List of the Fall band members explained

The Fall were an English post-punk band from Prestwich, Greater Manchester. Formed in late 1976, the group originally featured vocalist Mark E. Smith, guitarist Martin Bramah, bassist Tony Friel and keyboardist Una Baines, with their first permanent drummer Karl Burns joining the following year. The group went through many lineup changes but remained active until Smith's death on 24 January 2018, at which point the band included bassist Dave "The Eagle" Spurr (since 2006), guitarist Peter "PP" Greenway, drummer Keiron Melling (both since 2007) and keyboardist Michael Clapham (who joined for the band's final tour in 2017).[1] [2]

History

1976–1982

Mark E. Smith, Martin Bramah, Tony Friel and Una Baines formed the Fall shortly after attending a Sex Pistols show at Manchester's Free Trade Hall in July 1976.[3] The band played their first show on 23 May 1977,[4] with Steve Ormrod playing drums for his sole appearance.[5] The group's first permanent drummer, Karl Burns, took his place. In November the group recorded their debut EP Bingo-Master's Break-Out!, which was issued the following year.[6] Friel left the band in December, unhappy with the recent decision to hire Kay Carroll, a friend of Smith's, as their manager.[7]

After brief spells with Jonnie Brown and Eric McGann early in the year, 16-year-old roadie Marc Riley took over Friel's position on bass in June 1978.[8] Baines had also left in March, following a "mental breakdown triggered in part by the druggy lifestyle she was leading".[9] She was replaced by Yvonne Pawlett in May. The lineup of Smith, Bramah, Riley, Pawlett and Burns recorded the group's debut album Live at the Witch Trials, which was issued the following year.[10] Burns left before the end of the year and Bramah followed in April 1979, claiming that "What initially started out as a collective became a dictatorship" dominated by frontman Smith.[9]

Burns and Bramah were replaced by Mike Leigh and Craig Scanlon, respectively. At the time of Scanlon's arrival, Steve Hanley also joined on bass, with Riley switching to guitar.[11] The new lineup recorded one single, "Rowche Rumble", before Pawlett also left the Fall.[12] In an interview years later, the keyboardist claimed that she "never fitted in" with the group, leaving to study biology and breed dogs. Pawlett was not replaced, with Riley and Scanlon performing keyboards.[13]

In March 1980, Leigh was replaced by Hanley's brother Paul on drums. The group issued Grotesque (After the Gramme) later in the year,[14] followed by the EP Slates early the next year, featuring brief member Dave Tucker on clarinet. After replacing Paul Hanley for an American tour in the summer of 1981, due to the former being under the age of 21, Karl Burns rejoined the Fall in October 1981 to mark the start of the band's first two-drummer lineup.[15] This incarnation issued two studio albums in 1982, Hex Enduction Hour and Room to Live, before Riley was sacked after a physical altercation with Smith, playing his final Fall show in December.[16]

1982–1995

After several months with just one guitarist, the Fall added Brix Smith in the summer of 1983 after she married frontman Mark E. Smith in July, just three months since they first met.[17] She debuted on two tracks on the 1983 album Perverted by Language, which was followed by The Wonderful and Frightening World Of... the next year.[18] In November, shortly after the latter's release, Paul Hanley left the Fall to form Kiss the Blade, and the following month, his brother Steve Hanley went on paternity leave and was temporarily replaced by Simon Rogers.[19] After a four-month absence, Hanley returned and Rogers joined officially on keyboards and guitar.[3]

By early 1986, Karl Burns had left the Fall for a second time, with Simon Wolstencroft taking his place.[20] Before Wolstencroft's arrival, however, Paul Hanley briefly returned to record two tracks for Bend Sinister, as well as the single "Living Too Late".[21] [22] [23] Shortly after the release of Bend Sinister, Rogers left the group to focus on his production work, which he continued to do with the Fall for several years.[24] With new keyboardist Marcia Schofield, the band released The Frenz Experiment and I Am Kurious Oranj in 1988, as well as a string of commercially successful singles including "There's a Ghost in My House", "Hit the North" and "Victoria".[25]

In July 1989, it was announced that Brix Smith had left the Fall, with original guitarist Martin Bramah returning in her place.[26] It was revealed later that Brix and Mark E. Smith had divorced earlier that year.[27] Bramah performed on Extricate and remained until July 1990, when both he and Schofield (who by that time were dating each other) were fired from the band. Following the pair's departure, keyboards were handled primarily by Wolstencroft,[28] as well as by violinist Kenny Brady, who joined at the same time. Dave Bush, who initially joined the Fall crew as a roadie, took over as the band's new keyboardist in August 1991.

