The Mob (British band)

For the American band, see The Mob (American rock band).
The Mob
Background information
Origin England
Genres Anarcho-punk
Years active 1979–1983, 2011–present
Labels Crass, All the Madmen
Members Mark Wilson
Curtis You'e
Graham Fallows
Past members Sid Sealey (early recordings)
Joseph Porter

The Mob are an English anarcho-punk band, formed in Yeovil, Somerset in the late 1970s.

Background

The band's initial line up consisted of Mark Wilson (vocals, guitar), Curtis You'e (bass guitar) and Graham Fallows (drums). Later drummers included Adie Tompkins, Tim Hutton and Joseph Porter. The Mob disbanded in 1983 and reformed in 2011, playing a number of concerts with the original members. The first was on 8 April 2011 at The Fleece in Bristol and later in the year, The Levellers' Beautiful Days Festival in Devon on 20 August.[1] North American shows followed in October 2012,[2] and various European gigs in 2012/13. Their first new release in almost 30 years was the 7" single "Rise Up!"/"There's Nothing You've Got I Want" in August 2013. [3] Further North American/European dates followed in 2014/15.[4]

All the Madmen Records

All the Madmen Records is a record label started by The Mob in Yeovil before Mark Wilson and Curtis You'e relocated to London in the early 1980s. Profits from the band's Let The Tribe Increase LP were ploughed back into the label, which was then co-organised by members of the collective which published the Kill Your Pet Puppy zine. Today, All the Madmen Records is housed in Rockaway Park, a commune based in Temple Cloud, Somerset. All the buildings on the Rockaway Park grounds were designed and built by Mark Mob (Wilson) and contain large percentages of recycled materials Wilson sourced from various places [5]

Reunion

The Mob reunited in 2011 with the band’s original lineup, and began playing through Europe. The reunion was promoted when Mark Mob (Wilson) discovered a surprise party planned for his upcoming birthday that featuring a Mob cover band. He decided he would rather do the show himself and soon the other members of the band agreed to join in. Prior to the reunion, Wilson stated that he hadn’t touched a guitar in 20 years. In 2012, they continued to their first US tour in 2012, playing a few cities in the US, as well as headlining the Chaos in Tejas festival in Austin, Texas. [6]

Discography

Singles

Release Year Information
Crying Again/Youth 1979 MAD 001 - Recorded on 5 November 1979 at the Crypt Stevenage. Mixed by Grant Showbiz.
Witch Hunt/Shuffling Souls 1980 MAD 002
No Doves Fly Here/I Hear You Laughing 1981 Crass Records - Recorded and Mixed at Southern Studios, London.
The Mirror Breaks/Stay 1983 MAD 006
Crying Again! 1986 MAD 13 12" Reissue of the first single with additional live tracks.
Rise Up!/There's Nothing You've Got I Want 2013 MAD 023

Albums

Release Year Information
Ching 1980 Demo Tape (self released)
Let the Tribe Increase 1983 MAD 004

Compilations

Release Year Information
Crass Records - A SIDES, Part 1 1982-1984 1984 Track 2: No Doves Fly Here
Limited Edition Package 1987
May Inspire Revolutionary Acts 2007

References

  1. ↑ "Beautiful Days 2011 Lineup". beautifuldays.org. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  2. ↑ "The Mob Live in Oakland (Review Oct' 2012)". punknews.org. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  3. ↑ "The Mob: Rise Up! / There's Nothing You've Got I Want – single review". louderthanwar.com/. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  4. ↑ "The Mob touring the US 2015". louderthanwar.com/. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
  5. ↑ http://killyourpetpuppy.co.uk/news/
  6. ↑ http://www.brooklynvegan.com/uk-anarcho-punk/
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