The great music writer Taylor Parkes has allowed Touched Mix to post a great compilation of original songs covered by the Fall. “Obvious classics, top-notch rarities, effed-up novelty tracks, and every one (it has to be said, really) vastly superior to the Fall version,” Taylor writes by way of introduction. “Look out for tracks by The Monks / The Groundhogs / Tommy Blake which sound uncannily like Fall records already, plus a few that really, really don’t. Fall-haters dig in too. Some amazing stuff here.” Taylor thoughtfully uploaded the comp to two servers, Megaupload and Rapidshare.
Track listing:
1. THE KINKS – Victoria
(Fall version: single, 1987)
2. GENE VINCENT – Rollin’ Danny
(Fall version – retitled “Rollin’ Dany” – single, 1985)
3. THE MOVE – I Can Hear The Grass Grow
(Fall version on “Fall Heads Roll”, 2005)
4. THE MONKS – I Hate You
(Fall version – retitled “Black Monk Theme Part I” – on “Extricate”, 1990)
5. R. DEAN TAYLOR – There’s A Ghost In My House
(Fall version: single, 1987)
6. BOB McFADDEN & DOR – The Mummy
(Fall version – retitled “I’m A Mummy” – on “Levitate”, 1997)
7. SIR GIBBS – People Grudgeful
(Fall version – retitled “Why Are People Grudgeful?” – 1993 single)
8. THE BIG BOPPER – White Lightning
(Fall version: single, 1990)
9. THE SEARCHERS – Popcorn Double Feature
(Fall version on “Extricate”, 1990)
10. LONNIE IRVING – Pinball Machine
(Fall version on “Seminal Live”, 1989)
11. THE SONICS – Strychnine
(Fall version: Peel session, 1993)
12. DAVE DEE, DOZY, BEAKY, MICK AND TICH – The Legend Of Xanadu
(Fall version recorded for NME “Ruby Trax” compilation, 1992)
13. THE GROUNDHOGS – Strange Town
(Fall version on “Imperial Wax Solvent”, 2008)
14. STEVE BENT – I’m Going To Spain
(Fall version on “The Infotainment Scan”, 1993)
15. HANK MIZELL – Jungle Rock
(Fall version on “Levitate”, 1997)
16. THE BYRDS – I Come And Stand At Every Door
(Fall version – retitled “I Come And Stand At Your Door” – on “Levitate”, 1997)
17. THE SAINTS – This Perfect Day
(Fall version on “The Marshall Suite”, 1999)
18. LEADBELLY – The Bourgeois Blues
(Fall version – retitled “Bourgeois Town” – on “Are You Are Missing Winner”, 2001)
19. DEAN MARTIN – Houston
(Fall version – retitled “Loop41 ‘Houston” – on “The Real New Fall LP”, 2003)
20. LEE PERRY – Kimble (The Nimble)
(Fall version: Peel session, 1992)
21. IGGY POP – African Man
(Fall version – retitled “Ibis-Afro Man” – on “Are You Are Missing Winner”, 2001)
22. TOMMY BLAKE – $F-oldin’ Money
(Fall version: single, 1999)
23. SISTER SLEDGE – Lost In Music
(Fall version on “The Infotainment Scan”, 1993)
24. CAPTAIN BEEFHEART – Beatle Bones ‘n’ Smokin’ Stones
(Fall version: Peel session, 1996)
25. THE OTHER HALF – Mr. Pharmacist
(Fall version: 1986 single)
Download link 1 (Megaupload)
Download link 2 (Rapidshare)
