Julian Cope - Saint Julian 180G Vinyl LP Reissue
by Julian Cope
Original price
£24.99
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Original price
£24.99
Original price
£24.99
£24.99
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£24.99
Current price
£24.99
Condition: New
180G Black Vinyl LP Reissue
Catalogue Number: UMCLP088
Barcode: 0805520240888
Record Grading: Mint (M)
Sleeve Grading: Mint (M)
Condition Note: Brand New
Track Listing / Description
A1 Trampolene
A2 Shot Down
A3 Eve's Volcano
A4 Spacehopper
A5 Planet Ride
B1 World Shut Your Mouth
B2 Saint Julian
B3 Pulsar
B4 Screaming Secrets
B5 A Crack In The Clouds
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.