{"title":"The Teardrop Explodes Vinyl Records","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Teardrop Explodes were an English post-punk band that formed in Liverpool in 1978. The band's original lineup consisted of Julian Cope (vocals, guitar), Gary Dwyer (drums), Paul Simpson (bass), and Troy Tate (guitar). They released their debut album, Kilimanjaro, in 1980 and its success led to the group's appearances on television and radio.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir standout albums include Kilimanjaro, Wilder, and Everybody Wants to Shag the Teardrop Explodes. Kilimanjaro included the hit singles \"Reward\" and \"Treason,\" while Wilder featured the singles \"Bouncing Babies,\" \"Ha Ha I'm Drowning,\" and \"Passionate Friend.\" Everybody Wants to Shag the Teardrop Explodes was their most commercially successful album, reaching #3 on the UK album charts and featuring the singles \"When I Dream,\" \"Reward,\" and \"Suffocate.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn interesting fact about The Teardrop Explodes is that they were one of the first post-punk bands to incorporate elements of psychedelic rock into their sound, which helped to make them one of the most influential bands of the 1980s. They also had a huge influence on the emerging Britpop movement in the 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-teardrop-explodes-sleeping-gas-387049","title":"The Teardrop Explodes – Sleeping Gas (G+\/VG+) – 7\", UK 1979","description":"\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003e Second Hand\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShips from: \u003c\/strong\u003e Melbourne\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedia: \u003c\/strong\u003e Good Plus (G+)\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCover: \u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good Plus (VG+)\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComments: \u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl fogging. Plays with some crackling.\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRelease details\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTracklist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Description tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eSleeping Gas is a 7\" by The Teardrop Explodes from 1979 released on the Zoo Records label.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \n\n    \n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Release tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003e The Teardrop Explodes\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel: \u003c\/strong\u003e Zoo Records – CAGE 003\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n          \n          \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat: \u003c\/strong\u003e 7\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnits: \u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/vinyl-records-store-australia\/country_uk\"\u003eUK\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReleased: \u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/all\/year_1979\"\u003e1979\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pop-rock-vinyl-records\"\u003ePop \u0026amp; Rock\u003c\/a\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \n            \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/new-wave\"\u003eNew Wave\u003c\/a\u003e\n          \n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Tracklist tab content --\u003e\n  \n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eA Sleeping Gas\u003cbr\u003eB1 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=The+Teardrop+Explodes+Camera+Camera\"\u003eCamera Camera\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB2 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=The+Teardrop+Explodes+Kirkby+Workers+Dream+Fades\"\u003eKirkby Workers Dream Fades\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"Zoo Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50581501214785,"sku":"3865077","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1474\/5258\/files\/My0zNTAzLmpwZWc.jpg?v=1790754974"},{"product_id":"the-teardrop-explodes-wilder-387682","title":"The Teardrop Explodes – Wilder (VG\/VG) – LP, UK 1981","description":"\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003e Second Hand\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShips from: \u003c\/strong\u003e Melbourne\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedia: \u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good (VG)\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCover: \u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good (VG)\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRelease details\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTracklist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Description tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eWilder is an LP by The Teardrop Explodes from 1981 released on the Mercury, Zoo Records label.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \n    \u003ch2 class=\"product-about-heading\"\u003eAbout this album\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eWilder is a vivid and inventive new wave statement from The Teardrop Explodes, combining sharp pop instinct with Julian Cope’s surreal, febrile imagination. Issued in 1981, the album followed the band’s breakthrough and broadened their sound with brighter melodies, layered keyboards and an art-rock restlessness that set them apart from many early-’80s peers. Songs such as Pure Joy and Passionate Friend helped define its appeal, balancing immediacy with eccentric detail. The record strengthened the band’s reputation as one of the most distinctive acts to emerge from the post-punk era, where ambition and accessibility rarely sat so naturally together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \n\n    \n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Release tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003e The Teardrop Explodes\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/mercury-records-record-label\"\u003eMercury\u003c\/a\u003e, Zoo Records – 6359 056\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n          \n          \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat: \u003c\/strong\u003e LP, Album\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnits: \u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/vinyl-records-store-australia\/country_uk\"\u003eUK\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReleased: \u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/all\/year_1981\"\u003e1981\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pop-rock-vinyl-records\"\u003ePop \u0026amp; Rock\u003c\/a\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \n            \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/new-wave\"\u003eNew Wave\u003c\/a\u003e\n          \n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Tracklist tab content --\u003e\n  \n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eA1 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=The+Teardrop+Explodes+Bent+Out+Of+Shape\"\u003eBent Out Of Shape\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA2 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=The+Teardrop+Explodes+Colours+Fly+Away\"\u003eColours Fly Away\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA3 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=The+Teardrop+Explodes+Seven+Views+Of+Jerusalem\"\u003eSeven Views Of Jerusalem\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA4 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=The+Teardrop+Explodes+Pure+Joy\"\u003ePure Joy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA5 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=The+Teardrop+Explodes+Falling+Down+Around+Me\"\u003eFalling Down Around Me\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA6 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=The+Teardrop+Explodes+The+Culture+Bunker\"\u003eThe Culture Bunker\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB1 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=The+Teardrop+Explodes+Passionate+Friend\"\u003ePassionate Friend\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB2 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=The+Teardrop+Explodes+Tiny+Children\"\u003eTiny Children\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB3 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=The+Teardrop+Explodes+Like+Leila+Khaled+Said\"\u003eLike Leila Khaled Said\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB4 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=The+Teardrop+Explodes+...And+The+Fighting+Takes+Over\"\u003e...And The Fighting Takes Over\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB5 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=The+Teardrop+Explodes+The+Great+Dominions\"\u003eThe Great Dominions\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"Mercury, Zoo Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613885894721,"sku":"2901460","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1474\/5258\/files\/LmpwZWc_DgHBPCs.jpg?v=1791182411"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.dutchvinyl.com.au\/collections\/the-teardrop-explodes-vinyl-records.oembed","provider":"Dutch Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}