Liverpool 78
Encyclopedia
Liverpool 78 is a live album
by The Fall, first released June 4, 2001. These tracks have subsequently been reissued as part of an expanded Live at the Witch Trials
.
The recording has historic interest, but the sound at this concert must have been extremely badly mixed, since only the bass and the vocals are clearly audible, the guitar is not as loud as the bass and the vocals (despite the fact that it can be heard alright) and the drums and keyboards are almost completely absent (meaning that it can not even be heard by most listeners).
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by The Fall, first released June 4, 2001. These tracks have subsequently been reissued as part of an expanded Live at the Witch Trials
Live at the Witch Trials
Live at the Witch Trials is the debut album by The Fall, first released on 16 March 1979. It is not, despite its title, a live album, but was recorded in the studio in one day and mixed by producer Bob Sargeant the next. In 2004, bassist Marc Riley told the BBC that the group had been booked into...
.
The recording has historic interest, but the sound at this concert must have been extremely badly mixed, since only the bass and the vocals are clearly audible, the guitar is not as loud as the bass and the vocals (despite the fact that it can be heard alright) and the drums and keyboards are almost completely absent (meaning that it can not even be heard by most listeners).
Track listing
- "Like to Blow" (Martin Bramah/Mark E. SmithMark E. SmithMark Edward Smith is the lead singer, lyricist, frontman, and only constant member of the English post-punk band The Fall.-Early life:...
) – 2:05 - "Stepping Out" (Smith/Tony Friel) – 3:09
- "Two Steps Back" (Bramah/Smith) – 5:51
- "Mess of My" (Bramah/Smith/Goldstraw) – 3:24
- "It's the New Thing" (Bramah) – 3:48
- "Various Times" (Karl Burns/Smith/Bramah/Yvonne Pawlett/Marc RileyMarc RileyMarc Riley is a British musician, alternative rock critic and radio DJ on BBC 6 Music. Formerly a member of The Fall, he had his own record label, In-Tape, and also worked as a record plugger...
) – 4:59 - "Bingo-Master's Break-Out!" (Una Baines/Smith) – 2:48
- "Frightened" (Smith/Friel) – 5:35
- "Industrial Estate" (Friel/Bramah/Smith) – 1:53
- "Psycho Mafia" (Friel/Smith) – 3:01
- "Music Scene" (Bramah/Pawlett/Smith/Riley) – 9:26
- "Mother-Sister!" (Smith/Baines) – 3:31
Personnel
- Mark E. SmithMark E. SmithMark Edward Smith is the lead singer, lyricist, frontman, and only constant member of the English post-punk band The Fall.-Early life:...
- vocals - Martin BramahMartin BramahMartin Bramah is a British musician best known as a founder member of both The Fall, Blue Orchids and Factory Star....
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, backing vocals - Marc RileyMarc RileyMarc Riley is a British musician, alternative rock critic and radio DJ on BBC 6 Music. Formerly a member of The Fall, he had his own record label, In-Tape, and also worked as a record plugger...
- bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Yvonne Pawlett - keyboards
- Karl BurnsKarl BurnsKarl Burns is a British musician best known as drummer for The Fall, featuring in many incarnations of the band between 1977 and 1998....
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....