Exploding The Teardrops

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...

Recorded March or April 1981. Released as the b side to the Mercury reissue of "Treason", April 1981 Julian Cope - guitar, vocal Written by Julian Cope "Use me" is a bit of a curiosity in the Teardrop Explodes catalogue. It's been a song looming in the distance for quite a while on the blog and I know there's some readers out there who are awaiting massive insights and wonders about this song and I hate to disappoint you but... Ok, let me tell you a story. In the spring and summer of 1985 I started to buy whatever records I could find by The Teardrop Explodes. This was more difficult than it should have been. Sure, "Kilimanjaro" was available as a mid price album but "Wilder" was long deleted, the first two Julian Cope solo albums were languishing in bargain bins and the Teardrops' singles were impossible to find. I had picked up the double pack of "You disappear from view" from a charity shop in May, "Kilim...

Version one, recorded for BBC Session April 1981, released on "Peel Sessions Plus", 2008 and "Wilder" reissue, 2013 Julian Cope - vocals, guitar Troy Tate - guitar Jeff Hammer - keyboards Alfie Agius - bass Gary Dwyer - drums Version two recorded live in 1981 and broadcast by WLIR radio / recorded at Guildford Civic Hall, June 1981 and broadcast by the BBC, available on "Zoology" compilation (2004) Julian Cope - vocals, guitar Troy Tate - guitar Jeff Hammer - keyboards Alfie Agius - bass Gary Dwyer - drums Version three recorded Autumn 1981, released on "Wilder" album, November 1981. Julian Cope - vocals, guitar, bass (?) Dave Balfe - keyboards Troy Tate - guitar Gary Dwyer - drums Ted Emmett, Luke Tunney - brass James Eller - bass? Written by Julian Cope "Peter says Julie says I think it's time you started stalling We think it's time you start falling Fall" ("Pride" - Echo and the Bunnymen,  1980) "More than in L...