Zip Style Method

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Zip Style Method
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Studio album by
Released1982
Recorded1982
Studio 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, [2] who contributes bass and guitar to the songs.

Contents

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

The Invisible Girls
Technical

References

  1. Wilson Neate (8 May 1978). "Disguise in Love - John Cooper Clarke | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic . Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  2. Robbins, Ira. "John Cooper Clarke". Trouser Press . Retrieved 7 December 2025