The Jukebox Rebel

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Finding balance between a woozy 60s swirl and a sharp new wave punch, the debut from Liverpool’s Teardrop Explodes was a fine example of the never-ending conduits essential to musical evolutions. Their single-selecting process chimed well with my taste buds, with my four favourite tracks being the four singles released before the album, namely: “Sleeping Gas” (February ’79), “Bouncing Babies” (June ’79), “Treason (It’s Just A Story)” (February ’80) and “When I Dream” (September ’80).

The Jukebox Rebel
10–Jan–2008

A1	[02:55] The Teardrop Explodes - Ha-Ha I’m Drowning (Julian Cope, Gary Dwyer, Michael Finkler) New Wave
A2	[03:45] The Teardrop Explodes - Sleeping Gas (Julian Cope, Gary Dwyer, Michael Finkler) New Wave
A3	[02:56] The Teardrop Explodes - Treason (It’s Just A Story) (Julian Cope, Gary Dwyer, Michael Finkler) New Wave
A4	[03:10] The Teardrop Explodes - Second Head (Julian Cope, Gary Dwyer, Michael Finkler) New Wave
A5	[05:05] The Teardrop Explodes - Poppies In The Field (Julian Cope, Gary Dwyer, Michael Finkler) New Wave
B1	[02:40] The Teardrop Explodes - Went Crazy (Julian Cope, Michael Finkler) New Wave
B2	[02:30] The Teardrop Explodes - Brave Boys Keep Their Promises (Julian Cope, Gary Dwyer, Michael Finkler) New Wave
B3	[02:28] The Teardrop Explodes - Bouncing Babies (Julian Cope, Gary Dwyer, Michael Finkler, Paul Simpson) New Wave
B4	[02:36] The Teardrop Explodes - Books (Julian Cope, Ian McCulloch) New Wave
B5	[03:09] The Teardrop Explodes - The Thief Of Baghdad (Julian Cope, Gary Dwyer, Michael Finkler) New Wave
B6	[05:38] The Teardrop Explodes - When I Dream (Julian Cope, Gary Dwyer, Michael Finkler) New Wave

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