THE POP GROUP: Y 1979 UK RADAR 1st PRESS HUGE POSTER MINT
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Aug 8, 2021
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THE POP GROUP: Y 1979 UK RADAR 1st PRESS HUGE POSTER MINT
THE POP GROUPY
UK RADAR (RAD 20) FIRST PRESSING (April 1979)
SUPERB COPY WHICH LOOKS UNPLAYED AND DELIVERS EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAN SOUND
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE RADAR LABELS
MARTIX: S - 5 RAD 20 A3 / S - RAD 20 B3
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT SLEEVE
COMPLETE WITH THE HUGE 10 PANE LYRIC POSTER
AND THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE WITH UK PATENT NUMBER AND "MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN" PRINTED IN GREY
The first wave of punk was still playing itself out in 1979 when the Pop Group upended all accepted notions about music that went against the grain with their dazzling and assaultive debut album, Y.
For all the rage and challenge in British punk, it was born out of the same formal structures Chuck Berry had blocked out in the mid-'50s, but the Pop Group adopted a scorched-earth policy towards rock's past.
Drummer Bruce Smith and bassist Simon Underwood were perfectly capable of playing tough, funky rhythms, but just as often, they provided a wavering pulse as Gareth Sager and John Waddington tore shards of noise and showers of undefined sounds from their guitars (Sager also threw in the occasional saxophone blurt), and vocalist Mark Stewart howled like a shrieking ranter when he wasn't murmuring like a wounded prisoner trying to share secret information.
There are clear links to funk and dub in Y (the latter emphasised by the presence of producer Dennis Bovell), and numbers like "We Are Time" and "Don't Call Me Pain" suggest a more discordant version of the music Gang of Four were creating at roughly the same time.
But ultimately, this music has just as much to do with free jazz or the experimental approach of Fred Frith and Derek Bailey in the Pop Group's refusal to obey any rules other than their own -- only beefed up and made more aggressive.
The daunting strength they find in exploring the post-apocalyptic sonic landscape they devised was as challenging as anything in the rock (or post-rock) canon.
It might seem counterintuitive for the mix to often bury or distort beyond recognition Stewart's screeds against the standing order, but even without lyrics, Y would sound like a call for revolution, a fearless salvo on behalf of a creative vision without compromise of any form.
Decades after its release, Y remains a challenging work that feels contemporary, and much of the experimental rock community is still trying to catch up with it.
Side 1:
Thief of Fire (4:34)
Snowgirl (3:20)
Blood Money (2:56)
Savage Sea (3:01)
We Are Time (6:29)
Side 2:
Words Disobey Me (3:25)
Don't Call Me Pain (5:34)
The Boys From Brazil (4:15)
Don't Sell Your Dreams (6:37)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Apart from one tiny stain on Label A the labels are clean and fresh with no spindle traces or any sign the record has been played
VINYL Visual: MINT
Both surfaces are unmarked and shine like-new
VINYL Audio: MINT / NEAR MINT
Fantastic copy which plays like new.
No scratches, clicks, loud ticks or pops and exceptionally clean, which in my experience is rare for this pressing.
To be very picky there is a small touch of surface on occasion on the sparse/quiet final track "Don't Sell Your Dreams" but overall this is incredibly minor
SLEEVE: MINT
Again, fantastic condition with unworn edges and spine where all text is clear
POSTER: NEAR MINT
Never been hung, looks untouched, just one dirty mark to the white back
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Tracked)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £25.00 (International Tracked)
DUE TO THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES I WILL ONLY BE POSTING ONCE A WEEK ON FRIDAY
Combined Post: Additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any 1292 (GS 8.3.6 (1292))
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