soren@reed.UUCP (Soren Petersen) (02/23/86)
I found this gem in Daredevil (The Man Without Fear) #77. And then. . .it happens-- Filling the wintered glades of central park with an unearthly whine-- painting the leaf-bare branches with golden fire-- THE TEARDROP EXPLODES! For the uninitiated in both groups: The Teardrop Explodes was a Liverpool group who made two (very good) albums around 1980 (or thereabouts). They had several British hits, and broke up. The leader, Julian Cope has made several solo records, which I am not familiar with. The two albums--*Kilamanjaro*(sp.) and *Wilder* are still available where ever finer cut-outs are sold. The issue of Daredevil in question came out in the early seventies, so there is no question as to who originated the phrase. Daredevil was quite good at this point, featuring some quite spectacular Gene Colan/ Tom Palmer art, although the writing (Gene Conway) was mainly warmed over post Green Lantern/Green Arrow "relevence". Have a Nice Day, Soren Petersen "Comics insult you said, Well Comics are all I Read." -The Teardrop Explodes From "Poppies in the Field" (on *Kilamanjaro*)
stuartmc@paisley.ac.uk (Stuart McHugh) (03/14/86)
For those interested, I'll tell you what some of the late Teardrop Explodes are doing now. Julian Cope has made two fine solo LP's, 'World Shut Your Mouth' and 'Fried'. He hasn't quite managed a hit single from these albums, but those released were 'Sunshine Playroom', "The Greatness & perfection of Love', and 'Sunspots', which appeared as a double-pack. Troy Tate has released one solo LP, 'Ticket to the Dark' on Sire (JC is still on Mercury), and a single from this, 'Thomas'.