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from othermusic.com:

The Times
Pop Goes Art!
ARTPOP


"I know we go and on about how much we love Television Personalities around here but it's about time we show the Times some affection too. If TVPs was Dan Treacy assisted by Ed Ball, the Times worked pretty much the other way around. Released in 1982, Pop Goes Art! showcases Ed Ball's love for pop art (duh), mod, psychedelia, and The Prisoner, and helped spark a garage/mod/paisley/punk/powerpop revival, and sow the intial seeds of Creation Records (Ed Ball was/is Alan McGee's right hand man), in London at the time. From start to finish, Pop Goes Art! is a perfect album, with instant pop classics such as "It's Time," "Biff Bang Pow!", "I Helped Patrick McGoohan Escape" and "Miss London." The ultimate cross-pollination of the Jam and Television Personalities, really, and a close personal favorite of mine."

-Andreas Knutsen

Anyone familiar with this group?

I've got a few of their CD's. "Pop Goes Art" is probably their best, although I admit I haven't listened to ALL of their albums. The production is a disappointing "low-fi", although, if the reissue has remastered, I'm doubtful the sound quality could be much improved. Anyway, "Pop Goes Art" is a pretty good album, full of 60's-influenced pop tunes, and a couple of clunkers, but it's worth getting, if you're into that sort of sound (which I obviously am). The CD I have is a two-fer, with "Go! With The Times" also on it, but if I recall, it's pretty weak.