Biography
Formed from Manchester new wave veterans, the Teardrops united Buzzcocks bassist Steve Garvey with Tony Friel, the Fall’s original bass player whose earlier credits included Contact and the Passage, plus drummer Karl Burns, whose résumé already listed the Fall, the Passage and Public Image Limited. Their opening release, the single ‘Seeing Double’ on the regional TJM label, offered the sturdy yet murky post-punk that the members’ histories suggested. After contributing ‘Colours’ to TJM’s Identity Parade sampler, the group issued the 12-inch EP Leave Me No Choice and then concluded their activities with the aptly named Final Vinyl in 1981. Burns returned to the Fall in time for ‘Lie, Dream Of Casino Soul’.
Albums
Luigi's Original - Everything On It - Classic Italian Love Songs (feat. Paulie Teardrop)
2022
Chicago Blues Session, Vol. 4
2015
Easy Baby
2015
You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had
2015
Bad Boy
2012
Remember Then
2012
Raising The Bar
2010
The Best Of
2009
Cummins Prison Farm
1993
In And Out Of Fashion
1978
Singles
