Kilimanjaro

Product Information

They got their first Top Ten hit with Reward / Strange House in the Snow, but by then Gill had already left to be replaced by Troy Tate. Julian Cope, Bass Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hugh Jones, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Mcculloch, ComposerLyricist - David Balfe, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - MIKE HOWLETT, Producer - The Teardrop Explodes, MainArtist - Alan Gill, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Dwyer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer Petridis, Alexis (15 July 2010). "The Teardrop Explodes: Kilimanjaro: Deluxe Edition". The Guardian . Retrieved 12 May 2017. a b ["Julian Cope, the hit who became a myth"] – feature on Julian Cope by Andrew Perry in The Daily Telegraph, 1 July 2010

The Teardrop Explodes – Kilimanjaro (2000, UML, CD) - Discogs The Teardrop Explodes – Kilimanjaro (2000, UML, CD) - Discogs

Julian Cope, ComposerLyricist - Carl Anthony Dwyer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Neil Finkler, ComposerLyricist - Gary Andrew Dwyer, ComposerLyricist - The Teardrop Explodes, MainArtist

Versions

The Teardrop Explodes was a band from Liverpool that formed in 1978. During their rather short four-year existence, they released two albums and numerous singles, several of which were commercially successful. Due to the creative differences between singer/songwriter Julian Cope and songwriter/keyboardist David Balfe, the band split up in the middle of recording sessions for what would eventually be Everybody Wants To Shag…, their third and final album.

The Teardrop Explodes – Kilimanjaro (1980, Vinyl) - Discogs The Teardrop Explodes – Kilimanjaro (1980, Vinyl) - Discogs

Julian Cope, Viola, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hugh Jones, Producer - David Balfe, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gary Andrew Dwyer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - The Teardrop Explodes, Producer, MainArtist - Alan Gill, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer

Release

Wilder is the sound of Julian Cope on drugs. This does not make it a unique record, but his early puritanical phase had lasted until most of the way through the recording of Kilimanjaro, and by now he was making up for years of chemical sobriety. It's also the sound of Cope's relationship with Dave Balfe. Reading Cope's Head On, the first volume of his autobiography, you get the impression that they hated each other. The sleeve notes here (with pieces written by both parties) show a slightly different side to the story. No doubt there were creative tensions, but both are pretty complimentary about each other here - the respect they show isn't even grudging. Balfe's particularly excellent piece also gives great insight into the arranging and recording process in general.