Julian Cope - Saint Julian LP

"Saint Julian" is the third solo album by Julian Cope. It has a very strong pop sound, compared to other Cope releases, and spawned several of his best known tracks (including World Shut Your Mouth and Trampolene, which were both hit singles).

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.

Tracklist:

1. Trampolene
2. Shot Down
3. Eve's Volcano
4. Spacehopper
5. Planet Ride
6. World Shut Your Mouth
7. Saint Julian
8. Pulsar
9. Screaming Secrets
10. A Crack In The Clouds

About this product: this reissue is pressed on 180g black vinyl.