The Fall

The Fall were an English post-punk band, formed in 1976 by vocalist Mark E Smith in Manchester, England with three friends: guitarist Martin Bramah, keyboardist Una Baines and bassist Tony Friel.

Mark E Smith grew up in Prestwich, Greater Manchester and worked first in a meat factory and then as a shipping clerk on the Manchester docks. In 1976, inspired by a Sex Pistols gig in his home city he quit his job to focus on The Fall.

The Fall were named for Albert Camus' 1956 novel La Chute.