Pop (Tones on Tail album)

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.

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
Burning Skies (1983) Pop (1984) Tones on Tail (1985)

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

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

External links

• Pop at Discogs (list of releases)