by Julian Cope
Release Date: 20 September 2024
Format: LP Vinyl
Label: PROPER RECORDS
£24.99
Julian Cope Saint Julian Limited 180gram Vinyl LP
Overview:
Released in March 1987, Saint Julian was seen as a storming return to form for Julian Cope - This re-issue faithfully replicates the original 1987 Mercury Records UK release and is pressed onto high quality 180g vinyl. Signed to Island Records, his Iggy Pop/Jim Morrison side was cultivated, the weirdness dialled down, leathers were worn and a rock'n'roll microphone stand was utilised. The lead track "World Shut Your Mouth" gave Cope his first solo UK Top 20 hit, a big, brash slice of garage rock, it was a post-punk equivalent to David Bowie returning with Let's Dance; simple, straightforward. Backed by what Cope called his 'two-car garage band', the album reached No 11 in the UK chart, his highest placing to date whether solo or in The Teardrop Explodes, it also entered the US Billboard Hot 200. It's not all straight-ahead stomp, the eight minute closer "A Crack In The Clouds" harks back to the Teardrop Explodes' Wilder, and Kate St. John's oboe on the title track evokes his Mercury albums.
Featured Tracks:
Side: 1
1 Trampolene
2 Shot Down
3 Eve's Volcano
4 Spacehopper
5 Planet Ride
Side: 2
1 World Shut Your Mouth
2 Saint Julian
3 Pulsar
4 Screaming Secrets
5 A Crack In The Clouds
Release Date: 20 September 2024
Format: LP Vinyl
Label: PROPER RECORDS
£24.99
Release Date: 05 April 2018
Format: LP Vinyl
Label: UMC/Island
£16.99
