Name: Everybody Wants To Shag... The Teardrop Explodes by The Teardrop Explodes
Brand: The Teardrop Explodes
SKU: 602557255881
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3 (84 reviews)

ALBUM

The title was originally intended for the band's debut, but attaching it to the long-unreleased third and final Teardrops album, an expansion of the four-track You Disappear From View EP, is as good a use as any. Cope trashed these sessions shortly after they were completed, but admitted years later that it wasn't all that bad. While this is a Balfe album more than anything else (he's credited with all the arrangements) with Cope on vocals, the rapidly collapsing band, augmented by a variety of other players, still manages to get in some good work. Cope certainly sounds like he's not entirely there at points -- particularly on the lengthy opening number "Ouch Monkeys," where his voice is mixed in the background while Balfe's lounge-styled lead keyboards play against spectral choir sounds and echoed drums. Much of the percussion is a combination of Dwyer's suddenly arena-scaled pounding and rhythm box pulses, which, combined with the lack of guitars on all but two songs oftens transforms the Teardrops into something approaching New Romantic synth rock! "You Disappear From View" sounds like a reject from Spandau Ballet's early days. Often cuts sound like demos for fuller arrangements, which turned out to be the case for two of the songs, "Metranil Vavin" and "Sex (Pussyface)," which Cope recut on his solo debut World Shut Your Mouth. When Cope is fully engaged in the material, like on the charging "Count to Ten and Run For Cover," or the gently mysterious flow of "Soft Enough For You," it's a gentle revelation. A ringer concludes things -- "Strange House in the Snow," an off-kilter, wiggy 1980-era cut with Gill on guitar. ~ Ned Raggett

1. Ouch Monkeys

by The Teardrop Explodes

Primary Artist: The Teardrop Explodes; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Ron François; Performer
Bass Guitar: Ron François; Performer
Drums: Gary Dwyer; Performer
Organ: David Balfe; Performer
Performer: Julian Cope
Gary Dwyer
David Balfe
Ron François; Performer
Piano: David Balfe; Performer
Synthesizer: David Balfe; Performer
Vocals: Julian Cope; Performer
Composer: Julian Cope
David Balfe; Composer
Lyricist: Julian Cope
David Balfe; Composer
Mixing: Clive Langer
Christopher Merrick Hughes
Chris Sheldon
Ross Cullum
Hugh Jones; Production
Producer: Hugh Jones; Production
Recording Arrangement: David Balfe; Production
Studio Personnel: Christopher Merrick Hughes
Chris Sheldon
Ross Cullum
Hugh Jones
Clive Langer; Production
Composer Lyricist: Julian Cope
David Balfe; Other

2. Serious Danger

by The Teardrop Explodes

Primary Artist: The Teardrop Explodes; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Julian Cope; Performer
Bass Guitar: Julian Cope; Performer
Drums: Gary Dwyer; Performer
Organ: David Balfe; Performer
Performer: Gary Dwyer
Julian Cope
David Balfe; Performer
Piano: David Balfe; Performer
Synthesizer: David Balfe; Performer
Vocals: Julian Cope; Performer
Composer: David Balfe
Julian Cope; Composer
Lyricist: David Balfe
Julian Cope; Composer
Mixing: Christopher Merrick Hughes
Ross Cullum
Hugh Jones
Chris Sheldon
Clive Langer; Production
Producer: Hugh Jones; Production
Recording Arrangement: David Balfe; Production
Studio Personnel: Christopher Merrick Hughes
Chris Sheldon
Ross Cullum
Hugh Jones
Clive Langer; Production
Composer Lyricist: Julian Cope
David Balfe; Other

3. Metranil Vavin

by The Teardrop Explodes

Primary Artist: The Teardrop Explodes; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Julian Cope; Performer
Bass Guitar: Julian Cope; Performer
Drums: Gary Dwyer; Performer
Organ: David Balfe; Performer
Performer: Julian Cope
Gary Dwyer
David Balfe; Performer
Piano: David Balfe; Performer
Synthesizer: David Balfe; Performer
Vocals: Julian Cope; Performer
Composer: Julian Cope; Composer
Lyricist: Julian Cope; Composer
Mixing: Christopher Merrick Hughes
Ross Cullum
Hugh Jones
Chris Sheldon
Clive Langer; Production
Producer: Hugh Jones; Production
Recording Arrangement: David Balfe; Production
Studio Personnel: Christopher Merrick Hughes
Chris Sheldon
Ross Cullum
Hugh Jones
Clive Langer; Production
Composer Lyricist: Julian Cope; Other

