The Fall – The Wonderful And Frightening World Of... The Fall

This box-set is presented with the four CDs in mini-LP style paper sleeves, and an accompanying 48 page book that traces the development of the album with rare memorabilia and photographs, as well as extracts from interviews conducted by Daryl Easlea during 2009-2010. The sleeve of CD1 reproduces the original vinyl album artwork exactly.

Sold at both the US and UK Beggars Banquet (Label) web sites.

The actual title of track 2-4 is "c.r.e.e.p.".

"No Bulbs 3 (Un-Edited)" on Disc 2 (in the booklet titled "Unedited Version 2") is not identical to either version on the The Fall - 458489 A Sides.
From http://archive.beggars.com/:
"For those of you who notice this sort of thing, there’s going to be a deliberate mistake on The Fall’s ‘Wonderful And Frightening’ box set. It’s on the track No Bulbs. Knowledgeable Fall fans (they know this sort of thing, you know) are aware there are two versions of the track – a long version (7m 50s) on the Call For Escape Route EP and an edited version that appeared on the 7” single (BEG 120A) which was called No Bulbs 3 and is also included on The Fall’s A Sides compilation.

That earlier compilation was created using the ‘cutting master’ tapes – that is the tapes that incorporate all the compression and levels that were used on the original vinyl cut. Since CD doesn’t have the sonic limitations of vinyl when it comes to mastering, it’s best to use the studio tapes (studio master) before they were worked on for the vinyl. Thus we re-mastered from the tape shown above, which, as you can see, indicates that the ‘short version + edits’ take of ‘No Bulbs’ is BEG 120A – the 7” track. Except, of course, this being The Fall, it’s not. It’s actually 30 seconds longer than the 7” edit. For whatever reason, when they came to cut the track, it was decided to do a further edit – probably why the final track was called No Bulbs 3.
On the omnibus box set we’re sticking with the un-edited edited version – possibly the missing No Bulbs 2!"

Tracks 1-1 to 2-16 recorded at Focus Studios, Vine Yard, Sanctuary Street, London SE1.
Tracks 1-1, 1-2, 2-7, 2-13, 2-15 additional recording & mix at Focus Studios, August 1984.
Tracks 3-1 to 3-4 recorded for the Jon Peel Show on BBC Radio One at Maida Vale Studio on 12 December 1983 and first broadcasted on 3 January 1984.
Tracks 3-5 to 3-8 recorded for the David 'Kid' Jensen show on BBC Radio One at Maida Vale 5 Studio on 12 February 1984 and first broadcoasted on 1 March 1984.
Tracks 3-9 to 3-12 recorded for the Janice Long Show on BBC Radio One at Maida Vale 5 Studio on 9 September 1984 and first broadcasted on 17 September 1984.
Tracks 3-13 to 3-15 recorded for Saturday Live on BBC Radio One at Studio 52, Sub-basement, Broadcasting House on 29 September 1984.
Tracks 4-1 to 4-10 recorded 22 September 1984 by VPRO/Pandora's Music Box at De Doelen, Rotterdam
Tracks 1-1, 2-1 to 2-7, 2-13 to 2-15 master tape compiled 28 April 1984.
Tracks 1-1 to 1-9, 2-10 to 2-11 mastered at Utopia, 23rd August 1984.
Tracks 2-1 to 2-3 mastered at Utopia, 4 May 1984.
Tracks 2-4 to 2-6, 2-14 mastered at Utopia, 15 June 1984.
Tracks 2-9 & 2-16 mastered at Tape One, 7 September 1984.
Remastered by John Dent & Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering from the studio analogue tapes