The Frenz Experiment is a 1988 album by The Fall. It was released on Beggars Banquet Records, and like the group's other albums with the label, it has a different track listing across the various formats on which it was released: LP, CD and cassette. A number of the tracks are credited exclusively to the group's leader, Mark E. Smith, but the album also incorporates two cover versions (or one, depending on the format).

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  • The Frenz Experiment is a 1988 album by The Fall. It was released on Beggars Banquet Records, and like the group's other albums with the label, it has a different track listing across the various formats on which it was released: LP, CD and cassette. A number of the tracks are credited exclusively to the group's leader, Mark E. Smith, but the album also incorporates two cover versions (or one, depending on the format). "Victoria" was written by Ray Davies and originally performed by The Kinks, who released it as a single and on their album Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969). The Fall issued their version as a single and it made number 35 in the British charts. "There's a Ghost in My House", meanwhile, was a somewhat forgotten Northern soul track, first recorded by R. Dean Taylor in 1965, and written by Taylor with the Holland-Dozier-Holland songwriting team. The latter only appears on the CD version, having been issued as a single the preceding summer, whereupon it reached number 30. This was the group's highest singles chart position to date, and remains so as of 2007. Several sources note a strong similarity between "Athlete Cured" and Spinal Tap's "Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight". Smith originally intended to call the album Gene Crime Experience until he realized that it spelled "GCE". Despite a comparatively cool critical reception, The Frenz Experiment reached number 19 in the UK album chart, making it their first Top 20 album. The group promoted the release with a live appearance in HMV's Oxford Street store in London. Typically, they opened their short set with "Cab It Up!", a brand new song which would appear on their next album, I Am Kurious Oranj.
  • The Frenz Experiment est le dixième album studio de The Fall, sorti en 1988 sur le label Beggars Banquet Records. Comme les autres albums du groupe sur ce label, il a été publié sur les différents formats (vinyle, CD et cassette) avec des listes de titres différentes. Si la plupart des chansons sont uniquement créditées au leader du groupe, Mark E. Smith,, l'album inclut également deux reprises. Victoria, composée par Ray Davies et à l'origine jouée par The Kinks, est un single tiré de leur album Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969). The Fall sortit sa propre version en single, qui atteignit la 35 place dans les charts britanniques. There's a Ghost in My House était une veille chanson de northern soul quelque peu oubliée, écrite par l'équipe Holland, Dozier & Holland et enregistrée par R. Dean Taylor en 1965; elle apparaît uniquement sur la version CD et avait été sortie en single au cours de l'été 1987, où elle avait atteint la 30 place, un record inégalé par le groupe jusqu'en 2007. Plusieurs critiques remarquèrent une forte similarité entre Athlete Cured et Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight de Spinal Tap. Danny Kelly, pour NME, juge au moment de sa sortie qu'il s'agit de l'album « le plus étrange » du groupe mais, malgré une réception critique dans l'ensemble relativement mitigée, The Frenz Experiment fut le premier du groupe à se hisser dans le top 20, à la 19 place des charts britanniques. Smith aurait dans un premier temps voulu nommer l'album « Gene Crime Experience », mais se serait rendu compte que l'acronyme de l'album donnait « GCE », comme General Certificate of Education, ancêtre du diplôme General Certificate of Secondary Education.
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  • The Frenz Experiment is a 1988 album by The Fall. It was released on Beggars Banquet Records, and like the group's other albums with the label, it has a different track listing across the various formats on which it was released: LP, CD and cassette. A number of the tracks are credited exclusively to the group's leader, Mark E. Smith, but the album also incorporates two cover versions (or one, depending on the format).
  • The Frenz Experiment est le dixième album studio de The Fall, sorti en 1988 sur le label Beggars Banquet Records. Comme les autres albums du groupe sur ce label, il a été publié sur les différents formats (vinyle, CD et cassette) avec des listes de titres différentes. Si la plupart des chansons sont uniquement créditées au leader du groupe, Mark E. Smith,, l'album inclut également deux reprises.
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