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The Teardrop Explodes

The Teardrop Explodes was a British Post-punk/Neo-Psychedelic band formed in Liverpool in 1978. The band was formed by Julian Cope who had previously been in the short-lived yet locally-renowned band Crucial Three along with Pete Wylie (who went on to form Wah!) and Ian McCulloch later of Echo and the Bunnymen. The band's initial line-up consisted of singer/bassist Julian Cope, Mick Finkler on guitar, Gary Dwyer on drums and Paul Simpson on keyboards. Read more on Last.fm

Track: Passionate Friend

Album: Wilder

Album Details:
Album Wilder
Label
Release Date 1981-01-01
Total Tracks 19
Track Listing:
1Bent Out Of Shape03:29
2Colours Fly Away02:54
3Seven Views Of Jerusalem03:47
4Pure Joy01:42
5Falling Down Around Me03:09
6The Culture Bunker05:29
7Passionate Friend03:29
8Tiny Children03:50
9Like Leila Khaled Said03:48
10.....And The Fighting Takes Over03:53
11The Great Dominions04:28
12Window Shopping For A New Crown Of Thorns03:55
13East Of The Equator06:17
14Rachael Built A Steamboat04:17
15You Disappear From View03:00
16Suffocate - New Version03:43
17Ouch Monkeys05:18
18Soft Enough For You - Single Version03:56
19In-Psychlopaedia04:05

Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Reward
370221
2Treason
226082
3Sleeping Gas
122205
4Ha Ha I'm Drowning
94375
5Bouncing Babies
90571
6Second Head
79224
7Brave Boys Keep Their Promises
64081
8Passionate Friend
62602
9Books
56485
10Went Crazy
53651

Other Album Releases:

Culture Bunker 1978 - 82
Wilder (Remastered Expanded Edition)
Peel Sessions Plus
The Collection
The Greatest Hit
Everybody Wants To Shag
Wilder
Kilimanjaro
Floored Genius: The Best Of Julian Cope And The Teardrop Explodes 1979-91
Synth Pop

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