We Are Time

We Are Time
File:The Pop Group - We Are Time.jpg
Compilation album by The Pop Group
Released	June 13, 1980
Recorded	1978 –1979
Length	37:45
Label	Rough Trade, Y
The Pop Group chronology
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We Are Time is a compilation album by English post-punk band The Pop Group. It was released on June 13, 1980, through the record labels Rough Trade and Y.

Track listing

All songs written and composed 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.

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 personnel

• George Peckham – mastering

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart	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

External links

• We Are Time at Discogs (list of releases)