The Fall : Ed's Babe

Been listening to lots of The Fall today so here courtesy of Moody_Places is the 1992 single Ed's Babe.

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Tracks:

01 - Ed's Babe

02 - Pumpkin Head Xscapes

03 - The Knight The Devil And Death

04 - Free Ranger

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Renegade : The Lives And Tales Of Mark E. Smith

Renegade is the latest book to hit the shelves about one of rock's most enduring characters Mark E. Smith. For anyone who doesn't already know, Smith is leader/vocalist with Manchester band The Fall. To be precise, Mark E. Smith is The Fall. The book has been described in various places as: A Riot, Unbeatable, Vicious and Hilarious. All of these descriptions are spot on and as well as describing the book could also be describing the man himself. The book itself is an 80,000 odd word ramble, taking in Smith's thoughts on everything from alcohol and drugs to footballers and ex band mates. At times the humour is laugh out loud. At times you don't even know if he's being serious or not. Throughout the book, as in real life, Smith pulls no punches. That's what makes this book such a great read.


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' A RIOT' / 'UNUTTERABLY FUNNY': Independent On Sunday


'UNBEATABLE' / 'REMARKABLE': Time Out


'VICIOUS' / 'ENGROSSING': Daily Telegraph


'HILARIOUS' : Scotland On Sunday


'MAY BE THE FUNNIEST MUSIC BOOK EVER WRITTEN' : Observer


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Here's some Fall stuff to listen to while you read the book!

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01 Lie Dream Of A Casino Soul

02 Totally Wired

03 Rollin' Dany

04 Rowche Rumble

05 Container Drivers

06 Cruisers Creek

07 Eat Y'self Fitter

08 Rebellious Jukebox

09 I'm Into C.B.

10 Why Are People Grudgeful?

11 Bill Is Dead

12 The NWRA

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The above tracks are taken from various stages of the band's career. Track 03 was originally recorded by Gene Vincent. Track 10 is based on 2 reggae songs, People Grudgeful by Joe Gibbs and People Funny Boy by Lee 'Scratch' Perry. Please buy the original albums containing any of the above tracks.

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The Fall : Peel Session [1985]

This was Manchester band The Fall's first of two sessions recorded for the John Peel show in 1985. Two of the tracks were also released as singles in 1985 and all four tracks made it into Peel's Festive 50 the same year.
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Tracks:
o1 Cruiser's Creek
02 Couldn't Get Ahead
03 Spoilt Victorian Child
04 Gut Of The Quantifier
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Produced by Mark Radcliffe at Maida Vale Studios on 14th May 1985. First broadcast on 3rd June 1985.
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Band line-up:
Mark E. Smith : vocals
Karl Burns : drums, bass
Craig Scanlon : guitars, backing vocals
Steve Hanley : bass
Simon Rogers : guitar, keyboards
Brix Smith : guitar, vocals

There's A Ghost In My House!!!

This week's issue of my local newspaper the Irvine Times has the headline story ...
'I'm haunted by Bard's ghost!'
THE businessman who lives in Burns’ old Irvine house said he doesn’t pay much attention to the ghosts that live there, even if one of them is the Bard himself.
But Graham Crawley said he does get annoyed by some uninvited visitors to his Glasgow Vennel pad - snap-happy tourists.The 43-year-old said: “It’s well-documented that the house is haunted and I’m sure of it.
“I’ve seen a couple of things moving right in front of me with no explanation and I’ve even had a psychic out to investigate.
“They said the place was full of dead folk but they were all happy. I’m not bothered by spirits anyway, I’ve never met a ghost who could give you a black eye.”
For full story see this week's Irvine Times.
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The ghosts will feel very much at home with Mr. Crawley who I know well, as his nickname which most people know him by is .... Creepy!!!!
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Here's a couple of tracks dedicated to Creepy. First up from 1974 and released on the Motown label it's - R_Dean_Taylor_-_There's_A_Ghost_In_My_House
Released 13 years later and providing the band with their biggest hit to date here's The Fall's version of the same track - The_Fall_-_There's_A_Ghost_In_My_House
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R Dean Taylor version avaliable on - HERE!!!
The Fall version avaliable on - HERE!!!

This Sporting Life!!!

When it's a quiet day at work we often do quizzes among st the department staff usually on the theme of music or films. Quite often you will be sitting minding your own business when someone will challenge you to name 10 songs with blue in the title or 10 songs with a mode of transport in the title. Taking it a step further I'll be doing a regular (ish) theme day on here and this is the first in the series. As it's nearly the weekend and a lot of people will be looking forward to a few days of sport here is 10 songs with a sporting theme in the title.

1. Kraftwerk - Tour de France [Francois K Remix]
2. Stereolab - Ping Pong
3. The Fall - Athlete Cured
4. Les savy Fav - The Equestrian
5. Let's Wrestle - Let's Wrestle
6. Camper Van Beethoven - Take The Skinheads Bowling
7. The Pastels - Speedway Star
8. Franz Ferdinand - Darts Of Pleasure [Home Demo]
9. Super Furry Animals - Ice Hockey Hair
10. Colourbox - Unofficial World Cup Theme

Download_:_This_Sporting_Life_:_HERE!!!