# List of the Fall band members

The Fall were an English post-punk band from Prestwich, Greater Manchester. Formed in late 1976, the group originally featured vocalist Mark E. Smith, guitarist Martin Bramah, bassist Tony Friel and keyboardist Una Baines, with their first permanent drummer Karl Burns joining the following year. The group went through many lineup changes but remained active until Smith's death on 24 January 2018, at which point the band included bassist Dave "The Eagle" Spurr (since 2006), guitarist Peter "PP" Greenway, drummer Keiron Melling (both since 2007) and keyboardist Michael Clapham (who joined for the band's final tour in 2017).

## History
### 1976–1982

Mark E. Smith, Martin Bramah, Tony Friel and Una Baines formed the Fall shortly after attending a Sex Pistols show at Manchester's Free Trade Hall in July 1976. The band played their first show on 23 May 1977, with Steve Ormrod playing drums for his sole appearance. The group's first permanent drummer, Karl Burns, took his place. In November the group recorded their debut EP Bingo-Master's Break-Out!, which was issued the following year. Friel left the band in December, unhappy with the recent decision to hire Kay Carroll, a friend of Smith's, as their manager.
After brief spells with Jonnie Brown and Eric McGann early in the year, 16-year-old roadie Marc Riley took over Friel's position on bass in June 1978. Baines had also left in March, following a "mental breakdown triggered in part by the druggy lifestyle she was leading". She was replaced by Yvonne Pawlett in May. The lineup of Smith, Bramah, Riley, Pawlett and Burns recorded the group's debut album Live at the Witch Trials, which was issued the following year. Burns left before the end of the year and Bramah followed in April 1979, claiming that "What initially started out as a collective became a dictatorship" dominated by frontman Smith.
Burns and Bramah were replaced by Mike Leigh and Craig Scanlon, respectively. At the time of Scanlon's arrival, Steve Hanley also joined on bass, with Riley switching to guitar. The new lineup recorded one single, "Rowche Rumble", before Pawlett also left the Fall. In an interview years later, the keyboardist claimed that she "never fitted in" with the group, leaving to study biology and breed dogs. Pawlett was not replaced, with Riley and Scanlon performing keyboards.
In March 1980, Leigh was replaced by Hanley's brother Paul on drums. The group issued Grotesque (After the Gramme) later in the year, followed by the EP Slates early the next year, featuring brief member Dave Tucker on clarinet. After replacing Paul Hanley for an American tour in the summer of 1981, due to the former being under the age of 21, Karl Burns rejoined the Fall in October 1981 to mark the start of the band's first two-drummer lineup. This incarnation issued two studio albums in 1982, Hex Enduction Hour and Room to Live, before Riley was sacked after a physical altercation with Smith, playing his final Fall show in December.

### 1982–1995

After several months with just one guitarist, the Fall added Brix Smith in the summer of 1983 after she married frontman Mark E. Smith in July, just three months since they first met. She debuted on two tracks on the 1983 album Perverted by Language, which was followed by The Wonderful and Frightening World Of... the next year. In November, shortly after the latter's release, Paul Hanley left the Fall to form Kiss the Blade, and the following month, his brother Steve Hanley went on paternity leave and was temporarily replaced by Simon Rogers. After a four-month absence, Hanley returned and Rogers joined officially on keyboards and guitar.
By early 1986, Karl Burns had left the Fall for a second time, with Simon Wolstencroft taking his place. Before Wolstencroft's arrival, however, Paul Hanley briefly returned to record two tracks for Bend Sinister, as well as the single "Living Too Late". Shortly after the release of Bend Sinister, Rogers left the group to focus on his production work, which he continued to do with the Fall for several years. With new keyboardist Marcia Schofield, the band released The Frenz Experiment and I Am Kurious Oranj in 1988, as well as a string of commercially successful singles including "There's a Ghost in My House", "Hit the North" and "Victoria".
In July 1989, it was announced that Brix Smith had left the Fall, with original guitarist Martin Bramah returning in her place. It was revealed later that Brix and Mark E. Smith had divorced earlier that year. Bramah performed on Extricate and remained until July 1990, when both he and Schofield (who by that time were dating each other) were fired from the band. Following the pair's departure, keyboards were handled primarily by Wolstencroft, as well as by violinist Kenny Brady, who joined at the same time. Dave Bush, who initially joined the Fall crew as a roadie, took over as the band's new keyboardist in August 1991.
After the release of Code: Selfish and The Infotainment Scan, Karl Burns returned for a second two-drummer lineup in May 1993. He left again just a few months later, but returned in time for a North American tour in August. After the release of Middle Class Revolt, Brix Smith also returned in August 1994, claiming she had "started to miss the artistic freedom that [she] had" in the group. After the band recorded Cerebral Caustic, Bush was replaced by Julia Nagle.

### 1995–2000

After the band spent much of the year touring, long-time guitarist Craig Scanlon was dismissed from the Fall in late 1995. In later interviews, Mark E. Smith claimed that Scanlon's sacking after 16 years in the band was due to his "slovenly appearance" and "failure to maintain [his] amps", although he later changed his explanation by suggesting that the guitarist had been "trying to play jazz or Sonic Youth-style stuff over good simple songs that he'd written himself". It has been strongly suggested that Smith regretted his decision, and Scanlon himself said he was invited to re-join the group by Smith several years later, but declined. The Light User Syndrome was issued in 1996. Brix Smith left in October, following an argument with Mark E. Smith at a show in October. Karl Burns followed in December.
Adrian Flanagan took over as the Fall guitarist in December 1996, followed by Tommy Crooks the following May (when Burns also rejoined). The group continued touring until April 1998, when all but Smith and Nagle left the band following two shows in the United States which ended in fighting between band members. Before the planned final show in New York, Smith was arrested after allegedly assaulting Nagle, his girlfriend at the time, which resulted in the show's cancellation. A few weeks later, Smith and Nagle returned for three more shows in the UK, joined by temporary drummer Kate Themen.
After several months off, the Fall returned in August 1998 with new bassist Karen Leatham and drummer Tom Head, the latter of whom took over from Themen who was originally hired on a full-time basis after her first three shows. By the following January, Neville Wilding was the band's new guitarist and Leatham had been replaced by Adam Helal, with both new members joining officially after performing on The Marshall Suite as session musicians. Head was briefly sacked ahead of the 1999 Reading Festival, with Nick Dewey taking his place for the show, before he was reinstated the following day in time for the Leeds date.

