The unofficial fan account of The Teardrop Explodes. ... Bubblegum Trance Music…Psychedelic Soul Music -just posting old band photos/videos/reviews etc…78 to 82
A very busy day yesterday for all our volunteers who help run this account...
A big thanks to J Wentworth Crazy, and Ben Battle for all their hard work with likes, retweets, cups of tea and comments throughout the day...thanks for everyone’s engagement with the post
I hope he won't mind me posting this but our brother Gary Dwyer ~ drummer: 'The Teardrop Explodes', is unwell at the moment but "Rocky" is powering on in his usual manner.
Please send Rocky Love and Light in this fight!
See you soon for a little razz in the motor Gaz!
Ix
@JayneMoobs The Royal Court was about half full but still a fantastic live gig
Big mystery why fans abandoned the Teardrops and a solo JC
I always remember him introducing new song Reynard the Fox and saying something like “You’ll all be into this in 6 months
https://t.co/qb2LuLld3j
Disappointed watching this 01/10/1981 repeat of Top of the Pops last night
This clip of the group minus Agius and Hammer didn’t make the cut
An arlarse BBC 4 …
Here it is anyway …
The Teardrop Explodes
Passionate Friend TOTP 01/10/81
https://t.co/cq0TcectGM via @YouTube
No. 8 Everybody Wants to Shag… The Teardrop Explodes, 1990 Fontana/Phonogram. The first Teardrops' album I bought. The lost third album. Teardrops were down to Cope, Dwyer, and Balfe. Cope details the album’s recording in his essential bio Head-On. #cassettes#cassettetapes
Peak Twitter or X for me tonight !
A brief but enlightening chat with a former keyboard player from The Teardrop Explodes, arising from an @nme1980s thread
More significantly he’d be up for a reunion but Ive got to somehow convince main man Julian Cope as it’s his decision