Zip Style Method

Zip Style Method
Studio album by John Cooper Clarke
Released	1982
Recorded	1982
Studios	Ridge Farm Studio, Capel, Dorking; Jacobs Farm; Hologram Studios, Stockport
Genre	Spoken word
Label	Epic
Producer	Martin "Zero" Hannett
John Cooper Clarke chronology
Snap, Crackle & Bop (1980) Zip Style Method (1982) This Time It's Personal with Hugh Cornwell (2016)

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Zip Style Method is the sixth album by John Cooper Clarke, originally released in 1982. He is again backed by The Invisible Girls, a band masterminded by producer Martin Hannett, who contributes bass and guitar to the songs.

Track listing

All tracks are written and arranged by John Cooper Clarke, Martin Hannett and Steve Hopkins.

1. "Midnight Shift" - 6:25
2. "New Assassin" - 3:00
3. "The Face Behind the Scream" - 3:34
4. "I Travel in Biscuits" - 3:15
5. "The Day the World Stood Still" - 3:44
6. "A Heart Disease Called Love" - 3:30
7. "The Ghost of Al Capone" - 4:38
8. "Ninety Degrees in My Shades" - 3:37
9. "The Day My Pad Went Mad" - 3:09
10. "I Wanna Be Yours" - 2:02
11. "Drive She Said" - 2:58
12. "Night People" - 3:58

Personnel

• John Cooper Clarke – vocals

The Invisible Girls

• Paul Burgess – drums, percussion
• Steve Williams – bass guitar
• Steve Hopkins – keyboards
• Martin Hannett – bass, guitar
• Richard Darbyshire, Trevor Spencer

Technical

• Laurence Diana, Ken Goodwin, Tim Harris – engineer
• Rosław Szaybo – design
• Niall Doull-Connolly – photography

External links

• Lyrics and liner notes