The Pop Group
The Pop Group is a post-punk band formed in Bristol, England, in 1977 by Mark Stewart, John Waddington, Simon Underwood, Gareth Sager and Bruce Smith. The band is known above all for its debut album Y. The Pop Group released Y on Radar Records in April 1979, produced with dub musician Dennis Bovell at Ridge Farm Studios in Surrey. The second album, For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder?, followed in 1980 during the band's time with Rough Trade, with Dan Catsis replacing Underwood on bass. After the band split, its members went on to Pigbag, Maximum Joy, The Slits and Rip Rig + Panic.
Y (LP)
Original UK edition on Rough Trade of the mighty debut album of incredibly charged and politically concerned avant-garde dub jazz-funk punk-rock released in 1979. Absolutely essential masterpiece. No poster.
For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder? (LP)
Italian 1981 edition on Base Records of the mighty second album of incredebly charged and politically concerned avant-garde dub jazz-funk punk-rock released in 1980. Absolutely essential masterpiece.
Y
Remastered 40th Anniversary version of Y - the highly influential and innovative debut album by The Pop Group, released in 1979. In the same year The Pop Group released their single She is Beyond Good and Evil / 3:38. The album was produced by reggae veteran Dennis Bovell to critical acclaim but low sales figures. Emerging in the late-'70s post-punk era, this militant gang of leftist radical politicos from Bristol specialised in a funk-driven cacophony of sound that was abrasive, strident, and u…
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Dr Heckle and Mr Jive
The debut album by post-punk/funk group, Pigbag - Formed from creative jam sessions in punk’s aftermath, the young group gathered steam after convincing Simon Underwood to join the fun following his departure from The Pop Group. Mixing punk, funk, jazz, ska, reggae and afrobeat into a bewitching brew, this vinyl reissue is the first time this album has been on wax since 1982.
Alien Blood
Alien Blood is the result of the band’s meticulous process of revisiting the original 2” tapes of The Pop Group studio sessions and recordings, unearthing never-before-heard material, including the studio recording of Kiss the Book, gloves off version of We Are Time (Ricochet), and Words Disobey Me (Dennis The Menace Mix) whilst exposing the raw skeletons of iconic tracks such as the original velocity of Thief of Fire (Bass Addict). Alien Blood reveals the life of Y before everything was finali…
Y Live!
The "Y Live!" album is an essential addendum to the original release, one that captures all the fierce urgency of The Pop Group's live performances at the time.