Wilder (album)

Wilder
Studio album by
the Teardrop Explodes
Released23 November 1981
Recorded1981
Genre
Length39:52
LabelMercury, Fontana
ProducerClive Langer (with Alan Winstanley on "Passionate Friend")
The Teardrop Explodes chronology
Kilimanjaro
(1980) 		Wilder
(1981) 		Everybody Wants to Shag... The Teardrop Explodes
(1990)
Singles from Wilder
  1. "Passionate Friend"
    Released: September 1981
  2. "Colours Fly Away"
    Released: November 1981
  3. "Tiny Children"
    Released: June 1982
  4. "Seven Views of Jerusalem" / "Falling Down Around Me"
    Released: July 1982 (Australia only)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
God Is in the TV[1]
NME9/10[3]
Q[4]
Record Collector[5]
Record Mirror[6]
Smash Hits8½/10[7]
Uncut8/10[8]

Wilder is the second album by neo-psychedelic Liverpool band the Teardrop Explodes, and the final completed album released by the group.[9]

In 2000 former Teardrop Explodes leader Julian Cope gave his blessings to re-release Wilder with a selection of bonus tracks, mainly single b-sides, plus original artwork, a remastered sound, and full lyrics and essays.

  1. ^ a b c "The Teardrop Explodes – Wilder (reissue)". God Is in the TV Zine. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  2. ^ Raggett, Ned. "Wilder – The Teardrop Explodes". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  3. ^ Wirth, Jim. "Teardrop Explodes: Kilimanjaro/Wilder". NME. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  4. ^ "The Teardrop Explodes: Wilder". Q. No. 172. January 2001. p. 134.
  5. ^ Staunton, Terry (July 2013). "The Teardrop Explodes – Wilder". Record Collector. No. 416. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  6. ^ Nicholls, Mike (21 November 1981). "Walk on the wilder side". Record Mirror. p. 17.
  7. ^ Cranna, Ian (26 November – 9 December 1981). "The Teardrop Explodes: Wilder". Smash Hits. Vol. 3, no. 24. p. 25.
  8. ^ Mulholland, Garry (16 August 2013). "The Teardrop Explodes – Wilder". Uncut. Archived from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  9. ^ "The Teardrop Explodes". Trouser Press. Retrieved 3 October 2023.