Y (album)

Y
Y
Studio album by The Pop Group
Released	20 April 1979
Recorded	1978–1979
Studio	Ridge Farm Studios in Surrey, England
Genre	Post-punk; avant-funk; dub; experimental;
Length	40:11
Label	Radar
Producer	Dennis Bovell; The Pop Group;
The Pop Group chronology

Y is the debut studio album of English post-punk band The Pop Group. The album was produced by dub musician Dennis "Blackbeard" Bovell at Ridge Farm Studios in Surrey, and was released on 20 April 1979 through Radar Records.^[1] It has since been reissued several times, including in 2019 by Mute Records with bonus material to mark its 40th anniversary.^[2]

Y initially received mixed critical reviews but has since received acclaim. Pitchfork ranked it at number 35 on its list of The Top 100 Albums of the 1970s.^[3] The Wire included it in its list of "The 100 Most Important Records Ever Made".^[4]

^ "Y LP". thepopgroup.net. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
^ "The Pop Group - Debut album 'Y' - Remastered Reissue Boxsets". Mute Records. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
^ Cite error: The named reference pitchforkbest70s was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "100 Most Important Records Ever Made". The Wire. No. 100. June 1992. Retrieved 11 September 2014.

[1] "Y LP". thepopgroup.net. Retrieved 1 November 2020.

[2] "The Pop Group - Debut album 'Y' - Remastered Reissue Boxsets". Mute Records. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[pitchforkbest70s-3] Cite error: The named reference pitchforkbest70s was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[rocklistmusic.co.uk-4] "100 Most Important Records Ever Made". The Wire. No. 100. June 1992. Retrieved 11 September 2014.

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