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The Teardrop Explodes / Culture Bunker 1978-82 – unboxed!

SDEtv explores both the 6CD and 7LP editions of the recently released The Teardrop Explodes box set called Culture Bunker 1978-82.

Culture Bunker is out now and can be ordered from The Sound of Vinyl.

Tracklisting

Culture Bunker 1978-82 The Teardrop Explodes /

    • CD 1: IT’S SO ETHEREAL – THE SINGLES
      1. Sleeping Gas – Zoo Single
      2. Camera Camera – Single B-Side
      3. Kirby Workers Dream Fades – Single B-Side
      4. Bouncing Babies – Zoo Single
      5. All I Am Is Loving You – Single B-Side
      6. Treason – Zoo Single
      7. Read It in Books – Single B-Side
      8. When I Dream – First Mercury Single
      9. Kilimanjaro – B-Side
      10. Reward – Single
      11. Strange House in the Snow – B-Side
      12. Treason (It’s Just a Story) (Remixed Version) – Single
      13. Use Me – B-Side
      14. Traison (C’est Juste Une Histoire) – B-Side
      15. Ha Ha I’m Drowning – Single
      16. Poppies In the Field – B-Side
    • CD 2: CHRIST VERSUS WARHOL – THE SINGLES
      1. Passionate Friend – Single
      2. Christ Versus Warhol – B-Side
      3. Colours Fly Away – Single
      4. East of the Equator – B-Side
      5. Window Shopping for a New Crown of Thorns – B-Side
      6. Tiny Children – Single
      7. Rachel Built a Steamboat – B-Side
      8. You Disappear from View – Single
      9. Suffocate – No Strings from US LP of version of Kilimanjaro
      10. Ouch Monkeys – B-Side
      11. Soft Enough for You – B-Side
      12. The In-Psychlopedia – B-Side
    • CD 3: FROM DRUG PURITAN TO ACID KING
      1.  Camera Camera – Granada TV, February 1979
      2. Band on The Wall – Live, Manchester, 05 March 1979
      3. Instro
      4. Sleeping Gas
      5. Seeing Through You
      6. Straight Rain
      7. All I Am is Loving You
      8. Read It In Books
      9. Jury Service
      10. Take A Chance
      11. The Tunnel
      12. Camera Camera
      13. Outstro
      14. Sleeping Gas (Encore)
      15. Beauty Come Second – Live Bristol 06 October 1979, unrecorded song
      16. Take A Chance – Cargo Demos / To the Shores of Lake Placid Version
      17. Poppies In the Field – Cargo Demos
      18. Brave Boys Keep Promises – Cargo Demos
      19. Bouncing Babies – Cargo Demos, all November 1979
      20. Ha Ha I’m Drowning – Live at Studio Y 30/05/1980
      21. Second Head – Live at Studio Y 30/05/1980
      22. Went Crazy – Live at Studio Y 30/05/1980
      23. Thief of Bagdad – Live at Studio Y 30/05/1980
      24. Save Me – Live Y Club – London 30/05/1980
      25. When I Dream – To the Shores of Lake Placid Version, Rockfield, 1980
    • CD 4: THE GREAT DOMINIONS
      1. Dialogue Between (Window Shopping for a New Crown of Thorns) – Rockfield, 1980
      2. For Years aka Nobody Knows This Is Everywhere – Zoology Version, 1980
      3. Suffocate (With Strings) – Baroque Version, Rockfield, Spring 1982
      4. Bent Out of Shape – Skinner Session – 17 August 1981
      5. Colours Fly Away – Club Zoo – 25 November 1981
      6. Pure Joy – Club Zoo – 25 November 1981
      7. Falling Down Around Me – Bearshank Lodge, April 1981
      8. Passionate Friend – also Bearshank Lodge
      9. Tiny Children – Zoology / Air Rough Mixes, Summer 1981
      10. …And The Fighting Takes Over – Zoology, 1981
      11. The Culture Bunker – Club Zoo – 25 November 1981
      12. The Great Dominions – Soundboard Tape Guildford June 1981
      13. Butchers Tale – Air Studios Rough Mixes, summer 1981; credited on the original Wilder inners but not included on the LP. Cover from the Zombies Odyssey and Oracle
      14. Screaming Secrets – from Copes Notes: TheTeardrtop Explodes , 1981
      15. Not My Only Friend – also Bearshank Lodge
      16. I’m Not the Loving Kind – Zoology Version, 1981, John Cale cover from Slow Dazzle
      17. World Shut Your Mouth – Instrumental Demo #1 – Liverpool Feb 1981 / Portastudio
    • CD 5: CLUB ZOO
      Club Zoo – December 22 1981
      1. Log Cabin
      2. Tiny Children
      3. Passionate Friend
      4. Bouncing Babies
      5. You Disappear from View
      6. Ha Ha I’m Drowning
      7. Reward
      8. Culture Bunker
      9. Sleeping Gas  – also b-side Tiny Children
      Bonus tracks from Club Zoo, 25 November 1981 
      1. Like Leila Khaled Said
      2. Treason
      3. Bouncing Babies
      4. Vox Clemantis in Deserto
      5. Sleeping Gas
    • CD 6: DEATH RATTLE
      1. Whopper Kwalo Koblinsky’s Lullaby – from To the Shores of Lake Placid, January 1981
      2. You Disappear from View – from Zoology. Demo, Producers Workshop, 1982
      3. Log Cabin – from Zoology, 1982
      4. Serious Danger – Julian Cope And Dave Balfe Cassette – demos, May 1982  (Take 2 of 3)
      5. Count To Ten and Run for Cover – JC And DB Cassette
      6. Ouch Monkeys – JC And DB Cassette
      7. Icarus #1 – JC And DB Cassette
      8. Terrorist – JC And DB Cassette
      9. Pussyface – Instrumental backing track, Spring 1982
      10. Flipped Out on LSD – Excerpt, 1982, featuring rare Dave Balfe vocal
      11. Your Big Lies – Julian Cope home demo, Tamworth May 1982
      12. Camera Camera – With World Shut Your Mouth producer Steve Lovell, 1984
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18 thoughts on “The Teardrop Explodes / Culture Bunker 1978-82 – unboxed!”

