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.
A1 | Ten Houses Of Eve | 3:39 |
A2 | Masquerade | 3:58 |
A3 | Hurricane Edward | 5:52 |
A4 | I'm A Mummy | 2:37 |
B1 | The Quartet Of Doc Shanley | 3:14 |
B2 | Jap Kid | 3:03 |
B3 | 4 1/2 Inch | 3:56 |
B4 | Spencer Must Die | 4:00 |
B5 | Jungle Rock | 3:11 |
C1 | Ol' Gang | 4:00 |
C2 | Tragic Days | 1:29 |
C3 | I Come And Stand At Your Door | 3:31 |
C4 | Levitate | 2:50 |
C5 | Everybody But Myself | 4:15 |
D1 | Powderkex | 3:17 |
D2 | Christmastide | 3:44 |
D3 | Recipe For Fascism | 1:03 |
D4 | Pilsner Trail | 5:20 |
D5 | Everybody 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 |
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