Sinister Waltz
by
The Fall
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compilation
First released:
Jan 22 1996

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  • Dec 25 1999

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Alternative Rock,
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4 stars Almost brilliant
First off, let me say that this CD is really only for seasoned Fall fans, not as a first purchase.

Then let me say that liner notes with dates and places are painfully absent and are why I cannot rate this any higher.

That said, the music contained here is really 5 star. Not every track, but as an odds and ends collection this ranks right up there. Excellent takes on 'Telephone Thing', 'Couldn't Get Ahead' and 'Chicago, Now!' more than make this necessary listening.

If you love The Fall, this belongs in your collection.
Written by Jack Smith
3 stars Sinister Waltz satisfies
This is the first of three disks compiled by Receiver Records that pulls together previously available material plus a few gems. The versions you get here differ from the eventual songs which were included on Extricate in 1990 and Shiftwork in 1991. When a band like The Fall have so many compilations, it gets confusing to their mostly devoted followers but Sinister Waltz is an interesting find.

I especially liked the cocky "Couldn't Get Ahead" and the spooky mix of "Telephone Thing" which makes …
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Written by MB Walmsley

Track listing Edit

  • CD

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    number:
    title:
    number name artist hh:mm:ss
    1
    A Lot Of Wind
    ?:??
    2
    Couldn't Get Ahead
    ?:??
    3
    Blood Outta Stone
    ?:??
    4
    Arid Al's Dream
    ?:??
    5
    The Knight, The Devil And Death
    ?:??
    6
    Chicago, Now!
    ?:??
    7
    Birthday
    ?:??
    8
    Pumpkin Head Escapes
    ?:??
    9
    Wings
    ?:??
    10
    Dr. Faustus
    ?:??
    11
    Telephone Thing
    ?:??
    12
    Black Monk Theme
    ?:??
    13
    Gut Of The Quantifier
    ?:??
    14
    Edinburgh Man
    ?:??

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14 tracks format: 1 x CD
release dates: Jan 22 1996 in United Kingdom
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