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[core full time band members are indicated by the graphic of their main instrument]

CURRENT GROUP MEMBERS

Mark E Smith



present
vocals
also: tapes, violin, keyboardsBorn 5 March in Crumpsall Hospital, North Manchester.

Grew up in Prestwich, part of metropolitan district of Bury. First worked in a meat factory and then in an import-export company in Manchester docks. Formed The Fall in and has been the leader and lead vocalist ever since. Has also made two solo albums, which used some Fall music. Has also done some writing, for example in the NME, and acting, including a role in "Diary of a Madman".

Married Brix Smith on 19 July and she joined the Fall soon thereafter. After their divorce he married Safron Pryor, a secretary at the Cog Sinister Fan Club, on 27 November They divorced in February In December he met Eleni Poulou in Berlin while with Michael Clark and they subsequently married. She joined the group on keyboards in

Elenor Smith


Sep present
keyboards, backing vocalsThe mysteriously named Elini/Elena/Elenor Poulou of Greek origin via German schooling has recorded with Zen Faschisten and Shizuo.

Married MES early

Dave "The Eagle" Spurr


Aug present
bassOriginally appeared as stand-in bass player for Rob Barbato, but subsequently continued as second bassist from the September shows. Sole bass player since 1 June Previously in the groups En-tito from Bury and, more recently, MotherJohn.



Pete Greenway


Aug present
guitarStand-in guitarist for when Tim Presley hasn't been available, since the Reading & Leeds festival dates. Also has played alongside Presley, as second guitarist, on occasions. Sole guitarist since 1 June Founder member and lead guitarist of Das Fringe (formerly Pubic Fringe), which has been a support band for the Fall in recent times.



Keiron Melling


Oct present
drumsStand-in drummer for Orpheo McCord for the Dublin show on 7 October and second drummer in addition to Orpheo at Manchester on 12 November Sole drummer since 1 June Like Dave Spurr, from the group MotherJohn.

Daren Garratt



backing vocals
Dec present
drumsMember of Fall support band Pubic Fringe who joined in on backing vox for Touch Sensitive at Stourbridge Since December , Daren has been second drummer.




PREVIOUS GROUP MEMBERS & PRODUCERS (A-Z)


Simon "Ding" Archer


Apr Apr
bassTook over from Jim Watts on bass. Played live on several tours but only appears on a handful of recordings - mostly re-recordings of Country On The Click material and its associated singles.

Was loaned out to PJ Harvey for her backing band in Had a hand in production in early album sessions. Made several guest appearances as second bass player during the March UK tour as his current band, Bobbie Peru, was support act.

Robin Ayling

late s-early s
productionHead of Voiceprint Records.

One of the character voices at the start of Ketamine Sun.

Una Baines


Mar
keyboardsBorn April Comes from Colyhurst. Worked in offices and was a student psychiatric nurse. Founding member of The Fall but couldn't play the group's first gig because a bank loan hadn't come through in time to buy a keyboard.

Left the Fall in to form the Blue Orchids with Martin Bramah, whom she married. This group was briefly reformed in Also released an album with The Fates.

Rob Barbato


May June
bassDrafted in by Narnack Records to enable MES to complete the US tour after Pritchard, Trafford & Birtwistle walked out.

In Darker My Love with Tim Presley. Last gig Barcelona 1 June

Jason Barron


production, programmingOne of Pete Waterman's young bright-eyed sound engineers. Cut his teeth on records by Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan & Rick Astley before doing production and engineering duties on Levitate and Marshall Suite.



Dian Barton

late s
productionLive sound engineer and produced several songs, including Bremen Nacht. Also worked for New Order.

Mike Bennett

late late
producer & backing vocalsProduced Cerebral Caustic and Light User Syndrome, adding vocals to Cheetham Hill.

Also appeared live as backing vocalist. He has also written and produced for Ian Brown, the Muppets and Bananarama. Part of Trance Visionary project with Andy Powell (ex-Wishbone Ash).

S. Beswick

or
keyboardsPlayed keyboards on Recovery Kit.

Friend of Ben Pritchard who helped him write that song.

Charlotte Bill


flute, oboePlayed on Extricate and made some live appearances.

Spencer Birtwistle


Nov Nov
Jul May
drumsFounding member of Laugh.

