THE POP GROUP: Y 1979 UK RADAR 1st PRESS HUGE POSTER NEAR MINT
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THE POP GROUP: Y 1979 UK RADAR 1st PRESS HUGE POSTER NEAR MINT

THE POP GROUP
Y

UK RADAR (RAD 20) FIRST PRESSING (April 1979)
SUPERB COPY, ONCE PLAYED AND DELIVERING EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAN SOUND

PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE RADAR LABELS
MARTIX: S - 4 RAD 20 A-3 / S - 4 RAD 20 B-3
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT SLEEVE
COMPLETE WITH THE HUGE 10 PANE LYRIC POSTER
AND ORIGINAL SQUARE PLAIN WHITE PAPER INNER SLEEVE

 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
Clean, factory-fresh labels with one spindle trace on one side
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like-new with just a few harmless marks which seem inherent to this pressing
VINYL Audio: 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.
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Again, fantastic condition with unworn edges and spine where all text is clear
POSTER: NEAR MINT
Apart from having some age toning/foxing to the white back the poster is in perfect condition.
Never been hung and practically untouched

POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINERS, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £20.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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 way  1228 (GS 8.1 (1228))


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