World Shut Your Mouth

Description

Originally issued in 1984, ‘World Shut Your Mouth’ saw the mercurial leader of The Teardrop Explodes establish himself as a fully-fledged solo artist. The closest to his old band of all his solo work (‘Metranil Vavin’ and ‘Pussyface’ were both originally intended for the Teardrops), ‘World Shut Your Mouth’ featured Gary Dwyer on drums, and giving the album its most distinctive sound, Kate St. John on oboe. Beautifully pastoral, it is full of highlights such as ‘Strasbourg’, ‘Kolly Kibber’s Birthday’ and the wistful, reflective ‘Head Hang Low’. The strange, string-led, schizophrenic, ‘Sunshine Playroom’ was the album’s first single, followed up by ‘radio hit’ ‘Greatness and Perfection’.

Tracklisting

Disc 1
1. Bandy’s First Jump – Julian Cope
2. Metranil Vavin – Julian Cope
3. Strasbourg – Julian Cope
4. Elegant Chaos – Julian Cope
5. Quizmaster – Julian Cope
6. Kolly Kibber’s Birthday – Julian Cope
7. Sunshine Playroom – Julian Cope
8. Head Hang Low – Julian Cope
9. Pussyface – Julian Cope
10. Greatness and Perfection – Julian Cope
11. Lunatic and Fire-pistol – Julian Cope