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The Totally Wired World of The Fall

Mark E Smith in conversation with Elizabeth Alker about life in the 'Wonderful and Frightening' world of The Fall.

With contributions from the Bard of Salford, poet John Cooper Clarke, who first performed with The Fall in 1977, John Leckie, who produced three of their key 1980s albums, writer Mick Middles, who wrote a biography of The Fall with Mark E Smith, Clint Boon of the Inspiral Carpets, and Lias Saoudi from Fat White Family. Mark talks about his love of avant garde classical music, science fiction writer Philip K Dick and how Danny Baker helped to get the group their first record deal.

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  • Sun 15 Feb 2015 13:00
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