Over the years, the early part of The Fall’s wonderful and frightening back-catalogue has been reissued various times. In May 2019, Cherry Red Records will give the first two albums their best reissues to date.
The first two releases in Cherry Red’s “Fall Sound” reissue campaign, ‘Live At The Witch Trials’ and ‘Dragnet’ will be reissued on high quality vinyl. ‘Witch Trials’ will be available as a limited edition red vinyl, while ‘Dragnet’ will appear as a limited “splatter” vinyl and include a bonus replica 7″ single of ‘Rowche Rumble’.
For those who prefer their Fall fix in a digital format-ah, both albums will be reissued as 3CD sets. Housed in a clam-shell box and sold at mid-price, each album will be expanded to include all relevant non-album tracks and Peel Sessions, as well as fan-recorded live material.
‘Witch Trials’ includes a 1978 live set from Mr. Pickwick’s in Liverpool which was previously available on the long out of print 2004 Castle Communications edition of the album. More importantly, ‘Dragnet’ features complete 1979 shows from Los Angeles and Retford. While both shows were briefly available from Cog Sinister Records in 2005, the original CDs were a very limited pressing, so this reissue will mark the first time the early and raw shows will be available.
Both reissues are released on 24th May. Full tracklistings for the 3CD deluxe box sets are detailed below.
LIVE AT THE WITCH TRIALS 3CD DELUXE
DISC ONE: CD
1. FRIGHTENED
2. CRAP RAP 2/LIKE TO BLOW
3. REBELLIOUS JUKEBOX
4. NO XMAS FOR JOHN QUAYS
5. MOTHER-SISTER!
6. INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
7. UNDERGROUND MEDECIN
8. TWO STEPS BACK
9. LIVE AT THE WITCH TRIALS
10. FUTURES AND PASTS
11. MUSIC SCENE
DISC TWO: CD
B-SIDES & SESSIONS
1. BINGO MASTER’S BREAK-OUT!
(BINGO MASTER’S BREAK-OUT! SINGLE)
2. PSYCHO MAFIA
(BINGO MASTER’S BREAK-OUT! SINGLE)
3. REPETITION
(BINGO MASTER’S BREAK-OUT! SINGLE)
4. IT’S THE NEW THING
(IT’S THE NEW THING SINGLE)
5. VARIOUS TIMES
(EXTENDED VERSION OF THE B-SIDE OF
IT’S THE NEW THING SINGLE)
6. DRESDEN DOLLS (HOME REHEARSALS FROM DRESDEN DOLLS BOOTLEG SINGLE)
7. PSYCHO MAFIA (HOME REHEARSALS FROM DRESDEN DOLLS BOOTLEG SINGLE)
8. INDUSTRIAL ESTATE (HOME REHEARSALS FROM DRESDEN DOLLS BOOTLEG SINGLE)
9. STEPPING OUT (LIVE FROM SHORT CIRCUIT: LIVE AT THE ELECTRIC CIRCUS)
10. LAST ORDERS (LIVE FROM SHORT CIRCUIT: LIVE AT THE ELECTRIC CIRCUS)
11. REBELLIOUS JUKEBOX
(JOHN PEEL SESSION)
12. MOTHER – SISTER!
(JOHN PEEL SESSION)
13. INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
(JOHN PEEL SESSION)
14. FUTURES AND PASTS
(JOHN PEEL SESSION)
15. PUT AWAY
(JOHN PEEL SESSION)
16. MESS OF MY
(JOHN PEEL SESSION)
17. NO XMAS FOR JOHN KEY
(JOHN PEEL SESSION)
18. LIKE TO BLOW
(JOHN PEEL SESSION)
DISC THREE: CD
MR PICKWICK’S LIVERPOOL
22 AUGUST 1978
1. LIKE TO BLOW
2. STEPPING OUT
3. TWO STEPS BACK
4. MESS OF MY
5. IT’S THE NEW THING
6. VARIOUS TIMES
7. BINGO-MASTER’S BREAK-OUT!
8. FRIGHTENED
9. INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
10. PSYCHO MAFIA
11. MUSIC SCENE
12. MOTHER-SISTER!
DRAGNET 3CD DELUXE
DISC ONE: CD
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
12. ROWCHE RUMBLE
(ROWCHE RUMBLE SINGLE)
13. IN MY AREA
(ROWCHE RUMBLE SINGLE)
14. FIERY JACK
(FIERY JACK SINGLE)
15. 2ND DARK AGE
(FIERY JACK SINGLE)
16. PSYKICK DANCEHALL NO.2
(ALTERNATE TAKES FROM THE
RECORDING SESSION OF THE
ROWCHE RUMBLE SINGLE)
17. ROWCHE RUMBLE (TAKE 2)
(ALTERNATE TAKES FROM THE
RECORDING SESSION OF THE
ROWCHE RUMBLE SINGLE)
18. ROWCHE RUMBLE (TAKE 3)
(ALTERNATE TAKES FROM THE
RECORDING SESSION OF THE
ROWCHE RUMBLE SINGLE)
19. ROWCHE RUMBLE (TAKE 4)
(ALTERNATE TAKES FROM THE
RECORDING SESSION OF THE
ROWCHE RUMBLE SINGLE)
20. ROWCHE RUMBLE (TAKE 5)
(ALTERNATE TAKES FROM THE
RECORDING SESSION OF THE
ROWCHE RUMBLE SINGLE)
21. IN MY AREA (TAKE 1)
(ALTERNATE TAKES FROM THE
RECORDING SESSION OF THE
ROWCHE RUMBLE SINGLE)
22. IN MY AREA (TAKE 2)
(ALTERNATE TAKES FROM THE
RECORDING SESSION OF THE
ROWCHE RUMBLE SINGLE)
DISC TWO: CD
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
DISC THREE: CD
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
All vinyl and CD editions are currently available for pre-order here.