See, for me it all started with "Totale's Turns - It's now or never", heard "Fiery Jack" on JPeel and went and got one.
Since then, a lot of live albums of varying quality ranging from 'pretty bad' to 'diabolical', with a few exceptions.
1) A part of America within2) Live at St Helens Technical College 19813) In a hole
.. and then?
― Mark G, Wednesday, 23 August 2023 19:15 (two years ago)
https://www.discogs.com/master/1796327-The-Fall-Austurb%C3%A6jarb%C3%AD%C3%B3-Reykjav%C3%ADk-Live-1983!!
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Wednesday, 23 August 2023 19:16 (two years ago)
[Austurbæjarbíó] (Reykjavík Live 1983)
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Wednesday, 23 August 2023 19:17 (two years ago)
"Live In London 1980" a.k.a. "The Legendary Chaos Tape" is a personal fave too
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Wednesday, 23 August 2023 19:18 (two years ago)
it gets pretty thin after that, maybe "Last Night At The Palais"
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Wednesday, 23 August 2023 19:19 (two years ago)
Another vote for the Reykjavik one. I Am As Pure As Oranj is worth a listen if you like that era. And I wouldn't want to be without The Twenty Seven Points, which is very much a Fall version of an official live album. Two of my favourite live Fall recordings are a couple of BBC Radio 1 Sound City shows from the early 90s taped off the radio. Maybe some enterprising soul has put them out as an RSD release on daft coloured vinyl, I don't know.
― Supposed Former ILM Lurker (WeWantMiles), Wednesday, 23 August 2023 19:52 (two years ago)
I only have A Part of America Therein and that's enough for me, the version of Totally Wired on there is better than the single.
― the world is your octopus (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 23 August 2023 19:57 (two years ago)
Is the Reykjavik one the same as Fall in a Hole?
― deep wubs and tribral rhythms (Boring, Maryland), Wednesday, 23 August 2023 20:03 (two years ago)
no, different!
the version of Totally Wired on there is better than the single.
100% agree
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Wednesday, 23 August 2023 20:04 (two years ago)
Fall In A Hole was recorded in NZ