Mark E Smith formed the Fall in 1977 after failing to capture a place in a number of other bands. Despite auditioning for a number of heavy metal bands Mark E Smiths musical tastes were far more eclectic and the Fall would provide him with a far better base on which to utilise his talents. The other major plus was that it was also his band. Mark E Smith to the position of bandleader well and the line up of the Fall has been fluctuation ever since around this mercurial performer who has weathered the storms of an ever changing line up.

The band were and indeed always have been seen as a cult band and thus they have survived the trends of the music business while other bands come and go it would seem the Fall are there forever. The Fall also boast legendary British broadcaster amongst their fan base and of all the artists tat John Peel has welcomed to his show over the years the Fall are allegedly the only band that John Peel has kept all the session recordings in his personal archive. The band has also covered a great many styles over its twenty-five plus year existence although resolutely continuing to plough its own furrow and therefore maintain its own hard-core fan base.

Following on from the success of the recent Fall album Interim we see the re issue of the Rude (All The Time) single. This single has now been extended to EP length and includes a further two previously unreleased tracks. The original single was available briefly in 2001 as a limited edition of just five hundred copies and has subsequently become a collector's item amongst Fall aficionados. The original A and B side have now been re mastered for this release along with the two previously unreleased tracks which makes this release an even more attractive package for Fall fans.