Wise Ol' Man

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Wise Ol' Man
EP by
the Fall
Released19 February 2016 (2016-02-19)[1]
Recorded2014–2015
GenrePost-punk
Length34:27
LabelCherry Red
ProducerMark E. Smith
The Fall chronology
Sub-Lingual Tablet
(2015) 		Wise Ol' Man
(2016) 		New Facts Emerge
(2017)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3.5/5 stars[3]
PopMatters6/10 stars[4]

Wise Ol' Man is an EP by the Fall, released on 19 February 2016 by Cherry Red Records.[1] It features two new songs, "Wise Ol' Man" and "All Leave Cancelled", as well as alternate versions and remixes of songs from the band's 2015 album Sub-Lingual Tablet, and a rare live performance of "No Xmas for John Quays" (from the Fall's first album Live at the Witch Trials), recorded at Brudenell Social Club in Leeds on 28 November 2014.[5]

Track listing[]

  1. "Wise Ol' Man (Edit)" – 3:37
  2. "All Leave Cancelled" – 8:19
  3. "Dedication (Remix)" – 5:27
  4. "Wise Ol' Man (Instrumental)" – 3:23
  5. "Venice with Girls" – 4:04
  6. "Face Book Troll" / "No Xmas for John Quays" – 7:30
  7. "All Leave Cancelled (X)" – 2:07

Personnel[]

  • The Fall:
    • Mark E. Smith – vocals, production
    • Elena Poulou – keyboards, vocals
    • Peter Greenway – guitar
    • Dave Spurr – bass
    • Keiron Melling – drums
    • Daren Garratt – drums, backing vocals (uncredited)
  • Simon "Ding" Archer – engineering
  • Andy Pearce – mastering
  • Suzanne Smith – artwork

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Records". The Official Fall Website. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Wise Ol' Man [EP] by The Fall". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  3. ^ Jeffries, David. "Wise Ol' Man - The Fall". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  4. ^ Garratt, John. "The Fall: Wise Ol' Man". PopMatters. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  5. ^ "No Xmas For John Quays - Reformation!". Retrieved 19 February 2016.
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