21 Revolutions Per Minute

Happy birthday to Julian Cope, born 21st October 1957.

To celebrate, here's a 21-song selection covering The Teardrop Explodes, Brain Donor and of course, Julian's vast and ongoing solo releases. If I had been clever, I'd have made the selection 66 minutes long. You get 63 and a bit*, so I hope you don't feel short changed!

 

1) Wrong Side Of The Bed: Julian Cope (2023)

2) Trampolene (Album Version): Julian Cope (1987)

3) My Pagan Ass: Brain Donor (2003)

4) The-Way-Luv-Is (Edit): Julian Cope (2003)

5) Poor Spider: Julian Cope (1990)

6) I Come From Another Planet, Baby (Album Version): Julian Cope (1996)

7) Don't Take Roots (Album Version): Julian Cope (1995)

8) A Question Of Temperature (Cover of The Balloon Farm): Julian Cope (1988)

9) Falling Down Around Me (Bearshank Lodge Version): The Teardrop Explodes (1981)

10) Since I Lost My Head It's Awl-right: Julian Cope (1996)

11) Gogmagog: Julian Cope (1992)

12) Drink Me Under The Table (Album Version): Julian Cope (2017)

13) Screaming Secrets (Original): The Teardrop Explodes (1981)

14) Ephaedra (Extract): Julian Cope (2002)

15) Tiny Children (Fucked Up Version): The Teardrop Explodes (1980)

16) Whole Lotta Loki: Brain Donor (2003)

17) When I Dream (John Peel Session): The Teardrop Explodes (1980)

18) The American Lite: Julian Cope (1991)

19) You Think It's Love (John Peel Session): Julian Cope (1991)

20) Soldier Blue (Mix 2 By Michael Franti): Julian Cope (1991)

21) I Know What it’s Like To Be Believed: Julian Cope (2022)

 

1987: Saint Julian: 2

1988: Charlotte Anne EP: 8

1991: Peggy Suicide: 18 

1991: Soldier Blue EP (unreleased promo): 20

1992: Fear Loves This Place EP: 11 

1993: Floored Genius 2: Best Of The BBC Sessions 1983-1991: 19

1995: 20 Mothers: 7

1996: Interpreter: 6, 10

2002: Rite Now: 14

2003: Rome Wasn't Burned In A Day: 4

2003: Too Freud To Rock 'n' Roll, Too Jung To Die: 3, 16

2004: Zoology: 15

2007: Peel Sessions Plus (1979-1982): 17

2017: Drunken Songs: 12

2019: Cope’s Notes #1: 13

2021: Droolian's Mother: 5

2022: England Expectorates: 21

2023: Culture Bunker 1978-82 CD#4: The Great Dominions: 9

2023: Robin Hood: 1

 

21 Revolutions Per Minute (1:03:08) (KF) (Mega)

 

* with apologies to anyone who downloaded the selection earlier and got a 55-minute version, abruptly cutting off midway through You Think It's Love. The full 63-minute experience has been restored!