Levitate (album)
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| Levitate | ||
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| Studio album by The Fall | ||
| Released | 29 September 1997 | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 49:35 | |
| Label | Artful Records | |
| Producer(s) | Mark E. Smith | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| The Fall chronology | ||
| The Light User Syndrome (1996) |
Levitate (1997) |
The Marshall Suite (1999) |
Levitate is an album by The Fall, released in 1997 on Artful Records. The first edition came with an additional 5 song disc of outtakes and alternate mixes spanning the group's career. A single, "Masquerade", was culled from the album in February 1998 to coincide with Mark E. Smith receiving the Godlike Genius award at the NMEAwards[1] and reached number 59 in the UK charts. The album is out of print as Artful went bankrupt in the early part of 2000.
Levitate received mixed press. Brix Smith had quit the band during their 1996 tour and longtime drummer Simon Wolstencroft left before recording was complete. Julia Nagle's electronics are to the fore throughout and she co-writes 6 of the album's 14 tracks. The album was followed by a shambolic tour, Smith sacking the whole band in Ireland, although they were re-instated within days.[2] It was during the US tour for this album that the group finally fell apart, leaving Smith with only Nagle's support in rebuilding the group for their next album The Marshall Suite.
[edit] Track listing
- "Ten Houses Of Eve" (Smith/Nagle)
- "Masquerade" (Smith/Nagle)
- "Hurricane Edward" (Smith/Nagle)
- "I'm A Mummy" (listed as "unknown" on inner sleeve - originally by Bob McFadden & Dor and called "The Mummy")
- "The Quartet Of Doc Shanley" (Smith/Hanley)
- "Jap Kid" (Nagle)
- "4 1/2 Inch" (Smith/Hanley)
- "Spencer Must Die" (Smith/Spencer)
- "Jungle Rock" (Hank Mizell)
- "Ol' Gang" (Smith/Wolstencroft/Hanley)
- "Tragic Days" (Smith/Bramah)
- "I Come And Stand At Your Door" (listed as "Anon/Nagle" but actually a version of the song "I Come And Stand At Every Door", based on a poem by Nazım Hikmet and a traditional tune, and previously performed by Pete Seeger and The Byrds)
- "Levitate" (Smith/Nagle)
- "Everybody But Myself" (Smith/Wolstencroft)
- Limited edition bonus disc
- "Powderkex" (Smith/Burns) - a remix of "Powder Keg" from The Light User Syndrome
- "Christmastide" (Smith/Wolstencroft/Scanlon) - a remix of 1990 b-side "Xmas With Simon"
- "Recipe For Fascism" (Smith)
- "Pilsner Trail" (Smith/Hanley) - from 1983, outtake from Perverted By Language
- "Everybody But Myself" (Live) (Smith/Wolstencroft)
[edit] Personnel
- Mark E. Smith - vocals, keyboards
- Steve Hanley -bass guitar
- Simon Wolstencroft - drums
- Julia Nagle - keyboards, guitar, programming, arranging
- Karl Burns - drums
- Andy Hackett - guitar
- Tommy Crooks - guitar
