Reformation Post TLC is a studio album by The Fall - the band's 26th, released in the UK on February 12, 2007. The album features Mark E Smith and his wife, Elena, with Tim Presley and Rob Barbato (of Darker My Love

Darker My Love

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), Orpheo McCord (of The Hill) and Dave Spurr (of Motherjohn). Presley, Barbato and McCord temporarily replaced Ben Pritchard, Spencer Birtwistle and Steve Trafford, all of whom left during an American tour in April 2006. Smith said in an interview with Q magazine that the "post-TLC" refers to the band after the "traitors, liars and cunts...".

Original UK CD track listing

1. "Over! Over!" (Mark E. Smith
   Mark E. Smith
   Mark Edward Smith is the lead singer, lyricist, frontman, and only constant member of the English post-punk band The Fall.-Early life:...
   
   )
2. "Reformation!" (Smith, Robert Barbato)
3. "Fall Sound" (Smith, Barbato, Tim Presley, Orpheo McCord)
4. "White Line Fever" (Merle Haggard
   Merle Haggard
   Merle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,...
   
   )
5. "Insult Song" (Smith, Barbato, Presley, McCord)
6. "My Door Is Never" (Smith)
7. "Coach and Horses" (Smith, McCord)
8. "The Usher" (Smith, Elena Poulou, Barbato, Presley, McCord)
9. "The Wright Stuff" (Smith, Barbato, Poulou)
10. "Scenario" (Smith, Barbato, Presley, McCord)
11. "Das Boat" (Smith, Barbato, Presley, McCord)
12. "The Bad Stuff" (Smith, Barbato, Poulou, Presley, McCord)
13. "Systematic Abuse" (Smith, Barbato, Poulou, Presley, McCord)
14. "Outro" (Smith, Barbato, Poulou, Presley, McCord)

"Scenario" continuously references "Veteran's Day Poppy" by Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, from their album Trout Mask Replica

Trout Mask Replica

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.

UK vinyl

Released on March 5, the UK double album edition was different from the CD format. Several songs appeared in slightly alternate mixes with some tracks extended and others shortened. "Outro" was omitted altogether. On 22 March it was confirmed that later pressings of the UK CD would follow this tracklisting.

1. "Over! Over!"
2. "Reformation!" (extended)
3. "Fall Sound"
4. "White Line Fever"
5. "Insult Song" (extended)
6. "My Door Is Never"
7. "Coach and Horses"
8. "The Usher"
9. "The Wright Stuff" (extended)
10. "Scenario"
11. "Das Boat" (edited - the introduction is missing)
12. "The Bad Stuff"
13. "Systematic Abuse"

US CD

The US edition was released on Narnack Records on 27 March. This edition omits "The Usher" despite the track being included on promotional copies and on the US iTunes

ITunes

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 edition http://www.visi.com/fall/news/fallnews.html). All tracks that are extended on the UK 2LP edition appear in those versions rather than their UK CD counterparts. The US release also comes with four Quicktime

QuickTime

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 movies of the group performing live at the Hiro Ballroom in New York

New York

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 in November 2006. The songs featured are Frank Zappa

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's "Hungry Freaks, Daddy", "My Door Is Never", "Scenario" and "Theme From Sparta FC" from The Real New Fall LP.

Personnel

• The Fall:
  • Mark E. Smith
    Mark E. Smith
    Mark Edward Smith is the lead singer, lyricist, frontman, and only constant member of the English post-punk band The Fall.-Early life:...
    
     - vocals
  • Tim Presley - lead guitar
    Lead guitar
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  • Robert Barbato - bass guitar
    Bass guitar
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  • Dave Spurr - bass guitar
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
    
    
  • Elena Poulou - keyboards; lead vocal on "The Wright Stuff"
  • Orpheo McCord - drums
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    , vocals
• Peter Greenway - rhythm
  Rhythm guitar
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  and lead guitar
• Gary Bennett - rhythm guitar
• St. Eitel - "presence"