THE FALL - The Light User Syndrome (Deluxe Edition) - 2CD [NOV 29]

2CD - Digitally remastered Deluxe Edition of The Fall's 1996 studio album, including 12 bonus tracks - singles, B-sides, alternate versions and live recordings from 1996, all newly remastered by Andy Pearce, plus extensive sleeve notes with new interviews conducted by Daryl Easlea in March 2022.

The Light User Syndrome is often acclaimed as the last classic-style Fall album, owing both to the presence of longtime personnel including Brix Smith, Karl Burns, Steve Hanley and Simon Wolstencroft, as well as it's guitar-driven post-punk sound. Leader Mark E. Smith is on top form, including one of his legendary "pre-cogs" in "Powder Keg." The centerpiece of the original album is the multipart "Interlude/Chilinism," an expansion of pre-album single "The Chiselers." The Fall claimed three spots on legendary DJ John Peel's 'Festive Fifty' chart of 1996's best songs, more than any other artist; "Cheetham Hill" led the way at #6, followed by "The Chiselers" at #13 and "Hostile" at #16.

This 2 CD Deluxe Edition of The Light User Syndrome adds singles, B-sides, alternate versions and live recordings from 1996, all newly remastered by Andy Pearce, plus extensive sleeve notes with new interviews conducted by Daryl Easlea in March 2022.

Tracklist: 

CD 1
1    D.I.Y. Meat
2    Das Vulture Ans Ein Nutter-Wain
3    He Pep!
4    Hostile
5    Stay Away (Old White Train)
6    Spinetrak
7    Interlude/Chilinism
8    Powder Keg
9    Oleano
10    Cheetham Hill
11    The Coliseum
12    Last Chance to Turn Around
13    The Ballad of J. Drummer
14    Oxymoron
15    Secession Man

CD 2
1    The Chiselers
2    Chilinist
3    Hostile (Alternate Version)
4    Oleano (Alternate Version)
5    Italiano
6    He Pep! (Alternate Version)
7    Interlude/Chilinism (Alternate Version)
8    D.I.Y. Meat (Live Version)
9    Spinetrak (Live Version)
10    Das Vulture Ans Ein Nutter-Wain (Live Version)
11    The Coliseum (Live Version)
12    Chilinist (Live Version)