The Teardrop Explodes – Kilimanjaro
(Mercury Records 1980 6359035)
Matrix No’s: 1Y1/2Y2 – UK Pressing
Sleeve in Very Good+ condition
– wear to edges/corners with some creasing & a couple of small tears at opening edge
Vinyl in Excellent/Very Good+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl which do give some pops/clicks but sound quality is excellent overall)
The Teardrop Explodes were an English post-punk/neo-psychedelic band formed in Liverpool in 1978. The group consisted of frontman and bass guitarist Julian Cope, keyboard player and co-manager David Balfe, Gary Dwyer on drums & Alan Gill on guitar. Other members were Troy Tate, Mick Finkler and Paul Simpson.
Kilimanjaro is the 1980 debut album by the neo-psychedelic Liverpool band The Teardrop Explodes.
Tracklist
| A1 | Ha Ha I’m Drowning | 2:53 |
| A2 | Sleeping Gas | 3:45 |
| A3 | Treason
|
3:05 |
| A4 | Second Head | 3:10 |
| A5 | Reward
|
2:53 |
| A6 | Poppies | 5:03 |
| B1 | Went Crazy | 2:38 |
| B2 | Brave Boys Keep Their Promises | 2:30 |
| B3 | Bouncing Babies | 2:28 |
| B4 | Books | 2:37 |
| B5 | Thief Of Baghdad | 3:09 |
| B6 | When I Dream
|
5:10 |
Personnel
- Julian Cope – vocals, bass guitar
- David Balfe – piano, organ, synthesizer
- Gary Dwyer – drums
- Michael Finkler – guitar on “Second Head”, “Brave Boys”, “Bouncing Babies”, “Ha Ha I’m Drowning”, “Sleeping Gas”, “Treason”, “Went Crazy” & “Thief of Baghdad”
- Alan Gill – guitar on “Poppies Are In the Field”, “Ha Ha I’m Drowning”. “Books” & “When I Dream”
with
- Hurricane Smith, Ray Martinez – trumpets on “Ha-Ha I’m Drowning”, “Sleeping Gas” & “Went Crazy”
- Hugh Jones – engineer
- Brian Griffin – photography
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