Pop (Tones on Tail album)

Pop
Studio album by Tones on Tail
Released	6 April 1984
Recorded	Beck, Wellingborough, England; Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, Wales; R. G. Jones, Wimbledon, England
Genre	Post-punk, gothic rock
Label	Beggars Banquet
Producer	Tones on Tail
Tones on Tail chronology

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 the Beggars Banquet record label.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tones on Tail (Ash, Glenn Campling and Kevin Haskins).

Side A
No.	Title	Length
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 B
No.	Title	Length
6.	"Slender Fungus"	3:35
7.	"Movement of Fear"	3:51
8.	"Real Life"	5:06
9.	"Rain"	8:27

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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] AllMusic 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]

Personnel

Tones on Tail

Daniel Ash — vocals, guitar, production
Glenn Campling — bass, production
Kevin Haskins — drums, percussion, production

Additional personnel

Juan Pedro Diego Ignatius Barraclough y Valls – rhythm guitar on "War"
Caroline Lavelle – cello on "Performance"

Technical

Ted Sharp – engineering on tracks A3 and B1–B4
Derek Tompkins – engineering on tracks A3 and B1–B4
Louis Austin – engineering on track A5
Mr. Atlas – album cover photography

References

"Never Found in the '80s: Tones On Tail". Tampa Bay Times.
Raggett, Ned. "Pop – Tones on Tail : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
Robbins, Ira; Fasolino, Greg. "trouserpress.com :: Tones on Tail". Trouser Press. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
Thompson, Dave (July 16, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.

External links

Pop at Discogs (list of releases)

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[1] "Never Found in the '80s: Tones On Tail". Tampa Bay Times.

[AllMusic-2] Raggett, Ned. "Pop – Tones on Tail : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 March 2013.

[3] Robbins, Ira; Fasolino, Greg. "trouserpress.com :: Tones on Tail". Trouser Press. Retrieved 12 March 2013.

[4] Thompson, Dave (July 16, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.