The $500 Bottle of Wine

Written by:

Mark E Smith, Craig Scanlon, Steve Hanley

Initial release:

15 Ways

Date:
18 April 1994

Subsequent releases:

Middle Class Revolt
Permanent Years (Paranoia Man In Cheap Sh*t Room)
The Fall: Singles 1978 – 2016

Group on initial recording:

Mark E Smith – vocals; Craig Scanlon – guitar; Steve Hanley – bass, Dave Bush – keyboards; Simon Wolstencroft – drums, keyboards; Karl Burns – drums

Commentary:

Perhaps a bit of a pointless track for some, but the riff and guitar are good and the overall sound pretty funky. The closing line “Get down the fucking liquor store boy” raises a laugh.