The Tearjerkers

Tearjerkers

70's Punk from Northern Ireland

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Discography

First Single - Love Affair

Second Single - Murder Mystery

American Compilation Mercury SRM 1-3849

Third Single - Where's Julie

Live Album

Forth Single - Comic Book Heroes

Studio Album

Good Vibrations - Compilation

Live in Sligo - download available to preview and or download

Tearjerker's Home Page

The Tearjerker's where 5 young lads from Northern Ireland who formed a power pop / punk band in 1978 amid the Punk explosion of the late seventies. The TJ's wrote classic power pop tunes and toured Ireland both North and South extensively. Signed to cult Belfast record label Good Vibrations they where quickly snapped up by English record label Phonogram.

Paul Mcilwaine & Brian Rawson on stage circa 1979

The Tearjerkers were to individualistic to fit into the typical punk mould. While other contempory Belfast bands where content to ape the London scene the Tearjerkers music was influenced by the American scene - i.e. Ramones - Big Star - Velvet Underground and UK bands Dr Feelgood - The Jam - Secret Affair and Nick Lowe. On the verge of breaking through to the big time they disintegrated due to big business getting in the way of good music!

Murder Mystery Video

The Tearjerkers where well known for their desire to have fun both with their music and also at their gigs. Typical Tearjerker gigs would include a audience 'secret auction' where the crowd would get prizes, lots of dancing and one or two drinks. The band wrote most of their stage material due to every member of band's ability to write pop songs.

Tearjerkers in an alley somewhere near the Ormeau Road, Belfast 1979

The Tearjerker drummer and early manager Nigel Hamilton whose drive and determination was largely responsible for the bands rapid rise on the local Northern Irish music scene.

The Tearjerkers seemed to appear from nowhere on the Belfast scene - this was due to Nigel's ability to get the band gigs from Coleraine to Cork so when the band started playing in the Capital they where already a very tight outfit. As soon as they signed up for Good Vibrations Records they organised a 'Good Vibrations Tour' and brought along with them other punk bands from the label.

Check out the Links page as there are a number of related Tearjerker sites that will be of interest.

The Tearjerkers have uploaded 'Sessions' The Lost Tearjerker Album as an mp3 Album that can download in collaboration with www.soundclick.com. Also available is the Live in Sligo soundboard bootleg album. We have released a free download of our second John Pell Session.

Free Tearjerkers downloads available from Soundclick

<The guys are playing together again in 2005 under the name Rhythm Revue - Rhythm Review Website is now available from the Links page!

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