  1. Haven’t received my order and my tracking info has said “Carrier Prealert Awaiting Item from sender” for 16 days now. I have sent three emails to [email protected], but have not received any reply yet. Almost $100 is quite a bit to spend on a release and I have no idea what to do now. Anyone have any ideas or another way to contact them?

    1. I am in a similar position. I received an email on 9 June from An Post (Irish Postal Service) seeking payment of customs duties. I paid within the hour but the package has not arrived yet. I contacted An Post who said that the package still hasn’t arrived in Ireland (apparently they charge the VAT when they’re notified of its impending arrival). They suggested that I contact The Sound Of Vinyl and ask them to initiate an investigation. Emailed The Sound Of Vinyl twice – no reply as of yet. Life would be so much easier if this product was sold on Amazon as well – rather than the direct option.

  2. To anyone who ordered the cd box: you should check the book, my copy have pages 37 to and including 44 printed twice and pages 51 to and including 60 are missing. I sent an email to The Sound of Vinyl but no reply yet!!

    1. I have checked mine and it is perfect, hope you get yours resolved ASAP ! In my opinion the books are extremely important parts of these packages, in fact probably the main reason I buy SDEs as they hugely enhance the listening pleasure – holding and reading something while listening, so much better than just streaming.

      1. I completely agree with you, the book is a really important part of the package and I really like reading it while listening to the music!! I can’t believe I’m the only one with this problem, the books are printed in batches, so there’s bound to be others with this problem, unfortunately!!

  3. Been a fan of both ‘proper’ albums for a while, but trying to convince myself I don’t need this beyond the first two discs.

    You’re making it very hard to stay convinced!

  4. https://youtu.be/ThtehsV0dXg Hopefully this link works. I don’t do social media but if it doesn’t work, @Birmingham_81 has it near the top of his Twitter account at the moment.
    It’s a pretty great 35 minute Old Grey Whistle Test performance by the Teardrops in ’82 which complements the new box set rather beautifully.

  5. Great video as always; Already purchased but keen to hear your views of the boxset. For me I’d be surprised if this doesn’t make the top ten SDE for 2023. Amazing book bringing to life the period; Only listened to 4 CD’s so far but loving every track. Not a massive fan back in the day, so didn’t even know about the co- write track with Ian McCulloch (Echo).
    Would be an act of Treason not to Reward yourself with this set.

  6. Saw them live in 1982. I’d suggest getting the two studio albums ‘Kilimanjaro’ & ‘Wilder’ (especially the expanded versions on CD) if you haven’t heard of them before (both excellent) before deep diving into the B-sides and rarities featured here.

    Not so keen on the artwork as it seems very un-Teardrop Explodes, maybe once I see it in real life I’ll change my mind but for a fan the contents is fantastic. Pity there’s no signed options.

    Truly one of the best ‘indie’ bands of the late 70’s early 80’s.

    1. I agree, artwork may be impressive, but how it relates to the band is puzzling me. Seems a complete disconnect.

      Book looks pretty good, but am not sure I want to get the set. I own extended sets of both original albums (total 5 CDs), plus Everybody Wants to Shag. I saw them live in 1980 and 1981, they were an erratic live band and I already own a couple of complete shows that were I think we’re free to download on the headheritage site

      Thanks for the unboxing video

    2. I really like the artwork. Let’s face it, the original two album sleeves weren’t great design wise – a photo of some zebras and a blurred photo of some flowers. I’d be up for reimagined reissue deluxe sets of the albums with artwork in a similar vein.
      looking forward to this vinyl box – looks a great set. A ‘Saint Julian’ vinyl deluxe would be welcomed too.

  7. I have to admit that I have never heard anything about this band, which may be the case because I was born in 77. Anyway, as always I quite enjoyed your video and now have the feeling that I should listen to what this band produced. By the way I also like the graphics on the box quite a lot. Thanks (once again) for widening my horizon, Paul!

    1. I’d start with Floored Genuis for the hits and Jehovahkill for an album proper.
      Julian is/has to be one of the last great British eccentrics in musical form.
      Alongside John Foxx (albeit different genres) there are very few artists who hit what is good about the UK without a cringe factor.

  8. Great unboxing video as usual Paul, even though I had the 6xCD version delivered last week and have obviously unboxed it myself I really appreciate your opinions and insights, good to see what the LP version is like too.

  9. Quite stunning graphic design attractively incorporating what looks like brutalist architecture. Once again Paul, you make me want to buy something from an unfamiliar band. Will definitely check out their material…

  10. Thanks Paul, I received the CD version yesterday and the book is quite nice and at a fair price for a 6 CD set in the current climate.

    I know someone has mentioned the lack of Peel sessions but there’s a CD released in 2007 dedicated to Peel sessions so I’m fine with it not being repeated. I was surprised though that the long version of Reward with the extra guitar bits wasn’t included since other American mixes were. I first came across it by accident when I bought the US version of Kilimanjaro on the Sunclad label on CD not knowing there were different mixes.

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