The Fall - Levitate (2 x LP)

Artist:
The Fall
Title:
Levitate
Label:
Cherry Red
Catalog#:
BRED2LP 725
Format:
2 x Vinyl LP, Album, Reissue
Country:
UK
Released:
31 Jan 2025
Media Condition:
Mint (M)
Sleeve Condition:
Mint (M)
Comments:
Brand New And Factory Sealed. Save On Shipping By Combining Two Or More Items.
Stock Images:
Images are stock images, actual item may differ.

Levitate is the 19th album by The Fall, released in 1997 on Artful Records. Levitate became the last album to feature two long-time Fall members, drummer Karl Burns and bass player Steve Hanley (whose playing was once described by Smith as the defining element of the group's music).

The album remained out of print for a long time, as Artful went bankrupt in the early 2000s. An expanded, remastered 2CD/3LP version of the album was released by Cherry Red Records in May 2018. Levitate was recorded amidst a difficult period for the group, described by personnel turmoil and Mark E. Smith's increasingly erratic behaviour, as well as financial troubles due to a VAT bill incurred in the 1980s and early 1990s for nearly £200,000.

The album was initially going to be produced by Keir Stewart and Simon Spencer (who previously collaborated with Smith under the moniker D.O.S.E. on the 1995 single Plug Myself In).

Most of the recordings took place at Edwyn Collins's studio in West Hampstead. However, Stewart and Spencer soon fell out with Smith over payments and left after a week, taking most of the tapes with them. The only tracks from these sessions to make the album were 4½ Inch (allegedly edited out of samples of a rehearsal recording), Spencer, later re-dubbed by Smith as Spencer Must Die, and The Quartet of Doc Shanley.

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A1Ten Houses Of Eve3:39
A2Masquerade3:58
A3Hurricane Edward5:52
A4I'm A Mummy2:37
B1The Quartet Of Doc Shanley3:14
B2Jap Kid3:03
B34 1/2 Inch3:56
B4Spencer Must Die4:00
B5Jungle Rock3:11
C1Ol' Gang4:00
C2Tragic Days1:29
C3I Come And Stand At Your Door3:31
C4Levitate2:50
C5Everybody But Myself4:15
D1Powderkex3:17
D2Christmastide3:44
D3Recipe For Fascism1:03
D4Pilsner Trail5:20
D5Everybody But Myself (Live)3:04
Media Condition Mint (M)
Sleeve Condition Mint (M)
Format Vinyl
Format Description Album, LP, Reissue
Country UK
Year 2025
Genre Electronic, Rock, Alternative Rock, Lo-Fi
Companies
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) Cherry Red Records (2)
  • Copyright (c) Cherry Red Records (2)
  • Published By BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
  • Published By Invisible Girl Music
  • Recorded At West Heath Studios
  • Recorded At Beethoven St. Studios
  • Recorded At PWL In The North
  • Designed At Hi-Hat (3)
Credits
  • Artwork - Pascal Legras
  • Bass Guitar - Stephen Hanley
  • Design - Venus (31)
  • Design [Original Design] - Tommy Crooks
  • Design [Reissue Design] - Becky Stewart
  • Drums - Karl Burns
  • Drums - Simon Wolstencroft
  • Engineer [Beethoven Street Studios] - Ollie Maxwell
  • Engineer [PWL] - Jason Barron
  • Engineer [PWL] - Richie Reed
  • Engineer [West Heath Studios] - Sebastian Lewsley
  • Guitar [Guitars] - Andy Hackett
  • Guitar [Guitars] - Tommy Crooks
  • Keyboards, Guitar [Guitars], Programmed By [Programming], Arranged By [Arranging] - Julia Nagle
  • Liner Notes - Daryl Easlea
  • Mastered By - Xor (5)
  • Photography - Dean Walcott
  • Photography - Stefan Cooke
  • Photography By - Tommy Crooks
  • Producer [Produced By] - Mark E. Smith
  • Producer [Production] - Jon Roberts
  • Remastered By - Andy Pearce
  • Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar [Guitars] - Mark E. Smith
Identifiers
  • Barcode 5013929172555
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