Exploding The Teardrops

Version one - Zoo Records CAGE 008 - recorded late 1979, released March 1980 Julian Cope - vocals, bass David Balfe - organ, piano Mick Finkler - guitar Gary Dwyer - drums Version two - Mercury Single TEAR 3 / TEAR 312 - recorded late 1979, remixed March or April 1981, released April 1981 Julian Cope - vocals, bass David Balfe - organ, piano Mick Finkler - guitar Gary Dwyer - drums Version three - "Traison (C'est Juste En Histoire)" Mercury TEAR 312 - recorded late 1979, remixed March or April 1981, additional vocals recorded March or April 1981, released April 1981 Julian Cope - vocals, bass David Balfe - organ, piano Mick Finkler - guitar Gary Dwyer - drums Written by Cope / Dwyer / Finkler "More than in Liverpool, and Junior school Like lions we cling to our pride"  ("Kolly Kibber's Birthday" - Julian Cope, 1984) When Ian McCulloch dropped the "Arthur Hostile" from Pete Wylie's suggestion of "Arthur Hostile And The Crucial Th...

BBC Session for John Peel, recorded 2nd October 1979, available on "To the shores of Lake Placid" compilation, "Peel Sessions Plus" and "Kilimanjaro" deluxe edition. Julian Cope - bass, vocals Ged Quinn - organ Mick Finkler - guitar Gary Dwyer - drums Written by Cope / Finkler / Dwyer What's in a name? This song is listed as "Chance" in various places - the BBC Peel website, the "In session tonight" book from the 90s - but is also listed as "Take a chance" in other places - its appearance on "To the shores of Lake Placid" and the "Piano" compilation. Yet both these titles refer to the same recording of the same song. When the Teardrop Explodes played it live, it was introduced as either "Take a chance" or "Take a chance at fame". Another very early song, it was already in the set by February 1979 - it was played as the soundcheck at the Masonic Arms as well as in the main set, and it...

Version one - BBC Session for John Peel, recorded 2nd October 1979, available on "Peel Sessions Plus", "Zoology" and "Kilimanjaro" deluxe edition Julian Cope - bass, vocals Ged Quinn - organ Mick Finkler - guitar Gary Dwyer - drums Version two - "Kilimanjaro" album (original issue and second "Zebra cover" issue), recorded Spring 1980, released October 1980 Julian Cope -.vocals, bass David Balfe - organ, synthesiser Mick Finkler - guitar Gary Dwyer - drums Hurricane Smith, Ray Martinez - Trumpets Written by Cope / Dwyer / Finkler "Brave boys keep their promises" made a small but significant journey from the time it arrived in the Teardrop Explodes' live set as early as February 1979. Only back then it was called "Jury Service" and had totally different lyrics and vocal melodies. Indeed it's hard to discern any vocal melody at all in the one recording of "Jury Service" - Cope seems to be speak singing...