Friday, 19 June, 1981 – 688, Atlanta, Georgia, United States

  1. Prole Art Threat
  2. Hip Priest
  3. Deer Park
  4. Lie Dream of a Casino Soul
  5. An Older Lover, Etc
  6. Leave the Capital
  7. Your Heart Out
  8. Winter

NOTES

46 minutes

A fantastic capture of the group. It sounds like a soundboard.

Allegedly in 1982 MES said “”Like we played Georgia in America last year, y’know, the redneck place, and there was a packed hall when we went on, did about 2 numbers and everybody walked out. So we did the set and there was about 15 fucking people. So we were walking off and this redneck says to me “You dare go back on there boy” so I says “right lads, back on”. We did and it was fucking great, we did about another quarter of an hour for about 5 people.”

What is clear is their is a spattering of appreciative applause throughout, mixed with similarly appreciative yelps. It feels like that their were more than 15 people there – but I was not so I cannot speak with any accuracy. The circulating copy is painfully short which suggests that not all is captured – a great pity as the group is on fire. MES is completely accurate about the performance – it is spot on. I’d venture that this could have been released instead of “A part of America Therein” given the standard.

Particularly memorable is Scanlon’s manic off kilter scribbling which is erroneously contrapuntal in the best possible way.

A stunning but altogether ridiculously short capture of the group in unapproachable form.

This is worth listening to for the nigh on perfect reading of “Winter”……this is The Fall at their very best.

Highly recommended.