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Pop (Tones on Tail album)

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Pop
A black background with a small square photo in the middle of a naked young girl standing on a log in a forest with the words "TONES ON TAIL" and "POP" above and below her, respectively, in white capital letters
Studio album by
Released6 April 1984
RecordedDecember 1983
Studio
GenrePost-punk, gothic rock
LabelBeggars Banquet
ProducerTones on Tail
Tones on Tail chronology
Burning Skies
(1983)
Pop
(1984)
Tones on Tail
(1985)

Pop is the only studio album by the English post-punk band Tones on Tail, a side project of the Bauhaus members Daniel Ash and Kevin Haskins (who later went on to form Love and Rockets with David J), and the Bauhaus roadie Glenn Campling.[1] It was released on 6 April 1984 by Beggars Banquet Records.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Trouser Press opined, "while Pop [...] reveals some draggy recidivist Bauhaus tendencies, it also has real songs of modern music that show taste, delicacy and moderate imagination".[3] Writing for AllMusic, Ned Raggett called it "an impressive, wide-ranging effort collaging a range of influences into an inspired, often unpredictable experience".[2]

Dave Thompson, in Alternative Rock, considered the album "more serviceable ideas than realized majesty", but nonetheless a recording that "holds its place in time".[4]

Erica Bettina Wexler of Spin wrote, "There is something elusive and haunting about their music. This first album provides no immediate hooks or grooves, no instant good time. But give a serious two-ear listen, and you'll be surprised by its hypnotic power."[5]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Daniel Ash, Glenn Campling and Kevin Haskins. All lyrics by Ash.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Lions"3:57
2."War"3:18
3."Happiness"3:08
4."The Never Never (Is Forever)"3:21
5."Performance"4:12
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Slender Fungus"3:35
2."Movement of Fear"3:51
3."Real Life"5:06
4."Rain"8:27

Personnel

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Credits adapted from Everything! CD liner notes.[6]

Tones on Tail

Additional musicians

  • Juan Pedro Diego Ignatius Barraclough y Valls – rhythm guitar on "War"
  • Caroline Lavellecello on "Performance"

Technical

  • Tones on Tail – producers
  • Ted Sharp – engineer (A3 and B1–B4)
  • Derek Tompkins – engineer (A3 and B1–B4)
  • Louis Austin – engineer (A5)
  • Mr. Atlas – cover photo

References

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  1. ^ "Never Found in the '80s: Tones On Tail". Tampa Bay Times.
  2. ^ a b Raggett, Ned. "Pop – Tones on Tail : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  3. ^ Robbins, Ira; Fasolino, Greg. "Tones on Tail". Trouser Press. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  4. ^ Thompson, Dave (16 July 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Erica Bettina Wexler (October 1985). "Spins". Spin. No. 6. p. 29.
  6. ^ Everything! (CD liner notes). London, England: Beggars Banquet Records. 1998. BEGA 200 CD.
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