### 2000–2018

Shortly after the release of The Unutterable in November 2000, Tom Head was replaced by Spencer Birtwistle. By February the next year, Neville Wilding and Adam Helal had also been replaced, by Birtwistle's Trigger Happy bandmates Ben Pritchard and Jim Watts, respectively. By August, keyboardist and guitarist Julia Nagle had left the Fall after six years with the band. Brian Fanning briefly took over the vacated role of second guitarist, but by October had left again, shortly before Birtwistle was replaced by Dave Milner on drums. Milner was another former member of Trigger Happy featuring Pritchard, Watts and the Fall's manager Ed Blaney.
In September 2002, the Fall played one show with two new keyboardists – Smith's girlfriend Elena Poulou alongside Ruth Daniel. Retaining only Poulou on a full-time basis, the group issued The Real New Fall LP (Formerly Country on the Click) in 2003. Watts was fired that March and replaced by Simon "Ding" Archer the next month. After just a year with the band, Archer left the following April and was replaced by Steve Trafford. In July 2004, Watts returned on guitar and Birtwistle returned on drums. By December, the former had left for a second time, crediting concerns over credits and royalties, as well as a lack of creative input in the band.
The Fall's lineup changed dramatically again in May 2005, after Pritchard, Trafford and Birtwistle all left the band suddenly following a show in the US. The trio were quickly replaced by Tim Presley, Rob Barbato (both members of American group Darker My Love) and Orpheo McCord, respectively. Later in the year, guitarist Peter Greenway, bassist Dave Spurr and drummer Keiron Melling all debuted with the Fall, due to the new members' differing schedules. After the release of Reformation Post TLC (featuring Greenway and Spurr), the three new additions became full-time members upon the departure of Presley, Barbato and McCord in June 2007.
For almost ten years the Fall's lineup remained stable, making it the longest-standing incarnation of the band's history. Daren Garratt of the Nightingales joined as a second drummer between 2013 and 2015, featuring on The Remainderer, Sub-Lingual Tablet and Wise Ol' Man. Paul Bonney of the Australian Pink Floyd Show took over for tour dates in 2016. The lineup came to an end with the departure of long-time keyboardist Elena Poulou in 2016, after her divorce from Mark E. Smith. Keyboards on the band's final studio album New Facts Emerge were recorded by Greenway (synthesisers) and Spurr (mellotron), before Mike Clapham joined for the final touring cycle in 2017.
On 24 January 2018, Smith died of lung and kidney cancer, marking the end of the Fall.

