Name: The Very Best Of
Brand: John Cooper Clarke

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5063432

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Limited edition

Release date

2011-08-18

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Sony

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5099750634325

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

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John Cooper Clarke

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New Wave / Post Punk

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John Cooper Clarke is an English performance poet, born on January 25, 1949 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Known as the punk poet, he gained fame for his dynamic performances during the late 70's punk scene. Cooper Clarke released several albums and singles between 1978 and 1982, often collaborating with the Invisible Girls.
With his energetic stage presence and unique style of poetry, John Cooper Clarke has become a legendary figure in the world of spoken word. Born and raised in Salford, Greater Manchester, he quickly made a name for himself within the vibrant punk scene of the late 70s. His performances were electrifying and captivated audiences with their raw energy.
Throughout his career, Cooper Clarke has released numerous albums and singles that showcase his poetic talent. Backed by the music of the Invisible Girls, his work transcends traditional boundaries and merges poetry with music seamlessly. His distinctive voice and thought-provoking lyrics have left an indelible mark on both the punk movement and spoken word genre.

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back in stock. punk poet john cooper clarke releases a cheap 20 track best of. maybe john cooper clarke's brief window of fame passed with the demise of punk. but his poems are every bit as arch and funny now as they were in the '70s. there are sly wordplay, groaning puns, and also plenty of strong social observation. he essentially took the ethos of the liverpool poets of the '60s, using common language and bringing in lots of humour, but made his mark through speech, not print. this collection, cherry-picked from his major-label work, is an absolute joy. backed by the relatively all-star invisible girls (which included pete shelley of the buzzcocks), the bard of salford deadpans his way through the epic 'psycle sluts (parts 1 and 2),' 'the day my pad went mad,' and the piece that really gave him his first big exposure, 'i married a monster from outer space.' but in 'beasley street' and 'postwar glamour girls' there's a more serious undercurrent happening, while 'kung fu international,' for all its lightheartedness, shows that little has changed in english street violence, and 'twat' remains as deliberately outrageous and hilarious as it was on its initial release. culled from the four albums cooper clarke did for epic, it shows that what was good then is still good. the world needs a cooper clarke for the new millennium.

The Very Best Of

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