A series for 2025 in which this blog will dedicate a day to each of the twenty-four of the sessions The Fall recorded for the John Peel Show between 1978 and 2004.
Session #12 was broadcast on this day, 31 October 1988, having been recorded on 25 October 1988.
To herald the release of ‘I Am Kurious Oranj’, and the collaborative show with Michael Clarke, The Fall repaired to Maida Vale for this exceptionally sprightly recording. The clear production of ‘Kurious Oranj’ really emphasises the brio in the skank. The group’s two interchangeable romps, ‘Deadbeat Descendant’ and ‘Cab It Up; follow. ‘Cab It Up’ rocks along like, if you will, the purr of a diesel engine. ‘Squid Lord’ is a revelation, and one of the hidden gems of this (box set) collection. Buried on the frankly unlistened-to-for-years ‘Seminal Live’, the direction of ‘Extricate’ and the Fontana years had their roots in this track
DARYL EASLEA, 2005
mp3: The Fall – Deadbeat Descendant (Peel Session)
mp3: The Fall – Cab It Up (Peel Session)
mp3: The Fall – Squid Lord (Peel Session)
mp3: The Fall – Kurious Oranj (Peel Session)
Produced by Mike Robinson
Mark E Smith – vocals; Brix Smith – guitar, vocals; Craig Scanlon – guitar; Steve Hanley – bass; Marcia Schofield – keyboards, vocals; Simon Wolstencroft – drums;
THE NEW VINYL VILLAIN 
I’ve just found your blog. I’m looking forward to dipping in and out.
I thought I was Paul Haig’s biggest fan, I will have to settle for being his second biggest fan.
Michael Clark and The Fall are the reason I became an art critic. Glasgow School of Art re-enacted a couple of scenes from ‘Kurious Oranj ‘ a few years ago with Ellen Van Schulyenburch doing choreography, and Raydale Dower, Cassie Oji and Eilidh Rodgers performing ‘Yes O Yes’. Absolutely brilliant night.
Possibly the best Fall Peel Session.
And oddly Squid Lord seems to have inspired John Squire’s intro to The Stone Roses comeback single All For One.