After the release of and The Infotainment Scan, Karl Burns returned for a second two-drummer lineup in May 1993. He left again just a few months later, but returned in time for a North American tour in August.[29] After the release of Middle Class Revolt, Brix Smith also returned in August 1994, claiming she had "started to miss the artistic freedom that [she] had" in the group.[30] After the band recorded Cerebral Caustic, Bush was replaced by Julia Nagle.[31]

1995–2000

After the band spent much of the year touring, long-time guitarist Craig Scanlon was dismissed from the Fall in late 1995. In later interviews, Mark E. Smith claimed that Scanlon's sacking after 16 years in the band was due to his "slovenly appearance" and "failure to maintain [his] amps", although he later changed his explanation by suggesting that the guitarist had been "trying to play jazz or Sonic Youth-style stuff over good simple songs that he'd written himself". It has been strongly suggested that Smith regretted his decision, and Scanlon himself said he was invited to re-join the group by Smith several years later, but declined. The Light User Syndrome was issued in 1996.[32] Brix Smith left in October, following an argument with Mark E. Smith at a show in October.[33] Karl Burns followed in December.

Adrian Flanagan took over as the Fall guitarist in December 1996, followed by Tommy Crooks the following May (when Burns also rejoined). The group continued touring until April 1998, when all but Smith and Nagle left the band following two shows in the United States which ended in fighting between band members.[34] Before the planned final show in New York, Smith was arrested after allegedly assaulting Nagle, his girlfriend at the time, which resulted in the show's cancellation.[35] A few weeks later, Smith and Nagle returned for three more shows in the UK, joined by temporary drummer Kate Themen.[36]

After several months off, the Fall returned in August 1998 with new bassist Karen Leatham and drummer Tom Head, the latter of whom took over from Themen who was originally hired on a full-time basis after her first three shows.[37] By the following January, Neville Wilding was the band's new guitarist and Leatham had been replaced by Adam Helal, with both new members joining officially after performing on The Marshall Suite as session musicians.[38] Head was briefly sacked ahead of the 1999 Reading Festival, with Nick Dewey taking his place for the show, before he was reinstated the following day in time for the Leeds date.[39]

2000–2018

Shortly after the release of The Unutterable in November 2000, Tom Head was replaced by Spencer Birtwistle. By February the next year, Neville Wilding and Adam Helal had also been replaced, by Birtwistle's Trigger Happy bandmates Ben Pritchard and Jim Watts, respectively.[40] By August, keyboardist and guitarist Julia Nagle had left the Fall after six years with the band. Brian Fanning briefly took over the vacated role of second guitarist, but by October had left again, shortly before Birtwistle was replaced by Dave Milner on drums. Milner was another former member of Trigger Happy featuring Pritchard, Watts and the Fall's manager Ed Blaney.[41]

In September 2002, the Fall played one show with two new keyboardists – Smith's girlfriend Elena Poulou alongside Ruth Daniel.[42] Retaining only Poulou on a full-time basis, the group issued The Real New Fall LP (Formerly Country on the Click) in 2003.[43] Watts was fired that March and replaced by Simon "Ding" Archer the next month. After just a year with the band, Archer left the following April and was replaced by Steve Trafford.[44] In July 2004, Watts returned on guitar and Birtwistle returned on drums. By December, the former had left for a second time, crediting concerns over credits and royalties, as well as a lack of creative input in the band.[45]

The Fall's lineup changed dramatically again in May 2005, after Pritchard, Trafford and Birtwistle all left the band suddenly following a show in the US.[46] The trio were quickly replaced by Tim Presley, Rob Barbato (both members of American group Darker My Love) and Orpheo McCord, respectively.[47] Later in the year, guitarist Peter Greenway, bassist Dave Spurr and drummer Keiron Melling all debuted with the Fall, due to the new members' differing schedules.[48] After the release of Reformation Post TLC (featuring Greenway and Spurr), the three new additions became full-time members upon the departure of Presley, Barbato and McCord in June 2007.

For almost ten years the Fall's lineup remained stable, making it the longest-standing incarnation of the band's history.[49] [50] Daren Garratt of the Nightingales joined as a second drummer between 2013 and 2015, featuring on The Remainderer, Sub-Lingual Tablet and Wise Ol' Man.[25] [51] Paul Bonney of the Australian Pink Floyd Show took over for tour dates in 2016.[52] The lineup came to an end with the departure of long-time keyboardist Elena Poulou in 2016, after her divorce from Mark E. Smith.[53] Keyboards on the band's final studio album New Facts Emerge were recorded by Greenway (synthesisers) and Spurr (mellotron),[54] before Mike Clapham joined for the final touring cycle in 2017.[55]

On 24 January 2018, Smith died of lung and kidney cancer, marking the end of the Fall.[56]

Members

Final members

ImageNameYears activeInstrumentsRelease contributions
Mark E. Smith1976–2018 all Fall releases
Dave "The Eagle" Spurr2006–2018
Peter "PP" Greenway2007–2018
Keiron Melling2007–2018
Mike Clapham2017–2018keyboardsnone