The fall band biography youtube The Observer , 1 May Tesco Store Prestwich Manchester April 1 6 The Fall band. Tim Presley — guitar November , substitute.

Engineer of World of Twist single "The Storm". Laugh changed name to Intastella in , due to arrival of vocalist Stella Grey. Now works with the solo Stella. Replaced Tom Head on the UK tour to promote The Unutterable, due to Tom Head's acting committments coming before The Fall. Produced "Rude (All The Time)" and "I Wake Up In The City".

Left after a punch-up with the group's manager in New York. Met up with MES for a drink in late which led to the recording of "(Birtwistle's) Girl In Shop". Returned to the group at York in Left after 4 dates of the US tour along with Ben Pritchard & Steve Trafford.

Ed Blaney



manager/broker
Also: guitar, vocalsLead singer of Fall support band Trigger Happy.

Then became The Fall's manager, bringing fellow Trigger Happy band members Watts & Birtwistle into the group. Resigned in after 2 booked US tours fell through, but was always around behind the scenes. Called back into active duty on the US tour. Used to make the odd appearance on guest vocals. Joined the band onstage as guitarist for the York gigs, making a 3 guitar line-up.

The fixx band Select recordings from this tour were released in as A Part of America Therein, The studio allegedly complained about the sound quality and protested against putting its name on the album sleeve, fearing it would put other artists off using the facilities. Mark E Smith remains famously true to his roots. You Must Get Them All.

Replaced as manager/broker in late

Kenny Brady


Jul Jun
violin & keyboardsDid session work on Extricate then subsequently joined as a band member. Played on Shift-Work and live gigs around that time.

Martin Bramah


Apr &
Jul Jul
guitar &
backing vocalsBorn March Was founding Fall guitarist, and then rejoined in May to replace Brix.

Left for the first time (announcing his departure at an Iggy Pop gig) to form the Blue Orchids with Una Baines. The band became dormant after he and Baines married but released a single in He then formed the short-lived Thirst with Karl Burns. When sacked from The Fall in he re-formed the Blue Orchids with a guest appearance from Marcia Schofield.



John Brierley


producer Production on Dragnet, Grotesque & Room To Live.

Ian Broudie


productionProducer of I Am Kurious Oranj, better known as the mainman of The Lightning Seeds.

Jonnie Brown


Jan
bass Born Rotherham.

Bassist for 3 weeks. Was an art student.

Karl Burns


May Dec
Oct Jun
Jan Dec
May Apr
drums
also: guitar, bass, keyboards

A former member of Nuclear Angel with Tony Friel. For a short while was with Public Image Ltd - he didn't perform live but he may have played on a single B-side.

Also in The Teardrops in with Steve Garvey of The Buzzcocks. In he worked with Martin Bramah in Thirst. Sang vocals on "(Stay Away) Old White Train" on The Light User Syndrome. Went on to Ark with Steve Hanley after the New York bust-up, but left soon after (to be replaced by Paul Hanley).

Dave Bush


Aug Nov
keyboards & computersBorn 4 June in Taplow.

Sound engineer who worked with the Clash, Echo and the Bunnymen and the Teardrop Explodes. Was roadie for The Fall for about a year before joining the band. Went on to become Elastica's keyboard player until that band's demise.

Arthur Cadman


guitarAlso (and probably correctly) spelt Kadmon.

The fall band biography wikipedia Smith was the only constant member. Retrieved 28 July Laced with Smith's distinctive brand of working class intellectualism and trenchant broadsides this is a meticulously researched story to thrill the famously disparate fans of The Fall who revel in a string of classic albums that fly in the face of all fashion, fads and musical trends. Archived from the original on 9 September

Played for about 15 seconds on the Room to Live album. Formerly part of Manufactured Noise, Ludus and The Distractions.

Kay Carroll

Apr
management, production, backing vocalsBorn 27 December , maiden name Kay Sullivan. Lived in West Gorton, then in Ardwick.

Maried early in her 20s, had two kids, but left her family and began studying nursing. She met Una Baines who introduced her to MES. Became the manager of the group and sometimes backing singer. Left in during an American tour and settled there. Married twice more. Now lives in Portland, Oregon and works as a nurse.



