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Bypassing their edgy, early singles and concentrating on their artier, more eclectic work of the mid- and late '80s, 458489 A-Sides encapsulates nearly all of the Fall's many attributes. All of the singles on A-Sides are culled from the era when Brix Smith was in the band, arguably the band's most cohesive and rewarding years. Drawing from their strongest albums -- The Wonderful and Frightening World of the Fall, This Nation's Saving Grace, Bend Sinister, The Frenz Experiment -- A-Sides offers an excellent introduction to the Fall. It is both a useful retrospective and a kind of road map, pointing out the differences between albums. For neophytes and the uninitiated, there is no better sampler, and for longtime fans, the collection reiterates what a fine singles band the Fall were in their heyday.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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JOHN LECKIE, Producer - Mark E. Smith, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Hanley, Composer, StudioMusician - Craig Scanlon, Composer, StudioMusician - The Fall, MainArtist - Karl Burns, Composer, StudioMusician - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Brix Smith, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Hanley, StudioMusician - BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., MusicPublisher - Joe Gillingham, Engineer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1990 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1990 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
JOHN LECKIE, Producer - Mark E. Smith, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Hanley, Composer, StudioMusician - Craig Scanlon, Composer, StudioMusician - The Fall, MainArtist - Karl Burns, StudioMusician - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Brix Smith, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Hanley, Composer, StudioMusician - BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., MusicPublisher - Joe Gillingham, Engineer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1990 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1984 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
JOHN LECKIE, Producer - Mark E. Smith, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Hanley, StudioMusician - Craig Scanlon, StudioMusician - The Fall, MainArtist - Karl Burns, StudioMusician - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Brix Smith, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Hanley, StudioMusician - BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., MusicPublisher - Joe Gillingham, Engineer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1990 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1984 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Ardmore & Beechwood, MusicPublisher - Mark E. Smith, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Hanley, StudioMusician - Craig Scanlon, StudioMusician - The Fall, MainArtist - Joe Steen, ComposerLyricist - Paul Edwards, ComposerLyricist - Karl Burns, StudioMusician - Brix Smith, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Hanley, StudioMusician - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1990 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1990 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Mark E. Smith, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Hanley, StudioMusician - Craig Scanlon, StudioMusician - The Fall, MainArtist - Karl Burns, StudioMusician - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Brix Smith, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Hanley, StudioMusician - BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1990 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1990 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
JOHN LECKIE, Producer - Simon Rogers, StudioMusician - Mark E. Smith, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Hanley, StudioMusician - Craig Scanlon, StudioMusician - The Fall, MainArtist - Karl Burns, StudioMusician - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Brix Smith, ComposerLyricist, StudioMusician - BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1990 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1985 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Mark E. Smith, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Hanley, StudioMusician - Craig Scanlon, StudioMusician - The Fall, MainArtist - Karl Burns, StudioMusician - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Brix Smith, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Hanley, StudioMusician - BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1990 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1990 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Mark E. Smith, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Hanley, StudioMusician - Craig Scanlon, StudioMusician - The Fall, MainArtist - Karl Burns, StudioMusician - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Brix Smith, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Hanley, StudioMusician - BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1990 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1990 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Simon Rogers, ComposerLyricist - Simon Wolstencroft, StudioMusician - Mark E. Smith, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Hanley, StudioMusician - Craig Scanlon, StudioMusician - Marcia Schofield, StudioMusician - The Fall, MainArtist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Brix Smith, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1990 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1990 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
JOHN LECKIE, Producer - Simon Rogers, StudioMusician - Simon Wolstencroft, StudioMusician - Mark E. Smith, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Hanley, StudioMusician - Craig Scanlon, StudioMusician - The Fall, MainArtist - Brix Smith, AssociatedPerformer - Marada Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - Jeff Nowlen, ComposerLyricist - NEIL MUSIC INC., MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1990 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1986 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Simon Rogers, StudioMusician - Simon Wolstencroft, StudioMusician - Mark E. Smith, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Hanley, Composer, StudioMusician - Craig Scanlon, StudioMusician - The Fall, MainArtist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Brix Smith, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1990 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1986 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Sony, MusicPublisher - Lamont Dozier, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Holland, ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, ComposerLyricist - Simon Rogers, StudioMusician - R. Dean Taylor, ComposerLyricist - Simon Wolstencroft, StudioMusician - Mark E. Smith, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Hanley, StudioMusician - Craig Scanlon, StudioMusician - Marcia Schofield, StudioMusician - The Fall, MainArtist - EMI Music, MusicPublisher - ATV Music Publishing, MusicPublisher - Brix Smith, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., MusicPublisher - Stone Agate Music (BMI) administered by EMI Blackwood Music, Inc. (BMI), MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1990 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1990 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Ray Davies, ComposerLyricist - Simon Rogers, StudioMusician - Simon Wolstencroft, StudioMusician - Mark E. Smith, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Hanley, StudioMusician - Craig Scanlon, StudioMusician - Marcia Schofield, StudioMusician - The Fall, MainArtist - Carlin Music Corp., MusicPublisher - Brix Smith, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Davray Music, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1990 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1990 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Simon Wolstencroft, StudioMusician - Mark E. Smith, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Hanley, Composer, StudioMusician - Craig Scanlon, ComposerLyricist, StudioMusician - Marcia Schofield, ComposerLyricist, StudioMusician - The Fall, MainArtist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Brix Smith, AssociatedPerformer - BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1990 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1990 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Simon Wolstencroft, StudioMusician - Mark E. Smith, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Hanley, StudioMusician - Craig Scanlon, StudioMusician - Marcia Schofield, StudioMusician - The Fall, MainArtist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Brix Smith, AssociatedPerformer - BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1990 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1990 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
William Blake, Lyricist - Simon Wolstencroft, AssociatedPerformer - Mark E. Smith, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Hanley, StudioMusician - Craig Scanlon, AssociatedPerformer - Marcia Schofield, AssociatedPerformer - The Fall, MainArtist - Brix Smith, AssociatedPerformer - BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1990 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1990 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Simon Wolstencroft, StudioMusician - Mark E. Smith, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Hanley, StudioMusician - Craig Scanlon, StudioMusician - Marcia Schofield, StudioMusician - The Fall, MainArtist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Brix Smith, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1990 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1990 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Album review
Bypassing their edgy, early singles and concentrating on their artier, more eclectic work of the mid- and late '80s, 458489 A-Sides encapsulates nearly all of the Fall's many attributes. All of the singles on A-Sides are culled from the era when Brix Smith was in the band, arguably the band's most cohesive and rewarding years. Drawing from their strongest albums -- The Wonderful and Frightening World of the Fall, This Nation's Saving Grace, Bend Sinister, The Frenz Experiment -- A-Sides offers an excellent introduction to the Fall. It is both a useful retrospective and a kind of road map, pointing out the differences between albums. For neophytes and the uninitiated, there is no better sampler, and for longtime fans, the collection reiterates what a fine singles band the Fall were in their heyday.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 00:57:23
- Main artists: The Fall
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Beggars Banquet
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
1990 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1990 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
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