{"product_id":"the-fall-fall-in-a-hole-2026-reissue","title":"The Fall - Fall In A Hole (2026 Reissue)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally released on Flying Nun in 1983, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFall In A Hole\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a double LP of an especially incendiary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e show at Mainstreet Cabaret in Auckland, NZ in August 1982. The second of a two-night stand, this would be the band's final concert of its successful first tour of Australia and New Zealand. Recorded by longtime Flying Nun associate Chris Knox – who also made the striking cover artwork – \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFall In A Hole\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e follows the release of earlier live albums \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTotale's Turns\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Part of America Therein, 1981\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBesides capturing The Fall onstage during one of its most feral and exhilarating periods, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFall In A Hole\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is historically significant for several reasons. It heralds the end of Marc Riley's tenure with the band, an era considered by many Fall fans to be the group's peak, and showcases the two-drummer lineup heard on 1982's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHex Enduction Hour\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with both \u003cstrong\u003ePaul Hanley\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eKarl Burns\u003c\/strong\u003e sharing drumkit duties onstage. With \u003cstrong\u003eRiley\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eCraig Scanlon\u003c\/strong\u003e on dual guitars and \u003cstrong\u003eStephen Hanley\u003c\/strong\u003e on bass, The Fall was stepping out in its final iteration with a majority of personnel rooted in their late '70s lineup.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe setlist is peppered with a mix of singles and album tracks old and new – including several that had yet to be released. Rarities like \"\u003cem\u003eFantastic Life\u003c\/em\u003e,\" \"\u003cem\u003eBackdrop\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eSolicitor In Studio\u003c\/em\u003e\" are given epic, feedback-drenched airings, while fan favourites like \"\u003cem\u003eHip Priest\u003c\/em\u003e,\" \"\u003cem\u003eProle Art Threat\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eThe Classical\u003c\/em\u003e\" radiate with lively, raucous energy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSuperior Viaduct's edition is the first time that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFall In A Hole\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has been reissued on vinyl. Includes liner notes by Roy Montgomery. Digital transffers made from analogue master tapes in the Flying Nun Collection and Chris Knox Collection held at the Alexander Turnbull Library (National Library of New Zealand).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Superior Viaduct","offers":[{"title":"Indies Exclusive Blue Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":59654486786393,"sku":"SDZ-53622","price":59.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":59654486819161,"sku":"SDZ-53623","price":59.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/FOR_20261001_1129_103115_262_p_5cff2561-46a4-ae2d-dfa9-a6ae183668b9_3_002.jpg?v=1790852052","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/the-fall-fall-in-a-hole-2026-reissue","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}