MARK STEWART+MAFFIA Learning To Cope LP ON-U Pop Group

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Apr 30, 2010 Sold Date

Apr 20, 2010 Start Date

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MARK STEWART & MAFFIA

"LEARNING HOW TO COPE WITH COWARDICE"

tracklisting
LEARNING TO COPE WITH COWARDICE
LIBERTY CITY
BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO STRUGGLE
NONE DARE CALL IT CONSPIRACY
DON'T YOU EVER LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS
THE PARANOIA OF POWER
TO HAVE THE VISION
JERUSALEM

1983 LP ON-U SOUND RECORDS ON-U-LP-24

MADE IN ENGLAND ORIGINAL COPY
HARD TO FIND....FROM MY RECORDS COLLECTION

grading:
Record EX / Sleeve EX (normal wear)

When post-punk agitators the Pop Group disbanded in 1980, Mark Stewart
briefly collaborated with the New Age Steppers and, the following year,
embarked on his first solo project with producer Adrian Sherwood and
several Steppers personnel. While Learning to Cope with Cowardice was no less
confrontational than some of the Pop Group's work, it left behind the harsh,
frenetic avant-funk of the Bristol band to foray into more experimental,
dub-oriented territory. The standout track is the cut-up version of "Jerusalem,"
the English hymn (using William Blake's visionary words) that has come
to stand almost as an unofficial national anthem. Stewart's "Jerusalem" embodies
the multiple sonic facets of this album, juxtaposing jarring electronics,
hectoring vocals, and heavy beats with more expansive layers of melody....(AllMusic)