## Members

| Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
| Mark E. Smith | 1976–2018 (until his death) | lead vocalsoccasional guitar, keyboards, piano, violin, kazoo and harmonica | all Fall releases |
| Martin Bramah | 1976–19791989–1990 | guitarbacking vocalsbass (May 1978) | Studio albums: Live at the Witch Trials (1979)Extricate (1990)Shift-Work (1991) – one track onlySingles and EPs: Bingo-Master's Break-Out! (1978)"It's the New Thing" (1978)The Peel Sessions (1987)"White Lightning" (1990)The Dredger (1990)Live albums and videos: Short Circuit: Live at the Electric Circus (1978)Live 1977 (2000)Liverpool 78 (2001)Live in Zagreb (2001)Live at Deeply Vale (2005)Oldham 1978 (2005)Other releases: The Complete Peel Sessions 1978–2004 (2005) – two sessions |
| Una Baines | 1976–1978 (stand-in 1979) | keyboardsbacking vocals | Short Circuit: Live at the Electric Circus (1978)Bingo-Master's Break-Out! (1978)Live 1977 (2000) |
| Tony Friel | 1976–1977 | bassbacking vocals | Short Circuit: Live at the Electric Circus (1978)Bingo-Master's Break-Out! (1978)Live 1977 (2000) |
| Steve Ormrod | 1977 (died 1994) | drums | none – one live performance only |
| Karl Burns | 1977–19781981–19861993–19961997–1998 | drumspercussionbassguitarbacking vocals | Studio albums: Live at the Witch Trials (1979)all from Hex Enduction Hour (1982) to This Nation's Saving Grace (1985), and from Middle Class Revolt (1994) to Levitate (1997)Singles and EPs: Bingo-Master's Break-Out! (1978)"It's the New Thing" (1978)all from "Lie Dream of a Casino Soul" (1981) to "Cruiser's Creek" (1985)The Peel Sessions (1987)"The Chiselers" (1996)Live albums and videos: Short Circuit: Live at the Electric Circus (1978)A Part of America Therein, 1981 (1982)Fall in a Hole (1983)all from The Twenty-Seven Points (1995) to Live Various Years (1998)Live 1977 (2000)Austurbæjarbíó (2001)Liverpool 78 (2001)The Idiot Joy Show (2003)Live at the Phoenix Festival (2003)all from Pearl City (2005) to Oldham 1978 (2005)Set of Ten (2018) – five discsAnother "Set of Ten" (2019) – three discsOther releases: The Complete Peel Sessions 1978–2004 (2005) – eight sessions |
| Jonnie Brown | 1978 | bass | none – live performances only |
| Eric McGann (real name Rick Goldstraw) | 1978 | bass | none – live performances only |
| Yvonne Pawlett | 1978–1979 | keyboards | Studio albums: Live at the Witch Trials (1979)Singles and EPs: "It's the New Thing" (1978)"Rowche Rumble" (1979)The Peel Sessions (1987)Live albums and videos: Liverpool 78 (2001)Live at Deeply Vale (2005)Oldham 1978 (2005)Other releases: The Complete Peel Sessions 1978–2004 (2005) – two sessions |
| Marc Riley | 1978–1982 | bass (1978–79)lead guitar (1979–82)keyboardsbacking vocals | Studio albums: all from Live at the Witch Trials (1979) to Room to Live (1982)Singles and EPs: all from "It's the New Thing" (1978) to "Look, Know" (1982)The Peel Sessions (1987)Live albums and videos: all from Totale's Turns (1980) to Fall in a Hole (1983)Live to Air in Melbourne '82 (1998)Liverpool 78 (2001)Live at Leeds (2003)all from Live at Deeply Vale (2005) to Alter Bahnhof, Hof, Germany (2005)Set of Ten (2018) – three discsOther releases: The Complete Peel Sessions 1978–2004 (2005) – four sessions |
| Mike Leigh | 1979–1980 | drumspercussion | Studio albums: Dragnet (1979)Singles and EPs: "Rowche Rumble" (1980)"Fiery Jack" (1980)Live albums and videos: Totale's Turns (It's Now or Never) (1980)Retford 1979 (2005)Los Angeles 1979 (2005) |
| Steve Hanley | 1979–1998 | bassbacking vocalsoccasional acoustic guitar | Studio albums: all from Dragnet (1979) to Levitate (1997)Singles and EPs: all from "Rowche Rumble" (1979) to "The Chiselers" (1996), except Couldn't Get Ahead (1985) and The Peel Sessions (1987)Live albums and videos: all from Totale's Turns (1980) to Nottingham 92 (1998)I Am as Pure as Oranj (2000)Live in Cambridge 1988 (2000)Austurbæjarbíó (2001)Live in Zagreb (2001)Live at Leeds (2003)The Idiot Joy Show (2003)Live at the Phoenix Festival (2003)Pearl City (2004)Live at the Haćienda 1983–1985 (2005)all from Retford 1979 (2005) to Alter Bahnhof, Hof, Germany (2005)Set of Ten (2018) – eight discsAnother "Set of Ten" (2019) – three discsOther releases: The Complete Peel Sessions 1978–2004 (2005) – 18 sessions |
| Craig Scanlon | 1979–1995 | guitar (rhythm 1979–82 and 1983–95, lead 1982–83)keyboardsbacking vocals | Studio albums: all from Dragnet (1979) to Cerebral Caustic (1995)Singles and EPs: all from "Rowche Rumble" (1979) to "The Chiselers" (1996), except The Peel Sessions (1987)Live albums and videos: all from Totale's Turns (1980) to In the City... (1997)Live to Air in Melbourne '82 (1998)Live Various Years (1998)Nottingham 92 (1998)I Am as Pure as Oranj (2000)Live in Cambridge 1988 (2000)Austurbæjarbíó (2001)Live in Zagreb (2001)Live at Leeds (2003)The Idiot Joy Show (2003)Live at the Phoenix Festival (2003)Live at the Haćienda 1983–1985 (2005)all from Retford 1979 (2005) to Alter Bahnhof, Hof, Germany (2005)Set of Ten (2018) – six discsAnother "Set of Ten" (2019) – two discsOther releases: The Complete Peel Sessions 1978–2004 (2005) – 15 sessions |
| Paul Hanley | 1980–1985 (stand-in 1986) | drumspercussionkeyboardsprogrammingguitarbacking vocals | Studio albums: all from Grotesque (After the Gramme) (1980) to The Wonderful and Frightening World Of... (1984)Bend Sinister (1986) – one track onlySingles and EPs: all from "How I Wrote 'Elastic Man'" (1980) to Call for Escape Route (1984)"Living Too Late" (1986)Live albums and videos: Live in London 1980 (1982)Fall in a Hole (1983)Live to Air in Melbourne '82 (1998)Austurbæjarbíó (2001)Live at Leeds (2003)Live at the Haçienda 1983–1985 (2005)Glasgow 1981 (2005)Alter Bahnhof, Hof, Germany (2005)Set of Ten (2018) – two discsAnother "Set of Ten" (2019) – one discOther releases: The Complete Peel Sessions 1978–2004 (2005) – five sessions |
| Brix Smith | 1983–19891994–1996 | lead guitarkeyboardsbassbacking and occasional lead vocals | Studio albums: all from Perverted by Language (1983) – two tracks only to I Am Kurious Oranj (1988)Cerebral Caustic (1995)The Light User Syndrome (1996)Singles and EPs: all from "Oh! Brother" (1984) to "Hit the North" (1987), except The Peel Sessions (1987)Live albums and videos: all from Seminal Live (1989) to 15 Ways to Leave Your Man: Live (1997)Live Various Years (1998) – three tracks onlyI Am as Pure as Oranj (2000)Live in Cambridge 1988 (2000)The Idiot Joy Show (2003)Live at the Phoenix Festival (2003)Pearl City (2004)Live at the Haćienda 1983–1985 (2005)Set of Ten (2018) – two discsAnother "Set of Ten" (2019) – three discsOther releases: The Complete Peel Sessions 1978–2004 (2005) – nine sessions |
| Simon Rogers | 1985–1986 (stand-in 1984–85, session guest 1986–92) | keyboardsbassguitarprogrammingsaxophonebacking vocals | Studio albums: This Nation's Saving Grace (1985)Bend Sinister (1986)The Frenz Experiment (1988)Code: Selfish (1992)Singles and EPs: all from "Couldn't Get Ahead/Rollin' Dany" (1985) to "Hey! Luciani" (1987)"Hit the North" (1987)"Ed's Babe" (1992)Live albums and videos: The Twenty-Seven Points (1995) – one track onlyLive at the Haćienda 1983–1985 (2005)Other releases: The Complete Peel Sessions 1978–2004 (2005) – four sessions |
| Simon Wolstencroft | 1986–1997 | drumspercussionkeyboardsprogrammingbacking vocals | Studio albums: all from Bend Sinister (1986) to Levitate (1997)Singles and EPs: all from "Hey! Luciani" (1987) to "The Chiselers" (1996), except The Peel Sessions (1987)Live albums and videos: all from Seminal Live (1989) to 15 Ways to Leave Your Man: Live (1995)Live Various Years (1998)Nottingham 92 (1998)I Am as Pure as Oranj (2000)Live in Cambridge 1988 (2000)Live in Zagreb (2001)The Idiot Joy Show (2003)Live at the Phoenix Festival (2003)Pearl City (2004)Set of Ten (2018) – four discsAnother "Set of Ten" (2019) – two discsOther releases: The Complete Peel Sessions 1978–2004 (2005) – 11 sessions |
