Trees & Flowers was re-recorded for a BBC John Peel session in October 1982 & it was that track which led Bill Drummond & David Balfe to become Strawberry Switchblade's managers & producers, releasing a further new version as the debut single in July 1983.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yre1smQLlTQ
#billdrummond #klf #TheKLF #davidbalfe #davebalfe #teardropexplodes
“ #TeardropExplodes #Reward #Kilimanjaro” / “The Teardrop Explodes | Reward | Original Promo Restored | 1981” (1 user) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2_sJHPIbVw
I'm bringing out the old #vinyl this afternoon with Kilimanjaro by #TeardropExplodes
Perfect to get me through some admin tasks.
#AlternateFridayMusic
October 13 2023
The prompt is Underground
Julian Cope, "My Nation Underground" 1988
In the burgeoning #PostPunk music scene in late #70s #Liverpool, nascent songsmiths #JulianCope and #IanMcCulloch penned “Books” (aka “Read It in Books”), then went on to found #TeardropExplodes and #EchoAndTheBunnymen respectively, each group recording and releasing their version of that song.
The Bunnymen would prove to have better legs, producing 5 albums of original material with their initial lineup. After two albums, Teardrop disbanded and Cope began his restless ongoing solo career.
My Nation Underground, Cope’s fourth solo album, has a distinctly #80s sheen, in a satisfying, bracing way. The track "Charlotte Ann" crackled out of the speakers from the widening radio palette of the time like a march, and the title track "My Nation Underground," a funky call to arms.
The Brain DJ came at me this morning with two lines balanced on a melody, "they can't have it / you can't have it".
Congrats if you've identified the song and artist already, because it took me a lot longer!
The Teardrop Explodes, "Reward" (1981; John Peel sessions on BBC, 1980)
For some of you, this tune might ring a bell, but you may not have heard it played like this –
The Teardrop Explodes, "You Disappear From View" (1983; this version, John Peel Session 1982)
#SnowDay for me so I'm making #bread whilst rocking out to #80s classics #TheJam #TeardropExplodes #HumanLeague #DexysMidnightRunners #SoftCell
This seems to be a picture of the Teardrop Explodes buying some apples in Marks and Spencers. #teardropexplodes #juliancope
Gigs at Eric's Liverpool 43 years ago this month #OTD 8 Dec 1979 Joy Division played two shows, inc. a 5pm matinee. Booking guru Roger Eagle knew what he was doing! #RogerEagle #PostPunk #PostPunkHistory #JoyDivision #FactoryRecords
Also in December 1979 #ThePopGroup #EchoAndTheBunnymen #Delta5 #SteelPulse #SimpleMinds #TeardropExplodes #OMD #Modettes #petewylie #WahHeat
And now it's time to listen to Julian Cope and Teardrop Explodes, "Out of my mind on dope and speed" (April 1990)
Why? But why not? It's Julian Cope, after all.
The Teardrop Explodes - Poppies In The Field. (1980)
To The Shores of Lake Placid
#BillDrummond #DavidBalfe #Bunnymen #TeardropExplodes #Zoo #RevolutionarySpirit #Liverpool
