Everybody Wants to Shag... The Teardrop Explodes was the third and final studio album by neo-psychedelic Liverpool band The Teardrop Explodes. When the band reconvened to record their third album in 1982, they were reduced to the trio of Julian Cope, Gary Dwyer and a reinstated David Balfe.
Tensions were high – Cope wanted to write ballads and quirky pop songs, while Balfe was more interested in recording synth-based dance music. Cope eventually dissolved the band in the middle of the sessions. The material was later released in April 1990. Cope re-recorded "Metranil Vavin" and "Pussyface" for his solo album World Shut Your Mouth. Following the album's release, some journalists commented that the music, recorded eight years earlier, appeared to prefigure the acid house boom at the end of the 1980s, with quirky keyboards, sound effects and odd rhythm tracks.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Julian Cope and David Balfe; except where indicated
"Ouch Monkeys" - 5:31
"Serious Danger" - 3:33
"Metranil Vavin" (Cope) - 3:09
"Count to Ten and Run for Cover" - 3:23
"In-Psychlopaedia" (Cope, Gary Dwyer, Balfe) - 4:03
"Soft Enough for You" - 3:32
"You Disappear from View" (Cope) - 2:57
"The Challenger" - 3:00
"Not My Only Friend" (Cope) - 2:57
"Sex (Pussyface)" (Cope) - 4:12
"Terrorist" (Balfe) - 3:34
"Strange House in the Snow" (1981 B-side of "Reward") - 4:43
Personnel
The Teardrop Explodes
Julian Cope - vocals, bass guitar, violin on "Strange House in the Snow", piano on "Sex" and "Not My Only Friend"
David Balfe - organ, piano, synthesizer, arrangements
