''Let the Tribe Increase'' is the only studio album by English anarcho-punk band The Mob. It was released in 1983, through record label All the Madmen, and is considered an early example of the anarchopunk genre.

History

''Let the Tribe Increase'' was the groups first (and only) LP. It was preceded by three singles: ''Crying Again'', ''Witch Hunt'', and ''No Doves Fly Here'', all songs which were included on ''Let the Tribe Increase''. The album was originally released in 1983 on

All the Madmen Records All The Madmen Records was a record label started by The Mob in Yeovil, England before relocating to London. Profits from the band's ''Let The Tribe Increase'' LP were ploughed back into the label, which was then co-organised by members of th ...

. The address used on the front cover was of the

Freedom Press Freedom Press is an anarchist publishing house and bookseller in Whitechapel, London, United Kingdom. Founded in 1886, it is the largest anarchist publishing house in the country and the oldest of its kind in the English speaking world. It is bas ...

bookshop in London, as all band members were living in squats and co-ops at the time, and did not have a permanent address

Track listing

All tracks composed by The Mob ; Side A # "Another Day Another Death" # "Cry of the Morning" # "Dance On (You Fool)" # "Raised in a Prison" # "Slayed" # "Our Life Our World" ; Side B # "Gates of Hell" # "I Wish" # "Never Understood" # "Roger" # "Witch Hunt"

Personnel

*Mark Wilson - "warbled" vocals, "strummed" guitar *Curtis Youe - "plucked" bass *Josef Porter - drums *Josef Porter, Mark Wilson, Stephen "Wilf" Wilmott - "Artbitz" (artwork)

References

External links

* 1983 debut albums The Mob (British band) albums {{1980s-rock-album-stub