Pop Will Eat Itself (also known as PWEI or the Poppies) were an English band formed in Stourbridge, with band members from Birmingham, Coventry and the Black Country.
An early permutation of the band formed in 1981 under the name From Eden; members included Clint Mansell, Adam Mole, Chris Fradgley, Malcolm Treece and Miles Hunt (Treece and Hunt famously went on to form The Wonder Stuff). After changing their name to Wild and Wandering for a while and recruiting Richard March and Graham Crabb (Graham being the only respondent to replace the 'piss poor' Miles Hunt on drums), they eventually became Pop Will Eat Itself in 1986, taking the name from a quote in an NME article about band Jamie Wednesday (later to become better known as Carter USM).
The band honed their songwriting skills with a string of catchy two-minute pop songs released on EPs both as Wild and Wandering and Pop Will Eat Itself. With the help of DJ John Peel, these EPs saw some airplay and enjoyed some popularity among...
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Track listing: The Incredible PWEI vs. the Moral MajorityIch Bin Ein AuslanderEat Me, Drink Me, Love Me, Kill Me88 Seconds... & Still CountingNot Now James, We're Busy...Dance of the Mad BastardsWise Up! SuckerWake Up! Time to Die...R.S.V.P.Kick to KillGet the Girl! Kill the Baddies!Everything's CoolUrban FuturisticTheir LawCan U Dig It?Bulletproof!
Track listing: Theresapsychopathin My SoupOh Grebo, I Think I Love YouOrgone AccumulatorSweet Sweet PieBeaver PatrolDef.Con.OnePreaching to the PervertedThere Is No Love Between Us AnymoreKarmadrome
Track listing: Eat Me, Drink Me, Love Me, Kill MeUrban FuturisticCan You Dig It?The Black Country Chainstore MassacreeeMonogamySweet Sweet PieDef.Con.OneBeaver PatrolKarmadrome
Track listing: The Incredible PWEI vs. the Moral MajorityDance of the Mad BastardsWise Up! SuckerGet the Girl! Kill the Baddies!88 Seconds... & Still CountingR.S.V.P.Kick to KillWake Up! Time to Die...Ich Bin Ein AuslanderThere Is No Love Between Us AnymorePreaching to the PervertedEverything's CoolNot Now James, We're Busy...Their LawBulletproof!
Track listing: Can U Dig It?Poison to the MindWise Up! SuckerPWEI-zationTouched by the Hand of CicciolinaDance of the Mad (7" version)X Y & Zee92°F (Boilerhouse "The Birth, The Death" mix)Karmadrome (7")Eat Me, Drink Me, Love Me, Kill MeBulletproof!Get the Girl! Kill the Baddies!R.S.V.P.Familus HorribilusIch Bin Ein AuslanderEverything's Cool (Dragonfly mix)
Track listing: Sick Little GirlMesmerizedTheresapsychopathin My SoupThe Black Country Chainstore MassacreeeMonogamyOh Grebo, I Think I Love YouCandydiosisSweet Sweet PieThe Devil InsideLove Missile F1-11Beaver PatrolLet's Get UglyGrebo GuruThere Is No Love Between Us AnymoreDef.Con.OneInside YouHit the Hi-Tech Groove (live)Orgone Accumulator
Track listing: The Black Country Chainstore MassacreeeDemolition GirlOh Grebo, I Think I Love YouSweet Sweet PieLove Missile F1-11UglyHa Ha Empty HeadPicnic in the SkyIllusion of LoveThere Is No Love Between Us AnymoreEvelyn
Track listing: England's FinestX Y & Zee92°F (The 3rd Degree)Wise Up! SuckerCan U Dig It?Def.Con.OnePWEI-zationKarmadromeGet the Girl! Kill the Baddies!Not Now James, We're Busy...Preaching to the PervertedTouched by the Hand of CicciolinaHarry Dean StantonInject MeDance of the Mad (7" version)
Track listing: Familus Horribilus (Higher Intelligence Agency W.Y.G. mix)Cape Connection (Golden Claw Musics Cloak and Dagger mix)IntenseC.P.I. #2Cape Connection (TGU Aliens, Bodacious Aliens mix)Everything's Cool (Youth's Dragonfly mix)R.S.V.P. (Fluke Lunch mix)Cape Connection (Secret Knowledge Trousered Up mix)Underbelly (The Drum Club Bugsong mix)Ich bin ein Auslander (Juergen Engler of Die Krupps and Chris Lietz mix)
Track listing: Ich Bin Ein Auslander (Fun-Da-Mental 12" mix)Kick to Kill (Jim Foetus Seersucker mix)Underbelly (Renegade Soundwave Blackout mix)Familus Horribilus (Mega Wob 2)Babylon (Loop Guru Babylon and dub Fire mix)Menofearthereaper (The Concrete No Fee No Fear mix)Everything's Cool (Safe as Milk mix)R.S.V.P. (Apollo 440 mix)Home (Orb Sweet Sin and Salvation mix)Cape Connection (Transglobal Underground Cossack in U.F.O. Encounter Confusion)Fatman (The Hoodlum Priest Fatboy mix)
Track listing: Everything's CoolR.S.V.P.HomeUnderbellyFatmanCape ConnectionFamilus HorribilusKick to KillIch Bin Ein AuslanderMenofearthereaperBabylon
Track listing: Everything's Cool (Youth 7" mix)Everything's Cool (Safe as Milk mix)Everything's Cool (Dragonfly mix)R.S.V.P. (Supper mix)
Track listing: R.S.V.P.Ich Bin Ein AuslanderFamilus HorribilusR.S.V.P. (Apollo 440 remix)Ich Bin Ein Auslander (Fun-Da-Mental 12" mix)IntenseC.P.I. #2
Track listing: Ich Bin Ein Auslander (7" mix)Ich Bin Ein Auslander (Fun-Da-Mental 12" mix)Ich Bin Ein Auslander (Fun-Da-Mental Instrumental mix)Ich Bin Ein Auslander (Fun-Da-Mental 7" mix)
Track listing: Urban FuturisticGet the Girl! Kill the Baddies!Wise Up! SuckerInject MeAxe of MenCan U Dig It?I've Always Been a Coward, BabyKarmadromeDance of the Mad (7" version)Another Man's RhubarbX Y & Zee92°FTouched by the Hand of CicciolinaBulletproof!Def.Con.One (12" version)PWEI-zationEat Me, Drink Me, Love Me, Kill MePreaching to the Perverted
Track listing: Familus Horribilus (Mega Wob 1)Familus Horribilus (Mega Wob 2)R.S.V.P. (Apollo 440 remix)R.S.V.P.