| Marcia Schofield | 1986–1990 | keyboardssynthesiserspercussionbacking vocals | Studio albums: all from The Frenz Experiment (1988) to Shift-Work (1991) – one track onlySingles and EPs: all from "There's a Ghost in My House" (1987) to The Dredger (1990), except The Peel Sessions (1987)Live albums and videos: Seminal Live (1989)Live Various Years (1998) – three tracks onlyI Am as Pure as Oranj (2000)Live in Cambridge 1988 (1990)Live in Zagreb (2001)Other releases: The Complete Peel Sessions 1978–2004 (2005) – two sessions |
| Kenny Brady | 1990–1991 (guest 1989) | violinbacking vocals | Extricate (1990)Shift-Work (1991)The Twenty-Seven Points (1995) – one track onlyThe Complete Peel Sessions 1978–2004 (2005) – two sessions |
| Dave Bush | 1991–1995 | keyboardsprogrammingbacking vocals | Studio albums: all from Shift-Work (1991) to Cerebral Caustic (1995)Singles and EPs: "Ed's Babe" (1992)"Kimble" (1993)Live albums and videos: The Twenty-Seven Points (1995) – three tracks onlyNottingham 92 (1998)Set of Ten (2018) – two discsAnother "Set of Ten" (2019) – one discOther releases: The Complete Peel Sessions 1978–2004 (2005) – four sessions |
| Julia Nagle | 1995–2001 | keyboardsprogrammingguitarbacking vocals | Studio albums: all from The Light User Syndrome (1996) to The Unutterable (2000)Singles and EPs: "The Chiselers" (1996)Live albums and videos: The Twenty-Seven Points (1995)In the City... (1997)15 Ways to Leave Your Man: Live (1997)Live Various Years (1998) – five tracks onlyTouch Sensitive... Bootleg Box Set (2003) – three discsThe Idiot Joy Show (2003)Live at the Phoenix Festival (2003)Pearl City (2004)Set of Ten (2018) – six discsAnother "Set of Ten" (2019) – one discOther releases: The Complete Peel Sessions 1978–2004 (2005) – four sessions |
| Adrian Flanagan | 1996–1997 | guitarbacking vocals | Live Various Years (1998) – five tracks only |
| Tommy Crooks | 1997–1998 | guitarbacking vocals | Levitate (1997) – four tracks onlySet of Ten (2018) – one disc |
| Kate Themen | 1998 | drums | none – live performances only |
| Tom Head (real name Thomas Patrick Murphy) | 1998–2000 (died 2015) | drumspercussion | The Marshall Suite (1999)The Unutterable (2000)The Complete Peel Sessions 1978–2004 (2005) – one sessionSet of Ten (2018) – two discs |
| Karen Leatham | 1998 | bass | The Marshall Suite (1999)Set of Ten (2018) – one disc |
| Neville Wilding | 1998–2001 | guitarbacking vocals | The Marshall Suite (1999)The Unutterable (2000)Set of Ten (2018) – one disc |
| Adam Helal | 1998–2001 | bass | The Marshall Suite (1999)The Unutterable (2000)Set of Ten (2018) – one disc |
| Spencer Birtwistle | 2000–20012004–2006 | drums | Studio albums: Are You Are Missing Winner (2001)Fall Heads Roll (2005)Singles and EPs: "Rude (All the Time)" (2001)"(We Wish You) A Protein Christmas" (2003)Rude (All the Time) (2005)"Higgle-Dy Piggle-Dy" (2006)Live albums and videos: 2G+2 (2002)Touch Sensitive... Bootleg Box Set (2003)Interim (2004)Knitting Factory 2001 (2004)Live in San Francisco (2013)Set of Ten (2018) – one discAnother "Set of Ten" (2019) – one discOther releases: The Complete Peel Sessions 1978–2004 (2005) – one session |
| Ben Pritchard | 2001–2006 (guest 2000) | guitarbacking vocals | Studio albums: all from The Unutterable (2000) to Fall Heads Roll (2005)Singles and EPs: all from The Fall vs 2003 (2002) to "Higgle-Dy Piggle-Dy" (2006)Live albums and videos: 2G+2 (2002)Touch Sensitive... Bootleg Box Set (2003)all from A Touch Sensitive: Live (2004) to All Tomorrows Parties 2002 (2004)Live in San Francisco (2013)Set of Ten (2018) – one discAnother "Set of Ten" (2019) – one discOther releases: The Complete Peel Sessions 1978–2004 (2005) – two sessions |
| Jim Watts | 2001–20032004 | bass (2001–03)rhythm guitarprogrammingbacking vocals | Studio albums: Are You Are Missing Winner (2001)The Real New Fall LP (2003)Singles and EPs: "Rude (All the Time)" (2001)The Fall vs 2003 (2002)Rude (All the Time) (2005)Live albums and videos: 2G+2 (2002)Touch Sensitive... Bootleg Box Set (2003)all from Live at the Garage 2002 (2004) to All Tomorrows Parties 2002 (2004)Live in San Francisco (2013)Set of Ten (2018) – one discAnother "Set of Ten" (2019) – one discOther releases: The Complete Peel Sessions 1978–2004 (2005) – two sessions |
| Brian Fanning | 2001 | guitarbacking vocals | Are You Are Missing Winner (2001)2G+2 (2002) – three studio tracks onlyAnother "Set of Ten" (2019) – one disc |
| Dave Milner | 2001–2004 | drumspercussionkeyboardsbacking vocals | Studio albums: The Real New Fall LP (2003)Singles and EPs: The Fall vs 2003 (2002)"(We Wish You) A Protein Christmas" (2003)"Theme from Sparta F.C. #2" (2004)Live albums and videos: A Touch Sensitive: Live (2003)Punkcast 2004 (2004)Live at the Garage 2002 (2004)All Tomorrows Parties 2002 (2004)Other releases: The Complete Peel Sessions 1978–2004 (2005) – one session |
| Elena Poulou | 2002–2016 | keyboardssynthesisersbacking and occasional lead vocals | Studio albums: all from The Real New Fall LP (2003) to Sub-Lingual Tablet (2015)Singles and EPs: all from The Fall vs 2003 (2002) to "Wise Ol' Man" (2016)Live albums and videos: A Touch Sensitive: Live (2003)Interim (2004)Last Night at The Palais (2009)Live Uurop VIII–XII Places in Sun & Winter, Son (2014)Live in Clitheroe (2017)Another "Set of Ten" (2019) – seven discsOther releases: The Complete Peel Sessions 1978–2004 (2005) – two sessions |
| Simon "Ding" Archer | 2003–2004 (live guest 2008, session guest 2013) | bassbacking vocalsoccasional banjo | The Real New Fall LP (2003) – one track only"(We Wish You) A Protein Christmas" (2003)"Theme from Sparta F.C. #2" (2004)Fall Heads Roll (2005) – three tracks onlyThe Remainderer (2013) |
| Steve Trafford | 2004–2006 | bassrhythm guitarbacking vocals | Punkcast 2004 (2004)Interim (2004)The Complete Peel Sessions 1978–2004 (2005) – one sessionFall Heads Roll (2005)"Higgle-Dy Piggle-Dy" (2006) |
| Tim Presley | 2006–2007 (stand-in 2011, session guest 2013) | lead guitar | Studio albums: Reformation Post TLC (2007)Re-Mit (2013) – three tracks onlySub-Lingual Tablet (2015) – one track onlySingles and EPs: "Fall Sound" (2007)"Night of the Humerons" (2012)Live albums and videos: Last Night at The Palais (2009)Another "Set of Ten" (2019) – one disc |
| Rob Barbato | 2006–2007 (stand-in 2013) | bass | Studio albums: Reformation Post TLC (2007)Sub-Lingual Tablet (2015) – one track onlySingles and EPs: "Fall Sound" (2007)Live albums and videos: Last Night at The Palais (2009)Another "Set of Ten" (2019) – one disc |
| Orpheo McCord | 2006–2007 | drumspercussionbacking vocals | Reformation Post TLC (2007)"Fall Sound" (2007)Last Night at The Palais (2009) |
| Dave "The Eagle" Spurr | 2006–2018 | bassbacking vocalsmellotron (2017) | Studio albums: all from Reformation Post TLC (2007) to New Facts Emerge (2017)Singles and EPs: all from "Fall Sound" (2007) to Wise Ol' Man (2016)Live albums and videos: Last Night at The Palais (2009)Live Uurop VIII–XII Places in Sun & Winter, Son (2014)Live in Clitheroe (2017)Another "Set of Ten" (2019) – six discs |
| Peter "PP" Greenway | 2007–2018 (guest 2006–07) | guitarbacking vocalssynthesisers (2017) | Studio albums: all from Reformation Post TLC (2007) to New Facts Emerge (2017)Singles and EPs: all from "Bury!" (2010) to Wise Ol' Man (2016)Live albums and videos: Last Night at The Palais (2009)Live Uurop VIII–XII Places in Sun & Winter, Son (2014)Live in Clitheroe (2017)Another "Set of Ten" (2019) – six discs |
| Keiron Melling | 2007–2018 (guest 2006) | drumspercussion | Studio albums: all from Imperial Wax Solvent (2008) to New Facts Emerge (2017)Singles and EPs: all from "Bury!" (2010) to Wise Ol' Man (2016)Live albums and videos: Live Uurop VIII–XII Places in Sun & Winter, Son (2014)Live in Clitheroe (2017)Another "Set of Ten" (2019) – seven discs |
| Daren Garratt | 2013–2015 | drumspercussionbacking vocals | The Remainderer (2013)Sub-Lingual Tablet (2015) – one track only |

