{"product_id":"fried","title":"Fried","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJulian Cope's\u003c\/strong\u003e second album of 1984 was never re-pressed in its original format. This re-issue faithfully replicates the original \u003cem\u003eMercury Records UK\u003c\/em\u003e release with a poster and is pressed onto high-quality 180g vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFried\u003c\/em\u003e is one of \u003cstrong\u003eJulian Cope's\u003c\/strong\u003e boldest albums. It made many think that after teetering on the edge for a while, he had finally tipped over into artistic madness. This was amplified by his wearing a turtle shell and staring at a toy van on a landscaped spoil tip in Warwickshire on the album's sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe opening track \"\u003cem\u003eReynard The Fox\u003c\/em\u003e\" added to it all, a six-minute psychedelic garage rock tour-de-force. It breaks down to a \u003cstrong\u003eJulian Cope\u003c\/strong\u003e monologue where he gravely intones English folk tales from his vantage point, referring also to an onstage stomach-slashing incident from 1983.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSunspots\u003c\/em\u003e, the sole single taken from the album, is one of his greatest recordings in a career that spans over 40 years. \u003cem\u003eFried\u003c\/em\u003e is up there with some of the very best works of the singular British eccentric.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Proper","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50442794369355,"sku":"2198495","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50442793484619,"sku":"392006","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/unnamed_3_cdd92bc5_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727004785","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/fried","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}