Better Scream / Make That Move
Recorded 17th August 1981 for the Richard Skinner show, Radio 1. Broadcast August 1981. Later released on "Peel Sessions Plus" (2007) and "Wilder" deluxe edition (2013) Julian Cope - Vocals Troy Tate - guitar Jeff Hammer - Keyboards Alfie Agius - bass Gary Dwyer - drums Ted Emmett, Luke Tunney - brass Written by Pete Wylie / Kevin Spencer / William Shelby / Ricky Smith When the Teardrop Explodes were joined by the NME's Adrian Thrills on the Canadian leg of their US tour in May 1981, Julian Cope told Thrills he had all the songs ready to record for the band's second album, once the band returned to the studio in September that year. He added he wanted to include some covers too - a song by The Zombies and - quoting the article - "his pal Pete Wylie's epic 'Better scream', the first Wah! Heat single". There was always a strange relationship between Cope and Wylie. Sure they were in the Crucial Three with Ian McCulloch but once Mac and Co