Song · The Fall
“The Mixer” by The Fall
From the album Shift‐Work (1991)
“The Mixer” by The Fall appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1991. It was first released in 1991 on the album Shift‐Work. Its best result is #41 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1991 (the 'Phantom Fifty'). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #230 alternative song of 1991.
"The Mixer" turns up on Shift-Work, the Fall's 13th album, released on Phonogram in 1991 after Mark E. Smith had cut the band down to four members for the first time, sacking guitarist Martin Bramah and keyboardist Marcia Schofield as soon as the Australian leg of the Extricate tour was done. Smith takes the lead vocal and shares the writing credit with guitarist Craig Scanlon, with Steve Hanley on bass and Simon Wolstencroft on drums and keyboards.
The slimmed-down Fall still had company in the studio: Craig Leon adds organ and more guitar, Kenny Brady brings fiddle and a vocal, Cassell Webb sings backing, and Robert Gordon produced. Critic Ted Mills heard the album as a change of course for the group, its repetitive grooves now giving way in places to pop song shapes.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 41 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1991 (the 'Phantom Fifty') | 50 |
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