The Culture Bunker Exclusive 6CD Box Set

The 6CD & 7LP Culture Bunker 1978-1982 sets compile all the bands singles and B-Sides as well as 4 discs/5 LPs of unreleased studio out-takes, a wealth of unheard live recordings and several tracks taken from Zoology, the Teardrop Explodes compilation that Cope released himself in 2004. Writer and long-time band publicist Mick Houghton has curated Culture Bunker and has gained exclusive access to Julian Copes archive. These early and later recordings show the evolution of one of the era\’s most influential bands from their inception to their finale. Included with the 6CD product is a book containing rare memorabilia, an essay and a timeline detailing the moment the band had the world at their feet through to the bands abandoned third album and demise in November 1982. The tracks have been re-mastered by Andy Pearce wherever possible from original tapes and cassettes. DISC ONE: IT\’S SO ETHEREAL – THE SINGLES Sleeping Gas – Zoo Single Camera Camera – Single B-Side Kirby Workers Dream Fades – Single B-Side Bouncing Babies – Zoo Single All I Am Is Loving You – Single B-Side Treason – Zoo Single Read It in Books – Single B-Side When I Dream – First Mercury Single Kilimanjaro – B-Side Reward – Single Strange House in the Snow – B-Side Treason (It\’s Just a Story) (Remixed Version) – Single Use Me – B-Side Traison (C\’est Juste Une Histoire) – B-Side Ha Ha I\’m Drowning – Single Poppies In the Field – B-Side DISC TWO: CHRIST VERSUS WARHOL – THE SINGLES Passionate Friend – Single Christ Vs Warhol – B-Side Colours Fly Away – Single East Of the Equator – B-Side Window Shopping for A New Crown of Thorns – B-Side Tiny Children – Single Rachel Built a Steamboat – B-Side You Disappear from View – Single Suffocate – No Strings Version Ouch Monkeys – B-Side Soft Enough for You – B-Side The In-Psychlopedia – B-Side DISC THREE: FROM DRUG PURITAN TO ACID KING – DEMOS Camera Camera – Granada TV Band on The Wall – Manchester Feb 1979 Instro Sleeping Gas Seeing Through You Straight Rain All I Am is Loving You Read It In Books Jury Service Take A Chance The Tunnel Camera Camera Outstro Sleeping Gas Beauty Come Second – Live Bristol 06 October 1979 Take A Chance – Cargo Demos / Lake Placid Version Poppies In the Field – Cargo Demos Brave Boys Keep Promises – Cargo Demos Bouncing Babies – Cargo Demos Ha Ha I\’m Drowning – Live at Studio Y 30/05/1980 Second Head – Live at Studio Y 30/05/1980 Went Crazy – Live at Studio Y 30/05/1980 Thief Of Bagdad – Live at Studio Y 30/05/1980 Save Me – Live Y Club – London 30/05/1980 When I Dream – To the Shores Of Lake Placid Version DISC FOUR: THE GREAT DOMINIONS – DEMOS Dialogue Between (Window Shopping for a New Crown of Thorns) – Mick Finkler Original Versions For Years aka Nobody Knows This Is Everywhere – Zoology Version Suffocate (With Strings) – Teardrops Cassette #3 Bent Out of Shape – Peel Session – 17 August 1981 Colours Fly Away – Club Zoo – 25 November 1981 Pure Joy – Club Zoo – 25 November 1981 Falling Down Around Me – Falling Down Around Me Cassette Passionate Friend – Falling Down Around Me Cassette Tiny Children – Zoology / Air Rough Mixes And The Fighting Takes Over – Zoology The Culture Bunker – Club Zoo – 25 November 1981 The Great Dominions – Soundboard Tape Guildford June 1981 Butchers Tale – Air Studios Rough Mixes Screaming Secrets – Copes Notes Version Not My Only Friend – Falling Down Around Me Cassette I\’m Not the Loving Kind – Zoology Version World Shut Your Mouth – Instrumental Demo #1 – Liverpool Feb 1981 / Portastudio DISC FIVE: CLUB ZOO – CLUB ZOO – DECEMBER 22 1981 Log Cabin Tiny Children Passionate Friend Bouncing Babies You Disappear from View Ha Ha I\’m Drowning Reward Culture Bunker Sleeping Gas Like Leila Khaled Said Treason Bouncing Babies Clemantis Sleeping Gas DISC SIX: DEATH RATTLE DEMOS Whopper Kwalo Klobinsky\’s Lullaby – Lake Placid Version You Disappear from View – Zoology / Producers Workshop Log Cabin – Zoology Clemantis – Club Zoo – November 25 1981 Serious Danger – JC And DB Cassette (Take 2 of 3) Count To Ten and Run for Cover – JC And DB Cassette Ouch Monkeys – JC And DB Cassette Icarus #1 – JC And DB Cassette Terrorist – JC And DB Cassette Pussyface – Instrumental – Live and Rare Flipped Out on LSD – Live and Rare w Louder Vocal Your Big Lies – Tamworth May 1982 Camera Camera – With Steve Lovell 1984

The 6CD & 7LP Culture Bunker 1978-1982 sets compile all the bands singles and B-Sides as well as 4 discs/5 LPs of unreleased studio out-takes, a wealth of unheard live recordings and several tracks taken from Zoology, the Teardrop Explodes compilation that Cope released himself in 2004. Writer and long-time band publicist Mick Houghton has curated Culture Bunker and has gained exclusive access to Julian Copes archive. These early and later recordings show the evolution of one of the era’s most influential bands from their inception to their finale.

