The Teardrop Explodes

The Teardrop Explodes were an English post-punk/neo-psychedelic band formed in Liverpool in the fall of 1978 and fronted by Julian Cope. The band took their name from a panel in the Marvel comic Daredevil #77.

The band were signed as label acts and management clients to the up-and-coming Liverpool indie label Zoo Records, run by former Big In Japan bass player David Balfe and future KLF man Bill Drummond.

Their best-known song, and only Top 10 UK single, "Reward," was released in January 1981. It was not initially included in the 1980 UK and European releases of Kilimanjaro but was included in the 1980 US release and added to later pressings of the album from 1981.