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Wise Ol' Man
Wise Ol' Man
EP by the Fall
Released	19 February 2016
Recorded	2014–2015
Genre	Post-punk
Length	34:27
Label	Cherry Red
Producer	Mark E. Smith
The Fall chronology

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]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100^[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
The Line of Best Fit	^[4]
Louder	^[5]
Louder Than War	^[6]
PopMatters	^[7]
Soundblab	^[8]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Mark E. Smith, Elena Poulou and Dave Spurr

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

Personnel edit

The Fall

Mark E. Smith – vocals, production
Elena Poulou – keyboards, vocals
Peter Greenway – guitar
Dave Spurr – bass
Keiron Melling – drums
Daren Garratt – drums, backing vocals (uncredited)

Additional personnel

Simon "Ding" Archer – engineering
Andy Pearce – mastering
Suzanne Smith – artwork

Notes edit

^ Credited on Sub-Lingual Tablet to Mark E. Smith and Dave Spurr.
^ Credited on Sub-Lingual Tablet to Mark E. Smith, Dave Spurr and Keiron Melling.
^ "No Xmas for John Quays" is credited on Live at the Witch Trials to Mark E. Smith.

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Records". The Official Fall Website. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
^ "Wise Ol' Man [EP] by The Fall". Metacritic. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
^ Jeffries, David. "Wise Ol' Man - The Fall". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
^ Scott, Hayley (2 March 2016). "The Fall – Wise Ol' Man EP". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
^ Marszalek, Julian (22 January 2016). "The Fall: Wise Ol' Man". Louder. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
^ Scott-Bates, Paul (14 February 2016). "The Fall: Wise Ol' Man – EP review". Louder Than War. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
^ Garratt, John. "The Fall: Wise Ol' Man". PopMatters. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
^ Reynolds, Steve (9 February 2016). "The Fall: Wise Ol' Man". Soundblab. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
^ "No Xmas For John Quays - Reformation!". Retrieved 19 February 2016.

[10] Credited on Sub-Lingual Tablet to Mark E. Smith and Dave Spurr.

[11] Credited on Sub-Lingual Tablet to Mark E. Smith, Dave Spurr and Keiron Melling.

[12] "No Xmas for John Quays" is credited on Live at the Witch Trials to Mark E. Smith.

[fallxyz-1] "Records". The Official Fall Website. Retrieved 19 February 2016.

[2] "Wise Ol' Man [EP] by The Fall". Metacritic. Retrieved 19 September 2016.

[3] Jeffries, David. "Wise Ol' Man - The Fall". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 February 2016.

[4] Scott, Hayley (2 March 2016). "The Fall – Wise Ol' Man EP". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[5] Marszalek, Julian (22 January 2016). "The Fall: Wise Ol' Man". Louder. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[6] Scott-Bates, Paul (14 February 2016). "The Fall: Wise Ol' Man – EP review". Louder Than War. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[7] Garratt, John. "The Fall: Wise Ol' Man". PopMatters. Retrieved 10 March 2016.

[8] Reynolds, Steve (9 February 2016). "The Fall: Wise Ol' Man". Soundblab. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[9] "No Xmas For John Quays - Reformation!". Retrieved 19 February 2016.

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Summary

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