Pop Said...

Pop Said...
Studio album by
the Darling Buds
ReleasedFeb 1989
RecordedThe Greenhouse, London 1987 & 1988
GenreIndie, twee pop
Length32:28
LabelEpic
Cherry Red
ProducerPat Collier
The Darling Buds chronology
Pop Said...
(1989) 		Shame on You
(1990)
Singles from Pop Said...
  1. "Shame on You"
    Released: March 1988
  2. "Burst"
    Released: September 1988
  3. "Hit the Ground"
    Released: December 1988
  4. "Let's Go Round There"
    Released: March 1989
  5. "You've Got to Choose"
    Released: July 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[3]
Record Mirror[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

Pop Said... is the debut album by the Welsh band the Darling Buds, released in 1989 via Epic Records.[6][7] The album charted at number 23 on the UK Albums Chart.[8]

The album was re-released by Cherry Red Records in 2006 in an expanded 21-track edition, including B-sides and rarities from the era.

  1. ^ "Pop Said... - The Darling Buds | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 743.
  3. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 310.
  4. ^ Strickland, Andy (11 February 1989). "Review: The Darling Buds – Pop Said..." (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 29. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021 – via World Radio History.
  5. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 178.
  6. ^ "Artist Biography by Craig Harris". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  7. ^ Pick, Steve (16 June 1989). "CRITIC'S CHOICE". St. Louis Post-Dispatch: E5.
  8. ^ "Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.