Light/Fireworks

Written by:

Mark E Smith

Initial release:

The Infotainment Scan, Cog Sinister/Permanent PERMLP12 LP; PERMMC12 Cassette; PERMCD12 CD [US version: The Infotainment Scan, Matador Records/Atlantic OLE-O551 LP; OLE-O554 Cassette; OLE-O552 CD; 17 May 1993]

Date:

26 April 1993

Subsequent reissues:

The Infotainment Scan, Artful Records ARTFULCD 22; 5 July 1999
A World Bewitched – Artful ARTFULCD35, 6 February 2001
The Infotainment Scan Castle/Sanctuary CMQDD1227 CD; 23 January 2006

Group on first recording:

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

Commentary:

Light/Fireworks contains an extract from The Legend Of Xanadu, a song covered by The Fall and released on an NME compilation a year earlier, Early press publicity for the album The Infotainment Scan referred to a track entitled “Light/Fireworks/Legend”. Otherwise, this is one of the group’s more experimental/throwaway/cut-up tracks, not without interest.