Backdrop

by The Fall

Backdrop cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 5 February 2001
  • Label: Sanctuary Records
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:11:20
  • Community rating: 3.64/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Backdrop' is an archive collection of Fall material drawn from the band's sessions and singles of the 1980s and 1990s. It presents Mark E. Smith's group in their habitual prolific mode, gathering tracks that had scattered across formats and limited releases.

Genres

Descriptors: guitars, repetitive, lo-fi, retro, spoken-word

Tracklist

  1. Marquis Cha-Cha (4:36)
  2. Bremen Nacht Run Out (4:34)
  3. Mark'll Sink Us (4:11)
  4. Lucifer Over Lancashire (4:52)
  5. Hey! Luciani (3:47)
  6. Wings (5:25)
  7. L.A. (4:13)
  8. U.S. 80's-90's (4:02)
  9. Guest Informant (4:53)
  10. The Man Whose Head Expanded (5:31)
  11. Backdrop (10:03)
  12. Dresden Dolls (3:21)
  13. Strychnine (2:50)
  14. Race With The Devil (2:13)
  15. Plaster On The Hands (6:49)
  16. Interview with MES

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