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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 ", the group originated as a key band in the emerging Liverpool post-punk scene of the late 1970s.
Title Album details Peak chart positions UK [1]AUS [2]NZ [3]US [4]Kilimanjaro: Released: 8 October 1980; Label: Mercury Formats: LP, MC 24 92 25 156 Wilder: Released: 27 November 1981
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Wilder is the second album by neo-psychedelic Liverpool band the Teardrop Explodes, and the final completed album released by the group. [9]In 2000 former Teardrop Explodes leader Julian Cope gave his blessings to re-release Wilder with a selection of bonus tracks, mainly single b-sides, plus original artwork, a remastered sound, and full lyrics and essays.
The B-side of the original 1980 7" release was "Read It In Books", the Teardrop Explodes' own version of a song originally co-written by Julian Cope and Ian McCulloch, previously recorded and released by McCulloch's band Echo & the Bunnymen in 1979 as the B-side to their debut single "The Pictures on My Wall". [5]
The Teardrop Explodes. Julian Cope - vocals, bass guitar, violin on "Strange House in the Snow", piano on "Sex" and "Not My Only Friend" David Balfe - organ, piano, synthesizer, arrangements; Gary Dwyer - drums, drum machine; with: Troy Tate - guitar on "You Disappear From View" Alan Gill - guitar on "Strange House In The Snow"
In 2010, Gill, along with Balfe and Gary Dwyer (minus Cope), picked up a Mojo "inspiration" award for the Teardrop Explodes at the MOJO Awards in London. Afterward, Gill immersed himself in music again and embarked on a new band project called the Most High, [ 3 ] with Simon Walthew (bass), Ikem Washner (drums) and Phil Channell (keyboards and ...
Kilimanjaro is the debut album by the neo-psychedelic Liverpool band The Teardrop Explodes, released on 10 October 1980. [10] It contains versions of the band's early singles "Sleeping Gas", "Bouncing Babies", "Treason" and "When I Dream"; reissues of the album also include their biggest hit, "Reward".