“Kilimanjaro” by The Teardrop Explodes - album review
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Finding balance between a woozy 60s swirl and a sharp new wave punch, the debut from Liverpool’s Teardrop Explodes was a fine example of the never-ending conduits essential to musical evolutions. Their single-selecting process chimed well with my taste buds, with my four favourite tracks being the four singles released before the album, namely: “Sleeping Gas” (February ’79), “Bouncing Babies” (June ’79), “Treason (It’s Just A Story)” (February ’80) and “When I Dream” (September ’80).
The Jukebox Rebel
10–Jan–2008
| Tracklist |
| A1 | [02:55]  The Teardrop Explodes - Ha-Ha I’m Drowning (Julian Cope, Gary Dwyer, Michael Finkler) New Wave |
| A2 | [03:45]  The Teardrop Explodes - Sleeping Gas (Julian Cope, Gary Dwyer, Michael Finkler) New Wave |
| A3 | [02:56]  The Teardrop Explodes - Treason (It’s Just A Story) (Julian Cope, Gary Dwyer, Michael Finkler) New Wave |
| A4 | [03:10]  The Teardrop Explodes - Second Head (Julian Cope, Gary Dwyer, Michael Finkler) New Wave |
| A5 | [05:05]  The Teardrop Explodes - Poppies In The Field (Julian Cope, Gary Dwyer, Michael Finkler) New Wave |
| B1 | [02:40]  The Teardrop Explodes - Went Crazy (Julian Cope, Michael Finkler) New Wave |
| B2 | [02:30]  The Teardrop Explodes - Brave Boys Keep Their Promises (Julian Cope, Gary Dwyer, Michael Finkler) New Wave |
| B3 | [02:28]  The Teardrop Explodes - Bouncing Babies (Julian Cope, Gary Dwyer, Michael Finkler, Paul Simpson) New Wave |
| B4 | [02:36]  The Teardrop Explodes - Books (Julian Cope, Ian McCulloch) New Wave |
| B5 | [03:09] The Teardrop Explodes - The Thief Of Baghdad (Julian Cope, Gary Dwyer, Michael Finkler) New Wave |
| B6 | [05:38]  The Teardrop Explodes - When I Dream (Julian Cope, Gary Dwyer, Michael Finkler) New Wave |