Former members

ImageNameYears activeInstrumentsRelease contributions
Martin Bramah
Una Baines1976–1978
Tony Friel1976–1977
Steve Ormrod1977 drumsnone
Karl Burns
Jonnie Brown1978bassnone
Eric McGann
Yvonne Pawlett1978–1979keyboards
Marc Riley1978–1982
Mike Leigh1979–1980
Steve Hanley1979–1998
Craig Scanlon1979–1995
Paul Hanley1980–1985
Brix Smith
Simon Rogers1985–1986
Simon Wolstencroft1986–1997
Marcia Schofield1986–1990
Kenny Brady1990–1991
Dave Bush1991–1995
Julia Nagle1995–2001
Adrian Flanagan1996–1997Live Various Years (1998)
Tommy Crooks1997–1998
Kate Themen1998drumsnone
Tom Head
[57]
1998–2000
Karen Leatham1998bass
Neville Wilding1998–2001
Adam Helalbass
Spencer Birtwistledrums
Ben Pritchard2001–2006
Jim Watts
Brian Fanning2001
Dave Milner2001–2004
Elena Poulou2002–2016
Simon "Ding" Archer2003–2004
Steve Trafford2004–2006
Tim Presley2006–2007 lead guitar
Rob Barbato2006–2007 bass
Orpheo McCord2006–2007
Daren Garratt2013–2015

Other contributors

ImageNameYears activeInstrumentsDetails
Steve "Cowbell" DaviesDavies, the band's van driver at the time, performed congas on the band's first Peel session in May 1978, and later filled in for temporarily unavailable drummer Paul Hanley on a Dutch tour in June 1980.
Kay Carroll1979–1983The Fall's manager and Smith's partner between 1977 and 1983, Carroll performed as an additional contributor on Dragnet, Grotesque (After the Gramme), Slates, Hex Enduction Hour and Room to Live.[58] [59]
Dave Tucker1980–1981Tucker was a part-time member of the Fall, contributing to the Slates EP and several live shows.
Richard Mazda1981saxophoneMazda performed saxophone on the single "Lie Dream of a Casino Soul", which he also produced.[60]
Arthur Kadmon1982guitarKadmon and Niman featured on Room to Live, on "Hard Life Country" and the title track, respectively.[61]
Adrian Nimansaxophone
Gavin Friday
1984vocalsFriday featured on two tracks for The Wonderful and Frightening World Of... and one for the Call for Escape Route EP, as well as appearing live with the band on a couple of occasions.[62]
Craig Leon1989–1991Leon co-produced Extricate, Shift-Work and Code: Selfish, and performed on all three albums.[63]
Cassell WebbWebb, the wife of Leon, also featured as a guest on Extricate, Shift-Work and Code: Selfish.[64]
Phil Ames1989guitarAmes, Brix Smith's guitar tech, performed at a recording for the Offbeat TV series in February 1989.[65]
Mike EdwardsEdwards featured on "Popcorn Double Feature", the second single from the 1990 album Extricate.[66]
Charlotte Bill1990Bill performed flute and oboe on the 1990 album Extricate, and also appeared at several live shows.
Kevin "Skids" RiddleskeyboardsRiddles, a roadie for the band at the time, played a handful of Fall shows after Marcia Schofield left.[67]
Lucy Rimmer1994–1996backing vocalsBoth featured on Cerebral Caustic and The Light User Syndrome, as well as at several shows.
Mike Bennett
Keir Stewart1997keyboardsStewart and Spencer performed at a handful of shows each in February and May 1997, respectively.
Simon Spencer1997 guitar
Andy Hackett1997Hackett performed guitar on select tracks on 1997's Levitate, but never performed live with the band.[68]
Damon GoughGough performed additional guitar on "Calendar", a B-side to the 1998 single "Masquerade".
John Rolleson1998backing vocalsRolleson appeared with the band at the recording of their 21st Peel session on 3 February 1998.[69]
Stuart EstellguitarEstell joined the band for an encore on 30 April 1998 after attending a show in Reading as a fan.
Elspeth Hughes1998–1999special effectsHughes featured on the band's 22nd Peel session, and later on the album The Marshall Suite.[70]
Nick Dewey1999drumsAfter Tom Head was briefly fired, Dewey substituted for the drummer at the 1999 Reading Festival.
Steve Evets2000–2003Evets performed backing vocals on The Unutterable and Are You Are Missing Winner,[71] and later played bass at select shows in 2002 and at a show in Turkey in March 2003 after Jim Watts was sacked.[72] [73]
Ed BlaneyThe Fall's manager at the time, Blaney performed with the band on occasion, featuring on "Rude (All the Time)", Are You Are Missing Winner, the studio tracks on 2G+2, and a number of live albums.[74]
Ruth Daniel2002keyboardsDaniel performed as a guest alongside Elena Poulou at the Fall's show on 29 September 2002.
Dougie James2004–2006vocalsJames performed on "Big New Prinz" and "Boxoctosis" at shows between 2004 and 2006.[75] [76] [77]
Sean O'Neal2004O'Neal appeared at the 1 May 2004 Fall show in Austin, Texas, performing on "Dr. Buck's Letter".
Tamsin Middleton2013backing vocalsMiddleton and Simon Archer contributed backing vocals to "Touchy Pad" on the EP The Remainderer.[78]
Paul Bonney2016–2017drumsBonney performed as a second drummer at several Fall shows between July 2016 and January 2017.
Pamela Vander2017Vander, Smith's final partner and manager, contributed to several Fall shows during their 2017 tour.[79]

