The Pop Group

A 3-track live EP by The Pop Group & Dennis 'Blackbeard' Bovell, recorded at the 2021 live premiere of 'Y in Dub' from Coventry Cathedral Ruins for Coventry UK City of Culture 2021 curated by Terry Hall (The Specials), released digitally.

Produced by The Pop Group & Dennis 'Blackbeard' Bovell

Band Members: Mark Stewart / Gareth Sager / Alexi Shrimpton / Ian Holford

Tracklist: She Is Beyond Good And Evil - Live in Dub (Coventry City of Culture 2021) / Snowgirl - Live in Dub (Coventry City of Culture 2021) / We Are Time - Live in Dub (Coventry City of Culture 2021)

Released: 15th March 2022 on Mute

The dub reconstruction of 'Y' by The Pop Group & Dennis 'Blackbeard' Bovell, also featuring dubwise reinterpretations of the single tracks 'She Is Beyond Good & Evil' & '3.38'.

Produced by The Pop Group & Dennis 'Blackbeard' Bovell

Band Members: Mark Stewart / Gareth Sager / Bruce Smith / John Waddington / Simon Underwood

Tracklist: Thief of Fire (Dennis Bovell Dub Version) / Snowgirl (Dennis Bovell Dub Version) / Blood Money (Dennis Bovell Dub Version) / Savage Sea (Dennis Bovell Dub Version) / We Are Time (Dennis Bovell Dub Version) / Words Disobey Me (Dennis Bovell Dub Version) / Don’t Call Me Pain (Dennis Bovell Dub Version) / Boys From Brazil (Dennis Bovell Dub Version) / Don’t Sell Your Dreams (Dennis Bovell Dub Version) / She Is Beyond Good And Evil (Dennis Bovell Dub Version) / 3:38 (Dennis Bovell Dub Version)

Released: 29th October 2021 on Mute

The 40th anniversary reissue of 'Y', the debut album by The Pop Group, remastered & cut at half-speed at Abbey Road. The Pop Group's landmark debut single, ‘She Is Beyond Good & Evil’ was reissued alongside 'Y' as a bonus 12” & initially released as a digital single.

Two limited edition box sets including 'Y', 'She Is Beyond Good & Evil' plus two additional albums featuring unheard material & live recordings entitled 'Alien Blood' & 'Y Live' were also released. 'Alien Blood' & 'Y Live' were also later released as individual LPs.

Produced By: Dennis ‘Blackbeard’ Bovell & The Pop Group

Band Members: Mark Stewart / Gareth Sager / Bruce Smith / John Waddington / Simon Underwood

Tracklistings

'Y' - Thief of Fire (Remastered) / Snowgirl (Remastered) / Blood Money (Remastered) / Savage Sea (Remastered) / We Are Time (Remastered) / Words Disobey Me (Remastered) / Don’t Call Me Pain (Remastered) / Boys From Brazil (Remastered) / Don’t Sell Your Dreams (Remastered)

'Alien Blood' - Kiss The Book / Blood Money (Slow Thief) / Don't Call Me Pain (First Mix) / Words Disobey Me (Dennis the Menace Mix) / We Are Time (Ricochet) / Thief Of Fire (Bass Addict) / Savage Sea (Sparse) / Boys From Brazil (Ridge Reels) / Snowgirl (Take 3) / Don't Sell Your Dreams ('A' Mix)

'Y Live' - Thief of Fire (Live) / Snowgirl (Live) / Blood Money (Live) / Savage Sea (Live) / We Are Time (Live) / Words Disobey Me (Live) / Don’t Call Me Pain (Live) / Boys From Brazil (Live) / Don’t Sell Your Dreams (Live)

'She Is Beyond Good & Evil' - She Is Beyond Good & Evil / 3.38

Release Dates
'She Is Beyond Good & Evil' digital single released: 21st August 2019
'Y' released: 1st November 2019
'Alien Blood' Individual LP released: 20th March 2020
'Y Live' Individual LP released: 20th March 2020
All on Mute

The third & final single taken from ‘Honeymoon On Mars’, the fourth studio album by The Pop Group. All proceeds of the single were donated to Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders).

Produced by Dennis ‘Blackbeard’ Bovell & Hank Shocklee

Band Members: Mark Stewart / Gareth Sager / Bruce Smith / Dan Catsis

Tracklist: War Inc.

Released: 17th January 2017 on the Freaks R Us label

The second single taken from ‘Honeymoon On Mars’, the fourth studio album by The Pop Group.