4. Count To Ten And Run For Cover

by The Teardrop Explodes

Bass Guitar: Julian Cope; Performer
Bass Guitar: Julian Cope; Performer
Composer: Julian Cope
David Balfe; Composer
Drums: Gary Dwyer; Performer
Organ: David Balfe; Performer
Performer: Ted Emmet
Luke Tunney
Julian Cope
David Balfe
Gary Dwyer; Performer
Synthesizer: David Balfe; Performer
Trumpet: Ted Emmet
Luke Tunney; Performer
Vocals: Julian Cope; Performer
Lyricist: Julian Cope
David Balfe; Composer
Mixing: Christopher Merrick Hughes
Ross Cullum
Hugh Jones
Chris Sheldon
Clive Langer; Production
Piano: David Balfe; Performer
Recording Arrangement: David Balfe; Production
Studio Personnel: Christopher Merrick Hughes
Chris Sheldon
Ross Cullum
Hugh Jones
Clive Langer; Production
Composer Lyricist: Julian Cope
David Balfe; Other
Primary Artist: The Teardrop Explodes; Main Performer
Producer: Hugh Jones; Production

5. In-Psychlopedia

by The Teardrop Explodes

Primary Artist: The Teardrop Explodes; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Julian Cope; Performer
Bass Guitar: Julian Cope; Performer
Drums: Gary Dwyer; Performer
Organ: David Balfe; Performer
Performer: Julian Cope
Gary Dwyer
David Balfe; Performer
Piano: David Balfe; Performer
Synthesizer: David Balfe; Performer
Vocals: Julian Cope; Performer
Composer: David Balfe
Gary Andrew Dwyer
Julian Cope
Carl Anthony Dwyer; Composer
Lyricist: Gary Andrew Dwyer
Julian Cope
Carl Anthony Dwyer
David Balfe; Composer
Mixing: Christopher Merrick Hughes
Ross Cullum
Hugh Jones
Chris Sheldon
Clive Langer; Production
Producer: Hugh Jones; Production
Recording Arrangement: David Balfe; Production
Studio Personnel: Christopher Merrick Hughes
Chris Sheldon
Ross Cullum
Hugh Jones
Clive Langer; Production
Composer Lyricist: Julian Cope
David Balfe
Carl Anthony Dwyer
Gary Andrew Dwyer; Other

6. Soft Enough For You

by The Teardrop Explodes

Primary Artist: The Teardrop Explodes; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Julian Cope; Performer
Bass Guitar: Julian Cope; Performer
Drums: Gary Dwyer; Performer
Organ: David Balfe; Performer
Performer: Gary Dwyer
Julian Cope
David Balfe; Performer
Piano: David Balfe; Performer
Synthesizer: David Balfe; Performer
Vocals: Julian Cope; Performer
Composer: David Balfe
Julian Cope; Composer
Lyricist: David Balfe
Julian Cope; Composer
Mixing: Christopher Merrick Hughes
Ross Cullum
Hugh Jones
Chris Sheldon
Clive Langer; Production
Producer: Hugh Jones; Production
Recording Arrangement: David Balfe; Production
Studio Personnel: Christopher Merrick Hughes
Chris Sheldon
Ross Cullum
Hugh Jones
Clive Langer; Production
Composer Lyricist: Julian Cope
David Balfe; Other

7. You Disappear From View

by The Teardrop Explodes

Composer: Julian Cope; Composer
Lyricist: Julian Cope; Composer
Bass Guitar: Ron François; Performer
Bass Guitar: Ron François; Performer
Drums: Gary Dwyer; Performer
Guitar: Troy Tate; Performer
Organ: David Balfe; Performer
Performer: Julian Cope
Ted Emmet
Gary Dwyer
David Balfe
Ron François
Troy Tate
Luke Tunney; Performer
Mixing: Hugh Jones
Clive Langer
Christopher Merrick Hughes
Chris Sheldon
Ross Cullum; Production
Piano: David Balfe; Performer
Synthesizer: David Balfe; Performer
Trumpet: Ted Emmet
Luke Tunney; Performer
Vocals: Julian Cope; Performer
Recording Arrangement: David Balfe; Production
Studio Personnel: Christopher Merrick Hughes
Chris Sheldon
Ross Cullum
Hugh Jones
Clive Langer; Production
Composer Lyricist: Julian Cope; Other
Primary Artist: The Teardrop Explodes; Main Performer
Producer: Hugh Jones; Production

8. The Challenger

by The Teardrop Explodes

Bass Guitar: Julian Cope; Performer
Bass Guitar: Julian Cope; Performer
Composer: Julian Cope
David Balfe; Composer
Drums: Gary Dwyer; Performer
Organ: David Balfe; Performer
Performer: Ted Emmet
Luke Tunney
Julian Cope
David Balfe
Gary Dwyer; Performer
Synthesizer: David Balfe; Performer
Trumpet: Ted Emmet
Luke Tunney; Performer
Vocals: Julian Cope; Performer
Lyricist: Julian Cope
David Balfe; Composer
Mixing: Christopher Merrick Hughes
Ross Cullum
Hugh Jones
Chris Sheldon
Clive Langer; Production
Piano: David Balfe; Performer
Recording Arrangement: David Balfe; Production
Studio Personnel: Christopher Merrick Hughes
Chris Sheldon
Ross Cullum
Hugh Jones
Clive Langer; Production
Composer Lyricist: Julian Cope
David Balfe; Other
Primary Artist: The Teardrop Explodes; Main Performer
Producer: Hugh Jones; Production