Lineups

PeriodMembersReleases
Late 1976 – May 1977
April – June 1977
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Martin Bramah – guitar, backing vocals
  • Tony Friel – bass, backing vocals
  • Una Baines – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Steve Ormrod – drums
June – December 1977
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Martin Bramah – guitar, backing vocals
  • Tony Friel – bass, backing vocals
  • Una Baines – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Karl Burns – drums
January – March 1978
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Martin Bramah – guitar, backing vocals
  • Jonnie Brown – bass
  • Una Baines – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Karl Burns – drums, backing vocals
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March – May 1978
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Martin Bramah – guitar, backing vocals
  • Eric McGann – bass
  • Karl Burns – drums
May – June 1978
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Martin Bramah – guitar, bass, backing vocals
  • Yvonne Pawlett – keyboards
  • Karl Burns – drums
June – December 1978
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Martin Bramah – guitar, backing vocals
  • Marc Riley – bass, backing vocals
  • Yvonne Pawlett – keyboards
  • Karl Burns – drums
February – April 1979
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Martin Bramah – guitar, backing vocals
  • Marc Riley – bass, backing vocals
  • Yvonne Pawlett – keyboards
  • Mike Leigh – drums, percussion
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  • Una Baines – keyboards
April – July 1979
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Marc Riley – guitar, backing vocals
  • Craig Scanlon – guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Hanley – bass, backing vocals
  • Yvonne Pawlett – keyboards
  • Mike Leigh – drums, percussion
July 1979 – March 1980
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Marc Riley – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Craig Scanlon – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Steve Hanley – bass, backing vocals
  • Mike Leigh – drums, percussion
  • Kay Carroll – percussion, backing vocals
March 1980 – September 1981
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Marc Riley – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Craig Scanlon – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Steve Hanley – bass, backing vocals
  • Paul Hanley – drums
  • "How I Wrote 'Elastic Man'" (1980)
  • "Totally Wired" (1980)
  • Live in London 1980 (1982)
  • Live at Leeds (2003)
  • The Complete Peel Sessions (2005)
  • Glasgow 1981 (2005)
  • Alter Bahnhof, Hof, Germany (2005)
  • Set of Ten (2018)
  • Kay Carroll – percussion, backing vocals
  • Steve Davies – congas
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  • Steve Davies – drums
  • Dave Tucker – clarinet
  • Slates (1981)
  • The Complete Peel Sessions (2005)
  • Karl Burns – drums
September 1981 – December 1982
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Marc Riley – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Craig Scanlon – guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Hanley – bass, backing vocals
  • Paul Hanley – drums
  • Karl Burns – drums, bass, percussion
  • "Lie Dream of a Casino Soul" (1981)
  • Fall in a Hole (1983)
  • Live to Air in Melbourne '82 (1998)
  • Set of Ten (2018)
  • Kay Carroll – percussion, backing vocals
January – September 1983
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Craig Scanlon – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Steve Hanley – bass, backing vocals
  • Paul Hanley – drums, keyboards
  • Karl Burns – drums, bass, percussion, backing vocals
  • "The Man Whose Head Expanded" (1983)
  • "Kicker Conspiracy" (1983)
  • Perverted by Language (1983)
  • Austurbæjarbíó (2001)
  • Live at the Haçienda 1983–1985 (2004)
  • The Complete Peel Sessions (2005)
September 1983 – November 1984
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Brix Smith – guitar, backing vocals
  • Craig Scanlon – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Steve Hanley – bass, backing vocals
  • Paul Hanley – drums, keyboards
  • Karl Burns – drums, bass, percussion
  • Perverted by Language (1983)
  • "Oh! Brother" (1984)
  • "C.R.E.E.P." (1984)
  • The Wonderful and Frightening World Of... (1984)
  • Call for Escape Route (1984)
  • Live at the Haçienda 1983–1985 (2004)
  • The Complete Peel Sessions (2005)
  • Another "Set of Ten" (2019)
November 1984 – March 1985
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Brix Smith – guitar, backing vocals
  • Craig Scanlon – guitar, backing vocals
  • Karl Burns – drums
  • Simon Rogers – bass
  • "Couldn't Get Ahead/Rollin' Dany" (1985)
March 1985 – May 1986
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Brix Smith – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Craig Scanlon – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Steve Hanley – bass, backing vocals
  • Simon Rogers – keyboards, guitar
  • Karl Burns – drums
  • This Nation's Saving Grace (1985)
  • "Cruiser's Creek" (1985)
  • Live at the Haçienda 1983–1985 (2004)
  • The Complete Peel Sessions (2005)
  • Paul Hanley – drums, percussion
May – October 1986
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Brix Smith – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Craig Scanlon – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Steve Hanley – bass, backing vocals
  • Simon Rogers – keyboards, guitar
  • Simon Wolstencroft – drums
  • Bend Sinister (1986)
  • "Hey! Luciani" (1986)
  • The Complete Peel Sessions (2005)
October 1986 – June 1989
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Brix Smith – guitar backing vocals
  • Craig Scanlon – guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Hanley – bass, backing vocals
  • Marcia Schofield – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Simon Wolstencroft – drums, percussion
  • Simon Rogers – keyboards, guitar
