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Beggars Arkive present the long-awaited reissue of The Falls ninth studio album, Bend Sinister, originally released in 1986. This edition is titled Bend Sinister/The Domesday Pay-Off Triad-Plus!. It was the last of three albums in a row produced by John Leckie and was named after a dystopian novel by Vladimir Nabokov.
After the universal acclaim for the previous years This Nations Saving Grace, Bend Sinister often stands in its predecessors shadow. It is a dark, brooding album made at the height of the groups Beggars Banquet years and many people include this at the top of the list of favourite Fall albums.
From Bend Sinister, Mr. Pharmacist is a lurching instalment in pop musics ongoing conversation with drug dealers, illicit and otherwise. Actually a cover of 1960s garage-rockers the Other Half, its also a demonstration of how the Falls relatively unchanging style could bolster other peoples songs. Pitchfork
Part musical hypnotist, part ranting madman, Smith was a singular figure in post-punk. His Mancunian accent, dry witticisms and plays on words were one of the Falls most constant characteristics. Their songs were odysseys into his ever-verbose psyche, marked by repetitive rhythms and melodies. Rolling Stone
At various points in the bands four-decade career, the Fall might sound like punk, hard rock, psychedelia, funk, blues-rock, jazz-rock, electropop or sheer noise. If its me and your granny on bongos, its the Fall, Mr. Smith once declared. The BBC disc jockey John Peel, an early and steadfast supporter, said of the Fall that they are always different, they are always the same. The New York Times
Mark E Smiths group of psychedelic post-punks rank as one of the most visionary, singular British bands of all time. The Guardian
Remastered. Newly transferred from analogue tapes.
Double LP in gatefold sleeve with inner bags. Includes replica program for the Riverside production of Hey Luciani!.
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