Michael Clark

various times
ballet accompanistBorn Aberdeen Studied at the Royal Ballet School in London, and then moved to Ballet Rambert in New York. He became a choreographer and dancer at Riverside Studios and then founded Michael Clark & Company. His dancers took part in an Old Grey Whistle Test performance of "Lay of the Lnd" in In he collaborated with The Fall on I Am Curious Orange, which was premiered in Amsterdam and then performed at the Edinburgh Festival and at Saddler's Wells in London.

In April he appeared onstage with The Fall dancing with a chair.

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Producers, DJsJonathan More and Matt Black.

The fall band biography Official Charts Company. The Fall MarkE. Daniel performed as a guest alongside Elena Poulou at the Fall's show on 29 September Main article: Mark E.

Produced Telephone Thing and some other tracks for the Extricate album. Appeared on TV with The Fall on turntables.

Tommy Crooks


Aug Apr
guitar Scottish artist, designed the Levitate album sleeve. After quitting The Fall, he joined Ark but left after early rehearsals and returned to painting.

Is now in a band called Farmhand, which released "Farmland Quintessence".

Ruth Daniel

Sept
keyboards Played keyboards on the Blackburn DVD gig and on other dates during the same tour. Is in a band called Earl.

Steve Davies

Jun
Drums & percussionAdded congas to the first Peel session in May and then stood in for schoolboy drummer Paul Hanley on the Dutch tour of , having never owned a drum kit (he borrowed one for the tour which he demolished after 11 shows).

Was a member of Gong/Can covers group, Mushroom Tango. After the Dutch tour, Steve took up Afro Cuban and Brasilian hand drumming and he now runs a percussion and dance workshop called Baba Yaga Global Percussion & Arts Workshops, as well as doing street theatre and some TV acting.

Nick Dewey

27 Aug
drumsChemical Brothers co-manager, drafted in to play drums minutes before the band took the stage at the Reading festival MES had sacked Tom Head en route to the festival (he was reinstated the next day).

Dewey hadn't played drums for 5 years but apparently acquitted himself reasonably well. MES, extremely drunk and shirt covered in blood from a fight with Neville Wilding(!), didn't come across quite so well.

Mike Edwards


guitarThe singer/guitarist from Jesus Jones played guitar on the song Popcorn Double Feature for the Extricate album.



Stuart Estell

30 Apr
guitarWell known fallnetter who played guitar on one song (Industrial Estate) from the moshpit at Reading on 30 April , when the band were much in need of a guitarist, consisting at that time of only MES, Nagle and Themen.

Chris Evans

3 Dec
drumsDrummer from support band, drafted in at the last minute when Spencer Birtwhiste failed to arrive at the Bristol Bierkeller for the gig.



Steve Evets

various times 's
backing vocals
also: bassActed with MES in "Diary of a Madman" as a worker obsessed with Elvis Presley. Appears onstage to sing backing vocals in many hometown shows. Filled in on bass for a couple of gigs between Jim Watts & Simon Archer.

Has his own band Dr Freaks Padded Cell.

Brian Fanning

mid-late
guitarSecond guitarist on Are You Are Missing Winner. Played UK tour dates to support the album, but didn't make it to the USA.

Fredrica Federation


guitarGuest guitarist on the single Living Too Late.

Rumoured to be Brix Smith.

Adrian Flanagan

Dec Feb
guitarTook part in 5 gigs late /early , replacing Brix and before Tommy Crooks joined. Now records as Kings Have Long Arms. After seeing this page he said "that shirt I was wearing, if I was MES I would of seen that as a sackable offence".

Also called Mark a man amongst musicians, and who could argue with that!

Gavin Friday


backing vocals Born 9 October Guest vocalist on The Wonderful & Frightening World Of The Fall. Ex Virgin Prunes, now solo artist.

Tony Friel


Dec
bassBorn 4 May in Birkenhead.

Ex-member of Nuclear Angel. Founding member of The Fall. Left to form the Passage with Dick Witts. Also recorded as Contact with Duncan Prestbury. Spent next 20 years playing in semi-professional R&B bands. Operated Racket label and then became a member of the Woodband Streetband.

"Cuz'n" Roy Gittens


washboard, vocalsFamous US tour manager who sometimes came on stage during encores to play the washboard and sing (White Lightning a speciality).



Al Goldson


guest vocalThe group's roadie who performed Enigrammatic Dream on the Blackburn DVD.

Robert Gordon


productionElectronic/techno producer who worked on tracks for Shift-work.