  • Phil Ames – guitar
June 1989 – July 1990
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Martin Bramah – guitar, backing vocals
  • Craig Scanlon – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Steve Hanley – bass, backing vocals
  • Marcia Schofield – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Simon Wolstencroft – drums, percussion
  • Kenny Brady – fiddle
  • The Complete Peel Sessions (2005)
July 1990 – June 1991
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Craig Scanlon – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Steve Hanley – bass, backing vocals
  • Simon Wolstencroft – drums, percussion, keyboards
  • Kenny Brady – violin, keyboards
  • "High Tension Line" (1990)
  • Shift-Work (1991)
  • The Complete Peel Sessions (2005)
  • Kevin Riddles – keyboards
August 1991 – May 1993
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Craig Scanlon – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Steve Hanley – bass, backing vocals
  • Dave Bush – keyboards, programming
  • Simon Wolstencroft – drums, percussion, keyboards
May 1993 – August 1994
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Craig Scanlon – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Steve Hanley – bass, backing vocals
  • Dave Bush – keyboards, programming
  • Simon Wolstencroft – drums, percussion, keyboards
  • Karl Burns – drums, guitar, backing vocals
  • Middle Class Revolt (1994)
  • Live Various Years (1998)
  • The Complete Peel Sessions (2005)
  • Set of Ten (2018)
August 1994 – November 1995
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Brix Smith – guitar, backing vocals
  • Craig Scanlon – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Steve Hanley – bass, backing vocals
  • Dave Bush – keyboards, programming
  • Simon Wolstencroft – drums, percussion, keyboards
  • Karl Burns – drums, guitar, backing vocals
  • Lucy Rimmer – backing vocals
  • The Complete Peel Sessions (2005)
  • The Twenty-Seven Points (1995)
  • "The Chiselers" (1996)
  • In the City... (1997)
  • The Idiot Joy Show (2003)
  • Live at the Phoenix Festival (2003)
  • Set of Ten (2018)
November 1995 – October 1996
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Brix Smith – guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Hanley – bass, backing vocals
  • Julia Nagle – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
  • Simon Wolstencroft – drums, percussion, keyboards
  • Karl Burns – drums, guitar, backing vocals
  • 15 Ways to Leave Your Man: Live (1997)
  • Live at the Phoenix Festival (2003)
  • Pearl City (2004)
  • The Complete Peel Sessions (2005)
  • Set of Ten (2018)
  • Another "Set of Ten" (2019)
  • Lucy Rimmer – backing vocals
  • Mike Bennett – backing vocals
  • The Light User Syndrome (1996)
December 1996 – February 1997
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Adrian Flanagan – guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Hanley – bass, backing vocals
  • Julia Nagle – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
  • Simon Wolstencroft – drums, percussion, keyboards
  • Live Various Years (1998)
  • Lucy Rimmer – keyboards
February – May 1997
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Adrian Flanagan – guitar
  • Julia Nagle – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Steve Hanley – bass, backing vocals
  • Keir Stewart – keyboards
  • Simon Wolstencroft – drums, percussion, keyboards
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  • Keir Stewart – keyboards
  • Simon Spencer – guitar
May – July 1997
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Tommy Crooks – guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Hanley – bass, backing vocals
  • Julia Nagle – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
  • Simon Wolstencroft – drums, percussion, keyboards
  • Karl Burns – drums
July 1997 – April 1998
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Tommy Crooks – guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Hanley – bass, backing vocals
  • Julia Nagle – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
  • Karl Burns – drums
  • Set of Ten (2018)
  • John Rolleson – backing vocals
  • The Complete Peel Sessions (2005)
April – June 1998
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Julia Nagle – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Kate Themen – drums
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  • Stuart Estell – guitar
June – August 1998
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Julia Nagle – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Karen Leatham – bass
  • Kate Themen – drums
August – December 1998
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Julia Nagle – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Karen Leatham – bass
  • Tom Head – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Set of Ten (2018)
  • Elspeth Hughes – special effects
  • The Complete Peel Sessions (2005)
December 1998
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Neville Wilding – guitar, backing vocals
  • Karen Leatham – bass
  • Julia Nagle – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
  • Tom Head – drums, percussion, backing vocals
December 1998 – January 1999
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Neville Wilding – guitar, backing vocals
  • Karen Leatham – bass
  • Adam Helal – bass, backing vocals
  • Julia Nagle – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
  • Tom Head – drums, percussion, backing vocals
January 1999 – November 2000
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Neville Wilding – guitar, backing vocals
  • Adam Helal – bass, backing vocals
  • Julia Nagle – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
  • Tom Head – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Nick Dewey – drums
November 2000 – February 2001
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Neville Wilding – guitar, backing vocals
  • Adam Helal – bass, backing vocals
