Excavate!

THE LOUDER THAN WAR #1 BOOK OF THE YEAR
A ROUGH TRADE, THE TIMES, MOJO, UNCUT, THE HERALD BOOK OF THE YEAR

This is not a book about a rock band. This is not even a book about Mark E Smith. This is a book about The Fall group - or more precisely, their world.

''To 50,000 Fall Fans: please buy this inspired & inspiring, profound & provocative, beautiful & bonkers Book of Revelations.''
DAVID PEACE

''Mind blowing . . . there is so much to enjoy in this brilliant book.''
TIM BURGESS

''A container sized treasure trove . . . I strongly advise you to buy it.''
MAXINE PEAKE

''The most wonderful, unashamedly intellectual, pretentious, ridiculous, exciting hymn to this incredible group.''
ANDY MILLER, BACKLISTED

Over a prolific forty-year career, the Fall created a world that was influential, idiosyncratic and