Wise Ol' Man is an EP by the Fall, released on 19 February 2016 by Cherry Red Records.[1] It features two new songs, "Wise Ol' Man" and "All Leave Cancelled", as well as alternate versions and remixes of songs from the band's 2015 album Sub-Lingual Tablet, and a rare live performance of "No Xmas for John Quays" (from the Fall's first album Live at the Witch Trials), recorded at Brudenell Social Club in Leeds on 28 November 2014.[9]
| Wise Ol' Man | ||||
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| EP by the Fall | ||||
| Released | 19 February 2016 (2016-02-19)[1] | |||
| Recorded | 2014–2015 | |||
| Genre | Post-punk | |||
| Length | 34:27 | |||
| Label | Cherry Red | |||
| Producer | Mark E. Smith | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100[2] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Line of Best Fit | |
| Louder | |
| Louder Than War | |
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All tracks are written by Mark E. Smith, Elena Poulou and Dave Spurr.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Wise Ol' Man" (edit) | 3:37 | |
| 2. | "All Leave Cancelled" | 8:19 | |
| 3. | "Dedication" (remix) | [n 1] | 5:27 |
| 4. | "Wise Ol' Man" (instrumental) | 3:23 | |
| 5. | "Venice with the Girls" (remix) | [n 2] | 4:04 |
| 6. | "Face Book Troll" / "No Xmas for John Quays (live)" | [n 3] | 7:30 |
| 7. | "All Leave Cancelled" (X) | 2:07 |
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