  • Julia Nagle – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
  • Spencer Birtwistle – drums, percussion
February – August 2001
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Ben Pritchard – guitar, backing vocals
  • Jim Watts – bass, guitar, backing vocals
  • Julia Nagle – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
  • Spencer Birtwistle – drums, percussion
August – October 2001
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Ben Pritchard – guitar, backing vocals
  • Brian Fanning – guitar, backing vocals
  • Jim Watts – bass, guitar, backing vocals
  • Spencer Birtwistle – drums, percussion
  • Another "Set of Ten" (2019)
  • Ed Blaney – guitar, backing vocals
October – November 2001
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Ben Pritchard – guitar, backing vocals
  • Jim Watts – bass, guitar, backing vocals
  • Spencer Birtwistle – drums, percussion
  • 2G+2 (2002)
  • Touch Sensitive... Bootleg Box Set (2003)
  • Knitting Factory, Hollywood 2001 (2004)
  • Ed Blaney – guitar, backing vocals
  • Rude (All the Time) (2005)
  • Live in San Francisco (2013)
November 2001 – September 2002
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Ben Pritchard – guitar, backing vocals
  • Jim Watts – bass, guitar, backing vocals
  • Dave Milner – drums, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Ed Blaney – guitar, backing vocals
  • Live at the Garage 2002 (2004)
  • All Tomorrows Parties 2002 (2004)
September 2002 – March 2003
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Ben Pritchard – guitar, backing vocals
  • Jim Watts – bass, guitar, backing vocals
  • Elena Poulou – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Dave Milner – drums, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Ed Blaney – guitar, backing vocals
  • Ruth Daniel – keyboards
  • A Touch Sensitive: Live (2004)
March 2003
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Ben Pritchard – guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Evets – bass
  • Elena Poulou – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Dave Milner – drums, keyboards, backing vocals
April 2003 – April 2004
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Ben Pritchard – guitar, backing vocals
  • Simon Archer – bass, backing vocals
  • Elena Poulou – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Dave Milner – drums, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Dougie James – vocals
April 2004
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Ben Pritchard – guitar, backing vocals
  • Simon Archer – bass, backing vocals
  • Steve Trafford – bass, backing vocals
  • Elena Poulou – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Dave Milner – drums, keyboards, backing vocals
April – June 2004
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Ben Pritchard – guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Trafford – bass, guitar, backing vocals
  • Elena Poulou – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Dave Milner – drums, backing vocals
  • Punkcast 2004 (2004)
  • Sean O'Neal – vocals
July – December 2004
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Ben Pritchard – guitar, backing vocals
  • Jim Watts – guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Trafford – bass, guitar, backing vocals
  • Elena Poulou – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Spencer Birtwistle – drums
  • Ed Blaney – guitar, backing vocals
  • Interim (2004)
  • The Complete Peel Sessions (2005)
January 2005 – May 2006
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Ben Pritchard – guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Trafford – bass, guitar, backing vocals
  • Elena Poulou – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Spencer Birtwistle – drums
  • Dougie James – vocals
May – September 2006
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Tim Presley – guitar
  • Rob Barbato – bass
  • Elena Poulou – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Orpheo McCord – drums, backing vocals
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  • Peter Greenway – guitar
  • Dave Spurr – bass
September 2006 – June 2007
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Tim Presley – guitar
  • Rob Barbato – bass
  • Dave Spurr – bass, backing vocals
  • Elena Poulou – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Orpheo McCord – drums, backing vocals
  • "Fall Sound" (2007)
  • Peter Greenway – guitar
  • Keiron Melling – drums
June 2007 – November 2013
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Peter Greenway – guitar, backing vocals
  • Dave Spurr – bass, backing vocals
  • Elena Poulou – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Keiron Melling – drums, percussion
  • Tim Presley – guitar
  • "Night of the Humerons" (2012)
  • Re-Mit (2013)
  • Simon Archer – bass
  • Tim Presley – guitar
  • Another "Set of Ten" (2019)
  • Rob Barbato – bass
  • Another "Set of Ten" (2019)
November 2013 – October 2015
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Peter Greenway – guitar, backing vocals
  • Dave Spurr – bass, backing vocals
  • Elena Poulou – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Keiron Melling – drums, percussion
  • Daren Garratt – drums, backing vocals
October 2015 – April 2016
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Peter Greenway – guitar, backing vocals
  • Dave Spurr – bass, backing vocals
  • Elena Poulou – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Keiron Melling – drums, percussion
May 2016 – May 2017
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals, keyboards
  • Peter Greenway – guitar, synthesisers, backing vocals
  • Dave Spurr – bass, mellotron, backing vocals
  • Keiron Melling – drums, percussion
  • Paul Bonney – drums
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May 2017 – January 2018
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Peter Greenway – guitar, backing vocals
  • Dave Spurr – bass, backing vocals
  • Michael Clapham – keyboards
  • Keiron Melling – drums, percussion

