Juli@n Cop3- W0rld Shut Y0ur M0uth (1984) MP3 & FLAC

"Oh, my stars that fall like ashen memories amidst the trees, then burst like leper sunsets on the shore."

With World Shut Your Mouth, Julian Cope set in motion a long and circuitous solo career that would produce more masterpieces than most of his peers, while somehow never earning him anything more than a cult following. Cope is, indeed, a quirky songwriter, but he also happens to be an extremely talented one who is graced with one of the most distinctive voices to come out of the Post-Punk era. On his debut, he introduces the psychedelia-laced pop that he would continue to refine throughout the eighties and early nineties, and does so to brilliant effect. The opener, "Bandy's First Jump," is a perfect example of Cope's unique ability to marry obscure/strange lyrics to tight pop perfection, and on the classic "Elegant Chaos," Cope sounds something like an acid-drenched Billy Bragg singing an ode to existential resignation. World Shut Your Mouth  is truly a forgotten gem, but then again, one could say the same thing about any number of Cope's albums.

World Shut Your Mouth 
 1. Bandy's First Jump  (2:52)
 2. Metranil Vavin  (3:02)
 3. Strasbourg  (2:27)
 4. An Elegant Chaos  (4:07)
 5. Quizmaster  (3:00)
 6. Kolly Kibber's Birthday  (5:20)
 7. Sunshine Playroom  (3:03)
 8. Head Hang Low  (5:06)
 9. Pussyface  (4:15)
10. Greatness and Perfection  (3:32)
11. Lunatic and Fire-Pistol  (4:34)
12. Wreck My Car  (2:29)
13. High Class Butcher  (3:58)
14. Eat the Poor  (4:40)

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