The Fall’s “Cerebral Caustic” Album Gets Expanded Reissue

The Fall‘s full length, Cerebral Caustic, was originally released through Permanent Records in 1995 and the album is set to get an expanded release on CD and vinyl via Cherry Red Records on the 28th August. The box set includes alternative versions, an unreleased live show recorded in Rennes, rough mixes and, of course, a John Peel Session from the era. The Cerebral Caustic box set also includes the 1995 album, Twenty-Seven Points, that consists of live recordings made in various locations between 1991 and 1995, it also contains interludes and two previously unheard studio tracks. The Cerebral Caustic box set has been compiled in conjunction with Fall expert Conway Patton, has liner notes by Fall guru Daryl Easlea, and has been mastered by long-time engineer Andy Pearce with art by Becky Stewart. Cerebral Caustic can be pre ordered on two vinyl variants and a five CD box set via Cherry Red Records.

The Fall were an English post-punk band, formed in Manchester, UK in 1976. The band existed in some form up to the death of its founder and only constant member, Mark E. Smith. Initially associated with the punk movement of the late 1970s, the group’s music went through several stylistic changes over the years, but is often characterised by an abrasive guitar-driven sound and frequent use of repetition, and is always underpinned by Smith’s distinctive vocals and often cryptic lyrics. The band released over 25 studio albums, and more than triple that counting live albums and other releases. They never achieved widespread public success beyond a handful of minor hit singles in the late 1980s, but maintained a strong cult following. The band were long associated with BBC Radio 1 disc jockey John Peel, who championed them from early on in their career and cited The Fall as his favourite band, famously explaining, “They are always different; they are always the same.”