Julian Cope - Trampolene

Name: Julian Cope - Trampolene
Uploaded: 1987-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Description: Released in 1987 as the second single from Julian Cope's third solo album Saint Julian on Island Records, Trampolene arrived at the peak of Cope's commercial profile. The Saint Julian era represented a deliberate image reinvention — leathers, cropped hair, and a 'Rock God' stance — following poorly-selling Mercury albums. The single and…

1987 · Post-Punk Crossover / British Alternative Pop (1987) · music video

1987Post-Punk Crossover / British Alternative Pop (1987)British Post-Punk / Neo-Psychedelic Alternative Pop, 1987

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Released in 1987 as the second single from Julian Cope's third solo album Saint Julian on Island Records, Trampolene arrived at the peak of Cope's commercial profile. The Saint Julian era represented a deliberate image reinvention — leathers, cropped hair, and a 'Rock God' stance — following poorly-selling Mercury albums. The single and album received significant MTV airplay, embedding Cope's persona into the…

Why it matters

Trampolene is a canonical document of British neo-psychedelic alternative pop at its 1987 commercial zenith. Produced under Warne Livesey, the track exemplifies the crisp, punchy rock production that distinguished Saint Julian from Cope's earlier experimental work. The video's kinetic editing pace…

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