A Part of America Therein, 1981
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| Live album by The Fall | ||||
| Released | 1982 | |||
| Recorded | Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Houston, Memphis | |||
| Genre | Post-punk | |||
| Length | 52:11 | |||
| Label | Cottage Records (a US division of Rough Trade Records) | |||
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A Part of America Therein, 1981 is a live album by The Fall, recorded on their 1981 US tour and originally released only in the US in 1982. The album shows the group performing several songs that had not yet been released; three songs from 1982's Hex Enduction Hour are present, as is "Lie Dream of a Casino Soul", recorded as a single following the tour's completion.
The group were without Paul Hanley as, at 17, he was too young to be granted a visa to perform in the US. As a result, vocalist Mark E. Smith invited previous drummer Karl Burns, who had left the band early in 1979, to fill the vacancy, initially on a temporary basis. Upon the group's return to the UK, Smith invited Paul Hanley back into the group while also retaining Burns, debuting a two-drummer lineup, although both occasionally played other instruments. The Fall appeared with both Burns and Hanley on drums for the next three years.
The album was given its first UK release in 1992, a "2 for 1" CD on the Dojo label alongside six-track mini album Slates. This coupling was reissued in 1998 on Essential with amended artwork. It was finally released as a standalone CD album in late 2004, adding four additional recordings from the same tour: "Middle Mass", "The Container Drivers" (both in Boston), "Session Musician" (New Orleans), and "Your Heart Out" (California).
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