The Steak Place

Written by:

Mark E Smith

Initial Release:

The Frenz Experiment

Date:

29 February 1988

Subsequent reissue:

The Fall 5 Albums

Group on initial recording:

Mark E Smith – vocals; Brix Smith – guitar, vocals; Craig Scanlon – guitar; Steve Hanley – bass; Marcia Schofield – keyboards; Simon Wolstencroft – drums

Commentary:

Acoustic Fall with some nice bass and finger-clicking. On 28 February 1988, speaking on Piccadilly Radio, MES commented on the song: “I was in a state of complete exhaustion…, it was really tacky, it was really dark, there were all these mafia people in there, it was great.”