{"product_id":"world-shut-your-mouth","title":"World Shut Your Mouth","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally issued in 1984, \u003cem\u003eWorld Shut Your Mouth\u003c\/em\u003e saw the mercurial leader of The Teardrop Explodes establish himself as a fully-fledged solo artist. Never re-pressed in its original format, this re-issue faithfully replicates the original 1984 Mercury Records UK release and is pressed onto high quality 180g vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen The Teardrop Explodes finally ground to a halt in late 1982, all eyes were on what leader \u003cstrong\u003eJulian Cope\u003c\/strong\u003e would do next. After retreating to the village of Drayton Bassett in Staffordshire for an extended period, Cope began writing \u003cem\u003eWorld Shut Your Mouth\u003c\/em\u003e, his first solo album. Released in March 1984, it is the closest to his old band of all his solo work (\u003cem\u003eMetranil Vavin\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePussyface\u003c\/em\u003e were both originally intended for the Teardrops).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWorld Shut Your Mouth\u003c\/em\u003e featured Gary Dwyer on drums, and giving the album its most distinctive sound, Kate St. John on oboe. Beautifully pastoral, it is full of highlights such as \"Strasbourg,\" \"Kolly Kibber's Birthday\" and the wistful, reflective \"Head Hang Low.\" The strange, string-led, schizophrenic, \"Sunshine Playroom\" was the album's first single, followed up by 'radio hit' \"Greatness And Perfection.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Proper Records","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50427828961611,"sku":"2198492","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50427828175179,"sku":"392007","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/World_Shut_Your_Mouth_eea31420_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726827780","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/world-shut-your-mouth","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}