Middle Class Revolt [Deluxe Edition]

by The Fall

Overview

A mixture of lackluster performances and songs filled with vigor and fury, Middle Class Revolt is a puzzling proposition from the Fall. After two opening tracks that seem ready to convince worried fans that Smith couldn't care less ("15 Ways" and "Reckoning") there follows the poppish "Behind the Counter" and their devilish cover of Henry Cow's "War," with Smith making up half the lyrics. Other highlights include the furious "Hey! Student" (a rewrite of a 1977 tune, "Hey! Fascist"), and yet another Monks cover: "Shut Up!" All find Smith in fine form, impassioned and deeply sarcastic. The band experiments with some techno, some tape manipulation, and sparse rock arrangements, though the vocals on this disc are the most layered of any Fall release. There's also some local (Manchester, that is) social criticism going on in tracks, such as "M5#1" and "City Dweller," which takes on the aborted attempt to hold the Olympic games in Smith's city (the nerve!). ~ Ted Mills

Product Details

Release Date:	06/27/2025
Label:	Cherry Red
UPC:	5013929118690

Tracks

Disc 1

1. 15 Ways
2. The Reckoning
3. Behind the Counter
4. M5#1
5. Surmount All Obstacles
6. Middle Class Revolt!
7. War
8. You're Not Up to Much
9. Symbol of Mordgan
10. Hey! Student
11. Junk Man
12. The $500 Bottle of Wine
13. City Dweller
14. Shut Up!

Disc 2

15. Behind the Counter
16. War
17. Cab Driver
18. M5
19. Happy Holiday
20. Behind the Counter [Remix]
21. 15 Ways
22. Happy Holiday [Promo Mix]
23. Middle Class Revolt
24. Middle Class Revolt [The Drum Club]
25. Middle Class Revolt [Rex Sargeant Mix]
26. Surmount All Obstacles
27. M5
28. Behind the Counter
29. Reckoning
30. Hey! Student

Disc 3

31. Surmont All Obstacles
32. Behind the Corner
33. The Reckoning
34. 15 Ways
35. M5
36. You're Not Up to Much
37. Ladybird [Green Grass]
38. Hey! Student
39. War
40. Big New Prinz

Disc 4

41. Middle Class Revolt
42. Happy Holiday
43. British People in Hot Weather
44. Glam Racket
45. Free Range
46. I'm Frank
47. Stryhnine
48. A Past Gone Mad
49. Return

Disc 5

50. Long Intro Start!
51. M5
52. 15 Ways
53. The Reckoning
54. You're Not Up to Much
55. Behind the Counter
56. Surmount All Obstacles
57. Ladybird [Green Grass]
58. War
59. Free Range
60. Middle Class Revolt
61. Glam Racket
62. Hey! Student
63. Return
64. Dead Beat Descendant
65. Life Just Bounces

Disc 6

66. Behind the Counter
67. M5
68. 15 Ways
69. The Reckoning
70. Free Range
71. Ladybird [Green Grass]
72. War
73. Big New Prinz
74. Middle Class Revolt
75. Lost in Music
76. Glam Racket
77. L.A.
78. Dead Beat Descendant

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Fall   Primary Artist
Craig Scanlon   Guitar,Spoken Word
Steve Hanley   Bass
Simon Wolstencroft   Drums
Mark E. Smith   Vocals
Karl Burns   Drums,Kazoo,Guitar,Vocals
Dave Bush   Keyboards
John Peel   Spoken Word

Technical Credits

Bernard Edwards   Composer
Craig Scanlon   Composer
Barrett Strong   Composer
Steve Hanley   Composer
Tony McPhee   Composer
Stephen Hanley   Composer
Simon Wolstencroft   Composer
Mark E. Smith   Composer
Peter Blegvad   Composer
Karl Burns   Composer
The Monks   Composer
Anthony Moore   Composer
Dave Bush   Composer
Rex Sargeant   Engineer,Producer
Norman Whitfield   Composer
Marcia Schofield   Composer
Gary Burger   Composer
Pascal Le Gras   Cover Art,Cover Design
A. Moore   Composer
Nile Rogers   Composer
Alex Lee   Assistant
Richard Wheelan   Assistant