### Other contributors

| Name | Years active | Instruments | Details |
| Steve "Cowbell" Davies | 19781980 | congas (1978)drums (1980) | Davies, the band's van driver at the time, performed congas on the band's first Peel session in May 1978, and later filled in for temporarily unavailable drummer Paul Hanley on a Dutch tour in June 1980. |
| Kay Carroll | 1979–1983 | vocalspercussionkazoo | The Fall's manager and Smith's partner between 1977 and 1983, Carroll performed as an additional contributor on Dragnet, Grotesque (After the Gramme), Slates, Hex Enduction Hour and Room to Live. |
| Dave Tucker | 1980–1981 | clarinetkeyboardsguitarbacking vocals | Tucker was a part-time member of the Fall, contributing to the Slates EP and several live shows. |
| Richard Mazda | 1981 | saxophone | Mazda performed saxophone on the single "Lie Dream of a Casino Soul", which he also produced. |
| Adrian Niman | 1982 | saxophone | Kadmon and Niman featured on Room to Live, on "Hard Life Country" and the title track, respectively. |
| Arthur Kadmon | 1982 | guitar | Kadmon and Niman featured on Room to Live, on "Hard Life Country" and the title track, respectively. |
| Gavin Friday (real name Fionán Hanvey) | 1984 | vocals | Friday featured on two tracks for The Wonderful and Frightening World Of... and one for the Call for Escape Route EP, as well as appearing live with the band on a couple of occasions. |
| Craig Leon | 1989–1991 | keyboardsrhythm guitarbacking vocals | Leon co-produced Extricate, Shift-Work and Code: Selfish, and performed on all three albums. |
| Cassell Webb | 1989–1991 | backing vocalskeyboards | Webb, the wife of Leon, also featured as a guest on Extricate, Shift-Work and Code: Selfish. |
| Phil Ames | 1989 | guitar | Ames, Brix Smith's guitar tech, performed at a recording for the Offbeat TV series in February 1989. |
| Mike Edwards | 1989 | guitar | Edwards featured on "Popcorn Double Feature", the second single from the 1990 album Extricate. |
| Charlotte Bill | 1990 | fluteoboe | Bill performed flute and oboe on the 1990 album Extricate, and also appeared at several live shows. |
| Kevin "Skids" Riddles | 1990 | keyboards | Riddles, a roadie for the band at the time, played a handful of Fall shows after Marcia Schofield left. |
| Lucy Rimmer | 1994–1996 | backing vocals | Both featured on Cerebral Caustic and The Light User Syndrome, as well as at several shows. |
| Mike Bennett | 1994–1996 | backing vocals | Both featured on Cerebral Caustic and The Light User Syndrome, as well as at several shows. |
| Keir Stewart | 1997 | keyboards | Stewart and Spencer performed at a handful of shows each in February and May 1997, respectively. |
| Simon Spencer | 1997 (died 2005) | guitar | Stewart and Spencer performed at a handful of shows each in February and May 1997, respectively. |
| Andy Hackett | 1997 | guitar | Hackett performed guitar on select tracks on 1997's Levitate, but never performed live with the band. |
| Damon Gough | 1997 | guitar | Gough performed additional guitar on "Calendar", a B-side to the 1998 single "Masquerade". |
| John Rolleson | 1998 | backing vocals | Rolleson appeared with the band at the recording of their 21st Peel session on 3 February 1998. |
| Stuart Estell | 1998 | guitar | Estell joined the band for an encore on 30 April 1998 after attending a show in Reading as a fan. |
| Elspeth Hughes | 1998–1999 | special effects | Hughes featured on the band's 22nd Peel session, and later on the album The Marshall Suite. |
| Nick Dewey | 1999 | drums | After Tom Head was briefly fired, Dewey substituted for the drummer at the 1999 Reading Festival. |
| Steve Evets | 2000–2003 | bassbacking vocals | Evets performed backing vocals on The Unutterable and Are You Are Missing Winner, and later played bass at select shows in 2002 and at a show in Turkey in March 2003 after Jim Watts was sacked. |
| Ed Blaney | 2000–20012003–2004 | guitarbacking vocals | The Fall's manager at the time, Blaney performed with the band on occasion, featuring on "Rude (All the Time)", Are You Are Missing Winner, the studio tracks on 2G+2, and a number of live albums. |
| Ruth Daniel | 2002 | keyboards | Daniel performed as a guest alongside Elena Poulou at the Fall's show on 29 September 2002. |
| Dougie James | 2004–2006 | vocals | James performed on "Big New Prinz" and "Boxoctosis" at shows between 2004 and 2006. |
| Sean O'Neal | 2004 | vocals | O'Neal appeared at the 1 May 2004 Fall show in Austin, Texas, performing on "Dr. Buck's Letter". |
| Tamsin Middleton | 2013 | backing vocals | Middleton and Simon Archer contributed backing vocals to "Touchy Pad" on the EP The Remainderer. |
| Paul Bonney | 2016–2017 | drums | Bonney performed as a second drummer at several Fall shows between July 2016 and January 2017. |
| Pamela Vander | 2017 | percussionbacking vocals | Vander, Smith's final partner and manager, contributed to several Fall shows during their 2017 tour. |
| Mike Clapham | 2017–2018 | keyboards | Clapham joined the band for touring in 2017. |

