Artist
The Fall
104 releases · 74 collaborators · 37 labels
- Date active
- 1981 – 2025
- Relevance
- Extremely Low, very weak ties with the core dub techno cluster (here through one or more shared credits and labels)
Bio
Post-punk band from Greater Manchester, UK. 1976 to 2018.
Mark E. Smith was the lead singer, lyricist, frontman and only constant member of the formation. He died on the morning of Wednesday January 24th, 2018.
Formed in 1976 through a poetry-style collective beginnings, The Fall released around 50 singles, 34 studio albums, and well over 50 live and compilation albums as well as releasing a play 'Hey Luciani' and a Ballet 'I am Kurious Oranj'. They also recorded 24 sessions for John Peel's Radio 1 show between June 1978 and August 2004.
The band went through numerous personnel changes over the years (with well over 30 different line-ups). From July 2007 The Fall comprised: Mark E. Smith, vocals; Pete Greenway, guitar; Dave "The Eagle" Spurr, bass; Elena Poulou, keyboards; Keiron Melling, drums. For a year (2014-15), Daren Garratt became a full-time member as a second drummer. Poulou's (Smith's then wife) last gig was 28th April 2016. Mike Clapham joined on keyboards from 23rd May 2017 until their final gig.
Mark E. Smith was the lead singer, lyricist, frontman and only constant member of the formation. He died on the morning of Wednesday January 24th, 2018.
Formed in 1976 through a poetry-style collective beginnings, The Fall released around 50 singles, 34 studio albums, and well over 50 live and compilation albums as well as releasing a play 'Hey Luciani' and a Ballet 'I am Kurious Oranj'. They also recorded 24 sessions for John Peel's Radio 1 show between June 1978 and August 2004.
The band went through numerous personnel changes over the years (with well over 30 different line-ups). From July 2007 The Fall comprised: Mark E. Smith, vocals; Pete Greenway, guitar; Dave "The Eagle" Spurr, bass; Elena Poulou, keyboards; Keiron Melling, drums. For a year (2014-15), Daren Garratt became a full-time member as a second drummer. Poulou's (Smith's then wife) last gig was 28th April 2016. Mike Clapham joined on keyboards from 23rd May 2017 until their final gig.
Members
Mark E. Smith
109
Craig Scanlon
80
Stephen Hanley
79
Simon Wolstencroft
50
Simon Rogers
39
Dave Tucker (2)
33
Karl Burns
21
Adrian Flanagan
21
Paul Hanley
20
Brix Smith
15
Mike Bennett
12
Tony Friel
8
Julia Adamson
5
Spencer Birtwistle
4
Eleni Poulou
4
Simon 'Dingo' Archer
3
Tim Presley
3
Kay Carroll
Martin Beddington
Marcia Schofield
Lucy Rimmer
Marc Riley
Steven Trafford
Ben Pritchard
Dave Bush
Yvonne Pawlett
Mike Leigh
Una Baines
Ed Blaney
Adam Helal
Dave Milner
Nev Wilding
Tommy Crooks
Brian Fanning
Jim Watts (2)
Steve Evets
Kenny Brady
Rob Barbato
Kate Themen
Karen Leatham
Dave Spurr (2)
Orpheo McCord
Peter Greenway
Daren Garratt
Keiron Melling
Thomas Murphy
Jonnie Brown
Anthony McGahan
Ruth Daniel
Steve Omrod
The Fall (Artist)
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Releases
Active
- Releases: 1 Relevance: very high Active: 1981
- Releases: 2 Relevance: medium Active: 2016 – 2021
- Releases: 2 Relevance: medium Active: 1996
- Releases: 1 Relevance: medium Active: 1984
- Releases: 21 Relevance: low Active: 1993 – 1995
- Releases: 14 Relevance: low Active: 1993 – 1994
- Releases: 10 Relevance: low Active: 2002 – 2006
- Releases: 9 Relevance: low Active: 1990 – 2017
- Releases: 3 Relevance: low Active: 1993
- Releases: 3 Relevance: low Active: 2020 – 2025
- Releases: 3 Relevance: low Active: 2021
- Releases: 3 Relevance: low Active: 1993 – 1994
- Releases: 3 Relevance: low Active: 1993 – 1994
- Releases: 3 Relevance: low Active: 1981
- Releases: 3 Relevance: low Active: 2007
- Releases: 2 Relevance: low Active: 1992
- Releases: 2 Relevance: low Active: 1994
- Releases: 2 Relevance: low Active: 1990
- Releases: 2 Relevance: low Active: 1990
- Releases: 2 Relevance: low Active: 1993
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2010
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1997
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1998
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1995
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1990
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1993
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2002
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2003
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2014
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1989
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1993
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2017
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2023
- Releases: 27 Relevance: extremely low Active: 1990 – 2023
- Releases: 3 Relevance: extremely low Active: 1981 – 1990
- Releases: 1 Relevance: extremely low Active: 1999
- Releases: 1 Relevance: extremely low Active: 1993