#The Teardrop Explodes

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The Teardrop Explodes, Reward, 1981

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Record Mirror

Julian Cope (The Teardrop Explodes) (1981-09)

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Julian Cope: Copendium: An Expedition into the Rock 'n' Roll Underworld (2012)

I have no idea how Julian Cope could amass so much knowledge about music history in a single lifetime, so I can only imagine that the so-called 'Arch Drude' has discovered the alchemical secret to multiple lives or simply adding more hours to the day.

How else to explain the impossibly vast knowledge of Krautrock and Japanese rock that Cope assembled into two, hugely informative and collectible 'Samplers,' before compiling another treasure trove of assorted music genres into 2012's aptly named Copendium.

Hard rock, psychedelia, acid rock, doom, garage rock, post-punk, stoner rock, motorik, proto-metal, even jazz crops up in this 700+ page colossal collection of essays, reviews, rants, and ruminations -- some of them originally published on his website, Head Heritage.

And no matter what genre he's raving about, backed by detailed research and expert analysis, Cope's style is rife with idiosyncratic hyperbole, non-linear digressions, esoteric and historical references, florid vocabulary, no small amount of humor, and, most important of all, the boundless enthusiasm of a true fan.

That's why spending some time with one of Julian's books feels like a typically rambling and excitable discussion between fellow music fanatics, turning each other on to their latest discoveries.

So when the time came to choose the featured records for this blog, I inevitably gravitated to some of the long-lost proto-metal classics covered here (Sir Lord Baltimore, Pentagram, Highway Robbery, Randy Holden, Hairy Chapter!) that I can occasionally thank Cope for introducing me to.

Simply put: there's no better guide for an Expedition into the Rock 'n' Roll Underworld (as this collection's sub-title promises) than Julian Cope.

Featured Records:

Sir Lord Baltimore: Kingdom Come (1970)

Highway Robbery: For Love or Money (1972)

Randy Holden: Population II (1970)

Pentagram: First Daze Here (The Vintage Collection) (2001)

Hairy Chapter: Can't Get Through (1971)

Buy from: Amazon

[musickickztoo]

Julian Cope *October 21, 1957

[punk-chicken-radio]

ax trax of the week

the teardrop explodes - reward

-ax

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anarchy in the uk - the sex pistols

ever fallen in love with someone you shouldn't have - the buzzcocks

teenage kicks - the undertones

babylon is burning - the ruts

another girl another planet - the only ones

sex & drugs & rock & roll - ian dury & the blockheads

I'm stranded - the saints

milk and alcohol - dr feelgood

identity - xray spex

god save the queen - the sex pistols

top of the pops - the rezillos

roadrunner - jonathan richman & the the moderen lovers

white punks on dope - the tubes

blank generation - richard hell & the voidoids

marquee moon - television

is she really going out with him? - joe jackson

get a grip on yourself - the stranglers

shot by both sides - magazine

alternative ulster - stiff little fingers

money - the flying lizards

pretty vacant - the sex pistols

no more heroes - the stranglers

hong kong garden - siouxie & the banshees

my perfect cousin - the undertones

hanging on the telephone - blondie

this perfect day - the saints

the day the world turned day-glo - xray spex

rock lobster - the b52s

suspect device - stiff little fingers

smash it up - the damned

treason - teardrop explodes

outdoor miner - wire

love will tear us apart - joy division

(the best punk album in the world .. ever vols 1 & 2)

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Like Leila Khaled Said - The Teardrop Explodes.

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more teardrop explodes content from Smash hits magazine! this time featuring a comic book panel for the band

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Record Mirror

Julian Cope (The Teardrop Explodes) (1981-09)

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[all-rock-and-roll-is-homosexual]

Flexipop #14/ the Wax Factor (album analysis)

featuring:

Tenpole Tudor

the Skids

Siouxsie and the Banshees

Soft Cell

the Teardrop Explodes

the Professionals

The Stranglers

ACDC

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1981 The Teardrop Explodes Music Video for Reward