Essential Bop Chronicles: The Post Punk Years 1979-1984

• Essential Bop – Chronicle
• Essential Bop – Raiders Blues
• Essential Bop – Eloquent Sounds
• Essential Bop – Croaked
• Essential Bop – Butler (In Running Shorts)
• Essential Bop – Tin And Plastic
• Essential Bop – Love Is A Loud Noise
• Essential Bop – Monkey Glands
• Essential Bop – Mandarin Whores (Live)
• Essential Bop – Quotation

• 1. Chronicle
• 2. Raiders Blues
• 3. Eloquent Sounds
• 4. Croaked
• 5. Butler (In Running Shorts)
• 6. Tin And Plastic
• 7. Love Is A Loud Noise
• 8. Monkey Glands
• 9. Mandarin Whores (Live)
• 10. Quotation
• 11. Death Wears Yellow Garters (Live)
• 12. Pleasure Dome
• 13. The Western Blues
• 14. Mau Mau
• 15. ABZ Of Love
• 16. The Death Of The Cool
• 17. Espionage
• 18. Why Did You Call My Name?
• 19. Kicking The Sun Around
• 20. Cenotaph
• 21. Chronicle (Live)

Essential Pop emerged from Bristol's post-punk maelstrom along with the Art Objects, The Glaxo Babies, The Pop Group and a bunch of other lesser-known outfits that came to dominate the Bristol scene for a few years. Ace collection of their works.