The Fall - The Wonderful And Frightening Escape Route To The FallReleased in 1984, 'The Wonderful And Frightening World Of The Fall' was the band's seventh studio album and their first for Beggars Banquet. It makes few concessions to the larger market every potential hook seemed spiked with the band's usual rough take it or leave it stance though the integration of Brix Smith into the band added a melodic twist. This LP has been mastered from HD files transferred from the analog tapes. 'The Wonderful and

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From the opening track "Really Something" to the recent single "Mr Music" (a favourite of Marc Riley and Gideon Coe on BBC 6 music) the album's re-connects Astor's bespoke guitar pop with his long-standing embrace of The Velvet Underground's musical DNA

an epic depiction of turmoil wide in scope but reveling in detail

Joining him was Brian Tristan

where people and setting come together to create a unique array of music and culture

“Don took us to Byron Lee’s studio in Jamaica and used Teddy Randazzo (Little Anthony & The Imperials) to direct the sessions

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One reviewer described her as ‰ÛÏPatti Smith on Quaaludes‰۝

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