Cerebral Caustic
Album by The Fall
Released	27 February 1995
Recorded	???
Genre	Rock
Length	42:15
Label	Permanent
Producer(s)	Mike Bennett, Mark E. Smith
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link NME (4/10) 4th March 1995
The Fall chronology
Middle Class Revolt (1994)	Cerebral Caustic (1995)	The Light User Syndrome (1996)

Cerebral Caustic is an album by The Fall, released in 1995 on Permanent Records. It spent one week on the UK charts are number 67, 19 places lower than its predecessor Middle Class Revolt, all but confirming that the group's period as a commercial force was over. An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... The Fall are a British rock music group, formed in Manchester in 1976, and named after Albert Camuss novel. ... February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles, however saxophones have been omitted from newer subgenres of rock music since the 90s. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Mark E. Smith (March 5, 1957 - May 12, 2006) was the lead singer, lyricist and hub of The Fall, a renowned and idiosyncratic offshoot from the UK post-punk/new wave music scenes. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links Description: Rating stars. ... The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a music magazine in the UK which has been published weekly since March 1952. ... The Fall are a British rock music group, formed in Manchester in 1976, and named after Albert Camuss novel. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The Fall are a British rock music group, formed in Manchester in 1976, and named after Albert Camuss novel. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The album was most notable for the return of Brix Smith to the line-up, the guitarist having rejoined the group for live shows in 1994. Her impact was immediate and she co-wrote 5 of this album's 12 tracks. Nevertheless, sales were unimpressive and the group, always a formidable live act, performed just 16 gigs throughout the year[1]. Cerebral Caustic bears the unusual honour of being considered the beginning of a period of exceptional turbulence for the group; having not dismissed anyone since 1990, Mark E. Smith sacked Dave Bush by letter shortly after the album's release and guitarist Craig Scanlon, with 16 years service to his name, would be sacked during the sessions for epic single The Chiselers at the end of the year. MES admitted to Mojo magazine in 2006 that he had developed a drink problem during this period and accepted that this had impacted upon the group. Brix Smith is an American singer and guitarist, best known for introducing a pop influence to The Fall, and as lead singer with The Adult Net. ... Mark E. Smith (March 5, 1957 - May 12, 2006) was the lead singer, lyricist and hub of The Fall, a renowned and idiosyncratic offshoot from the UK post-punk/new wave music scenes. ... Mojo is a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom. ...

There were long-standing rumours that an alternative, superior mix of this album existed, partly fuelled by Mark E. Smith's statement in an interview released to the press on a promotional cassette that he and Karl Burns had re-recorded the guitars after the rest of the group had been ejected from the studio and also by comments from Dave Bush in Simon Ford's "Hip Priest" that he had been virtually erased from the album during the mixing process. The original "rough" mixes were included on the 2006 2CD reissue on Castle Music and showed no major differences to the released version; the sound is harsher and less clean but Bush is no more predominant (the promotional interview was also included on this edition of the album). Mark E. Smith (March 5, 1957 - May 12, 2006) was the lead singer, lyricist and hub of The Fall, a renowned and idiosyncratic offshoot from the UK post-punk/new wave music scenes. ... Karl Burns is a British musician probably best known as drummer for The Fall throughout most incarnations of the band in the 1970s, 80s and 90s. ...

Tracklisting

1. The Joke (Smith/Smith)
2. Don't Call Me Darling (Smith/Scanlon)
3. Rainmaster (Smith/Smith)
4. Feeling Numb (Smith/Smith)
5. Pearl City (Smith/Burns/Bennett)
6. Life Just Bounces (Smith/Hanley/Scanlon)
7. I'm Not Satisfied (Frank Zappa)
8. The Aphid (Smith/Hanley/Scanlon/Wolstencroft/Smith)
9. Bonkers In Phoenix (Smith/Smith)
10. One Day (Smith/Bush)
11. North West Fashion Show (Smith/Burns)
12. Pine Leaves (Smith/Burns/Hanley/Scanlon)

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Personnel

• Mark E. Smith - vocals
• Brix E. Smith - guitar, vocals
• Craig Scanlon - guitar
• Steve Hanley - bass guitar
• Simon Wolstencroft - drums, programming
• Karl Burns - drums, guitar, vocals
• Dave Bush - keyboards, programming
• Lucy Rimmer - vocals on Pearl City