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On the one hand, this album demonstrates business as usual with latter-day beat poet John Cooper-Clarke; on the other, it is ripe with unease in terms of Cooper-Clarke's direction, thanks to a more than casual nod to the obligations of a musical approach -- Cooper-Clarke comes perilously close to singing in some spots, and dangerously close to copping a rap approach in others, while the Invisible Girls' backing keeps falling into a low-budget pop trap.
Cooper-Clarke's poems remain quirky, and sometimes have his old cynical bite ("Beasley Street" sees him pouring words out against a gradually more urgent backing), but there are far too many times on this set when he seems at a loss as to where he's going.
Still, he remains unique.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evidently ChickentownJohn Cooper Clarke, Martin Hannett, Steve Hopkins | John Cooper Clarke | Play | 02:22 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Conditional DischargeJohn Cooper Clarke, Martin Hannett, Steve Hopkins | John Cooper Clarke | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | SleepwalkJohn Cooper Clarke, Martin Hannett, Steve Hopkins | John Cooper Clarke | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | 23rdJohn Cooper Clarke, Martin Hannett, Steve Hopkins | John Cooper Clarke | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Beasley StreetJohn Cooper Clarke, Martin Hannett, Steve Hopkins | John Cooper Clarke | Play | 06:48 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Thirty Six HoursJohn Cooper Clarke, Martin Hannett, Steve Hopkins | John Cooper Clarke | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | BelladonnaJohn Cooper Clarke, Martin Hannett, Steve Hopkins | John Cooper Clarke | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | The It ManJohn Cooper Clarke, Martin Hannett, Steve Hopkins | John Cooper Clarke | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Limbo (Baby Limbo)John Cooper Clarke, Martin Hannett, Steve Hopkins | John Cooper Clarke | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | A Distant RelationJohn Cooper Clarke, Martin Hannett, Steve Hopkins | John Cooper Clarke | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Beasley StreetJohn Cooper Clarke | John Cooper Clarke | Play | 06:48 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | TwatJohn Cooper Clarke | John Cooper Clarke | Play | 02:23 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Beasley Street (live version) | John Cooper Clarke | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Gaberdine Angus (Live [Rafters, Manchester]) | John Cooper Clarke | Play | 01:01 | 2 MB | 0 MB |
| 54 mins | 124 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Burgess | Drums |
| 2 | John Cooper Clarke | Composer, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 3 | Stephanie Formula | Vocals |
| 4 | Martin Hannett | Bass, Composer, Producer |
| 5 | Steve Hopkins | Composer, Keyboards |
| 6 | Bill Nelson | Guitar |
| 7 | Lynn Oakley | Guitar |
| 8 | Peter Saville | Cover Design |
| 9 | John Scott | Guitar |
| 10 | Pete Shelley | Guitar |
| 11 | Trevor Spencer | Drums |
| 12 | Paul Welch | Cover Design |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |