Julian Cope

Julian David Cope (born 21 October 1957) is an English rock musician, author, antiquary, musicologist, poet and cultural commentator. Originally coming to prominence in 1978 as the singer and songwriter in Liverpool post-punk band The Teardrop Explodes, he has followed a solo career since 1983 and worked on musical side projects such as Queen Elizabeth, Brain Donor and Black Sheep.

Cope is also an author on Neolithic culture, publishing The Modern Antiquarian in 1998, and an outspoken political and cultural activist with a noted and public interest in occultism and paganism. As an author and commentator, he has written two volumes of autobiography called Head-On (1994) and Repossessed (1999); two volumes of archaeology called The Modern Antiquarian (1998) and The Megalithic European (2004); and three volumes of musicology called Krautrocksampler (1995), Japrocksampler (2007); and Copendium: A Guide to the Musical Underground (2012).

Links To Peel
In 1979, Peel invited the Teardrop Explodes to do a session for his show prompting front man Julian Cope to write the song, Reward, with the lyrics "Bless my cotton socks, I'm in the news". The song went to number 6 in the UK singles chart in 1981. After the band split, Peel kept an interest in Julian Cope's music solo career through the 80's and 90's.

Sessions
All sessions are available on Floored Genius 2 - Best Of The BBC Sessions 1983-91 (1993, CD, Nighttracks/Strange Fruit)

1. Recorded: 1983-02-05. Broadcast: 10 February 1983
 * Head Hang Low / Lunatic And Fire-Pistol / Hey High-Class Butcher / The Greatness And Perfection Of??

2. Recorded: 1984-05-29. Broadcast: 11 June 1984. Repeated: 28 June 1984, Karl's Tape June 1984, Gumtree Late June 1984, Peel Early June 1984
 * Me Singing / Sunspots / Search Party / Hobby

3. Recorded: 1991-04-11. Broadcast: 04 May 1991. Repeated: 01 September 1991
 * Hanging Out And Hung Up On The Line / You Think It's Love / The Mystery Trend / Soul Medley: Free Your Mind/Everything/Hung Up

Live
Recorded at the Reading Festival: 1996-08-24. Broadcast: 25 August 1996
 * 1) Wheelbarrow Man
 * 2) Try Try Try
 * 3) Sunspots
 * 4) World Shut Your Mouth
 * 5) Trampolene

Other Shows Played
1984 1987 1988 1991 1992
 * 20 February 1984: Unknown
 * Peel Late Feb Early Mar 1984 (06 March 1984): Quizmaster (LP - World Shut Your Mouth) Mercury
 * 07 January 1987: Trampolene (DJ Promo 12") Island
 * 18 October 1988: Christmas Mourning (EP – Charlotte Anne) Island
 * 24 October 1988: Vegetation (LP – My Nation Underground) Island
 * Mainly Peel Feb 1991 (09 February 1991): 'I Have Always Been Here Before (Compilation CD-Where The Pyramid Meets The Eye - A Tribute To Roky Erickson)' (WEA International Inc.)
 * 14 November 1992: Akhenaten (album - Jehovah Kill) Island

1993
 * 20 November 1992: 'No Hard Shoulder To Cry On (LP - Jehovah Kill)' (Island)
 * 27 November 1993 (BFBS): The Greatness & Perfection Of Love (album - Floored Genius 2 - Best Of The BBC Sessions 1983-91) Strange Fruit

1994
 * 11 December 1993: Head Hang Low
 * 15 July 1994: ‘Madmax (LP – Autogeddon)’ Echo

1995
 * 16 July 1994 (BFBS): Madmax (album - Autogeddon) Echo
 * 07 July 1995: Try Try Try (CD Single) Echo


 * 04 August 1995: Try Try Try (7 inch) Echo
 * 18 August 1995: 'Wheelbarrow Man (CD-20 Mothers)' (Echo)
 * 19 August 1995: I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud (CD - 20 Mothers) Echo


 * 26 August 1995 (BFBS): 'I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud (LP-20 Mothers)' (Echo) (JP: 'Sounding very 1967 on that track.')

1996
 * 02 September 1995: 'I'm Your Daddy (CD-20 Mothers)' (Echo)
 * 24 June 1996: You Think It’s Love (session)


 * 27 July 1996 (BFBS):  'I Come From Another Planet, Baby (white vinyl 7")' (Echo)