Collection

• Artist: The Teardrop Explodes
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• Release Date: August 13, 2002
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Rock

Review

Less than a year after the U.K. wing of Mercury issued The Greatest Hit, the Spectrum label followed up with The Collection, yet another overview of the Teardrop Explodes' brief lifespan. The greatest (albeit shoddy) advantage this mid-line disc holds over The Greatest Hit is the track count, as it has three more songs. The overlap between the two -- five songs -- is surprisingly unsubstantial when considering that the band only released two studio albums during its existence. As a result, the two compilations provide rather different looks at the band, so if you're deciding between them for a beginning route into the band, it's a crapshoot. The Collection misfires with the exclusion of "Ha Ha I'm Drowning," "Reward," "Sleeping Gas," and "You Disappear From View." However, it does include the incredibly bizarre and bizarrely incredible "Bouncing Babies," which Mercury failed to include on The Greatest Hit. Still, the best place to go first with the band is either Mercury's great 2001 remaster of Kilimanjaro or the U.S.-distributed Kilimanjaro/Wilder two-fer. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Reward	Julian Cope, Alan Gill	The Teardrop Explodes	(2:42)
Colours Fly Away	Julian Cope	The Teardrop Explodes	(2:55)
Bent out of Shape	Julian Cope	The Teardrop Explodes	(3:25)
Brave Boys Keep Their Promises	Julian Cope, Gary Dwyer, Michael Finkler	The Teardrop Explodes	(2:31)
Treason (It's Just a Story)	Julian Cope, Michael Finkler	The Teardrop Explodes	(2:55)
Bouncing Babies	Julian Cope, Ian McCulloch	The Teardrop Explodes	(2:27)
Serious Danger	Julian Cope, David Balfe	The Teardrop Explodes	(3:28)
Rachael Built a Steamboat	Julian Cope, David Balfe	The Teardrop Explodes	(4:12)
Poppies in the Field	Julian Cope, Gary Dwyer, Michael Finkler	The Teardrop Explodes	(5:04)
Like Leila Khaled Said	Julian Cope	The Teardrop Explodes	(3:47)
Window Shopping for a New Crown of Thorns	Julian Cope	The Teardrop Explodes	(3:48)
Books	Julian Cope, Ian McCulloch	The Teardrop Explodes	(2:37)
Seven Views of Jerusalem	Julian Cope	The Teardrop Explodes	(3:43)
Strange House in the Snow	Julian Cope, David Balfe	The Teardrop Explodes	(4:42)
Kilimanjaro	Julian Cope, David Balfe, Gary Dwyer, Alan Gill	The Teardrop Explodes	(4:28)
Count to Ten and Run for Cover	Julian Cope, David Balfe	The Teardrop Explodes	(3:18)
Passionate Friend	Julian Cope	The Teardrop Explodes	(3:23)
The Great Dominions	Julian Cope	The Teardrop Explodes	(4:28)

Credits

Daryl Easlea (Liner Notes)

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