That's a decent review but large swathes of it are plagiarized from my web site (not all the content is mine, though): The Annotated Fall I don't have the time to show all the instances now, if anyone is curious I could but it's a little annoying.
I emailed the editor. It doesn't sit right, I will admit. It wasn't just a phrase or two. Not a bad review, though.
Sorry, I mean the plagiarism is annoying, I'd be happy to show it if anyone wants more information. The funny thing is when I read it the other day I didn't even notice, until one of the contributors to the site pointed it out to me...
As far as I am aware the entire ballet was never filmed, however I believe a small part was and broadcast by the BBC in a documentary about Michael Clark, but it is only a couple of minutes, not even a complete song.
Yeah, that would probably be the clip on Youtube of the end of "Cab it Up". But that was a professional multi-camera shoot, can't believe they'd bother for just the couple of minutes seen there. There is the voice of a presenter coming in at the end which has always made me think it was part of a live broadcast, I have always assumed from the Edinburgh festival.
For more Michael Clark-The Fall goodness, check out the film-length portrait of Clark directed by Charles Atlas: 'Hail The New Puritan'. Hard to find in its entirety online, Ubuweb had it, but the link is broken. But some clips here: https://dai.ly/x81edi https://dai.ly/x81eee Can we rise out of this, can we shirk the Republican bog?
Another go as a specialised subject on Mastermind last night (they already did it two years ago). I got 11
Two new live CDs on Cog Sinister in HMV today. Can’t find any samples online: Batschkapp, Frankfurt 93 Nijmegen, 99
Will it be the MES “mastered from a dodgy cassette”mix or the Leckie mastertape mix, I wonder? Probably the former.
Yeah - possible, only 5 alternate mixes would be disappointing given the quality of the other Omnibus boxes.
I'm pleased with the news but I was thinking they may have gone for a bigger package with the complete alternative versions and maybe a live show.
I guess if they have the latter they'll make a big deal about it, and maybe put it out on its own vinyl too? So I guess it's wait and see when Beggars announce it.
More details on Bend Sinister here: Beggars Group Canada TRACK LISTING: 1-1. R.O.D., 1-2. Dktr. Faustus, 1-3. Shoulder Pads 1#, 1-4. Mr. Pharmacist, 1-5. Gross Chapel – British Grenadiers, 1-6. U.S. 80’s – 90’s, 1-7. Terry Waite Sez, 1-8. Bournemouth Runner, 1-9. Riddler!, 1-10. Shoulder Pads 2# 2-1. Living Too Late (Remastered/from the Living Too Late single), 2-2. Hot Aftershave Bop (Remastered/from the Living Too Late single), 2-3. Lucifer Over Lancashire (Remastered/from the Mr.Pharmacist single), 2-4. Auto Tech Pilot (Remastered/from the Mr.Pharmacist single), 2-5. Hey! Luciani (Remastered/from the Hey! Luciani single), 2-6. Entitled (Remastered/from the Hey! Luciani single), 2-7. Shoulder Pads #1b (Remastered/from the Hey! Luciani single), 2-8. Living Too Long (Remastered/from the Living Too Late single), 2-9. R. O. D (Peel Session, June 29 1986), 2-10. Gross Chapel – British Grenadiers (Peel Session, June 29 1986), 2-11. U. S. 80s – 90s (Peel Session, June 29 1986), 2-12. Hot Aftershave Bop (Peel Session, June 29 1986), 2.13. Luciani (Original version, previously unreleased), 2.14. DKTR. Faustus (Rough mix, previously unreleased), 2.15. Terry Waite Sez (Yellow 2 Mix, previously unreleased), 2.16. Lucifer Over Lancashire (Abbey Road Take 2, previously unreleased), 2.17. Entitled (Abbey Road Take 2, previously unreleased), 2.18. Town And Country Hobgoblins (Live, from the Bend Sinister cassette release)
I must say, they are shipping from the US to customers here and those prices are most reasonable. I have a perfectly good copy of the LP (which has always been one of my favorites) and may well go for the CD set just to get the extra songs.
Strange that the CD costs the same as the LP. I definitely want the CD for the extra tracks, I'm in two minds about the LP but probably won't be able to resist getting it.
I’m waiting to see if the CD price reduces anywhere; I think the cheapest I’ve seen so far was Rough Trade at £17.99 plus postage.
I've also been a bit surprised at how expensive the 2CD is... £11.99/£12.99 would have been the expected price, not £20... I think I bought the superb Omnibus editions for about £17.99 on day one...