Track listing: England's FinestEat Me, Drink Me, Love Me, Kill MeGet the Girl! Kill the BaddiesWise Up! Sucker88 Seconds... & Still CountingKarmadromeToken Drug SongMotherPreaching to the PervertedAxe of MenNightmare at 20,000ftHarry Dean StantonI've Always Been a Coward, BabyCan U Dig It?Bulletproof!Urban FuturisticI Was a Teenage GrandadThere Is No Love Between Us AnymoreDef.Con.One
Track listing: Get the Girl! Kill the Baddies! (Sherwood 7" mix)Get the Girl! Kill the Baddies! (Sherwood 12" mix)Get the Girl! Kill the Baddies! (Sherwood Dub mix)Part Man, Part Machine
Track listing: Get the Girl! Kill the Baddies!Can U Dig It?Urban FuturisticWise Up! Sucker
Track listing: England's FinestEat Me, Drink Me, Love Me, Kill MeGet the Girl! Kill the Baddies!I've Always Been A Coward, BabyKarmadromeBulletproof!Harry Dean StantonUrban FuturisticPretty PrettyMotherToken Drug SongI Was a Teenage Grandad
Track listing: Bulletproof! (7" Adrian Sherwood mix)Bulletproof! (original Boilerhouse mix)Bulletproof! (extended Adrian Sherwood mix long version)Good From Far, Far From Good
Track listing: Karmadrome (7")Eat Me, Drink Me, Love Me, Kill MeKarmadrome (12")PWEI-zation
Track listing: 92°F (Boilerhouse "The Birth" mix)92°F (Boilerhouse "The Birth, The Death" mix)The Incredible PWEI vs. Dirty Harry
Track listing: X Y & Zee (The Electric Sunshine mix)X Y & Zee (The Intergalactic mix)X Y & Zee (The Sensory Amplification mix)
Track listing: Dance of the Mad (7" version)Preaching to the Perverted (remix)Dance of the Mad (Feet on Heat)
Track listing: The Incredible PWEI vs. the Moral MajorityDance of the Mad BastardsX Y & ZeeTouched by the Hand of Cicciolina (Edited Highlights)1000x No!Axe of Men92°F (The 3rd Degree)Lived in Splendour: Died in ChaosX Y & Zee (The Sensory Amplification mix)Dr. Nightmare's Medication TimeVery Metal Noise Pollution88 Seconds... & Still CountingAnother Man's RhubarbPsychosexualCity Zen Radio 1990/2000 FMMedicine Man Speak With Forked TongueNightmare at 20,000ftThe Beat That Refused to Die
Track listing: Touched by the Hand of Cicciolina (The Extra Time mix)Touched by the Hand of Cicciolina (The Diva Futura mix)Touched by the Hand of Cicciolina (The Renegade Soundwave mix (Smoothneck))
Track listing: PWEI-zation92°FDef.Con.One 1989ADPreaching to the Perverted
Track listing: PWEI Is a Four Letter WordPreaching to the PervertedWise Up! SuckerSixteen Different Flavours of HellInject MeCan U Dig It?The Fuses Have Been LitDef.Con.OneRadio PWEIShortwave Transmission on 'Up to the Minuteman Nine'Satellite EcstaticaWake Up! Time to Die...Wise Up! Sucker (12" Youth mix)Not Now James, We're Busy...Poison to the Mind
Track listing: Wise Up! Sucker (12" version)Wise Up! Sucker (7" version)Orgyone SimulatorCan U Dig It? (Riffsmix)
Track listing: MonogamyOh Grebo, I Think I Love YouTitanic ClownB-B-B-BreakdownSweet Sweet PieLike an AngelI'm Sniffin' With You HooSick Little GirlMesmerizedTheresapsychopathin My SoupCandydiosisThe Devil InsideOrgone Accumulator
Track listing: Def.Con.One (7" version)Inside You (live)She's Surreal (live)Hit the Hi-Tech Groove (live)
Track listing: There Is No Love Between Us AnymorePicnic in the Sky...On the Razor's Edge...Kiss That GirlBubblesOh Grebo, I Think I Love You (new version)UglyLove Missile F1-11
Track listing: Beaver PatrolLet's Get UglyInside YouThere Is No Love Between Us AnymoreLove Missile F1-11Intergalactic Love MissionGrebo GuruShe's SurrealU.B.L.U.D.EvelynHit the Hi-Tech GrooveRazorblade Kisses
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