## Lineups

| Period | Members | Releases |
| Late 1976 – May 1977 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals, guitar Martin Bramah – guitar, backing vocals Tony Friel – bass, backing vocals Una Baines – keyboards, backing vocals | none – rehearsals only |
| April – June 1977 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Martin Bramah – guitar, backing vocals Tony Friel – bass, backing vocals Una Baines – keyboards, backing vocals Steve Ormrod – drums |
| June – December 1977 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Martin Bramah – guitar, backing vocals Tony Friel – bass, backing vocals Una Baines – keyboards, backing vocals Karl Burns – drums | Short Circuit: Live at the Electric Circus (1978) Bingo-Master's Break-Out! (1978) Live 1977 (2000) |
| January – March 1978 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Martin Bramah – guitar, backing vocals Jonnie Brown – bass Una Baines – keyboards, backing vocals Karl Burns – drums, backing vocals | none – live performances only |
| March – May 1978 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals, keyboards Martin Bramah – guitar, backing vocals Eric McGann – bass Karl Burns – drums | none – live performances only |
| May – June 1978 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Martin Bramah – guitar, bass, backing vocals Yvonne Pawlett – keyboards Karl Burns – drums | The Complete Peel Sessions (2005) – session 1 |
| June – December 1978 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Martin Bramah – guitar, backing vocals Marc Riley – bass, backing vocals Yvonne Pawlett – keyboards Karl Burns – drums | "It's the New Thing" (1978) Live at the Witch Trials (1979) Liverpool 78 (2001) The Complete Peel Sessions (2005) – session 2 Live at Deeply Vale (2005) Oldham 1978 (2005) |
| February – April 1979 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Martin Bramah – guitar, backing vocals Marc Riley – bass, backing vocals Yvonne Pawlett – keyboards Mike Leigh – drums, percussion | none – live performances only |
| February – April 1979 | Una Baines – keyboards (4 April, substitute) | none – live performances only |
| April – July 1979 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Marc Riley – guitar, backing vocals Craig Scanlon – guitar, backing vocals Steve Hanley – bass, backing vocals Yvonne Pawlett – keyboards Mike Leigh – drums, percussion | "Rowche Rumble" (1979) |
| July 1979 – March 1980 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Marc Riley – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Craig Scanlon – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Steve Hanley – bass, backing vocals Mike Leigh – drums, percussion | "Fiery Jack" (1980) Totale's Turns (It's Now or Never) (1980) Retford 1979 (2005) Los Angeles 1979 (2005) |
| July 1979 – March 1980 | Kay Carroll – percussion, backing vocals (session guest) | Dragnet (1979) |
| March 1980 – September 1981 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Marc Riley – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Craig Scanlon – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Steve Hanley – bass, backing vocals Paul Hanley – drums | "How I Wrote 'Elastic Man'" (1980) "Totally Wired" (1980) Live in London 1980 (1982) Live at Leeds (2003) The Complete Peel Sessions (2005) – sessions 3, 5 Glasgow 1981 (2005) Alter Bahnhof, Hof, Germany (2005) Set of Ten (2018) – one disc |
| March 1980 – September 1981 | Kay Carroll – percussion, backing vocals (session guest) | Grotesque (After the Gramme) (1980) |
| March 1980 – September 1981 | Steve Davies – congas (11 May 1980, guest) | none – live performances only |
| March 1980 – September 1981 | Steve Davies – drums (June 1980, substitute) | none – live performances only |
| March 1980 – September 1981 | Dave Tucker – clarinet (from November 1980, part-time) | Slates (1981) The Complete Peel Sessions (2005) – session 4 |
| March 1980 – September 1981 | Karl Burns – drums (June – July 1981, substitute) | A Part of America Therein, 1981 (1982) Set of Ten (2018) – one disc |
| September 1981 – December 1982 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Marc Riley – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Craig Scanlon – guitar, backing vocals Steve Hanley – bass, backing vocals Paul Hanley – drums Karl Burns – drums, bass, percussion | "Lie Dream of a Casino Soul" (1981) Fall in a Hole (1983) Live to Air in Melbourne '82 (1998) Set of Ten (2018) – one disc |
| September 1981 – December 1982 | Kay Carroll – percussion, backing vocals (session guest) | Hex Enduction Hour (1982) "Look, Know" (1982) Room to Live (1982) |
| January – September 1983 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Craig Scanlon – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Steve Hanley – bass, backing vocals Paul Hanley – drums, keyboards Karl Burns – drums, bass, percussion, backing vocals | "The Man Whose Head Expanded" (1983) "Kicker Conspiracy" (1983) Perverted by Language (1983) – all but two tracks Austurbæjarbíó (2001) Live at the Haçienda 1983–1985 (2004) – four tracks The Complete Peel Sessions (2005) – session 6 |
| September 1983 – November 1984 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Brix Smith – guitar, backing vocals Craig Scanlon – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Steve Hanley – bass, backing vocals Paul Hanley – drums, keyboards Karl Burns – drums, bass, percussion | Perverted by Language (1983) – remaining two tracks "Oh! Brother" (1984) "C.R.E.E.P." (1984) The Wonderful and Frightening World Of... (1984) Call for Escape Route (1984) Live at the Haçienda 1983–1985 (2004) – nine tracks The Complete Peel Sessions (2005) – session 7 Another "Set of Ten" (2019) – one disc |
| November 1984 – March 1985 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals, keyboards Brix Smith – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Craig Scanlon – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Karl Burns – drums Simon Rogers – bass | "Couldn't Get Ahead/Rollin' Dany" (1985) |
| March 1985 – May 1986 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Brix Smith – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Craig Scanlon – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Steve Hanley – bass, backing vocals Simon Rogers – keyboards, guitar Karl Burns – drums | This Nation's Saving Grace (1985) "Cruiser's Creek" (1985) Live at the Haçienda 1983–1985 (2004) – seven tracks The Complete Peel Sessions (2005) – sessions 8, 9 |
| March 1985 – May 1986 | Paul Hanley – drums, percussion (from February, substitute) | "Living Too Late" (1986) Bend Sinister (1986) – one track |
| May – October 1986 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Brix Smith – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Craig Scanlon – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Steve Hanley – bass, backing vocals Simon Rogers – keyboards, guitar Simon Wolstencroft – drums | Bend Sinister (1986) – remaining tracks "Hey! Luciani" (1986) The Complete Peel Sessions (2005) – session 10 |
| October 1986 – June 1989 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Brix Smith – guitar backing vocals Craig Scanlon – guitar, backing vocals Steve Hanley – bass, backing vocals Marcia Schofield – keyboards, backing vocals Simon Wolstencroft – drums, percussion Simon Rogers – keyboards, guitar (1987 in studio and on stage for the UK tour) | "There's a Ghost in My House" (1987) "Hit the North" (1987) The Frenz Experiment (1988) I Am Kurious Oranj (1988) Seminal Live (1989) BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert (1993) Live Various Years (1998) – three tracks I Am as Pure as Oranj (2000) Live in Cambridge 1988 (2000) The Complete Peel Sessions (2005) – sessions 11, 12 |