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Group Members, Guests and Producers (A-Z) - Page 2 . 7 August 2023 . The Fall Online.
  3. Web site: The Fall: The Hippest Priest . Lindsay . Cam . . 1 January 2006 . 1 May 2020 .
  4. Web site: A history of indie music: Mark E Smith makes his entrance . Simpson . Dave . . 14 June 2011 . 1 May 2020 .
  5. News: Revealed after 34 years: the identity and full, sad story of "the unknown drummer" . Simpson . Dave . The Fallen Blog . 27 October 2010 . 1 May 2020 .
  6. Web site: Story of the Song: Bingo Master's Breakout, The Fall (1978) . Webb . Robert . . 18 July 2008 . 1 May 2020 .
  7. Book: Reynolds, Simon . Totally Wired: Postpunk Interviews and Overviews . 2 April 2009 . London, England . . 978-0571252299 . 208 . 1 May 2020 .
  8. Web site: The Fall, Sunday 11th June 1978 . . 1 May 2020 .
  9. Book: Reynolds, Simon . Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978–1984 . 2 April 2009 . London, England . . 978-0571252275 . 193 . 1 May 2020 .
  10. Web site: The Fall - Live At The Witch Trials . Rathbone . Oregano . . June 2019 . 1 May 2020 .
  11. Web site: Lay Of The Land . Peacock . Tim . . 1 May 2020 .
  12. Web site: The Fall – Dragnet (3 CD Boxset) – Album Review . Canty . Ian . Louder Than War . 18 May 2019 . 1 May 2020 .
  13. Book: The Rough Guide to Rock . 30 October 2003 . London, England . . 978-1858284576 . 1911 . 1 May 2020 .
  14. Web site: Grotesque (After the Gramme) - The Fall: Songs, Reviews, Credits . Raggett . Ned . . 1 May 2020 .
  15. Web site: Have a Bleedin Guess: The Story of Hex Enduction Hour book review . Fred Negro . 18 November 2019 . 1 May 2020 .
  16. Web site: When the mighty Fall came to New Zealand . Gates . Charlie . . 18 August 2016 . 1 May 2020 .
  17. News: Brix Smith-Start 'not yet ready to speak' after death of ex-husband Mark E. Smith . Lewis . Rebecca . . 24 January 2018 . 1 May 2020 .
  18. Web site: The 10 Best Albums by The Fall: Critic's Picks . Dayal . Geeta . . 25 January 2018 . 1 May 2020 .
  19. Web site: Gigography 1984 . The Fall Online . 1 May 2020 .
  20. Web site: Bend Sinister (1986) . Ham . Robert . . 12 February 2015 . 1 May 2020 .
  21. Book: Britton, Amy . Revolution Rock: The Albums Which Defined Two Ages . 17 November 2011 . Bloomington, Indiana . . 978-1467887113 . 106 . 1 May 2020 .
  22. Web site: Bend Sinister . The Fall Online . 1 May 2020 .
  23. Web site: Living Too Late . The Fall Online . 1 May 2020 .
  24. Web site: The Fall 'Hit The North' . Doyle . Tom . . 1 May 2020 .
  25. Web site: The Fall Biography . Strong . Martin C. . The Great Rock Bible . 1 May 2020 .
  26. Fall Out . . 22 July 1989 . 3 . 1 May 2020 .
  27. Web site: Brix Smith Start: 'Mark E Smith? He's complicated' . O'Hagan . Sean . . 1 May 2016 . 1 May 2020 .
  28. Peart . Andy . Badmouth Strikes Again . . 8 December 1990 . 10–11 . 1 May 2020 .
  29. Web site: Gigography 1993 . The Fall Online . 1 May 2020 .
  30. Atwal . Sandy . The Fall: Up to Their Same Old Brix . Imprint . 23 September 1994 . 1 May 2020 .
  31. Book: Smith Start, Brix . Brix Smith Start . The Rise, the Fall and the Rise . 3 May 2016 . London, England . . 978-0571325078 . 323 . 1 May 2020 .
  32. Book: Britton, Amy . Revolution Rock: The Albums Which Defined Two Ages . 17 November 2011 . Bloomington, Indiana . . 978-1467887113 . 239 . 1 May 2020 .
  33. Web site: The Rise, the Fall, and the Rise of Brix Smith Start . Skolnik . Jes . . 9 December 2016 . 1 May 2020 .
  34. Web site: Watch The Fall break up into a million shards, live at Brownie's in NYC, 1998 . Dangerous Minds . 1 May 2020 .
  35. News: Fall Singer Arrested For Attacking Keyboardist Girlfriend . https://web.archive.org/web/20150329164407/http://www.mtv.com/news/151403/fall-singer-arrested-for-attacking-keyboardist-girlfriend/ . dead . 29 March 2015 . Kaufman . Gil . . 10 April 1998 . 1 May 2020 .
  36. Web site: Plug and Play: The endless inspiration of the Fall . Frere-Jones . Sasha . . 7 November 2011 . 1 May 2020 .
