In: Palace of Swords Reversed

by The Fall

In: Palace of Swords Reversed cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: December 1987
  • Label: Cog Sinister
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 45:07
  • Community rating: 4.15/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Mike Bennett, Mark E. Smith, Lucy Rimmer

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Functioning as an early retrospective of the band's tenure with the Cog Sinister and Rough Trade labels, this compilation highlights their caustic, uncompromising post-punk vision. It gathers crucial singles, alternate takes, and album highlights driven by Mark E. Smith's cryptic, repetitive vocal delivery.

Genres

Descriptors: lo-fi, repetitive, abrasive, spoken-word, vernacular

Tracklist

  1. Prole Art Threat (1:57)
  2. How I Wrote "Elastic Man" (4:18)
  3. Totally Wired (3:24)
  4. Pay Your Rates (2:58)
  5. Putta Block (4:21)
  6. An Older Lover Etc (4:31)
  7. Fit and Working Again (2:54)
  8. Marquis Cha-Cha (4:30)
  9. The Man Whose Head Exploded (4:21)
  10. Neighbourhood of Infinity - Live (3:06)
  11. Kicker Conspiracy (4:13)
  12. Wings (4:27)

Credits

  • The Fall - primary artist
  • Pascal Le Gras - artwork [skull & spike images]
  • Brix Smith - written-by
  • Craig Scanlon - written-by
  • Dave Bush - written-by
  • Frank Zappa - written-by
  • Karl Burns - written-by
  • Simon Wolstencroft - written-by

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