Damon Gough


guitar Played guitar and co-wrote "Calendar" in Also kept Mark's false teeth in a mouldy old acoustic guitar case (according to Susan Vs Youthclub) after Mark left them in his car, thinking it was a taxi.



Granny On Bongos

7 Feb present
bongosSemi-mythical replacement to any Fall group that has been sacked. Originates from NME interview with Smith published 7 February When discussing band sackings, MES said "if it's me and your granny on bongos, then it's a Fall gig".

Dale Griffin

various times
productionProduced at least half a dozen Peel sessions.

Before becoming a BBC in-house producer, he was the drummer in Mott the Hoople. He once tried to throw Simon Rogers out of the BBC studios for playing Mott's "All The Way To Memphis".

Andy Hackett


guitarMember of the Rockingbirds and several other bands and Edwin Collins' guitarist.

Did session guitar work on Levitate. Now runs a guitar shop in Denmark Street, London.

Paul Hanley


Mar Mar
drumsSteve Hanley's younger brother. Joined The Fall at 16 years of age, while still at school. For most of his time in the group it was a 2 drummer line-up. Joined brother Steve again in in Ark, releasing one album.

From until the present time has been in The Lovers, along with Steve and singer Tom Hingley (ex Inspiral Carpets).

Steve Hanley


Apr Apr
bassBorn 20 May Was in The Sirens, which played one gig only. Then in a group with Craig Scanlon called Staff 9.

This band supported The Fall 6 or 7 times in early He also roadied for The Fall before being asked to join, together with Scanlon. The bass player at the time, Marc Riley, switched to guitar to make room for Hanley. Served the longest in the group, aside from MES. Formed Ark after quitting The Fall following the disastrous US tour of Married to Heather and has two children.

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    • Now works as groundsman/caretaker at a Manchester primary school. Has played bass in The Lovers since

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    Aug Nov
    drumsWorked as an extra on Coronation Street and The League of Gentleman. Acting work came first at the time of the UK tour of , so he was replaced by Spencer Birtwistle.



    Adam Helal


    Dec Feb Born Bromley and originally called this surname by MES. Father thought to be from Lebanon. When he first joined The Fall there was another bassist, Karen Leatham. Refused to play in due to a dispute over his payment for The Unutterable album, so was replaced by Jim Watts.

    Litigation continues today. Helal is now part of Galactica, making synthetic soundscapes and organic ambience with ancient ethereal vocals!

    Shan Hira


    productionProduced the studio tracks on Seminal Live. Originally the drummer in the Stockholm Monsters, later the resident engineer at Suite 16 Studios and more recently live sound engineer for the Chemical Brothers.



    Steve Hitchcock


    production, string arrangementsWorked on The Marshall Suite, adding the cellos to Touch Sensitive amongst other things. Had an office next to John Lenard, boss of Artful Records, and worked for free.

    Kazuko Hohki


    guest vocalsFrom the Frank Chickens.

    Sang the chorus on Cyber Insekt with Julia Nagle, who had suggested her to producer Grant Showbiz (Kazuko being Grant's partner). Did not meet MES in the studio.

    Speth Hughes

    late s
    sound fxLive sound mixer and studio engineer in the late s. Provided sound effects on Peel session 22, November Lately has done sound engineering for African artist Baaba Maal.



    Dougie James

    date
    guest vocalManchester soul singer who has performed guest vocals on a number of occasions.

    Rob Lally

    yonks ago - date
    co-wrote Recovery KitOne of Mark's closest friends. Is part of The Fall entourage.

    Acted, alongside another close friend, as Mark's best man when he married Elena. Photo from shows Rob with his son Cameron.

    Karen Leatham


    Aug Dec
    bassDebuted at Manchester University in August Was a founding member of Wonky Alice and also played with Mark Burgess's Sons Of God.

    After her departure from The Fall, she took part in a Wonky Alice reunion.

    John Leckie

    mid-late s
    productionProduced most of the Beggars Banquet albums.

    Mike Leigh


    Jan Mar
    drumsTeddy boy drummer. Sometimes liked to play standing up.

    Came from and returned to cabaret bands.

    Craig Leon


    producer, guitar, keyboardsPlayed organ and guitar on Shift-Work as well as production duties on several albums and singles.

    Paul Long


    productionProduced a radio session for Mark Goodier's show in A Past Gone Mad from that session was released on the Peel Sessions album.