| October 1986 – June 1989 | Phil Ames – guitar (16 February 1989, replaced Brix who quit the group) | none – one TV performance only |
| June 1989 – July 1990 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Martin Bramah – guitar, backing vocals Craig Scanlon – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Steve Hanley – bass, backing vocals Marcia Schofield – keyboards, backing vocals Simon Wolstencroft – drums, percussion | Extricate (1990) "White Lightning" (1990) Shift-Work (1991) – one track Live in Zagbreb (2001) |
| June 1989 – July 1990 | Kenny Brady – fiddle (guest in studio and several live gigs) | The Complete Peel Sessions (2005) – session 13 |
| July 1990 – June 1991 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Craig Scanlon – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Steve Hanley – bass, backing vocals Simon Wolstencroft – drums, percussion, keyboards Kenny Brady – violin, keyboards | "High Tension Line" (1990) Shift-Work (1991) – remaining tracks The Complete Peel Sessions (2005) – session 14 |
| July 1990 – June 1991 | Kevin Riddles – keyboards (July – August, guest) | none – live performances only |
| August 1991 – May 1993 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Craig Scanlon – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Steve Hanley – bass, backing vocals Dave Bush – keyboards, programming Simon Wolstencroft – drums, percussion, keyboards | Code: Selfish (1992) "Ed's Babe" (1992) "Kimble" (1993) "Why Are People Grudgeful?" (1993) The Infotainment Scan (1993) Nottingham '92 (1998) The Complete Peel Sessions (2005) – sessions 15, 16 |
| May 1993 – August 1994 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Craig Scanlon – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Steve Hanley – bass, backing vocals Dave Bush – keyboards, programming Simon Wolstencroft – drums, percussion, keyboards Karl Burns – drums, guitar, backing vocals | Middle Class Revolt (1994) Live Various Years (1998) – six tracks The Complete Peel Sessions (2005) – session 17 Set of Ten (2018) – two discs |
| August 1994 – November 1995 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Brix Smith – guitar, backing vocals Craig Scanlon – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Steve Hanley – bass, backing vocals Dave Bush – keyboards, programming Simon Wolstencroft – drums, percussion, keyboards Karl Burns – drums, guitar, backing vocals | Cerebral Caustic (1995) Another "Set of Ten" (2019) – one disc |
| August 1994 – November 1995 | Lucy Rimmer – backing vocals (20 November 1994, guest) | The Complete Peel Sessions (2005) – session 18 |
| August 1994 – November 1995 | Julia Nagle – keyboards (from March 1995, substitute) | The Twenty-Seven Points (1995) "The Chiselers" (1996) In the City... (1997) The Idiot Joy Show (2003) Live at the Phoenix Festival (2003) – nine tracks Set of Ten (2018) – one disc |
| November 1995 – October 1996 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Brix Smith – guitar, backing vocals Steve Hanley – bass, backing vocals Julia Nagle – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals Simon Wolstencroft – drums, percussion, keyboards Karl Burns – drums, guitar, backing vocals | 15 Ways to Leave Your Man: Live (1997) Live at the Phoenix Festival (2003) – four tracks Pearl City (2004) The Complete Peel Sessions (2005) – session 20 Set of Ten (2018) – one disc Another "Set of Ten" (2019) – one disc |
| November 1995 – October 1996 | Lucy Rimmer – backing vocals (part-time) | The Light User Syndrome (1996) The Complete Peel Sessions (2005) – session 19 |
| November 1995 – October 1996 | Mike Bennett – backing vocals (part-time) | The Light User Syndrome (1996) |
| December 1996 – February 1997 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Adrian Flanagan – guitar, backing vocals Steve Hanley – bass, backing vocals Julia Nagle – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals Simon Wolstencroft – drums, percussion, keyboards | Live Various Years (1998) – five tracks |
| December 1996 – February 1997 | Lucy Rimmer – keyboards (24 December, substitute) | none – one live performance only |
| February – May 1997 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Adrian Flanagan – guitar Julia Nagle – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Steve Hanley – bass, backing vocals Keir Stewart – keyboards Simon Wolstencroft – drums, percussion, keyboards | none – live performances only |
| February – May 1997 | Keir Stewart – keyboards (26 February, guest) | none – live performances only |
| February – May 1997 | Simon Spencer – guitar (13 and 14 May, guest) | none – live performances only |
| May – July 1997 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Tommy Crooks – guitar, backing vocals Steve Hanley – bass, backing vocals Julia Nagle – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals Simon Wolstencroft – drums, percussion, keyboards Karl Burns – drums | Levitate (1997) |
| July 1997 – April 1998 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Tommy Crooks – guitar, backing vocals Steve Hanley – bass, backing vocals Julia Nagle – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals Karl Burns – drums | Set of Ten (2018) – one disc |
| July 1997 – April 1998 | John Rolleson – backing vocals (3 February, guest) | The Complete Peel Sessions (2005) – session 21 |
| April – June 1998 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Julia Nagle – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Kate Themen – drums | none – live performances only |
| April – June 1998 | Stuart Estell – guitar (30 April, guest) | none – live performances only |
| June – August 1998 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Julia Nagle – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Karen Leatham – bass Kate Themen – drums | none – live performances only |
| August – December 1998 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Julia Nagle – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Karen Leatham – bass Tom Head – drums, percussion, backing vocals | Set of Ten (2018) – one disc |
| August – December 1998 | Elspeth Hughes – special effects (18 October, guest) | The Complete Peel Sessions (2005) – session 22 |
| December 1998 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Neville Wilding – guitar, backing vocals Karen Leatham – bass Julia Nagle – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals Tom Head – drums, percussion, backing vocals | none – one live performance only |
| December 1998 – January 1999 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Neville Wilding – guitar, backing vocals Karen Leatham – bass Adam Helal – bass, backing vocals Julia Nagle – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals Tom Head – drums, percussion, backing vocals | The Marshall Suite (1999) |
| January 1999 – November 2000 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Neville Wilding – guitar, backing vocals Adam Helal – bass, backing vocals Julia Nagle – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals Tom Head – drums, percussion, backing vocals | The Unutterable (2000) Set of Ten (2018) – one disc |
| January 1999 – November 2000 | Nick Dewey – drums (27 August 1999, substitute) | none – one live performance only |
