THE POP GROUP – FOR HOW MUCH LONGER DO WE TOLERATE MASS MURDER? LP – Nr MINT UK POST PUNK DUB

The Pop Group – For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder?
(Rough Trade Records  1980  ROUGH9)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
– some faint discolouration along spine edge
No Inserts

The Pop Group are an English band formed in Bristol in 1977 by vocalist Mark Stewart, guitarist John Waddington, bassist Simon Underwood, guitarist/saxophonist Gareth Sager, and drummer Bruce Smith. Their work in the late 1970s crossed diverse musical influences including funk, free jazz and dub with radical politics and the avant-garde, helping to pioneer post-punk music.

The group released two albums, Y (1979) and For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder? (1980), and the acclaimed singles “She Is Beyond Good and Evil” (1979) and “We Are All Prostitutes” (1979), before breaking up in 1981. Its members would go on to work on a variety of subsequent projects, including New Age Steppers and Rip Rig + Panic. In 2010, the band reunited, touring and releasing new material.

For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder? is the second studio album by English post-punk band The Pop Group. It was released on March 21, 1980, through the record labels Rough Trade and Y.

Initially released to mixed reviews, the album has received critical acclaim in recent years. After being commercially unavailable for several decades, it was reissued in February 2016.

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Pop Group.

Personnel

The Pop Group

• Dan Catsis – bass guitar
• Gareth Sager – guitar, saxophone
• Bruce Smith – drums, percussion
• Mark Stewart – vocals
• John Waddington – guitar

Additional musicians

• The Last Poets – Arrangements (A3)

Technical

• Dave Anderson – mixing, recording
• The Pop Group – production, recording