    Orpheo McCord


    May June
    drumsDrafted in by Narnack Records to enable MES to complete the US tour after Pritchard, Trafford & Birtwistle walked out. Plays in On The Hill. Last gig Barcelona 1 June

    Eric McGann aka
    Rick Goldstraw


    Mar-Jun
    bassWas in John Cooper Clarke's backing band, Curious Yellow.

    Also played in The Blue Orchids (sometimes known as Nico's backing band). Quit The Fall on the day the first Peel session was to be recorded in disgust at the van driver (Steve Davies) turning up in a Hawaiian shirt with his congas.

    Bernard MacMahon


    producer, programmingProduction and programming on The Marshall Suite.



    Richard Mazda


    producer, saxophoneProduction and saxophone on Lie Dream Of A Casino Soul and Hex Enduction Hour.

    Mick Middles

    19 Feb
    backing vocalsAccording to his book, he contributed backing vocals to Peel session 23 on Theme From Sparta F.C.

    (which MES will now be claiming as pre-cog of the Eurpoean champs win by Greece).

    Dave Milner


    Nov June
    drums, backing vocalsWas in Trigger Happy with Ed Blaney and replaced Spencer Birtwistle at short notice (with 45 minutes rehearsal).



    Basil Nagle


    backing vocalJulia's son. Did talking section on single mix of Masquerade. [Thanks to Julia for the pic of her young lad, around the time Masquerade was recorded.]

    Julia Nagle


    Nov Aug
    keyboards & guitarCanadian.

    Was a member of the St. Winifred's School Choir, though not at the time of the "Grandma" single. Worked on Bend Sinister as sound engineer and till then had thought The Fall were a dreary band. Previously, studied art and graphic design and played with a punk band, Blackout, following which she moved on to Illustration.

    She became a tape op. and sound engineer. She married Chris Nagle and they had a son called Basil in She formed What? Noise. The couple separated in and she joined The Thrush Puppies. At one point Julia had visions of an all female Fall backing group for MES, recruiting Kate Themen on drums and Karen Leatham on bass. Sadly, this never quite came off as Themen decided not to continue after her first 3 gigs.



    Adrian Niman


    saxophonePlayed saxophone on Room To Live album.

    Jon Ormrod aka
    Jon The Postman


    guest vocalsLegendary figure on the Manchester punk scene, and a former postman, Jon was very fond of the song Louie Louie and sang it whenever he got the chance.

    Captured on The Fall's Live singing that song with MES. Later recorded some songs on Mark's Cog Sinister label.

    Steve Ormrod



    drumsSometimes referred to as "Dave". The group's first drummer. Thought to be an insurance salesman. Apparently he wrote a song called Landslide Victory about Margaret Thatcher (possibly explaining his rapid departure from the group).

    Little was known about him until Dave Simpson, author of The Fallen book, received an email from a friend of Ormrod's in late Sadly, the drummer, a schizophrenic, committed suicide in

    Steve Parker


    productionProducer of Perverted By Language. Did engineering and production work for many indie labels including Rough Trade, 4AD and Beggars Banquet.

    Went on to engineer for the likes of The Rolling Stones, Tears for Fears and Aretha Franklin as well as doing film and TV sound. Steve still does some production work, but his time is now mostly spent as a lecturer of music technology at Leeds Metropolitan University.

    Yvonne Pawlett


    May July
    keyboardsBorn 23 May Left the group to look after her dog.

    Was later in a group called The Shy Tots, around They released a 3 track cassette by mail order, or you could send a blank tape and a self-addressed envelope for a copy.

    John Peel


    guest vocalFamous BBC DJ and supporter of The Fall, appeared on the track Symbol Of Mordgan on Middle Class Revolt talking with Craig Scanlon about a Manchester City football match.



    Allan Pellay


    backing vocalsContributed backing vocals, including Hip Priests and Kamerads live version of And This Day (Hammersmith Palais, London 25 March ).

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    keyboardsPlayed organ on the track Protein Protection.

    True identity is Elena Poulou!

    John Porter


    productionProduced Peel session #6. Possible best known for producing The Smiths.

    Tim Presley


    May June
    guitarDrafted in by Narnack Records to enable MES to complete the US tour after Pritchard, Trafford & Birtwistle walked out.

