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103:"it was a bad decision...I do miss him". On this occasion, Smith continued "one thing I don't do is have people back. I've done it before and it's a real mistake." However, it was long rumoured that Smith had invited Scanlon to return in 2001; a story confirmed by Scanlon in his only known interview since leaving the group, conducted by Dave Simpson for
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In the mid 90s, Scanlon's relationship with Smith deteriorated, culminating in Smith wiping his contributions from the group's 1996 single "The
Chiselers". He was sacked shortly afterwards, though there are differing opinions as to how this came about. Steve Hanley told Simon Ford that Smith sacked
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never properly substantiated. In 2011 however Craig recorded several solo songs with Ian Moss from The
Hamsters and Paul and Steve Hanley, these have never been officially released. Subsequently, he has written and recorded with Mike Leigh's band "Kill Pretty". Scanlon's songs "Kill Pretty" and
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then formed Staff 9 who supported the Fall several times. Whilst Riley was dismissed by Smith, Scanlon and Hanley would form the Fall's musical backbone throughout the 1980s and well into the 1990s with
Scanlon occasionally adding vocals and keyboards to his role as well as being a strong
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73:(issue 4), Mark E. Smith described Scanlon and Hanley as "fuckin' hard as nails...very super-intelligent fellows, but they're really reticent...I just love them to death. Jesuit lads, you know...Steve and Craig are brilliant". A supporter of
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the whole group, informing them that if they wanted their jobs back, they would have to ask him; Scanlon refused. In 1996, Smith told Sunday Times journalist
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in 2006. However, no reunion was forthcoming, with
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between 1979 and 1995. During his tenure he was a stalwart member for 17 albums and co-wrote over 120 of the group's songs; singer
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where samples of his guitar work were used. He also wrote and played on the track "Something Better" on the 2014 album
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song-writing presence. In 1992, in an interview with
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758:A Part of America Therein, 1981
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820:Hip Priest and Kamerads
779:The Twenty-Seven Points
645:Your Future Our Clutter
582:The Light User Syndrome
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498:Perverted by Language
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631:Reformation Post TLC
526:The Frenz Experiment
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209:on 12 September 2009
183:on 28 September 2007
125:and the remix album
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751:Live in London 1980
568:Middle Class Revolt
203:"Infotainment Scan"
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666:Sub-Lingual Tablet
596:The Marshall Suite
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441:Simon Wolstencroft
161:on 9 October 2014.
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1059:Categories
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915:Free Range
859:Fiery Jack
547:Shift-Work
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421:Tony Friel
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239:"The Fall"
141:References
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119:In 80 Days
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659:Re-Mit
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