The Mob (British 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 Porta

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 Porta. 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 August 20.^[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.

Discography

Singles

Release	Year	Information
Crying Again/Youth	1979	MAD 001 - Recorded on November 5, 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.

External links

• The Mob discography at Discogs