This is the debut release by Liverpool’s The Teardrop Explodes. Released in February 1979 on Zoo Records. Which was co-owned by David Balfe, who joined the band as their keyboardist shortly after this was released. Singer Julian Cope had previously been in a band called Crucial Three with Ian McCulloch of Echo & The Bunnymen and Wah!'s Pete Wylie. This was the first release by an ex-Crucial Three member. Echo & The Bunnymen’s Pictures on My Wall was released (also on Zoo) a month later. Sleeping Gas was re-recorded as part of the Kilimanjaro sessions less than a year later. This is the original 7” version.
Wow, you have got an amazing collection here. Cheers to you and thank you for making all these classics available.
ReplyDeleteThis is my favorite period of Teardrop Explodes, wild!