The Boys Whose Head Exploded

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The Boys Whose Head Exploded
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Live album by
The Pop Group
Released27 May 2016 (2016-5-27)
Recorded1979–1980
Genre Post-punk, free jazz, experimental rock
Length40:53
Label Freaks R Us
The Pop Group chronology
Citizen Zombie
(2015)		The Boys Whose Head Exploded
(2016)		 Honeymoon on Mars
(2016)
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The Boys Whose Head Exploded is a rare live performances bootleg compilation by English post-punk band The Pop Group, released on 27 May 2016 through Freaks R Us. [2] The recordings are taken largely from the band's 1980 tour of Europe and focuses on material from their sophomore album For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder?

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Pop Group, except "Shake the Foundations" by Glaxo Babies

CD track listing
No.TitleRecordedLength
1."We Are All Prostitutes"1980 in Milan, Italy3:33
2."Justice"1980 in Cologne, Germany2:58
3."How Much Longer"1980 in Cologne, Germany3:55
4."Blind Faith"1979 in Sheffield, England5:40
5."Forces of Oppression"1980 in Cologne, Germany2:29
6."There Are No Spectators"1980 in Cologne, Germany3:16
7."Feed the Hungry"1980 in Cologne, Germany4:31
8."Rob a Bank"1980 in Milan, Italy2:17
9."Shake the Foundations" (Glaxo Babies cover)1980 in Cologne, Germany2:38
10."73 Shadow Street"1980 at Helsinki, Finland9:36
DVD track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Shake the Foundations" 
2."Feed the Hungry" 
3."Thief of Fire" 
4."There Are No Spectators" 
5."If You Think You're Part of the Solution" 
6."How Much Longer" 

Personnel

Adapted from The Boys Whose Head Exploded liner notes. [3]

The Pop Group

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United Kingdom2016Freaks R UsCD
Japan Victor VIZP-146

References

  1. ↑ Deming, Mark. "The Pop Group: The Boys Whose Head Exploded > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "The Boys Whose Head Exploded LP/CD/Digital". thepopgroup.net. 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  3. ↑ The Boys Whose Head Exploded (booklet). The Pop Group. London, United Kingdom: Freaks R Us. 2016.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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