only available on the long deleted Live At The Electric Circus compilation.. They might have got louder but they never got any stranger than this. Track Listing: Repetition, Bingo Masters Breakout, Psycho Mafia, Various Times, It's The New Thing, Rowche Rumble, In My Area, Dice Man, Psykick Dancehall, Second Dark Age, Fiery Jack." 13.99
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diw:
Choice extracts from the biography of Tommy Blake:
http://www.rockabilly.nl/artists/tblake.htm
"Retrospectively, the time Blake spent working with Belew was the most fertile of his career to date. Belew's aptitude as a country song writer was second to none, a trait that spawned a creativity in Blake that had began to wane during his time with Sun. Blake recognized this fecundity that Belew brought out in him, and quickly utilized it on his first record since leaving Sam Phillips and his Memphis based label the previous year. Signing with Recco in 1959, Blake cut "The Hanging Judge", one of the first tunes born from his association with Belew. For the top deck Blake waxed a number that he had deviously acquired while in Dallas almost four years earlier, "F-olding Money" (Recco 1006). Both tunes were raw honky tonk, albeit "F-olding Money" possessed a rhythmic boogie beat reminiscent of his period with RCA and Sun, and clearly illustrated the notion that Blake was far more comfortable writing country material rather than pop arrangements. Sales of the Recco disc told a different story, though. "
"After meeting Samantha, his future second wife, in Georgia, Blake moved to Shreveport and resumed his alcoholism and drug use, which had now taken a firm hold on him. Blake was at his lowest ebb. This paradigm continued into the nineteen eighties, much to the chagrin of Samantha, whom Blake was dragging down with him. Blake's character was deteriorating. He bore out his resentment of the music industry and lack of sustained success on Samantha. She could only withstand so much, and on Christmas Eve in 1985, when Blake returned home to their trailer park in Shreveport and became violent with her, she retaliated. He drew a .38 pistol, brandishing it at her. A struggle ensued and Blake dropped the gun. Samantha picked up the weapon and pointed it at Blake, hoping that such a threat may calm his temper. Instead, she shot him. Samantha confessed later that she did not purposefully murder her husband, she simply wanted to take the weapon from Blake to prevent him from using it. Further, when her actions were contested in court, the eventual verdict was easily anticipated. Samantha Blake was acquitted of murdering her husband on the grounds of his previous history of alcoholism, drug abuse and occasional spousal abuse."
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Tbmcmillen:
From an interview at
http://www.twomp.com/amplifier/st_e_tlk.htm
I dont think saint etienne has much of a Fall attitude, but they did do that
Choc Stock track.
AMP: Who is a big influence on you that reviewers never catch?
BOB: The Fall. The Fall were a tremendous influence, particularly on me and to an extent Pete. More the attitude than the music.
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991114 not much
991101 few Glow Boys bits
991026 Dingwalls reviews, Flux interview
991014 not much
990930 more Dutch tour reviews, TBLY#17 details
(tapes, t-shirt)
990920 most of the Dutch tour reviews, MES
interview
990912 Reading, Leeds reviews
990830 Manchester, Edinburgh reviews
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990711 TBLY #16 details
990704 bits & pieces
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990613 not much
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990526 Wire interview, more reviews...
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Southend, Luton, London reviews
990509 Leicester, Leeds, Birmingham, Brighton,
Salisbury reviews; NME fave songs bit
990426 Guardian interview, Brix interview, more
album reviews, MES' radio session
990419 more Marshall Suite reviews, NME chat, live
at Sound Republic XFM session, tbly#15 out
990411 Couple of Marshall Suite reviews, Live 77
details, 1985/1987 interviews
990330 Touch Sensitive reviews, Marshall Suite
details
990320 Shake-off lyrics, tour details
990314 MES Escape interview
990308 Ashton Tuesday reviews, Falling Through
Time part 1, Dragnet reissue
990302 Ashton Sunday and Monday reviews
990221 LP announcement, Inch reviews
990214 not much
990207 various stuff
990128 Peel Sessions CD review
990118 Uncut pieces, Marcia interview, NZ art
collection
990110 NME LA2 review, modern rock sociology
990103 Manchester Ritz reviews
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