other titles...
- Sing! Harpy
- I'm Frank
- Bill Is Dead
- Black Monk Theme Part I
- Popcorn Double Feature
- Telephone Thing
- Hilary
- Chicago, Now!
- The Littlest Rebel
- And Therein…
the fall
Extricate (2023 reissue)
PROPER RECORDS
Released in February 1990, 'Extricate' was a big bold statement, co-opting some Madchester beats into The Fall's mix, with the band and Smith on excellent form.
From the catchy indie of Hilary and The Littlest Rebel, the oblique attack on past lovers in Sing! Harpy, and the touching rumination on death and new love, Bill Is Dead, Extricate is one of the group's most coherent albums. Smith also worked with dance producers Coldcut updating the Lisa Stansfield sung track My Telephone as Telephone Thing.