North West Fashion Show

Written by:

Mark E Smith, Karl Burns

Initial Release:

Cerebral Caustic, Cog Sinister/Permanent; PERMLP30 LP; PERMMC30 Cassette; PERMCD30 CD
Date:

27 February 1995

Subsequent releases:

Cerebral Caustic, Permanent distributed through Zero Corporation; XRCN-7001 (Japan, 1995)
Cerebral Caustic, Artful Records; ARTFULCD24; 5 July 1999
Cerebral Caustic, Castle/Sanctuary; CMQDD1299; 15 March 2006
Group on initial recording:

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

Commentary:

This is the musical equivalent of a football kickabout, a throwaway track of limited durability, featuring handclaps, acoustic guitar, a glitch at 24″.

One of various Fall songs in which band members and/or the immediate entourage are mentioned; other examples are Reprise: Jane -Prof.Mick. Mick – Ey Bastardo, Otto Realm-Ketamine Sun and Insult Song.
Richard Madeley, mentioned in the lyrics, also features in live versions of A Past Gone Mad and MES’s The CD In Your Hand; his and wife Judy’s television show “Good Morning” is alluded to in A Lot of Wind, on the Shiftwork album.