Various - Before The Fall: 24 Original Songs As Covered By The Fall

this project is endorsed by mark himself and features the original versions of 24 amazing songs covered by the fall. it's a virtual peek into the eclectic record collection of the greatest living englishman, mark e smith. genres range from blues to rockabilly, trucking music to disco and soul, reggae to garage-punk and novelty pop to folk. all tracks have been covered on singles, albums or radio sessions by the fall between 1985 and 2010. we have big names such as the kinks, iggy pop, sister sledge alongside obscure gems and rarely compiled tracks. presented as a luxury digipack and with cover art by savage pencil, legendary designer of the fall's 'lie dream of a casino soul' single cover. comments on the fall's cover versions of their songs by eddie shaw of the monks and steve bent.