The Totally Wired World of The Fall
Mark E Smith in conversation with Elizabeth Alker about life in the 'Wonderful and Frightening' world of The Fall.
With contributions from the Bard of Salford, poet John Cooper Clarke, who first performed with The Fall in 1977, John Leckie, who produced three of their key 1980s albums, writer Mick Middles, who wrote a biography of The Fall with Mark E Smith, Clint Boon of the Inspiral Carpets, and Lias Saoudi from Fat White Family. Mark talks about his love of avant garde classical music, science fiction writer Philip K Dick and how Danny Baker helped to get the group their first record deal.
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Remembering Mark E Smith
Programmes and clips celebrating the music of The Fall frontman.
Music Played
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The Fall
Totally Wired
- Beggars Banquet.
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The Fall
Lost In Music
- Artful.
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Vangelis
Blade Runner (End Titles)
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The Fall
Before The Moon Falls
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Karlheinz Stockhausen
Kontakte
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Sex Pistols
Anarchy In The U.K.
- Virgin.
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Sex Pistols
Anarchy In The U.K.
- 1977 - The Spirit Of Punk (Various Artists).
- Virgin.
- 6.
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The Fall
Bingo-Master
- Step-Forward.
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The Fall
Bingo Masters Breakout
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The Fall
Repetition
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The Fall
Hip Priest
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The Fall
2 By 4
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The Fall
Spoilt Victorian Child (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 14 May 1985)
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The Fall
Mr. Pharmacist
- Dark Side Of The 80's (Various).
- Telstar.
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The Fall
Touch Sensitive
- Artful Records.
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LCD Soundsystem
North American Scum
- NORTH AMERICAN SCUM.
- DFA.
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The Fall
Bill Is Dead
- Universal.
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The Fall
Victoria
- BEGGARS BANQUET.
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The Inspiral Carpets feat. Mark E Smith
I Want You
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Inspiral Carpets
I Want You (feat. Mark E. Smith)
- Mute Records.
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The Fall
Theme From Sparta FC
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The Fall
I Am Damo Suzuki
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Fat White Family
I Am Mark E Smith
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The Fall
Jerusalem
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Bob Dylan
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
- Columbia.
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The Fall
Sir William Wray
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The Fall
Sir William Wray
- CHERRY RED.
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