THE FALL: 6CD box set of 1982 material is an October 2019 extravaganza

by Rob Jones

The Fall has a ‘1982’, 6CD set that unites the seminal ‘Hex Enduction Hour’ and ‘Room To Live’ albums with another four discs worth of additional session and stage songs. The features also include live sets from Australia and New Zealand. All in all it is a fine collection from a band at the top of their game and this tome of tunes is another indication of how much we miss the legendary talents of Mark E. Smith.

A full rundown of the box set’s tracklisting can be found below.

Disc 1: HEX ENDUCTION HOUR

1. THE CLASSICAL
2. JAWBONE AND THE AIR-RIFLE
3. HIP PRIEST
4. FORTRESS / DEER PARK
5. MERE PSEUD MAG. ED.
6. WINTER (HOSTEL-MAXI)
7. WINTER 2
8. JUST STEP S’WAYS
9. WHO MAKES THE NAZIS?
10. ICELAND
11. AND THIS DAY

DISC 2: ROOM TO LIVE + BONUS TRACKS

1. JOKER HYSTERICAL FACE
2. MARQUIS CHA-CHA
3. HARD LIFE IN COUNTRY
4. ROOM TO LIVE
5. DETECTIVE INSTINCT
6. SOLICITOR IN STUDIO
7. PAPAL VISIT
8. JOKER HYSTERICAL FACE
(BURY 27/04/82)
9. TOWN CALLED CRAPPY /
SOLICITOR IN STUDIO
(LONDON 25/03/82)
10. HARD LIFE IN COUNTRY
(WELLINGTON 19/08/82)
11. DETECTIVE INSTINCT
(MANCHESTER 22/12/82)
12. ROOM TO LIVE
(ROTTERDAM 12/02/83)
13. WORDS OF EXPECTATION
(TORONTO 21/04/83)

DISC 3: SESSIONS – SINGLES – SOUNDTRACKS

1. DEER PARK (JOHN PEEL SESSION
15/09/1981)
2. LOOK KNOW (JOHN PEEL SESSION
15/09/1981)
3. WINTER (JOHN PEEL SESSION
15/09/1981)
4. WHO MAKES THE NAZIS? (JOHN
PEEL SESSION 15/09/1981)
5. LOOK KNOW (KAMERA SINGLE
APRIL 82)
6. I’M INTO C.B. (KAMERA SINGLE
APRIL 82)
7. SESSION MUSICIAN (BIERKELLER,
LEEDS 05/11/1981)
8. JAZZED UP PUNK SHIT (666 CLUB,
MANCHESTER 15/05/1982)
9. I’M INTO C.B. (STARS ON 45
VERSION) (FAGINS, MANCHESTER
30/09/1981)
10. AND THIS DAY (MAINSTREET,
AUCKLAND, NZ SOUNDCHECK
20/08/1982)
11. DEER PARK (MAINSTREET,
AUCKLAND, NZ SOUNDCHECK
20/08/1982)
12. AND THIS DAY (REVISITED)
(ASTORIA 2, LONDON 26/02/1987)

DISCS 4 & 5: IN A HOLE + BONUS TRACKS

1. IMPRESSION OF J. TEMPERANCE
2. THE MAN WHOSE HEAD EXPANDED
3. ROOM TO LIVE
4. HIP PRIEST
5. LIE DREAM OF A CASINO SOUL
6. PROLE ART THREAT
7. HARD LIFE IN COUNTRY
8. THE CLASSICAL
9. MERE PSEUD MAG ED
10. MARQUIS CHA-CHA
11. BACKDROP

1. FANTASTIC LIFE
2. ENGLISH SCHEME
3. JOKER HYSTERICAL FACE
4. NO XMAS FOR JOHN QUAYS
5. SOLICITOR IN STUDIO
6. THE CONTAINER DRIVERS
7. C’N’C-BLACK NIGHT
8. LOOK, KNOW
9. WHO MAKES THE NAZIS?
10.GRAMME FRIDAY
11. SLAGS, SLATES ETC

DISC 6: PRINCE OF WALES HOTEL,
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA 02/08/1982

1. I FEEL VOXISH
2. HARD LIFE IN COUNTRY
3. I’M INTO C.B.
4. LIE DREAM OF A CASINO SOUL
5. SOLICITOR IN STUDIO
6. TEMPO HOUSE
7. THE CLASSICAL
8. MARQUIS CHA-CHA
9. ROOM TO LIVE
10.HEXEN STRIFE
11. KNOT DEER PARK
12. TOTALLY WIRED
13. JOKER HYSTERICAL FACE
14.HIP PRIEST

The ‘1982’ CD box set is released on 25th October 2019. Limited coloured vinyl reissues of ‘Hex Enduction Hour’ and ‘Room To Live’ are released on the same date, with each containing all of the relevant bonus tracks. The live disc from Australia is not available as a stand alone release.