In the Beginning There Was Rhythm / Where There's a Will... explained

In the Beginning There Was Rhythm / Where There's a Will...
Cover:	The Slits and The Pop Group.jpeg
Type:	single
Artist:	The Slits / The Pop Group
Released:	7 March 1980
Genre:	Post-punk, experimental rock
Length:	10:49
Label:	Rough Trade, Y
Producer:	Dave Anderson, Dennis Bovell, The Pop Group, The Slits
Chronology:	The Slits
Prev Title:	Typical Girls
Prev Year:	1979
Next Title:	Man Next Door
Next Year:	1980

"In the Beginning There Was Rhythm / Where There's a Will..." is a split-single by English post-punk artists The Pop Group and The Slits. It was released on 7 March 1980 through Rough Trade Records and Y Records.^[1]

Formats and track listing

UK 7" single (Y1, RT 039A)

1. The Slits: "In the Beginning There Was Rhythm"  – 5:38
2. The Pop Group: "Where There's a Will There's a Way"  – 5:11

Personnel

Side A

The Slits

• Viv Albertine – guitar
• Ari Up – vocals
• Budgie – drums
• Tessa Pollitt – bass guitar

Technical personnel

• Dennis Bovell – production
• Adam Kidron – engineering
• The Slits – production

Side B

The Pop Group

• Dan Catsis – bass guitar
• Gareth Sager – guitar, saxophone
• Bruce Smith – drums, percussion
• Mark Stewart – vocals
• John Waddington – guitar

Technical personnel

• Dave Anderson – production
• The Pop Group – production

Notes and References

1. Web site: 'In the Beginning There Was Rhythm / Where There Is a Will' single . thepopgroup.net . 2014 . 11 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140911165744/http://www.thepopgroup.net/in-the-beginning-there-was-rhythm-where-there-is-a-will-single/ . 11 September 2014 . dead .
2. Book: Lazell, Barry . Indie Hits 1980–1989 . Cherry Red Books . 1997 . 11 September 2014 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606125645/http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/s.htm . 6 June 2011 .