Pop Group - We Are Time ROUGH 12 Y5 UK 12" 1980

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Album Information

Artist The Pop Group Title We Are Time Record Label Rough Trade Cat. number ROUGH 12 Y5 Mono/Stereo? S

Country

UK Released 1980 Matrix no. ROUGH 12 Y5 A1 ROUGH 12 Y5 B1 Please enquire if you need the matrix numbers

Album Condition

Disc

Marks

Side 1

EX Side 2 EX

Surface
Hairlines

Side 1

EX A few light surface hairlines - not audible Side 2 EX A few light surface hairlines - not audible

Scratches

Side 1

EX Side 2 EX

Other Info.

Sound

Surface Noise

Side 1

EX Side 2 EX

Pops/Clicks

Side 1

EX Side 2 EX

Scratches

Side 1

EX Side 2 EX Other Info.

Sleeve

Ring / Surface Wear

Front

VG Storage wear Back VG Storage wear Inside

Card Creases

Front

VG A few light card creases Back VG A few light card creases Inside

Shelf Wear

Edge

VG Storage wear Spine EX Corner EX Other Info. Plain black 12" sleeve

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Background Information

Click on the link to find the original source of this information: - We Are Time Some artists churn out records for decades and leave behind little of significance. Others record little and leave a substantial legacy. The Pop Group belongs in that second category, releasing two studio albums and the odds-and-ends collection We Are Time during a three-year life span. When it becomes de rigueur to call an obscure band "seminal," it's worth reiterating why that band is important and reinvesting the cliché with some meaning.

The Pop Group was among a handful of acts that harnessed the energy of punk, truly recognized the possibilities it opened up, and took music in exciting directions. The band used punk's back-to-basics ethos as a springboard for experimentation with funk, dub, and jazz, blending dance rhythms and rock in ways that continue to inspire artists. They also politicized rock with an intensity and urgency that put rebel poseurs like the Clash to shame.

In addition to different versions of already available tracks, We Are Time features previously unreleased live, studio, and radio-session material. Demos from 1978 like "Trap" and "Sense of Purpose" display the frenetic rhythms, jagged guitars, and free jazz inclinations that would be further explored on the 1979 debut album.

Taken to the brink by Mark Stewart's wailing vocals and Gareth Sager's squalling sax, the searing "We Are Time" and the staccato punk-funk rush of "Thief of Fire" show the band was as strong live as in the studio. The unlikely standout is "Amnesty Report" — an alternate version of a 1979 B-side — featuring Stewart's shouted recitation of an "Amnesty International Report on British Army Torture of Irish Prisoners" set to a fierce, heavily funky soundtrack.

The Pop Group's official studio releases alone contained a wealth of musical ideas that still resonate. We Are Time simply confirms that the "seminal band" clichés are justified.

Track Listing: -

1 Trap [demo version] Pop Group
2 Thief of Fire [live] Pop Group
3 Genius or Lunatic [live] Pop Group
4 Colourblind [demo version] Pop Group
5 Spanish Inquisition [live] Pop Group
6 Kiss the Book [live] Pop Group
7 Amnesty Report [alternate take] Pop Group
8 Springer [live] Pop Group
9 Sense of Purpose [demo version] Pop Group
10 We Are Time [live] Pop Group