A Part of America Therein, 1981

A Part of America Therein, 1981
Live album by The Fall
Released	1982
Recorded	Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Houston, Memphis
Genre	Post-punk
Length	52:11
Label	Cottage Records (a US division of Rough Trade Records)
The Fall chronology
Hex Enduction Hour (1982) A Part of America Therein, 1981 (1982) Room to Live (1982)

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A Part Of America Therein, 1981 is a live album by The Fall, recorded on their USA tour in 1981 and originally released only in the USA in 1982. The album shows the group performing several songs that had not yet been released; three songs from 1982's Hex Enduction Hour are present as is "Lie Dream Of A Casino Soul" recorded as a single following the tour's completion.

The group were without Paul Hanley as, at 17, he was too young to be granted a visa to perform in the USA. As a result, vocalist Mark E. Smith invited previous drummer Karl Burns to fill the vacancy, initially on a temporary basis – Burns had previously left the band early in 1979. Upon their return to the UK, Smith invited Burns back into the group whilst also retaining Paul Hanley; although both occasionally played other instruments, The Fall appeared with both Burns and Hanley on drums for the next three years.

Track listing

Original USA LP

• "The North Side"

1. "The N.W.R.A." (Chicago)
2. "Hip Priest" (Chicago)
3. "Totally Wired" (New York)
4. "Lie Dream Of A Casino Soul" (New York)

• "The South Side"

1. "Cash 'n' Carry" (San Francisco)
2. "An Older Lover" (Houston)
3. "Deer Park" (Houston)
4. "Winter" (Memphis)

Subsequent editions

The album was given its first UK release in 1992, a "2 for 1" CD on the Dojo label alongside six track mini album Slates. This coupling was reissued in 1998 on Essential with amended artwork. It was finally released as a standalone CD album in late 2004 adding 4 additional recordings from the same tour: "Middle Mass", "The Container Drivers" (both Boston), "Session Musician" (New Orleans) and "Your Heart Out" (California).

Personnel

• The Fall:
  • Mark E. Smith – vocals
  • Marc Riley – guitar, keyboard, kazoo, backing vocals
  • Craig Scanlon – guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Hanley – bass guitar
  • Karl Burns – drums

Sources

• Robert Christgau review
• Austin Chronicle review
• Trouser Press review
• Gigography 1981 from the original Fall website
• A Part Of America Therein, 1981 (Sanctuary Records CD 2004 – sleevenote by Darly Easlea)