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Tracklist

1	Marquis Cha-Cha (Kamera 7" Version)	4:36
2	Bremen Nacht Run Out	4:34
3	Mark'll Sink Us (Live)	4:11
4	Lucifer Over Lancashire	4:52
5	Hey! Luciani	3:47
6	Wings (Live In NYC '85)	5:25
7	L.A. (Live At Albany Empire, Deptford)	4:13
8	U.S. 80's-90's (Live In Bremen, Germany)	4:02
9	Guest Informant (Live In Vienna)	4:53
10	The Man Whose Head Expanded (Live)	5:31
11	Backdrop	10:03
12	Dresden Dolls	3:21
13	Strychnine	2:50
14	Race With The Devil	2:13
15	Plaster On The Hands (Live At The Venue, London)	6:49
16	Untitled	3:40

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Cog Sinister
• Copyright (c) – Cog Sinister
• Marketed By – Voiceprint Group Of Companies
• Distributed By – Voiceprint Group Of Companies
• Recorded At – The Albany, Deptford, London
• Recorded At – Subterania
• Made By – Universal M & L, UK

Credits

• Liner Notes – Al Spicer
• Painting [Sobborgo di Milano, 1910-11] – Umberto Boccioni

Notes

Track 1 re-recorded version for Kamera Records 7", never given a proper release through approx. 800 copies eventually appeared Nov 83, was due to a year earlier.
Tracks 2 & 3 on free 7" with first pressing of The Frenz Experiment LP . Tracks were not on the CD, though "Bremen ..." was on the cassette.
Track 4 Alternative version on Melody Maker 7" EP, Vinyl Conflict free in September 1986.
Track 5 Original version on Sounds Showcase 1, free in Feb. 1987.
Track 6 From Bugs On The Wire LP . Recorded live in NYC, April 1985.
Track 7 From Fruitcakes And Furry Collars mail order only LP from Record Mirror. Recorded live at The Albany Empire, Deptford.
Track 8 From Head Over Ears LP . Recorded live in Bremen, Germany, Feb. 1987.
Track 9 From 7" EP free with issue 9 of "Sniffin Rock" magazine . Recorded live in Vienna.
Track 10 From Peel Session #9 7/10/85 and Bang Zoom tapezine number 7, 1986.
Track 11 From In A Hole Encores 12" on Flying Nun Records of New Zealand .
Track 12 "Unreleased" 1977 rehearsal. (Total Eclipse DRD1)
Track 13 From Peel Session #16, 13/3/1993.
Track 14 A Gene Vincent song, only performed once as a special request for John Peel at his 50th birthday party, Subterranea, London, August 29th 1989.
Track 15 Unreleased, recorded live at The Venue, London on 21st March 1983.
Track 16 Uncredited piece of MES talking about the release of 'How I Wrote Elastic Man / City Hobgoblins'.

℗ Cog Sinister 2000
© Cog Sinister 2000

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 6 04388 46072 4
• Matrix / Runout: COGVP127CD 01 6 MADE IN THE UK BY UNIVERSAL M & L
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L136
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 04F4

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
PIL05CD	The Fall	Backdrop ‎(CD, Comp, Unofficial)	Pseudo Indie Label	PIL05CD	UK	1994
COGVP127CD	The Fall	Backdrop ‎(CD, Comp)	Cog Sinister	COGVP127CD	UK	Unknown