The Fall – 458489 A Sides

Bypassing their edgy, early singles and concentrating on their artier, more eclectic work from 1984-89, 458489 A-Sides encapsulates nearly all of the Fall's many attributes.

All of the singles on A-Sides are culled from the era when Brix Smith was in the band, arguably the band's most cohesive and rewarding years. Drawing from their strongest albums -- The Wonderful and Frightening World of the Fall, This Nation's Saving Grace, Bend Sinister, The Frenz Experiment -- A-Sides offers an excellent introduction to the Fall.

It is both a useful retrospective and a kind of road map, pointing out the differences between albums. For neophytes and the uninitiated, there is no better sampler, and for longtime fans, the collection reiterates what a fine singles band the Fall were in their heyday.

Vinyl, LP, Reissue, White

Tracklist:
A1 Oh! Brother
A2 C.R.E.E.P.
A3 No Bulbs 3
A4 Rollin' Dany
A5 Couldn't Get Ahead
A6 Cruiser's Creek
A7 L.A.
A8 Living Too Late
B1 Hit The North part 1
B2 Mr. Pharmacist
B3 Hey! Luciani
B4 There's A Ghost In My House
B5 Victoria
B6 Big New Prinz
B7 Wrong Place, Right Time no.2
B8 Jerusalem
B9 Dead Beat Descendant