The Fall released many recordings following their inception in 1976. The band’s debut on vinyl came in June 1978 when "Stepping Out" and "Last Orders" were released by Virgin Records on Short Circuit: Live at the Electric Circus, a compilation of live recordings made at the Manchester venue The Electric Circus in October 1977 just before it was closed. Their first actual release as a group was the EP Bingo-Master's Break Out! (1978), and they released a studio album at a rate of almost one a year from their debut Live at the Witch Trials in 1979 to their final album Post Script in 2026.
Studio albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positions UK UK IndiePeak positions for albums: Until 1990: The Peel Sessions: Are You Missing Winner: The Real New Fall LP (Formerly Country on the Click): Fall Heads Roll: Reformation Post TLC: Imperial Wax Solvent: Re-Mit: Sub-Lingual Tablet: New Facts Emerge: Singles 1978–2016: NZLive at the Witch Trials Released: 16 March 1979 Label: Step-Forward Formats: LP—19—Dragnet Released: 26 October 1979 Label: Step-Forward Formats: LP—21—Grotesque (After the Gramme) Released: 17 November 1980 Label: Rough Trade Formats: LP, MC—138Hex Enduction Hour Released: 8 March 1982 Label: Kamera Formats: LP, MC71211Room to Live Released: 27 September 1982 Label: Kamera Formats: LP—4—Perverted by Language Released: 12 December 1983 Label: Rough Trade Formats: LP, MC—1—The Wonderful and Frightening World Of... Released: 12 October 1984 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: LP, MC6227—This Nation's Saving Grace Released: 23 September 1985 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: LP, MC5426—Bend Sinister Released: 29 September 1986 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: CD, LP, MC3616—The Frenz Experiment Released: 29 February 1988 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: CD, LP, MC1923—I Am Kurious Oranj Released: 31 October 1988 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: CD, LP, MC54——Extricate Released: 19 February 1990 Label: Cog Sinister/Fontana Formats: CD, LP, MC31——Shift-Work Released: 15 April 1991 Label: Cog Sinister/Fontana Formats: CD, LP, MC17——Code: Selfish Released: 9 March 1992 Label: Cog Sinister/Fontana Formats: CD, LP, MC21——The Infotainment Scan Released: 26 April 1993 Label: Cog Sinister/Permanent Formats: CD, LP, MC921—Middle Class Revolt Released: 3 May 1994 Label: Cog Sinister/Permanent Formats: CD, LP, MC4831—Cerebral Caustic Released: 27 February 1995 Label: Cog Sinister/Permanent Formats: CD, LP, MC6723—The Light User Syndrome Released: 10 June 1996 Label: Jet Formats: CD, LP, MC54——Levitate Released: 29 September 1997 Label: Artful Formats: CD, 2×CD, LP, MC11714—The Marshall Suite Released: 19 April 1999 Label: Artful Formats: CD, 2×LP, MC84——The Unutterable Released: 6 November 2000 Label: Eagle Formats: CD136——Are You Are Missing Winner Released: 5 November 2001 Label: Cog Sinister/Voiceprint Formats: CD, LP—14—The Real New Fall LP (Formerly Country on the Click) Released: 27 October 2003 Label: Action Formats: CD, LP15613—Fall Heads Roll Released: 3 October 2005 Label: Slogan Formats: CD, LP11513—Reformation Post TLC Released: 12 February 2007 Label: Slogan Formats: CD, 2×LP781—Imperial Wax Solvent Released: 28 April 2008 Label: Sanctuary Formats: CD, LP3541—Your Future Our Clutter Released: 26 April 2010 Label: Domino Formats: CD, 2×LP381—Ersatz GB Released: 14 November 2011 Label: Cherry Red Formats: CD, LP, digital download889—Re-Mit Released: 13 May 2013 Label: Cherry Red Formats: CD, LP, digital download409—Sub-Lingual Tablet Released: 11 May 2015 Label: Cherry Red Formats: CD, 2×LP, digital download588—New Facts Emerge Released: 28 July 2017 Label: Cherry Red Formats: CD, 2×10", digital download353—Post Script Released: 2 October 2026 Label: Cog Sinister Formats: CD, LP, digital download — — —"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Part studio, part live albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positions UK UK IndieTotale's Turns (It's Now or Never) Released: 5 May 1980 Label: Rough Trade Formats: LP—1Seminal Live Released: 26 June 1989 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: CD, LP, MC40—The Twenty-Seven Points Released: 7 August 1995 Label: Cog Sinister/Permanent Formats: 2xCD, 2xLP, 2xMC——2G+2 Released: 10 June 2002 Label: Action Formats: CD116—Interim Released: 1 November 2004 Label: Hip Priest Formats: CD——Live Uurop VIII-XII Places In Sun & Winter, Son Released: 27 October 2014 Label: Cherry Red Formats: CD, 2xLP——"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Live albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positions UK UK Indie NZLive in London 1980 Released: February 1982 Label: Chaos Tapes Formats: MC Recorded at the Acklam Hall, 1980—7—A Part of America Therein, 1981 Released: May 1982 Label: Cottage Formats: LP US-only release—9—Fall in a Hole Released: November 1983 Label: Flying Nun Formats: LP Recorded at Mainstreet Cabaret, Auckland, 1982 New Zealand-only release——47BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert Released: 2 August 1993 Label: Windsong International Formats: CD Recorded at Nottingham Rock City, 1987———In the City... Released: 27 January 1997 Label: Artful Formats: LP Recorded at the Manchester Roadhouse, 1995———15 Ways to Leave Your Man Released: 11 August 1997 Label: Receiver Formats: CD Recorded at the London Astoria, 1996———Live to Air in Melbourne '82 Released: 4 May 1998 Label: Cog Sinister Formats: CD Recorded at the Prince of Wales Hotel, 1982———Live Various Years Released: September 1998 Label: Cog Sinister Formats: 2xCD———Nottingham '92 Released: November 1998 Label: Cog Sinister Formats: CD Recorded at Trent Polytechnic, 1992———Live 1977 Released: March 2000 Label: Cog Sinister Formats: CD Recorded at the Stretford Civic Centre, 1977—46—I Am as Pure as Oranj Released: July 2000 Label: NMC Music Formats: CD Recorded at the Edinburgh Festival, 1988———Live in Cambridge 1988 Released: October 2000 Label: Cog Sinister Formats: CD Recorded at the Corn Exchange, 1988———Austurbaejarbio (Live in Reykjavik 1983) Released: 5 February 2001 Label: Cog Sinister Formats: CD———Live in Zagreb Released: 4 June 2001 Label: Cog Sinister Formats: CD Recorded at Dom Sportova, 1990———Liverpool 78 Released: 4 June 2001 Label: Cog Sinister Formats: CD Recorded at Mr Pickwick's, 1978———The Idiot Joy Show Released: 14 July 2003 Label: Alchemy Entertainment Formats: 2xCD Recorded at the Cambridge Junction, 1995; the Roskilde Festival, Denmark, 1996; and the Phoenix Festival, 1996———Live at the Phoenix Festival Released: 29 September 2003 Label: Strange Fruit Formats: CD Recorded in 1995 and 1996———Live at Deeply Vale Released: 6 June 2005 Label: Ozit-Morpheus Formats: CD Recorded at the People's Free Festival, 1978———Live from the Vaults – Oldham 1978 Released: 15 August 2005 Label: Hip Priest Formats: CD———Live from the Vaults – Retford 1979 Released: 15 August 2005 Label: Hip Priest Formats: CD———Live from the Vaults – Los Angeles 1979 Released: 15 August 2005 Label: Hip Priest Formats: CD———Live from the Vaults – Glasgow 1981 Released: 21 November 2005 Label: Hip Priest Formats: CD———Live from the Vaults – Alter Bahnhof, Hof, Germany 1981 Released: 21 November 2005 Label: Hip Priest Formats: CD———Live at the Knitting Factory, New York 9 April 2004 Released: 29 January 2007 Label: Hip Priest Formats: CD———Live at the Garage, London 20 April 2002 Released: 29 January 2007 Label: Hip Priest Formats: CD———Live at the Knitting Factory, LA 14 November 2001 Released: 19 February 2007 Label: Hip Priest Formats: CD———Live at the ATP Festival 28 April 2002 Released: 19 February 2007 Label: Hip Priest Formats: CD———Last Night at the Palais Released: 24 August 2009 Label: Universal Music Formats: CD+DVD Recorded at the Hammersmith Palais, 2007———Live in San Francisco Released: 17 June 2013 Label: Ozit-Morpheus Formats: CD, 2xLP Recorded at the Great American Music Hall, 2001———Creative Distortion Released: 22 September 2014 Label: Secret Formats: 2xCD+DVD Recorded at King George's Hall, Blackburn, 2002———Yarbles Released: 29 September 2014 Label: Secret Formats: LP Highlights from Creative Distortion———Live in Clitheroe Released: 22 April 2017 Label: Ozit-Morpheus Formats: CD, LP, digital download———Live 1993 11th October Batschkapp Frankfurt Germany Released: 26 October 2018 Label: Cog Sinister Formats: CD, digital download———Live at Doornroosje, Nijmegen, 1999 Released: 26 October 2018 Label: Cog Sinister Formats: CD, digital download———Live at the Assembly Rooms, Derby, 1994 Released: 16 November 2018 Label: Cog Sinister Formats: CD, digital download———Live at the Astoria Theatre, 1995 Released: 16 November 2018 Label: Cog Sinister Formats: CD———Live at TJ's, Newport, Wales, 2001 Released: December 2018 Label: Cog Sinister Formats: CD, digital download———Sheffield Poly 26-11-1986 Released: 24 January 2019 Label: Sheffield Tape Archive Formats: digital download———Sheffield Leadmill 16-12-1989 Released: 24 January 2019 Label: Sheffield Tape Archive Formats: digital download———Sheffield Boardwalk 6-10-2005 Released: 24 January 2019 Label: Sheffield Tape Archive Formats: digital download———Live at the Corn Exchange, Kings Lynn, 1996 Released: 22 February 2019 Label: Cog Sinister Formats: CD, digital download———Live 1997 30th November Stage Stoke UK Released: 22 February 2019 Label: Cog Sinister Formats: CD, digital download———Live at the Cedar Ballroom, Birmingham, 1980 Released: 1 March 2019 Label: Cog Sinister Formats: CD, digital download———Live 23rd June 1981 @ Jimmy's Music Club New Orleans Released: March 2019 Label: Cog Sinister Formats: CD———Live @ Pavillion Bar Cork 21st July 2012 Released: March 2019 Label: Cog Sinister Formats: CD, digital download———Live @ the Soy Festival Nantes 31 October 2013 Released: 19 March 2019 Label: Cog Sinister Formats: digital download———Live @ Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival Belfast 8th May 2013 Released: 26 March 2019 Label: Cog Sinister Formats: CD, digital download———Live @ ICC Hannover 11th April 1984 Released: 2 April 2019 Label: Cog Sinister Formats: CD, digital download———Live at Band on the Wall, Manchester, 1982 Released: 5 April 2019 Label: Cog Sinister Formats: CD, digital download———Live 1998 Astoria 2 12 August Released: 3 May 2019 Label: Cog Sinister Formats: CD, digital download———Live @ MOHU Manchester 11 November 2009 Released: 29 January 2020 Label: Cog Sinister Formats: digital download———Live @ Newcastle Riverside 4th November 2011 Released: 10 July 2020 Label: Cog Sinister Formats: CD———Live @ Brudenel Social Club, Leeds 30th November 2012 Released: 4 September 2020 Label: Cog Sinister Formats: CD———Take It Down to the Wire at Clitheroe Castle Released: 4 December 2020 Label: Ozit-Morpheus Formats: LP———Live @ Tramps, New York, 10th September 1994 Released: 11 February 2021 Label: Let Them Eat Vinyl Formats: LP, digital download———Live at St. Helen's Technical College, 1981 Released: 19 February 2021 Label: Castle Face Formats: LP+7"—17—Live @ The Button Factory Dublin August 17th 2013 Released: 26 February 2021 Label: Cog Sinister Formats: CD, digital download———Live @ Edinburgh Liquid Rooms 10th October 2001 Released: 19 March 2021 Label: Cog Sinister Formats: CD, digital download———Out Ferroviarios Released: 15 October 2021 Label: Cog Sinister Formats: 2xCD Recorded at OUT.FEST Festival Internacional de Musica Exploratoria de Barreiro, Portugal, 2013———Futures and Pasts – Live Released: 31 March 2023 Label: Secret Formats: 2xLP, digital download———Slates Live! Released: 26 April 2024 Label: Popstock Formats: 10", digital download———Grotesque (After the Gramme) Live! Released: 25 October 2024 Label: Popstock Formats: CD, LP, MC, digital download———Singles Live Vol. One 1978–81 Released: 9 May 2025 Label: Popstock