    In Darker My Love with Rob Barbato. Last gig Barcelona 1 June

    Ben Pritchard


    Feb May
    guitarBrought in to replace Neville Wilding, who refused to play a gig due to a dispute over royalties. Had played on Dr Bucks letter on The Unutterable. Mark had known him since he was a lad.

    Got sacked after the aborted US tour of Then came back. Then resigned due to "irreconcilable differences with Mark".

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    • Then came back. Finally walked out after 4 dates of the US tour along with Steve Trafford & Spencer Birtwistle, as they felt they couldn't continue working with MES any longer.

    Mark Radcliffe


    productionProduced Peel session #8. Born in Bolton in Attended Manchester University where he studied English, American Studies and Classical Civilisation.

    Was a cabaret dancer for a while before starting in Picadilly Radio in Manchester. Became a producer at Radio One, moved back to Picadilly Radio, then to the BBC again where he had a radio show with Marc Riley.

    Marc Riley


    Jun Oct
    bass then switched to guitar Apr
    also: keyboardsWas in The Sirens, who played one gig only.

    Became roadie for The Fall at the age of Played bass to start with, then switched to guitar and keyboards to allow Steve Hanley to join the group as bassist. Left the group after the Australia/NZ tour of , after coming to blows with MES in an Australian nightclub. Formed The Creepers, which continued until with a change of personnel, until renamed The Lost Soul Crusaders in Then became a disc jockey on BBC radio.



    Mike Robinson

    various times
    productionBBC in-house producer. Produced a number of John Peel sessions.

    Wire (band): Simon Rogers and later Marcia Schofield played keyboards. Another show was scheduled for the Fiddlers, Bristol , on 29 November; Smith travelled to Bristol but was then too unwell to leave his hotel room. Spanning their years on the fringe of the Manchester punk scene, three dozen albums, numerous tours, two successful stage plays and various spoken word events, this book is as strangely compelling as the band itself. The book is the only authorised account of the enigma that is Mark E Smith.



    John Rolleson


    backing vocalsTour Manager Did backing vocals on Peel session 21, broadcast February

    Lucy Rimmer

    Dec Oct
    vocalsBacking vocals on The Light User Syndrome and lead vocals on Birthday and The City Never Sleeps.

    Organised The Fall fan club and was MES's girlfriend. A close friend of Mark's sister Caroline.

    Simon Rogers


    Mar Oct
    bass, keyboards, guitar, productionOriginally recruited to Brix's band, The Adult Net. Performs on Ministry of Sound collections and has worked with Peter Murphy and Boy George.

    Has had chart success as part of panpipe band Incantation. Also worked with Kurious Oranj producer Ian Broudie with The Lightning Seeds and recorded alone under the name Nation 12, notable for the single Brutal Deluxe, later used as title music for the computer game "Speedball 2".

    Bob Sargeant


    productionProducer of second Peel session and Live At The Witch Trials.

    Later worked with The Beat and Haircut One Hundred.

    Rex Sargeant


    productionProduction on Infotainment Scan, Middle Class Revolt & 27 Points.

    Craig Scanlon


    Apr Dec
    guitarBorn 7 December Was in The Sirens, which playd one gig only.

    Then in Staff 9 with Steve Hanley. This band supported The Fall in early Dismissed from The Fall for "failure to maintain amps and slovenly appearance". Now thought to be working in a Social Welfare office in Manchester.

    Marcia Schofield


    Oct Jul
    keyboardsBorn in Flatbush, Brooklyn.

    Went to university but dropped out and met future husband Philip Schofield, member of the Workers' Revolutionary Party and ex sex-shop worker. (Phil later changed his name to Phil Shoenfelt and had a 12 inch single, "Charlotte's Room", released by MES on Cog Sinister). They formed Khmer Rouge. Moved to London in and met Brix Smith.

    Started with The Fall in a rehearsal gig in Ipswich in Sacked from the band in at the end of an Australasian tour. Has worked since with the Blue Orchids. Studied medicine, specialising as an anaesthetist. Now is a mother in Cambridge with a young child.

    Adrian Sherwood


    productionProduction on some tracks for the Slates 10" and Extricate.



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    Various times
    productionBorn Production duties on Dragnet, Grotesque, Slates, The Unutterable, Country On The Click, Imperial Wax Solvent. Also live sound mixer in the early s and various times since.



