thekidsgirl said:

Stacey, I like. Thanks for sharing this.

for the w/e oct 28:

damosuzuki said:

You'd be very proud of me. I made my first purchase of The Fall on Saturday.

get the hell out of here! what did you buy?

damosuzuki said:

I picked this up for nine bones at my favorite Detroit record store's used indie section.

GangstaFam said:

That's a great find. I don't own that comp, but I do want to get it one of these days as it has some live material on it that I think I'm missing. It won't give you a picture of their overall career, but it's definitely a very good snap-shot of that era. I was afraid you were going to tell me you'd picked up their last album, which I thought was very poor.

Have you had a chance to listen to it? Whadya think?

by the way, have you ever seen this? - it'll tell you pretty much all you need to know about the band in 105 seconds.
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damosuzuki said:

What's this all about, damo?

That's a great find. I don't own that comp, but I do want to get it one of these days as it has some live material on it that I think I'm missing. It won't give you a picture of their overall career, but it's definitely a very good snap-shot of that era. I was afraid you were going to tell me you'd picked up their last album, which I thought was very poor.

Have you had a chance to listen to it? Whadya think?

by the way, have you ever seen this? - it'll tell you pretty much all you need to know about the band in 105 seconds.

Arguably the essential period of the Fall was the tenure the legendary Manchester group spent signed to Rough Trade, during which time they produced their most arresting and original work in what is undoubtedly one of the greatest recorded anthologies in the history of British post-punk rock. Essential Records had the genius to compile this low-priced, two-disc set surveying the seminal 1980-1983 period; it serves as an excellent starting point for newcomers to the group and an essential upgrade for the owners of the group's thrashed LPs and singles. While the Fall continued through two more decades, producing an enormous amount of material, they never topped the vital era that produced these recordings. Every track still sounds as uncompromising as the day it was released, and close to 30 years later, this collection is a startling reminder that alongside the recorded works of Sonic Youth, it's hard to imagine a world without the Fall. In that, it's safe to say that this is the holy grail collection of one of the most vital and influential groups of the '80s.

What's this all about, damo?

malcolmmooney said:

there's no length you won't go to, is there??!!

I would have thought a few more spins of Tago and Ege would have brought you to your senses.

malcolmmooney said:

You're weird. But wonderful!

he's clearly a genius, but he's a cracked one.

damosuzuki said:

Welcome to my whole family.

So true. I'm so happy I listened to my gut and bought some Can. Loving it all so far, but my fave is still Monster Movie. Those songs haven't left my head since I've listened to it!

Moonbeam said:

Forget your gut. You should've just listened to me!

What all do you have by them now?

Monster Movie
Tago Mago
Ege Bamyasi

I'm going to get Delay 1968 for sure, and Future Days once I can find it.