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WinkBall talks to  John Cooper Clarke fans Play Video

WinkBall talks to John Cooper Clarke fans

After teenage years as a Mod, John served time as an apprentice engineer, a lab technician at Salford University and also a lead type compositor. After a brief unsuccessful marriage, and a stint living in Dorset, John...

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John Cooper Clarke - TWAT (on After Dark, 1982) Play Video

John Cooper Clarke - TWAT (on After Dark, 1982)

Donnie Sutherland on Sounds and After Dark: John Cooper Clarke reading his poem 'Twat' on Australian show After Dark in 1982. en.wikipedia.org Donnie_Sutherland en.wikipedia.org Sounds_%28TV_show%29...

John Cooper Clarke I married a Monster from Outer Space Play Video

John Cooper Clarke I married a Monster from Outer Space

Saw him many times in his prime years... best was at Electric Circus... triff.. She had a head as big as a TV screen A glutinous complexion with a day-glow sheen Big bog eyes and the death-ray glare Feet like...

BEASLEY STREET - JOHN COOPER CLARKE Play Video

BEASLEY STREET - JOHN COOPER CLARKE

watch ZEITGEISTMOVIE.COM The 'Bard of Salford', unleashes his poetic visions of urban decay and social exclusion in the classic Beasley Street. Music by The Invisible Girls (inc. Pete Shelley of Buzzcocks) Photo of...

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John Cooper Clarke Biography

John Cooper Clarke (born 25 January 1949) is an English performance poet who first became famous during the punk rock era of the late 1970s when he became known as a "punk poet". He released several albums in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and continues to perform regularly.

His recorded output has mainly centred around musical backing from The Invisible Girls, which featured Martin Hannett, Pete Shelley, Bill Nelson, Paul Burgess and Steve Hopkins.

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John Cooper Clarke Discography

John Cooper Clarke albums.

  • Zip Style Method - (Epic/GB)
  • Disguise in Love - (CBS Records/GB)

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