| "Sunshine Playroom" | ||||
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| Single by Julian Cope | ||||
| from the album World Shut Your Mouth | ||||
| B-side | "High Class Butcher" | |||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Genre | Neo-psychedelia | |||
| Length | 2:55 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Julian Cope | |||
| Producer(s) | Steve Lovell | |||
| Julian Cope singles chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
"Sunshine Playroom" is a song by the English singer-songwriter Julian Cope. It is his debut single released in support of his first solo album World Shut Your Mouth .
All songs written by Julian Cope.
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart [2] | 64 |
Julian David Cope is an English musician, author, antiquarian, 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.
Guy Antony Chambers is an English songwriter, musician and record producer, best known for his work with Robbie Williams.
The Teardrop Explodes were an English post-punk/neo-psychedelic band formed in Liverpool in 1978. Best known for their Top Ten UK single "Reward", the group originated as a key band in the emerging Liverpool post-punk scene of the late 1970s. The group also launched the career of group frontman Julian Cope as well as that of keyboard player and co-manager David Balfe. Other members included early Smiths producer Troy Tate.
Kilimanjaro is the debut album by the neo-psychedelic Liverpool band The Teardrop Explodes, released on 10 October 1980. It contains versions of the band's early singles – "Sleeping Gas", "Bouncing Babies", "Treason" & "When I Dream" – as well as their biggest hit, "Reward". The album also includes the song "Books" – originally a song by Julian Cope's previous band, The Crucial Three, it was also recorded by Echo & the Bunnymen. In 2000, Q magazine placed Kilimanjaro at number 95 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever.
Peggy Suicide is the seventh album by Julian Cope. It is generally seen as the beginning of Cope's trademark sound and approach, and as a turning-point for Cope as a maturing artist.
World Shut Your Mouth is the debut solo album by Julian Cope.
Fried is the second solo album by Julian Cope.
Saint Julian is the third solo album by Julian Cope. It has a very strong pop sound, compared to other Cope releases, and spawned several of his best known tracks.
Jehovahkill is the eighth album by Julian Cope, released in 1992. After the critical success of Peggy Suicide (1991), Cope's idea for Jehovakill was to incorporate a krautrock attitude into his music. He began recording the album with musicians Rooster Cosby and Donald Ross Skinner, while co-producing it with the latter. The sessions yielded what Cope considered to be his most sonically experimental material to date. Originally titleing the record Julian H. Cope, he sent an eleven track version to Island Records, who initially rejected its release, but gave Cope extra recording sessions for the album. During the extra sessions, in which six extra songs were recorded, the album became harder and was retitled Jehovahkill.
Interpreter is the thirteenth solo studio album, and twentieth album overall by English rock musician Julian Cope, released by Echo Records in October 1996. Particularly inspired by Cope's involvement with the Newbury bypass protest, the record features socially and environmentally-concerned lyrics. The musician worked with numerous guest musicians, including substantial contributions from Thighpaulsandra, resulting in a sprawling album that extends the pop style of 20 Mothers (1995) while incorporating styles of glam pop, space rock, orchestral pop, with string arrangements and electronic overtones. The record is split into two separate parts, "Phase 1" and "Phase 2".
20 Mothers is the twelfth solo album by Julian Cope, released in August 1995 by Echo. The album's sub-title is "Better to Light a Candle Than to Curse the Darkness".
Donald Skinner is a guitarist, songwriter and producer primarily known for his work with Julian Cope. Skinner is commonly known by the name Donald Ross Skinner with the addition of the middle name of Ross attributed to him by Cope after Glenn Ross Campbell, the pedal steel player from The Misunderstood. He is currently a guitarist for Love Amongst Ruin and DC Fontana.
"The Greatness and Perfection of Love" is a song by the English singer-songwriter Julian Cope. It is the second single released in support of his first album World Shut Your Mouth. The album version of the song is simply titled "Greatness and Perfection".
"Sunspots" is a song by the English singer-songwriter Julian Cope. It is the only single released in support of his second album Fried.
"World Shut Your Mouth" is a song by the English singer-songwriter Julian Cope. It is the first single released in support of his third album Saint Julian. The title of the song is the same as Cope's first solo album, World Shut Your Mouth.
"Trampolene" is a song by the English singer-songwriter Julian Cope. It is the second single released in support of his third album Saint Julian.
"Eve's Volcano " is a song by the English singer-songwriter Julian Cope. It is the third and final single released in support of his album Saint Julian.
"East Easy Rider" is a song by the English singer-songwriter Julian Cope. It is the second single released in support of his album Peggy Suicide.
"Safesurfer" is a song by the English singer-songwriter Julian Cope. It was released as a single in promotion of his 1991 tour for Peggy Suicide.
Floored Genius 3 – Julian Cope's Oddicon of Lost Rarities & Versions 1978–98 is a rarities compilation album by Julian Cope, released in 2000 on Cope's own Head Heritage label.
