THE FALL Live At The Witch Trials 1979 UK STEP-FORWARD 1st PRESS - NEAR MINT
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THE FALL Live At The Witch Trials 1979 UK STEP-FORWARD 1st PRESS - NEAR MINT

THE FALL
Live At The Witch Trials

UK STEP-FORWARD (SFLP 1) FIRST PRESSING (January 1979)
A TREMENDOUS PIECE OF WORK - RECORDED IN JUST ONE DAY (15/12/1978) AND MIXED THE NEXT
BARELY PLAYED AND DELIVERING PERFECT SOUND

PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE STEP-FORWARD LABELS
MATRIX: SFLP 1 A1 △TONE / SFLP 1 B1 △T that’s plenty!
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT SLEEVE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL DIE-CUT INNER SLEEVE

 That the first Fall album in a near endless stream would not only not sound very punk at all but would be a downright pleasant listen at the start (thanks to Yvonne Pawlett's electric piano on "Frightened") seems perfectly in keeping with Smith's endlessly contrary mind.
His inimitable drawl and general vision of the universe (idiots are everywhere and idiotic things are rampant) similarly sprawls all over the music -- there's no question who this is or whose band it is as well.
That said, most of Live at the Witch Trials is co-written with Martin Bramah, whose guitar work here is noticeably much more inclined to chime and ring instead of brutally scratching away like Craig Scanlon's awesome work would soon do.
Bramah's not just there to sound tuneful, though, and the killer Marc Riley/Karl Burns rhythm section both keeps up the energy and provides surprising grooves. On chugging tracks like "Two Steps Back," it's not hard to tell Smith's Krautrock fandom is coming into play. With Pawlett's keyboards providing a pretty garage kick on top of it all, the result is an all-around treat. Brilliantly scabrous tracks are everywhere, one of the most memorable being "Rebellious Jukebox," simultaneously one of the most tuneful and aggressive songs from the early lineup, Smith pouring it on along with the band as a whole. The driving funk of "Music Scene," meanwhile, redefines misanthropy (and more) with a particularly central Smith target in mind.
"No Xmas for John Quays," meanwhile, almost establishes the Fall formula on its own -- Smith chanting and yelling over a quick, semi-rockabilly shamble and attack punctuated with unexpected stops and starts

Side 1:
Frightened (5:02)
Crap Rap 2 / Like To Blow (2:03)
Rebellious Jukebox (2:54)
No Xmas For John Quays (4:37)
Mother-Sister! (3:22)
Industrial Estate (2:03)
Side 2:
Underground Medecin (2:05)
Two Steps Back (5:02)
Live At The Witch Trials (0:52)
Futures And Pasts (2:35)
Music Scene (8:04)

LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels - seen little play
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like new
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Plays perfectly throughout with nothing to fault
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Light ring/rub to the surfaces but all edges are sharp and unworn and all spine text is clear and bold

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