The Teardrop Explodes were an English post-punk/neo-psychedelic band formed in Liverpool in 1978. Best known for their Top Ten UK single "Reward" (which is still a staple of 1980s alternative pop compilations), the group originated as a key band in the emerging Liverpool post-punk scene of the late 1970s, the group also launched the career of group frontman Julian Cope as well as that of keyboard player and co-manager David Balfe (later a record producer, A&R man, and founder of Food Records). Along with other contemporary Liverpudlian groups, The Teardrop Explodes played a role in returning psychedelic elements to mainstream British rock and pop, initially favouring a modernised version of lightly psychedelic late 60s-influenced beat-group sound and later exploring more experimental areas. In addition to their musical reputation, the band (and Cope in particular) had a reputation for eccentric pronouncements and behaviour, sometimes verging on the self-destructive. These featured strongly in contemporary press accounts and were later expanded on in Cope's 1993 memoir Head On. These sets compile all the bands singles as well as 4 discs of unreleased of rare studio and live out- takes - Compiled by long time band publicist Mick Houghton who gained exclusive access to Julian Copes archive, these recordings show the evolution of one of the most influential bands of the Era from beginning to end. As well as some rare live shows. The book contains an essay and time-line from Mick who has interviewed Julian amongst others to recall the time when the band had the world at their feet and contains rare memorabilia from the time. The tracks have been re-mastered by Andy Pearce where ever possible from original tapes and cassettes.

Tracklist:

Sleeping Gas - Zoo Single
Camera Camera - Single B-Side
Kirby Workers Dream Fades - Single B-Side
Bouncing Babies - Zoo Single
All I Am Is Loving You - Single B-Side
Treason - Zoo Single
Read It in Books - Single B-Side
When I Dream - First Mercury Single
Kilimanjaro - B-Side
Reward - Single
Strange House in the Snow - B-Side
Treason (It's Just a Story) (Remixed Version) - Single
Use Me - B-Side
Traison (C'est Juste Une Histoire) - B-Side
Ha Ha I'm Drowning - Single
Poppies in the Field - B-Side
Passionate Friend - Single
Christ Vs Warhol - B-Side
Colours Fly Away - Single
East of the Equator - B-Side
Window Shopping for a New Crown of Thorns - B-Side
Tiny Children - Single
Rachel Built a Steamboat - B-Side
You Disappear from View - Single
Suffocate - No Strings (No Strings Version - Us Version of Kilimanjaro)
Ouch Monkeys - B-Side
Camera Camera - Granada TV
Instro - Band on the Wall - Manchester Feb 1979
Sleeping Gas - Band on the Wall - Manchester Feb 1979
Seeing Through You - Band on the Wall - Manchester Feb 1979
Straight Rain - Band on the Wall - Manchester Feb 1979
All I Am Is Loving You - Band on the Wall - Manchester Feb 1979
Read It in Books - Band on the Wall - Manchester 05 March 1979
Jury Service - Band on the Wall - Manchester 05 March 1979
Take a Chance - Band on the Wall - Manchester 05 March 1979
The Tunnel - Band on the Wall - Manchester 05 March 1979
Camera Camera - Band on the Wall - Manchester 05 March 1979
Outstro - Band on the Wall - Manchester 05 March 1979
Sleeping Gas - Band on the Wall - Manchester 05 March 1979
Beauty Come Second - Live Trinity Centre - Bristol 06 October 1979 (Un-Recorded Song)
Take a Chance - Cargo Demos November 1979 / to the Shores of Lake Placid Track
Poppies in the Field - Cargo Studios, Rochdale - November 1979
Brave Boys Keep Promises - Cargo Studios, Rochdale - November 1979
Bouncing Babies - Cargo Studios, Rochdale - November 1979
For Years Aka Nobody Knows This Is Everywhere - Zoology Version - Alan Gill's Studio 1980
Second Head - Live at Studio y (Ymca London) 30/05/1980
Went Crazy - Live at Studio y (Ymca London) 30/05/1980
Thief of Bagdad - Live at Studio y (Ymca London) 30/05/1980
Save Me - Live at Studio y (Ymca London) 30/05/1980
When I Dream - to the Shores of Lake Placid Version - Rockfield Studios March 1980
Dialogue Between (Window Shopping for a New Crown of Thorns) - Rockfield Studios March 1980
Suffocate (With Strings) - Baroque Version - Hugh Jones 1982
Reward - Us Promo 12 Version
Bent Out of Shape - Peel Session - 17 August 1981
Colours Fly Away - Club Zoo Liverpool - 25 November 1981
Falling Down Around Me - Bearshank Lodge April 1981
Pure Joy - Club Zoo Liverpool - 25 November 1981
Passionate Friend - Bearshank Lodge April 1981
Tiny Children - Air Studios Rough Mixes
... And the Fighting Takes Over - Warner Brothers Demo 1981 - Zoology Version
The Culture Bunker - Club Zoo Liverpool - 25 November 1981
The Great Dominions - Guildford Civc 18 June 1981
Butchers Tale - Air Studios Rough Mixes - Wilder Sessions
Screaming Secrets - Copes Notes - the Teardrop Explodes
Not My Only Friend - Bearshank Lodge April 1981
I'm Not the Loving Kind - Producers Workshop - Zoology Version
World Shut Your Mouth - Instrumental Demo #1 - Liverpool Feb 1981 / Porta Studio
Whopper Kwalo Klobinsky's Lullaby - to the Shores of Lake Placid Version - Jan 1981
You Disappear from View - Producers Workshop 1982
Log Cabin - Demo 1982 (FT. Kate St John and Nicky Holland) - Zoology Version
The In-Psychlopedia - B-Side
Serious Danger - Julian Cope and Dave Balfe Demos May 1982 (Take 2 of 3)
Count to Ten and Run for Cover - Julian Cope and Dave Balfe Demos May 1982
Ouch Monkeys - Julian Cope and Dave Balfe Demos May 1982
Icarus #1 - Julian Cope and Dave Balfe Demos May 1982
Terrorist - Julian Cope and Dave Balfe Demos May 1982
Soft Enough for You - B-Side
Pussyface - Instrumental 1982
Your Big Lies - Tamworth May 1982
Camera Camera - Recorded with Steve Lovell 1984

UPC: 602438944903
Label: Universal Import
Release Date: 6.9.23
Format: Vinyl

Teardrop Explodes - Culture Bunker 1978-1982 (Box) (Post) (Uk) (LP)