| November 2000 – February 2001 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Neville Wilding – guitar, backing vocals Adam Helal – bass, backing vocals Julia Nagle – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals Spencer Birtwistle – drums, percussion | none – live performances only |
| February – August 2001 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Ben Pritchard – guitar, backing vocals Jim Watts – bass, guitar, backing vocals Julia Nagle – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals Spencer Birtwistle – drums, percussion | Touch Sensitive... Bootleg Box Set – three discs Set of Ten (2018) – one disc Another "Set of Ten" (2019) – one disc |
| August – October 2001 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals, keyboards Ben Pritchard – guitar, backing vocals Brian Fanning – guitar, backing vocals Jim Watts – bass, guitar, backing vocals Spencer Birtwistle – drums, percussion | Another "Set of Ten" (2019) – one disc |
| August – October 2001 | Ed Blaney – guitar, backing vocals (part-time guest) | Are You Are Missing Winner (2001) 2G+2 (2002) – studio tracks |
| October – November 2001 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals, keyboards Ben Pritchard – guitar, backing vocals Jim Watts – bass, guitar, backing vocals Spencer Birtwistle – drums, percussion | 2G+2 (2002) – live tracks Touch Sensitive... Bootleg Box Set (2003) – two discs Knitting Factory, Hollywood 2001 (2004) |
| October – November 2001 | Ed Blaney – guitar, backing vocals (part-time guest) | Rude (All the Time) (2005) Live in San Francisco (2013) |
| November 2001 – September 2002 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Ben Pritchard – guitar, backing vocals Jim Watts – bass, guitar, backing vocals Dave Milner – drums, keyboards, backing vocals Ed Blaney – guitar, backing vocals (part-time guest) | Live at the Garage 2002 (2004) All Tomorrows Parties 2002 (2004) |
| September 2002 – March 2003 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Ben Pritchard – guitar, backing vocals Jim Watts – bass, guitar, backing vocals Elena Poulou – keyboards, backing vocals Dave Milner – drums, keyboards, backing vocals | The Fall vs 2003 (2002) The Real New Fall LP (2003) – eight tracks The Complete Peel Sessions (2005) – session 23 |
| September 2002 – March 2003 | Ed Blaney – guitar, backing vocals (part-time guest) Ruth Daniel – keyboards (22 September, guest) | A Touch Sensitive: Live (2004) |
| March 2003 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Ben Pritchard – guitar, backing vocals Steve Evets – bass (temporary substitute) Elena Poulou – keyboards, backing vocals Dave Milner – drums, keyboards, backing vocals | none – one live performance only |
| April 2003 – April 2004 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Ben Pritchard – guitar, backing vocals Simon Archer – bass, backing vocals Elena Poulou – keyboards, backing vocals Dave Milner – drums, keyboards, backing vocals | The Real New Fall LP (2003) – four tracks "(We Wish You) A Protein Christmas" (2003) "Theme from Sparta F.C. #2" (2004) |
| April 2003 – April 2004 | Dougie James – vocals (22 February, guest) | none – one live performance only |
| April 2004 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Ben Pritchard – guitar, backing vocals Simon Archer – bass, backing vocals Steve Trafford – bass, backing vocals Elena Poulou – keyboards, backing vocals Dave Milner – drums, keyboards, backing vocals | none – live performances only |
| April – June 2004 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Ben Pritchard – guitar, backing vocals Steve Trafford – bass, guitar, backing vocals Elena Poulou – keyboards, backing vocals Dave Milner – drums, backing vocals | Punkcast 2004 (2004) |
| April – June 2004 | Sean O'Neal – vocals (1 May, guest) | none – one live performance only |
| July – December 2004 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Ben Pritchard – guitar, backing vocals Jim Watts – guitar, backing vocals Steve Trafford – bass, guitar, backing vocals Elena Poulou – keyboards, backing vocals Spencer Birtwistle – drums Ed Blaney – guitar, backing vocals (part-time guest) | Interim (2004) The Complete Peel Sessions (2005) – session 24 |
| January 2005 – May 2006 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Ben Pritchard – guitar, backing vocals Steve Trafford – bass, guitar, backing vocals Elena Poulou – keyboards, backing vocals Spencer Birtwistle – drums | Fall Heads Roll (2005) "Higgle-Dy Piggle-Dy" (2006) |
| January 2005 – May 2006 | Dougie James – vocals (October 2005/May 2006, guest) | none – three live performances only |
| May – September 2006 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Tim Presley – guitar Rob Barbato – bass Elena Poulou – keyboards, backing vocals Orpheo McCord – drums, backing vocals | none – live performances only |
| May – September 2006 | Peter Greenway – guitar (26 and 27 August, substitute) Dave Spurr – bass (26 and 27 August, substitute) | none – live performances only |
| September 2006 – June 2007 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Tim Presley – guitar Rob Barbato – bass Dave Spurr – bass, backing vocals Elena Poulou – keyboards, backing vocals Orpheo McCord – drums, backing vocals | "Fall Sound" (2007) |
| September 2006 – June 2007 | Peter Greenway – guitar (occasional guest/substitute) | Reformation Post TLC (2007) Last Night at The Palais (2009) |
| September 2006 – June 2007 | Keiron Melling – drums (October/November, sub/guest) | none – two live performances only |
| June 2007 – November 2013 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Peter Greenway – guitar, backing vocals Dave Spurr – bass, backing vocals Elena Poulou – keyboards, backing vocals Keiron Melling – drums, percussion | Imperial Wax Solvent (2008) "Bury!" (2010) Your Future Our Clutter (2010) Ersatz GB (2011) Live Uurop VIII–XII Places in Sun & Winter, Son (2014) Live in Clitheroe (2017) Another "Set of Ten" (2019) – five discs |
| June 2007 – November 2013 | Tim Presley – guitar (session guest) | "Night of the Humerons" (2012) Re-Mit (2013) |
| June 2007 – November 2013 | Simon Archer – bass (March 2008, guest) | none – live performances only |
| June 2007 – November 2013 | Tim Presley – guitar (November 2011, substitute) | Another "Set of Ten" (2019) – one disc |
| June 2007 – November 2013 | Rob Barbato – bass (16 and 17 August 2013, substitute) | Another "Set of Ten" (2019) – one disc |
| November 2013 – October 2015 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Peter Greenway – guitar, backing vocals Dave Spurr – bass, backing vocals Elena Poulou – keyboards, backing vocals Keiron Melling – drums, percussion Daren Garratt – drums, backing vocals | The Remainderer (2013) Sub-Lingual Tablet (2015) Wise Ol' Man (2016) |
| October 2015 – April 2016 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Peter Greenway – guitar, backing vocals Dave Spurr – bass, backing vocals Elena Poulou – keyboards, backing vocals Keiron Melling – drums, percussion | none – live performances only |
| May 2016 – May 2017 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals, keyboards Peter Greenway – guitar, synthesisers, backing vocals Dave Spurr – bass, mellotron, backing vocals Keiron Melling – drums, percussion | New Facts Emerge (2017) |
| May 2016 – May 2017 | Paul Bonney – drums (July – January, guest) | none – live performances only |
| May 2017 – January 2018 | Mark E. Smith – lead vocals Peter Greenway – guitar, backing vocals Dave Spurr – bass, backing vocals Michael Clapham – keyboards Keiron Melling – drums, percussion | none – live performances only |