Various Artists - Before the Fall 24 Original Songs / Various (CD)

Details: UK collection of tracks that inspired and were covered by Post-Punk heroes the Fall. This project is endorsed by Mark E. Smith himself and features the original versions of 24 amazing songs. It's a virtual peek into the eclectic record collection of the greatest living Englishman, Mark E Smith. Genres range from Blues to Rockabilly, trucking music to Disco and Soul, Reggae to Garage-Punk and novelty Pop to Folk. All tracks have been covered on singles, albums or radio sessions by the Fall between 1985 and 2010. Ace Records.

Tracklist:

1. Beatle Bones 'N' Smokin' Stones - Captain Beefheart ; His Magic Band
2. Strange Town - the Groundhogs
3. $ F-Oldin' Money $ - Tommy Blake
4. Kimble - the Creators (Aka Lee Perry)
5. People Grudgeful - the Pioneers
6. I'm Going to Spain - Steve Bent
7. Lost in Music - Sister Sledge
8. The Bourgeois Blues - Leadbelly
9. Rollin' Danny - Gene Vincent
10. War - Henry Cow
11. This Perfect Day - the Saints
12. Strychnine - the Sonics
13. Mr Pharmacist - the Other Half
14. Pinball Machine - Lonnie Irving
15. Funnel of Love - Wanda Jackson
16. Jungle Rock - Hank Mizell
17. The Mummy - Bob McFadden ; Dor
18. African Man - Iggy Pop
19. Transfusion - Nervous Norvus
20. Shut Up - the Monks
21. Popcorn Double Feature - the Searchers
22. There's a Ghost in My House - R. Dean Taylor
23. Victoria - the Kinks
24. I Come and Stand at Every Door - Pete Seeger