issued in the United States and Canada, is a collage of faked photos of the group's members standing in a line, in which each of their faces have been superimposed onto a shot of Irish author James Joyce. The original unedited picture of Joyce appears fourth from the left in the line. Critical reception If I Should Fall from Grace with God was well received by critics. In the UK the NME lauded the record; Terry Staunton's review for the magazine stated, "If I Should Fall from Grace with God sees The Pogues venturing towards the area occupied by the latter day Madness, troubled words on top of happy tunes, stormclouds casting shadows across forced smiles ... With their new LP, The Pogues have given us a thing of beauty, the bleakest of masterpieces which will find few equals in 1988." Neil Perry of Sounds wrote that "within the grooves of Grace, the third Pogues LP, you get heaven and hell and everything in between. If you've ever viewed The Pogues as a quaint rabble-rousing cult band then think again, for this is a record of rare quality and seductive charm." In Q, David Sinclair described the album as "old-style Pogues, as dependably garrulous and irreverent as ever, but the album also advances on new fronts with a gleeful sense of adventure". Record Mirrors Eleanor Levy said that the band had added "depth to their 'Irish Rover' charm" and produced "quite simply, the most lively, enjoyable 'good time' album you will have heard this, or any, year." Melody Maker was the only UK music paper to give the album a negative appraisal, with reviewer David Stubbs being fiercely critical of the idea that traditional Irish music should be mixed with rock music, before saying, "so far removed is this album from my constituency that I feel scarcely qualified to review it at all". The reaction from US critics was also very positive. Kurt Loder wrote in Rolling Stone that "obviously the Pogues can do it all. And it sounds as if they've only just begun." Michael Corcoran of Spin stated that "it's got guts and soul, and will make poor people dance until 4 a.m., even if they have to be at work until 7 a.m." and that despite containing a few songs that could be skipped over, "this LP on cassette will cause more wear on the rewind button