There's too much concentration on the early years (ie pre '86) for my tastes, and I don't really think the best of those years are on the compilation (no 'City Hobgoblins' or 'English Scheme') But...when it's a band with such a prolific output as The Fall then it's no bad thing to get an overview. For many fans the years 78 - 84 or so are The Fall's best, but I personally think they only became great in 1986 with 'Bend Sinister', so there's plenty of difference in opinion. They cover so many sounds and styles, too, that a best-of is a decent idea. '50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong' is in chronological order, so you'll get a sense of the band's development.
CD1
Repetition from Bingo Master's Break Out EP 1978
Industrial Estate from Live at the Witch Trials album 1979
Rowche Rumble from Rowche Rumble single 1979
Fiery Jack from Fiery Jack single 1980
How I Wrote 'Elastic Man' from How I Wrote 'Elastic Man' single 1980
Totally Wired from Totally Wired single 1980
New Face In Hell from Grotesque (After The Gramme) album 1980
Prole Art Threat from Slates album 1981
Lie Dream of a Casino Soul from Lie Dream of a Casino Soul single 1981
The Classical from Hex Enduction Hour album 1982
Hip Priest from Hex Enduction Hour album 1982
The Man Whose Head Expanded from The Man Whose Head Expanded single 1983
Kicker Conspiracy from Kicker Conspiracy/Wings single 1983
Eat Y'Self Fitter from Perverted by Language album 1983
creep from C.R.E.E.P. 12 inch single/The Wonderful & Frightening World of The Fall album 1984
No Bulbs from Call For Escape Route EP 12 inch/The Wonderful & Frightening World of The Fall album 1984
Spoilt Victorian Child from This Nation's Saving Grace album 1985
Cruisers Creek from Cruiser's Creek (edited version of single, less two verses) 1985
CD2
US 80s-90s from Bend Sinister album 1986
Mr Pharmacist from Mr Pharmacist single/Bend Sinister album 1986
Living Too Late from Living Too Late single 1986
Hey ! Luciani from Hey ! Luciani single 1986
There's A Ghost In My House from There's A Ghost In My House single 1987
Hit the North (part 1) from Hit The North single 1987
Victoria from Victoria single/The Frenz Experiment LP 1988
Telephone Thing from Telephone Thing single/Extricate album 1990
High Tension Line from High Tension Line single 1990/Shift-Work album 1991
Free Range from Code : Selfish album 1992
Why Are People Grudgeful ? from Why Are People Grudgeful ? single/The Infotainment Scan album 1993
Behind the Counter from Behind the Counter single 1993/Middle Class Revolt album 1994
M5 from Behind the Counter single/The Infotainment Scan album 1993
Feeling Numb from Cerebral Caustic album 1995
The Chiselers from The Chiselers single 1996
Powder Keg from The Light User Syndrome album 1996
Masquerade from Levitate album 1997
Touch Sensitive from Touch Sensitive single/The Marshall Suite album 1999
Crop-Dust from Are You Are Missing Winner album 2001
Susan vs Youthclub from The Fall vs 2003 single 2002
Green Eyed Loco Man from The Real New Fall LP - Formerly Country on the Click album 2003
This is where they robbed the idea from:
And here's the shot in mosaic form, in a window at the side of Affleck's Palace (alternative shopping type place) in Manchester:
