Live At The Witch Trials
by The Fall

Album
Live At The Witch Trials by The Fall
Year: 1979
Release date: 1979-03-16
Overall rank: 3,121st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 157 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1979 (56th)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (537th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,121st)

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The Fall bestography

Live At The Witch Trials is ranked 3rd best out of 55 albums by The Fall on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Fall is This Nation's Saving Grace which is ranked number 951 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,829.

The Fall album bestography « Higher ranked (1,227th)
Hex Enduction Hour This album (3,121st)
Live At The Witch Trials Lower ranked (3,234th) »
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Live At The Witch Trials rankings

Live At The Witch Trials rankings summary
Overall rank: 3,121st | 1970s rank: 537th | 1979 rank: 56th  Overall chart history
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75/100 (from 157 votes)
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Live At The Witch Trials forum mentions

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From BestEverAlbums 06/25/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5354): By arthurbittencourt
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From 09/12/2017 15:51 | #197858 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
For some reason I have not given this one the amount of time that I have with most of the other Fall albums. Apart from Rebellious Jukebox and Frightened, nothing immediately stood out. I have since come to appreciate No Xmas For John Quays, Futures And Pasts, Music Scene and the title track, but it still seems like a poorer relative of Dragnet. (Edited)
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From 06/18/2016 15:02 | #169068 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
The brilliant debut from The Fall. No, it's not live, is just full of excellent and breathless songs from Mark E Smith and co. After all this time it's still one of the best Fall records and one of the best punk/rock LP's of the era along with records by Wire and the Pistols. Superb. (Edited)
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A lot of songs here sound like they aren't really finished. (Edited)
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From 04/24/2012 18:44 | #40817 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
I used to have a C90 cassette with this album on one side and Dragnet on the other. I taped it from a mate and was devastated when it got chewed up in a cheap tape recorder.
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Favorite Tracks:Crap Rap 2/Like To Blow, Rebellious Juke Box, Two Steps Back
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Best Albums of  1979
1. London Calling by The Clash
2. The Wall by Pink Floyd
3. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
4. Fear Of Music by Talking Heads
5. Off The Wall by Michael Jackson
6. Breakfast In America by Supertramp
7. Entertainment! by Gang Of Four
8. Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
9. Highway To Hell by AC/DC
10. Tusk by Fleetwood Mac