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Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth - Import Vinyl LP Record
Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth - Import Vinyl LP Record
Vinyl Record
Rock
Punk/New Wave
June 14, 2024
Album
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Catalog No.: VP21531
JAN/ISBN: 805520240864
Number of Discs: 1
Record Size: 12”
Country/Region of Manufacture: Import
Credits:
Julian Cope
Description:
Retreating from the collapse of the Teardrop Explodes to his hometown of Tamworth, Cope produced his first solo effort with help from producer Steve Lovell on guitar and fellow Teardrop Gary Dwyer on drums. The result is a surprisingly vibrant, rich album that shows Cope easily moving on from his group days while retaining his unique powerful and natural gifts for singing and songwriting. If there's something about the sound of World that suggests its early-'80s recording dates -- Dwyer's drums sound like Steve Lillywhite's been after them at points! -- Cope's own particular, heavily psych-into-pop-inspired goals aren't lost in it. Some of his songs are so inspired that one just has to wonder how in the world they didn't end up as hits somewhere. "An Elegant Chaos" is a great example, an at-once cryptic and fascinating lyric peppered with just enough knowing irony ("Here comes the part where I break down and cry") and a synth-string-touched crunch given a breezy pace. Top it off with Cope's singing and the result is simply genius. Two songs from the final Teardrops sessions, "Metranil Vavin," an homage to a Russian poet, and "Pussyface" get enthusiastic run-throughs here. "Metranil Vavin" in particular is a kick, shifting from garagey crunch and energy to a show tune chorus at the drop of a hat, while sitar from Lovell and concluding oboe from Kate St. John, who plays on many other cuts, add even more pastoral trippiness. Further strong cuts include "Kolly Kibber's Birthday," with a fast rhythm machine and keyboard drones leading the way; the quirky string/brass surge of "Sunshine Playroom"; and the upbeat "Greatness and Perfection." Throughout World, Cope demonstrates why he's one of the best, most unaffected singers in rock around, his vocals carrying sweep and passion without sounding like he's trying to impress himself or others. ~ Ned Raggett
Tracklisting:
1.Bandy's First Jump
2.Metranil Vavin
3.Strasbourg
4.Elegant Chaos
5.Quizmaster
6.Kolly Kibber's Birthday
7.Sunshine Playroom
8.Head Hang Low
9.Pussyface
10.Greatness And Perfection
11.Lunatic And Fire-Pisto
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