JULIAN COPE \u2013 ST JULIAN DELUXE EDITION
\n4th Feb 2013 – UMC<\/p>\n
Saint Julian was the first album recorded by Julian Cope for Island Records, following his two albums on the Mercury label.<\/p>\n
Encouraged by his new manager, Cope changed his image: cutting his hair, wearing rocker\u2019s leathers and embracing a ”Rock God” perspective (as well as investing in a bizarre climbable microphone stand (with integral steps).<\/p>\n
To record and tour the album, Cope put together a new backing group, this featured lead guitarist Donald Ross Skinner and drummer Chris Whitten and James Eller (who\u2019d played alongside Cope on the second Teardrop Explodes album, Wilder) and Cope himself on vocals and rhythm guitar. <\/p>\n
For the album, Cope also played keyboards under the alias of ”Double DeHarrison”,
\nSeveral songs on the album originated from much earlier than the others. ”Screaming Secrets” had been a Teardrop Explodes song which never made it to album, while ”Spacehopper” dated back to late 1970s writing sessions with Ian McCulloch.<\/p>\n
The album\u2019s new songs abandoned the collapsing psychedelic styles of Fried in favour of a crisp, punchier and more structured sound, drawing partially on Cope\u2019s professed love for Detroit heavy rock acts such as early Alice Cooper. <\/p>\n
Early sessions were supervised by Ramones producer Ed Stasium and delivered the song ”World Shut Your Mouth” (which became Cope\u2019s biggest solo hit, reaching #19 in the UK in 1986), ”Pulsar” and ”Spacehopper”. The remaining album sessions were produced by Warne Livesey. The parent album was well received and generated two more singles (”Trampolene” and ”Eve\u2019s Volcano”). <\/p>\n
This deluxe version of the album contains all the B-side and remixes which have been sequenced by Julian himself. With notes by Ian Harrison and updated art this is a great testament to one of Julian Copes best and well-loved albums. <\/p>\n
Saint Julian Deluxe Edition
\nDisc 1 <\/p>\n
01. Trampoline
\n02. Shot Down
\n03. Eve\u2019s Volcano
\n04. Spacehopper
\n05. Planet Ride
\n06. World Shut Your Mouth
\n07. Saint Julian
\n08. Pulsar
\n09. Screaming Secrets
\n10. A Crack in the Clouds<\/p>\n
Disc 2
\n01. I\u2019ve Got Levitation
\n02. Umpteenth Unnatural Blues
\n03. Disaster
\n04. Warwick the Kingmaker
\n05. Non-Alignment Pact
\n06. Mock Turtle
\n07. Almost Beautiful Child (I & II)
\n08. Transporting
\n09. Trampoline Warne Out Mix
\n10. World Shut Your Mouth Trouble Funk Mix
\n11. Pulsar Nx Live
\n12. Shot Down Live
\n13. Eve\u2019s Volcano (Covered in Sin)\/Vulcano Lungo 12″ Remix
\n14. Spacehopper \u2013 Annexe <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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