We Are Time

We Are Time
Compilation album by The Pop Group
Released	13 June 1980
Recorded	1978–1979
Length	37:45
Label	Rough Trade, Y
The Pop Group chronology
For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder? (1980) We Are Time (1980) We Are All Prostitutes (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(7.5/10) [2]
PopMatters	(8/10) [3]

We Are Time is a compilation album by English post-punk band The Pop Group. It was released on 13 June 1980 through the record labels Rough Trade and Y. ^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Pop Group.

Side one

No.	Title	Recorded	Length
1.	"Trap" (demo)	1978	4:17
2.	"Thief of Fire" (live)	1979 at the Electric Ballroom, London	3:56
3.	"Genius or Lunatic" (live)	1978 in Brussels, Belgium	3:52
4.	"Colour Blind" (demo)	1978	4:06
5.	"Spanish Inquisition" (live)	1979	3:21

Side two

No.	Title	Recorded	Length
1.	"Kiss the Book"	1978, John Peel Session	2:47
2.	"Amnesty Report II"	1979 in Foel Studios, Powys	2:41
3.	"Springer"		1:09
4.	"Sense of Purpose" (demo)	1978	4:24
5.	"We Are Time" (live)	1979 in Glastonbury, Somerset	7:12

Personnel

Adapted from the We Are Time liner notes. ^[5]

The Pop Group

• Dan Catsis  – bass guitar (A5, B2)
• Gareth Sager  – saxophone, clarinet, piano, organ, guitar
• Bruce Smith  – drums, percussion
• Mark Stewart  – vocals
• Simon Underwood  – bass guitar (A1–A4, B1, B3–B5)
• John Waddington  – guitar

Additional musicians

• Mark Springer  – piano and vocals (B3)

Technical

• George Peckham  – mastering

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart [6]	4

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	1980	Rough Trade, Y	LP	ROUGH 12, Y 5
Finland		Arletty		ATTY 7
Japan	1982	Rough Trade		RTL-17
	1994	TDK Core Co. Ltd.	CD	TDCN-5154
	1996			TDCN-5576

References

1. Neate, Wilson. "The Pop Group: We Are Time > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
2. Heller, Jason (21 October 2014). "The Pop Group: We Are Time/Cabinet of Curiosities". Pitchfork Media . Retrieved 27 February 2015.
3. Fitzgerald, Colin (13 January 2015). "The Pop Group: We Are Time/Cabinet of Curiosities". PopMatters . Retrieved 27 February 2015.
4. "We Are Time LP". thepopgroup.net. 2014. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
5. We Are Time (sleeve). The Pop Group. London, United Kingdom: Rough Trade Records. 1980.
6. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2014.

External links

• We Are Time at Discogs (list of releases)
• We Are Time at Bandcamp