''Reformation Post TLC'' is the twenty-fifth studio album by the Fall, released in the UK on 12 February 2007. The album features Mark E Smith and his wife, Elena, with newcomers

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and Rob Barbato (of

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(of The Hill) and Dave Spurr (of Motherjohn). Presley, Barbato and McCord, all Americans, joined the band as emergency replacements for Ben Pritchard, Spencer Birtwistle and Steve Trafford, all of whom quit the band during an American tour in April 2006. In his 2008 autobiography Smith praised the Americans for revitalizing The Fall, due to their openness to new ideas and not being overly-impressed by influential UK bands (e.g.,

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) that had shaped a generation of young English musicians. Smith said in an interview with '' Q'' that the "post-TLC" refers to the band after the "traitors, liars and cunts..." had left. ''Reformation Post TLC'' was reissued by

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in April 2020, both on vinyl and as an expanded 4CD edition.

Track listing

Original UK release

"Scenario" continuously references "Veteran's Day Poppy" by Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, from their album ''

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''. "Over! Over!" is a cover of the 1968 track "

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" by

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(not credited) with different lyrics.

UK vinyl edition

Released on 5 March, the UK double album edition was different from the CD format. Several songs appeared in slightly alternate mixes with some tracks extended and others shortened. "Outro" was omitted altogether. On 22 March it was confirmed that later pressings of the UK CD would follow this track listing.

US edition

The US edition was released on Narnack Records on 27 March. This edition omits "The Usher" despite the track being included on promotional copies and on the US iTunes editio

. All tracks that are extended on the UK 2LP edition appear in those versions rather than their UK CD counterparts. The version of "Das Boat" is the extended promo version. The US release also comes with four

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movies of the group performing live at the

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in November 2006. The songs featured are

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's " Hungry Freaks, Daddy", "My Door Is Never", "Scenario" and "

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" from '' The Real New Fall LP''.

2020 expanded edition

;Disc 1 *as per original UK CD. ;Disc 2 ;Disc 3 - early rough mixes 2006 ;Disc 4 - live at

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, 1 April 2007 (Previously released as '' Last Night at The Palais'')

Personnel

;The Fall *

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–

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–

lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the feature ...

*Robert Barbato –

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and s ...

*Dave Spurr –

*Elena Poulou – keyboards; lead vocal on "The Wright Stuff" *

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, vocals ;Additional personnel *Peter Greenway –

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and lead guitar *Gary Bennett – rhythm guitar *St. Eitel – "presence" ;Technical *Tim "Gracielands" Baxter – production *Mark E. Smith – production *Mark Kenny – cover artwork * George Shaw – cover artwork *"Big Head and his wife" – cover artwork *Becky Stewart – cover artwork *Edward Teets – cover artwork (US version) * Bob Gruen – cover photography (US version) *Andy Pearce – remastering (2020 expanded edition)

Notes

References

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