Produced by Dennis ‘Blackbeard’ Bovell & Hank Shocklee

Band Members: Mark Stewart / Gareth Sager / Bruce Smith / Dan Catsis

Tracklist: Little Town

Released: 20th December 2016 on the Freaks R Us label

‘Honeymoon On Mars’

The fourth studio album by The Pop Group. The Limited Edition CD Box Set also included an EP of 'Honeymoon On Mars' dub versions entitled the 'Megamix EP', this was also released digitally.

'Honeymoon On Mars' produced by Dennis ‘Blackbeard’ Bovell & Hank Shocklee
'Megamix EP' produced by Dennis 'Blackbeard' Bovell

Band Members: Mark Stewart / Gareth Sager / Bruce Smith / Dan Catsis

Tracklists

'Honeymoon On Mars' - Instant Halo / City of Eyes / Michael 13 / War Inc. / Pure Ones / Little Town / Days Like These / Zipperface / Heaven? / Burn Your Flag

'Megamix EP' - Weirdsville (Little Town) / Destiny Dub (Michael 13) / ? (Heaven) / The Darkness Is Calling (Days Like These) / Barbwire Halo (Instant Halo)

Released: 28th October 2016 on the Freaks R Us label

The first single taken from ‘Honeymoon On Mars’, the fourth studio album by The Pop Group. Remixes of 'Zipperface' by Hanz, Goth-Trad & Not Waving were later released.

Produced by Dennis ‘Blackbeard’ Bovell & Hank Shocklee

Band Members: Mark Stewart / Gareth Sager / Bruce Smith / Dan Catsis

Tracklist: Zipperface / Zipperface (Hanz Reducer Dub Remix) / Zipperface (Goth-Trad Remix) / Zipperface (Not Waving Remix)

Release Dates
Single Released: 6th September 2016
Hanz Remix Released: 19th October 2016
Goth-Trad Remix Released: 16th November 2016
Not Waving Remix Released: 24th November 2016
Single + Remixes released on the Freaks R Us label

‘The Boys Whose Head Exploded’

Previously unreleased live recordings from 1979/1980

Mastered from original tapes, and released on LP, CD and digital formats for the first time.

Band Members: Mark Stewart / Gareth Sager / Bruce Smith / John Waddington / Dan Catsis

Tracklist: We Are All Prostitutes (Live Milan 1980) / Justice (Live Cologne 1980) / How Much Longer (Live Cologne 1980) / Blind Faith (Live Sheffield 1979) / Forces of Oppression (Live Cologne 1980) / There Are No Spectators (Live Cologne 1980) / Feed The Hungry (Live Cologne 1980) / Rob A Bank (Live Milan 1980) / Shake The Foundation (Live Cologne 1980) / 73 Shadow Street (Live Helsinki 1980)

Released: 27th May 2016 on the Freaks R Us label

‘For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder?’

The second studio album by The Pop Group, remastered from original tapes, reissued on LP and released on CD and Digital formats for the first time.

Produced by The Pop Group & Mixed by Dave Anderson

Band Members: Mark Stewart / Gareth Sager / Bruce Smith / John Waddington / Dan Catsis

Tracklist: Forces Of Oppression / Feed The Hungry / We Are All Prostitutes / Blind Faith / How Much Longer / Justice / There Are No Spectators / Communicate / Rob A Bank

Released: 19th February 2016 on the Freaks R Us label

‘We Are All Prostitutes’

The second single by The Pop Group, remastered from original tapes, reissued on Colour 7″ and released digitally for the first time.

Produced by Dennis ‘Blackbeard’ Bovell

Band Members: Mark Stewart / Gareth Sager / Bruce Smith / John Waddington / Dan Catsis

Additional Musician: Tristan Honsinger (Cello) on B-Side

Tracklist: We Are All Prostitutes / Amnesty International Report on British Army Torture of Irish Prisoners

Released: 19th February 2016 on the Freaks R Us label

‘S.O.P.H.I.A.’

The fourth single taken from 'Citizen Zombie', the third studio album by The Pop Group & their return after thirty-five years, produced by Paul Epworth

'Citizen Zombie' was recorded at various locations over the course of two years & finished in late summer 2014 at Epworth’s studio in Crouch End, London.

Band Members: Mark Stewart / Gareth Sager / Bruce Smith / Dan Catsis / Alexi Shrimpton

Tracklist: S.O.P.H.I.A.

Released: 6th November 2015 on the Freaks R Us label

‘Nations / Face To Faces’

Split 7″ single with the Sleaford Mods. 'Nations' was produced by Paul Epworth. Released in co-operation with Harbinger Sound.

Band members: Mark Stewart / Gareth Sager / Bruce Smith / Dan Catsis / Alexi Shrimpton

Tracklist: Nations / Face To Faces

Released: 29th June 2015 on the Freaks R Us label