    Brix Smith


    Sep Jul
    Aug Oct
    guitar, backing vocalsBorn Laura Elisse Salenger on 12 November in Los Angeles. Parents divorced when she was a year old. Studied theatre and literature at Bennington in Vermont. Formed a band called Banda Dratsing. Brix played bass and was the singer.

    Met MES in Chicago (Fall US tour) in and they married that year on 19 July at the registry office in Bury. She played guitar in the group until announcing her departure from The Fall publicly in July Had a side project group, The Adult Net. After her first departure from The Fall she toured with the Bangles, then auditioned for Hole. In August she rejoined The Fall and stayed until October , leaving mid-tour.

    Since then she has recorded some singles and collaborated with Future Pilot AKA. Last heard of running a fashion shop in London.

    John Sparrow


    productionProduced 3rd Peel session.

    Simon Spencer

    early
    keyboards, productionA member of D.O.S.E.

    Collaborated with MES on Plug Yourself In. Started production on the Levitate album but didn't last long before leaving, following a dispute with MES over artistic direction. Took Mark's lyrics and built the song Inch around them, with Kier Stewart. Wrote the song which ended up being called Spencer Must Die. He did just that (died) at the Glastonbury festival

    Kier Stewart

    early
    guitarInvolved with D.O.S.E.

    and Inch. Played live early

    Kate Themen

    April-May
    drumsFrom the group Polythene and currently Icons Of Poundland. Was stand-in drummer for 3 gigs in immediately after the disastrous US tour ( version), when most of the band walked out. Her surname has often been dyslexically reported as Methen or Methan.



    Mayo Thompson


    productionMainman of The Red Krayola. Co-produced Grotesque.

    Steven Trafford


    Apr May
    bassDrafted in to replace Simon "Ding" Archer when he was loaned out to PJ Harvey, just prior to The Fall's aborted US tour.

    Survived it However, the US tour didn't go quite as well - Steve walked out after 4 dates along with Ben Pritchard & Spencer Birtwistle.

    Geoff Travis


    productionHead of Rough Trade Records. Co-produced Grotesque and Slates. Also provided backing vocals on How I Wrote Elastic Man.



    Dave Tucker


    clarinetPlayed clarinet on some live dates and on the Slates 10". More recently known as an improv guitarist and has a band called The School Of Velocity.

    Ellen van Schuylenburch

    late early
    ballet dancerOne of Michael Clark's company in the I Am Curious Orange production.

    Solo ballet dancer at several live gigs late and early Liked dancing in sheepskin boots.

    Jim Watts


    Feb Mar
    Jul Dec
    bass/guitar
    Also: computers, keyboardsJames Vincent Jarvis Watts. Born 14 February in Salford. Worked in criminal courts and in IT.

    Was in Trigger Happy and Alfie, playing bass, and then did some gigs with Stella. He was in a covers band (playing Bonzo Dog songs) which never had a name, and is now in his own band UglyRadio on guitar. Also does some roadying for New Order. Returned to The Fall at York in on guitar instead of bass (his preference).

    Departed again Dec due to dissatisfaction with credits & royalty arrangements and lack of creative control.

    Cassell Webb


    backing vocalsWife of Craig Leon, producer of albums from Extricate through Code: Selfish. She added backing vocals.

    Neville Wilding


    Nov Feb
    guitarBorn Prestatyn, Wales.

    Was in Rockin Gomez, Rhyl's finest psychobilly act. Replaced in after refusing to play due to a dispute over royalties for The Unutterable.

    Tony Wilson

    various times
    productionBBC staff producer during the s & '80s (NOT the Factory Records Tony Wilson). Produced 2 Peel sessions.

    Simon Wolstencroft


    Jun Aug
    drums
    also: keyboardsMember of The Patrol which became The Stone Roses.

    Also in The Colourfield for a short while and was the drummer in a band called the Weeds (which included Andrew Berry on vocals). Considered joining an early version of The Smiths but wasn't impressed by Morrissey. After leaving The Fall, played with Ian Brown on the Golden Greats album.

    Tony Worthington


    productionProduced Peel session #

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    27 March
    drumsPlayed drums on the live TV broadcast "Made in the North West" - 2 songs. Filling in for Dave Milner who was unable to make it for personal reasons.

    Thanks to the many contributors from the Fall online forum, Dave Simpson, and various group members who have come forward with info.