Genres Anarcho-punk Origin United Kingdom (1979) | Genre Anarcho-punk | |
Years active 1979–1983, 2011–present Past members Sid Sealey (early recordings)
Joseph Porter Albums Let the Tribe Increase, May Inspire Revolutionary Acts, A Tribute to Bert Weedon, Live at the LMC, The Mob, Crying Again Members Joseph Porter, Curtis You'e, Tim Hutton, Graham Fallows, Mark Wilson Record labels All the Madmen Records, Crass Records Similar Zounds, Blyth Power, Flux of Pink Indians, Omega Tribe, Poison Girls | ||
The Mob are an English anarcho-punk band, formed in Yeovil, Somerset in the late 1970s.
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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. North American shows followed in October 2012, 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. Further North American/European dates followed in 2014/15.
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
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.
Songs
No Doves Fly HereLet the Tribe Increase · 1983
Dhinawan Touch the Stars2016
I Hear You LaughingLet the Tribe Increase · 1983