9. Not My Only Friend

by The Teardrop Explodes

Primary Artist: The Teardrop Explodes; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Julian Cope; Performer
Bass Guitar: Julian Cope; Performer
Drums: Gary Dwyer; Performer
Organ: David Balfe; Performer
Performer: Julian Cope
Gary Dwyer
David Balfe; Performer
Piano: Julian Cope; Performer
Synthesizer: David Balfe; Performer
Vocals: Julian Cope; Performer
Composer: Julian Cope; Composer
Lyricist: Julian Cope; Composer
Mixing: Christopher Merrick Hughes
Ross Cullum
Hugh Jones
Chris Sheldon
Clive Langer; Production
Producer: Hugh Jones; Production
Recording Arrangement: David Balfe; Production
Studio Personnel: Christopher Merrick Hughes
Chris Sheldon
Ross Cullum
Hugh Jones
Clive Langer; Production
Composer Lyricist: Julian Cope; Other

10. Sex (Pussyface)

by The Teardrop Explodes

Composer: Julian Cope; Composer
Lyricist: Julian Cope; Composer
Bass Guitar: Ron François; Performer
Bass Guitar: Ron François; Performer
Drums: Gary Dwyer; Performer
Organ: David Balfe; Performer
Performer: David Balfe
Ron François
Julian Cope
Ted Emmet
Gary Dwyer
Luke Tunney; Performer
Mixing: Clive Langer
Christopher Merrick Hughes
Chris Sheldon
Ross Cullum
Hugh Jones; Production
Piano: Julian Cope; Performer
Synthesizer: David Balfe; Performer
Trumpet: Ted Emmet
Luke Tunney; Performer
Vocals: Julian Cope; Performer
Recording Arrangement: David Balfe; Production
Studio Personnel: Christopher Merrick Hughes
Chris Sheldon
Ross Cullum
Hugh Jones
Clive Langer; Production
Composer Lyricist: Julian Cope; Other
Primary Artist: The Teardrop Explodes; Main Performer
Producer: Hugh Jones; Production

11. Terrorist

by The Teardrop Explodes

Primary Artist: The Teardrop Explodes; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Julian Cope; Performer
Bass Guitar: Julian Cope; Performer
Drums: Gary Dwyer; Performer
Organ: David Balfe; Performer
Performer: Julian Cope
Gary Dwyer
David Balfe; Performer
Piano: David Balfe; Performer
Synthesizer: David Balfe; Performer
Vocals: Julian Cope; Performer
Composer: David Balfe; Composer
Lyricist: David Balfe; Composer
Mixing: Christopher Merrick Hughes
Ross Cullum
Hugh Jones
Chris Sheldon
Clive Langer; Production
Producer: Hugh Jones; Production
Recording Arrangement: David Balfe; Production
Studio Personnel: Christopher Merrick Hughes
Chris Sheldon
Ross Cullum
Hugh Jones
Clive Langer; Production
Composer Lyricist: David Balfe; Other

12. Strange House In The Snow

by The Teardrop Explodes

Bass Guitar: Julian Cope; Performer
Bass Guitar: Julian Cope; Performer
Composer: Julian Cope
David Balfe; Composer
Drums: Gary Dwyer; Performer
Guitar: Alan Gill; Performer
Lyricist: David Balfe
Julian Cope; Composer
Mixing: Clive Langer
Christopher Merrick Hughes
Chris Sheldon
Ross Cullum
Hugh Jones; Production
Organ: David Balfe; Performer
Performer: Julian Cope
Gary Dwyer
David Balfe
Alan Gill; Performer
Piano: Julian Cope; Performer
Synthesizer: David Balfe; Performer
Vocals: Julian Cope; Performer
Recording Arrangement: David Balfe; Production
Studio Personnel: Christopher Merrick Hughes
Chris Sheldon
Ross Cullum
Hugh Jones
Clive Langer; Production
Composer Lyricist: Julian Cope
David Balfe; Other
Primary Artist: The Teardrop Explodes; Main Performer
Producer: Hugh Jones; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

12 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

44 minutes and 22 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 3000x3000 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

4/12 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

Only 1/12 tracks has synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative, Alternative, New Wave, Neo Psychedelic

Label

UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Apr 30, 1990

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

602557255881

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Everybody Wants To Shag... The Teardrop Explodes

1. Ouch Monkeys

2. Serious Danger

3. Metranil Vavin

4. Count To Ten And Run For Cover

5. In-Psychlopedia

6. Soft Enough For You

7. You Disappear From View

8. The Challenger

9. Not My Only Friend

10. Sex (Pussyface)

11. Terrorist

12. Strange House In The Snow

Technical Specifications

Everybody Wants To Shag... The Teardrop Explodes

Product information

Release options

1. Ouch Monkeys

2. Serious Danger

3. Metranil Vavin

4. Count To Ten And Run For Cover

5. In-Psychlopedia

6. Soft Enough For You

7. You Disappear From View

8. The Challenger

9. Not My Only Friend

10. Sex (Pussyface)

11. Terrorist

12. Strange House In The Snow

Technical Specifications