Album · Julian Cope
Fried by Julian Cope
Fried is an album by Julian Cope, released in 1984. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “Sunspots”, on 1 list with a best position of #1505.
Fried was Julian Cope's second solo album, and it came out on Mercury in November 1984, a mere six months after World Shut Your Mouth. The former Teardrop Explodes frontman hung on to guitarist Steve Lovell and oboist Kate St. John from the last record, then brought in Donald Ross Skinner, his partner in crime out in Drayton Bassett, on rhythm and slide guitars, ex-Waterboys drummer Chris Whitten, and one-time Mighty Wah! guitarist Steve "Brother Johnno" Johnson for a single track.
Where the debut was buffed, this one is scuffed: rawer, looser, drifting off toward the mystical, and in hindsight a first sketch of the style Cope would be cheered for in the '90s. And then there's the notorious sleeve: Cope crouching naked on top of the Alvecote Mound slag heap, wearing nothing but an outsized turtle shell.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Fried on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunspots | 1 | #1505 | – | 2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.