  37. News: This Narration's Saving Grace . . 15 June 1998 . 1 May 2020 .
  38. News: Life Is Suite . . 18 January 1999 . 1 May 2020 .
  39. News: Let's Fall Make Up . . 9 August 1999 . 1 May 2020 .
  40. Web site: The Fall: Biography & History . Erlewine . Stephen Thomas . Stephen Thomas Erlewine . . 1 May 2020 .
  41. Web site: Dave Milner of The Fall – Song For Ewe . Velvet Sheep . 8 April 2016 . 1 May 2020 .
  42. Web site: Creative Distortion - The Fall: Credits . . 1 May 2020 .
  43. Web site: The Real New Fall LP (Formerly Country On The Click) (2003) . Ham . Robert . . 12 February 2015 . 1 May 2020 .
  44. Web site: Interview: The Fall . Johnson . Jeff . . 16 October 2005 . 1 May 2020 .
  45. News: Fall News . The Fall Online . 7 January 2005 . 1 May 2020 .
  46. News: The Fall Tour Descends Into Chaos . Phillips . Amy . . 8 May 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060517200256/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/news/06-05/08.shtml . 17 May 2006 . 1 May 2020 .
  47. News: New Album On The Way From Yet Another New Fall . . 6 July 2006 . 1 May 2020 .
  48. Web site: The Fall: Pete Greenway, Keiron Melling, Dave Spurr Interview . Gross . Jason . Perfect Sound Forever . August 2018 . 1 May 2020 .
  49. Web site: The Fall: Wise Ol' Man . Garratt . John . . 7 March 2016 . 1 May 2020 .
  50. Segal . Victoria . He was the gaffer, we were the workers. . . 13 February 2018 . 1 May 2020 .
  51. Web site: Keiron Melling of The Fall – Song For Ewe . Velvet Sheep . 4 January 2016 . 1 May 2020 .
  52. Web site: Fall - Photoscapes . Aston . Darren . Penny Black Music . 8 February 2017 . 1 May 2020 .
  53. Web site: The Shadow Of Death Hangs Over It: Bomb Sniffing Dogs Interviewed . Kinney . Fergal . . 29 November 2019 . 1 May 2020 .
  54. News: The Fall announce details of 32nd studio album, New Facts Emerge . Bonner . Michael . . 30 May 2017 . 1 May 2020 .
  55. Web site: Live Review: The Fall, Trust & the Romance, Blood Sport @ Boiler Shop, Newcastle (23.10.17) . Corcoran-Lettice . Mark . Narc . 25 October 2017 . 1 May 2020 .
  56. News: Mark E Smith's family disclose cause of death . Snapes . Laura . . 13 February 2018 . 1 May 2020 .
  57. Web site: 5 October 2015 . Fall News - Thomas Patrick Murphy . 7 August 2023 . The Fall Online.
  58. Web site: Excuse me, weren't you in the Fall? . Simpson . Dave . . 5 January 2006 . 1 May 2020 .
  59. Web site: Kay Carroll: Credits . . 1 May 2020 .
  60. Web site: Lie Dream Of A Casino Soul . The Fall Online . 1 May 2020 .
  61. Web site: YMGTA #10: Room To Live . Pringle . Steve . You Must Get Them All . 24 February 2019 . 1 May 2020 .
  62. Web site: Gavin Friday Of The Virgin Prunes On The Fall & Sending Postcards To MES . Smith . Odran . . 26 February 2010 . 1 May 2020 .
  63. Web site: Craig Leon: Credits . . 1 May 2020 .
  64. Web site: Cassell Webb: Credits . . 1 May 2020 .
  65. Web site: Gigography 1989 . The Fall Online . 1 May 2020 .
  66. Web site: Mike Edwards Of Jesus Jones On Working With Mark E. Smith . . 14 July 2010 . 1 May 2020 .
  67. Web site: Gigography 1990 . The Fall Online . 1 May 2020 .
  68. Web site: Levitate - The Fall: Credits . . 1 May 2020 .
  69. Web site: Radio Sessions . The Fall Online . 1 May 2020 .
  70. Web site: Elspeth Hughes: Credits . . 1 May 2020 .
  71. Web site: Steve Evets: Credits . . 1 May 2020 .
  72. Web site: The Fall Gigography 2002 . The Fall Online . 1 May 2020 .
  73. Web site: The Fall Gigography 2003 . The Fall Online . 1 May 2020 .
  74. Web site: Ed Blaney: Biography & History . Jeffries . Dave . . 1 May 2020 .
  75. Web site: The Fall Gigography 2004 . The Fall Online . 1 May 2020 .
  76. Web site: The Fall Gigography 2005 . The Fall Online . 1 May 2020 .
  77. Web site: The Fall Gigography 2006 . The Fall Online . 1 May 2020 .
  78. Web site: Review: The Fall: Remainderer . O'Keeffe . Niall . . 13 December 2013 . 1 May 2020 .
  79. Web site: YMGTA #43 – New Facts Emerge . Pringle . Steve . You Must Get Them All . 29 December 2019 . 1 May 2020 .