Included with the 6CD product is a book containing rare memorabilia, an essay and a timeline detailing the moment the band had the world at their feet through to the bands abandoned third album and demise in November 1982. The tracks have been re-mastered by Andy Pearce wherever possible from original tapes and cassettes.

DISC ONE: IT’S SO ETHEREAL – THE SINGLES

1. Sleeping Gas – Zoo Single
2. Camera Camera – Single B-Side
3. Kirby Workers Dream Fades – Single B-Side
4. Bouncing Babies – Zoo Single
5. All I Am Is Loving You – Single B-Side
6. Treason – Zoo Single
7. Read It in Books – Single B-Side
8. When I Dream – First Mercury Single
9. Kilimanjaro – B-Side
10. Reward – Single
11. Strange House in the Snow – B-Side
12. Treason (It’s Just a Story) (Remixed Version) – Single
13. Use Me – B-Side
14. Traison (C’est Juste Une Histoire) – B-Side
15. Ha Ha I’m Drowning – Single
16. Poppies In the Field – B-Side

DISC TWO: CHRIST VERSUS WARHOL – THE SINGLES

1. Passionate Friend – Single
2. Christ Vs Warhol – B-Side
3. Colours Fly Away – Single
4. East Of the Equator – B-Side
5. Window Shopping for A New Crown of Thorns – B-Side
6. Tiny Children – Single
7. Rachel Built a Steamboat – B-Side
8. You Disappear from View – Single
9. Suffocate – No Strings Version
10. Ouch Monkeys – B-Side
11. Soft Enough for You – B-Side
12. The In-Psychlopedia – B-Side

DISC THREE: FROM DRUG PURITAN TO ACID KING – DEMOS

1. Camera Camera – Granada TV
2. Band on The Wall – Manchester Feb 1979
3. Instro
4. Sleeping Gas
5. Seeing Through You
6. Straight Rain
7. All I Am is Loving You
8. Read It In Books
9. Jury Service
10. Take A Chance
11. The Tunnel
12. Camera Camera
13. Outstro
14. Sleeping Gas
15. Beauty Come Second – Live Bristol 06 October 1979
16. Take A Chance – Cargo Demos / Lake Placid Version
17. Poppies In the Field – Cargo Demos
18. Brave Boys Keep Promises – Cargo Demos
19. Bouncing Babies – Cargo Demos
20. Ha Ha I’m Drowning – Live at Studio Y 30/05/1980
21. Second Head – Live at Studio Y 30/05/1980
22. Went Crazy – Live at Studio Y 30/05/1980
23. Thief Of Bagdad – Live at Studio Y 30/05/1980
24. Save Me – Live Y Club – London 30/05/1980
25. When I Dream – To the Shores Of Lake Placid Version

DISC FOUR: THE GREAT DOMINIONS – DEMOS

1. Dialogue Between (Window Shopping for a New Crown of Thorns) – Mick Finkler Original Versions
2. For Years aka Nobody Knows This Is Everywhere – Zoology Version
3. Suffocate (With Strings) – Teardrops Cassette #3
4. Bent Out of Shape – Peel Session – 17 August 1981
5. Colours Fly Away – Club Zoo – 25 November 1981
6. Pure Joy – Club Zoo – 25 November 1981
7. Falling Down Around Me – Falling Down Around Me Cassette
8. Passionate Friend – Falling Down Around Me Cassette
9. Tiny Children – Zoology / Air Rough Mixes
10. And The Fighting Takes Over – Zoology
11. The Culture Bunker – Club Zoo – 25 November 1981
12. The Great Dominions – Soundboard Tape Guildford June 1981
13. Butchers Tale – Air Studios Rough Mixes
14. Screaming Secrets – Copes Notes Version
15. Not My Only Friend – Falling Down Around Me Cassette
16. I’m Not the Loving Kind – Zoology Version
17. World Shut Your Mouth – Instrumental Demo #1 – Liverpool Feb 1981 / Portastudio

DISC FIVE: CLUB ZOO – CLUB ZOO – DECEMBER 22 1981

1. Log Cabin
2. Tiny Children
3. Passionate Friend
4. Bouncing Babies
5. You Disappear from View
6. Ha Ha I’m Drowning
7. Reward
8. Culture Bunker
9. Sleeping Gas
10. Like Leila Khaled Said
11. Treason
12. Bouncing Babies
13. Clemantis
14. Sleeping Gas

DISC SIX: DEATH RATTLE DEMOS

1. Whopper Kwalo Klobinsky’s Lullaby – Lake Placid Version
2. You Disappear from View – Zoology / Producers Workshop
3. Log Cabin – Zoology
4. Clemantis – Club Zoo – November 25 1981
5. Serious Danger – JC And DB Cassette (Take 2 of 3)
6. Count To Ten and Run for Cover – JC And DB Cassette
7. Ouch Monkeys – JC And DB Cassette
8. Icarus #1 – JC And DB Cassette
9. Terrorist – JC And DB Cassette
10. Pussyface – Instrumental – Live and Rare
11. Flipped Out on LSD – Live and Rare w Louder Vocal
12. Your Big Lies – Tamworth May 1982
13. Camera Camera – With Steve Lovell 1984