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John Waddington is an English musician known as the guitarist for the English electronic rock group The Pop Group.

John Waddington
Genres	Post-punk, experimental rock
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Guitar, bass guitar
Years active	1977–present
Labels	Radar, Y

Biography

John Waddington was seventeen years old when he started his first band, serving as vocalist, guitarist, and principal songwriter for the punk group The Boyfriends.[1] The band was short-lived and he joined The Pop Group in 1977, serving as one of their guitarists. He performed on their two albums, Y and For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder?, which were critically acclaimed. After The Pop Group disbanded in 1981, he was asked to join another post-punk band, Maximum Joy.[2] He was also involved in the short-lived German electro outfit U-BahnX with Disc O'Dell.[3] Waddington has been absent from past Pop Group reunions and his last performance credit was on Lily Allen's 2006 album Alright, Still.[4]

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Artist	Album	Label
1979	The Pop Group	Y	Radar
1980	The Pop Group	For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder?	Rough Trade, Y
1981	New Age Steppers	The New Age Steppers	On-U Sound
1982	Playgroup	Epic Sound Battles – Chapter One	Cherry Red
1982	Maximum Joy	Station MXJY	Y
1997	Perfume	One	Big Star

Guest appearances

Year	Album	Artist	Details
1981	My Life in a Hole in the Ground	African Head Charge	Guitar ("Hole in the Roof")
1982	Pal Judy	Judy Nylon	Guitar ("Room Without a View")
2006	Alright, Still	Lily Allen	Bass guitar ("Take What You Take")

References

General

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