Released: 05/09/25
Beggars Arkive reissues The Fall’s 1989 half-studio/half-live album Seminal Live, remastered by Kevin Vanbergen and available on yellow vinyl and digitally. Featuring new artwork, sleeve notes, and a QR code with bonus content, the release marks the end of the band’s prolific Beggars Banquet era (1984–1989). Side one introduces new studio tracks including “Dead Beat Descendant” and a cover of “Pinball Machine,” while side two compiles live cuts from 1988 shows in Vienna and Manchester. Celebrated for its classic lineup with Brix Smith, Craig Scanlon, Steve Hanley, Simon Wolstencroft, Marcia Schofield, and Mark E. Smith, Seminal Live remains a key entry in The Fall’s influential catalogue.