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John Peel famously summed up his favorite band, The Fall, as such: “They are always different; they are always the same.” So it’s little surprise that the Manchester post-punk group’s complete singles output would take up a box set – a 7CD box released by Cherry Red Records this week.

The Fall’s The Singles 1978-2016 will collect the sides issued by the group during those years on a number of labels, most notably Rough Trade, Beggars Banquet and Cherry Red itself, the group’s current label home since 2011. The first three discs feature A-sides (and will be available as its own package), while the deluxe, 7CD set features four more discs of the main B-sides that accompanied these songs on vinyl or CD. All tracks are newly remastered by Andy Pearce, the band’s longtime engineer, and band expert Conway Patton has provided an illustrated discography in the package.

Led by vocalist Mark E. Smith, the group’s only consistent member, The Fall’s sharp-edged, experimental and prolific discography (32 studio albums and counting!) has earned a small but archly devoted fan base and countless bands that cite them as an influence, including Pavement, Sonic Youth, LCD Soundsystem, Suede and more. The band’s most recent album was this year’s New Facts Emerge, their 10th album to hit the U.K. indie charts’ top 10.

Both 3CD and 7CD iterations of The Singles 1978-2016 will be available this Friday

The SIngles 1978-2016 (Cherry Red CRCDBOX30 (U.K.), 2017)

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A-Sides 1978-2016 (Cherry Red CDTRED700 (U.K.), 2017) – Amazon U.K.

Disc 1: Singles 1978-1985

1. Bingo-Master
2. It’s the New Thing
3. Rowche Rumble
4. Fiery Jack
5. How I Wrote ‘Elastic Man’
6. Totally Wired
7. Lie Dream Of a Casino Soul
8. Look, Know
9. The Man Whose Head Expanded
10. Kicker Conspiracy
11. Marquis Cha-Cha
12. Oh! Brother
13. C.R.E.E.P.
14. Draygo’s Guilt
15. Couldn’t Get Ahead
16. Cruiser’s Creek

Disc 2: Singles 1986-1996

1. Living Too Late
2. Mr. Pharmacist
3. Hey! Lucian!
4. There’s a Ghost In My House
5. Hit The North Part 1
6. Victoria
7. Jerusalem
8. Cab It Up
9. Telephone Thing
10. Popcorn Double Feature
11. White Lightning
12. High Tension Line
13. Free Range
14. Ed’s Babe
15. Why Are People Grudgeful?
16. Behind The Counter
17. 15 Ways
18. The Chiselers

Disc 3: Singles 1998-2016

1. Masquerade
2. Touch Sensitive
3. F-‘oldin’ Money
4. Rude (All The Time)
5. Susan Vs. Youthclub
6. (We Wish You) A Protein Christmas
7. Theme From Sparta F.C. #2
8. Distilled Mug Art (Mix 15)
9. I Can Hear The Grass Grow
10. Reformation (Uncut)
11. Slippy Floor (Mark Mix)
12. Bury! #2+4
13. Laptop Dog
14. Victrola Time
15. Sir William Wray (Single Mix)
16. The Remainderer
17. Wise Ol Man

DISC 4: B-Sides 1978-1984

1. Psycho Mafia
2. Repetition
3. Various Times
4. In My Area
5. 2nd Dark Age
6. Psykick Dancehall #2
7. City Hobgoblins
8. Putta Block
9. Fantastic Life
10. I’m Into C.B.
11. Ludd Gang
12. Wings
13. Room To Live
14. God-Box
15. O! Brother

Disc 5: B-Sides 1984-1986

1. Pat-Trip Dispenser
2. C.R.E.E.P
3. Clear Off
4. No Bulbs
5. Rollin’ Dany
6. Petty (Thief) Lout
7. L.A.
8. Vixen
9. Hot Aftershave Bop
10. Living Too Long
11. Lucifer Over Lancashire
12. Auto Tech Pilot
13. Entitled
14. Shoulder Pads #1B

Disc 6: B-Sides 1987-1999

1. Haf Bound Bormann
2. Hit The North Part 2
3. Tuff Life Booogie
4. Acid Priest 2088
5. Dead Beat Descendant
6. British People In Hot Weather
7. Butterflies 4 Brains
8. Zandra
9. Blood Outta Stone
10. Xmas With Simon
11. Everything Hurtz
12. Pumpkin Head Xscapes
13. Glam Racket
14. War
15. Hey! Student
16. The $500 Bottle Of Wine
17. Chilinist
18. Masquerade (PWL Mix)
19. Touch Sensitive (Dance Mix)
20. Antidote

Disc 7: B-Sides 1999-2016

1. Perfect Day (New Version)
2. I Wake Up In The City
3. Janet Vs. Johnny
4. (We Are) Mod Mock Goth
5. My Ex Classmate’s Kids (Live)
6. I Wake Up In The City (Mix 5)
7. Clasp Hands
8. Over Over (Rough Mix)
9. Hot Cake – Part 2
10. Cowboy Gregori
11. Cosmos 7
12. Monocard (Lunatic Mix)
13. Taking Off (Live)
14. Jetplane
15. Hittite Man (Single Mix)
16. Amoratori
17. All Leave Cancelled