1996 - He Pep!
12 February: Single - The Chiselers 10 June: Album - The Light User Syndrome 18 August: 20th John Peel Session - Beatle Bones, DIY Meat, Spinetrak, Spencer "It's called speed, I wrote a song about it" The Chiselers single was the opening Fall release in 1996. It's a bit of an odd one for me, it sounds like there are a few decent ideas here but maybe they don't all fit in the same song. As the single was three versions of the song it was one you played the life out of or filed away. It did get to number 13 in that year's Festive Fifty so there were plenty of people in the former camp. June saw the release of The Light User Syndrome album. If you read the Fall in Fives (and if you haven't you really should) you'll know that author Steve Pringle thinks this album would be great if it were 10-15 minutes shorter. It's hard to disagree. The album makes a positive start with D.I.Y. Meat, and Das Vulture Ans Ein Nutter-Wain is an interesting