| Pauline Murray and the Invisible Girls | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Pauline Murray and the Invisible Girls |
| Cover: | Pauline Murray and the Invisible Girls 1980 LP sleeve.jpg |
| Caption: | 1980 LP sleeve |
| Released: | October 1980 |
| Recorded: | July 1980 |
| Studio: | Strawberry Studios, Stockport, England |
| Genre: | Synthpop Gothic rock Post-punk |
| Label: | RSO, Illusive Records |
| Producer: | Martin Hannett, Steve Hopkins |
| Prev Title: | Snap, Crackle & Bop |
| Prev Year: | 1980 |
| Next Title: | Zip Style Method |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
Pauline Murray and the Invisible Girls (sometimes called Untitled) is the only album made by Penetration singer Pauline Murray and the Invisible Girls, John Cooper Clarke's backing band. It was released in September 1980 on the RSO label.
Alongside core members Martin Hannett on bass and record production, Steve Hopkins on keyboards and Paul Burgess on drums, the band included several musicians from other Manchester bands: The Durutti Column's Vini Reilly and Dave Rowbotham on guitar, John Maher from Buzzcocks on drums, Dave Hassell on percussion and Murray's boyfriend Robert Blamire on bass. Like Murray, Blamire had been a member of Penetration until it dissolved in late 1979. With Blamire in the band, Hannett moved from bass to keyboards.
All tracks composed by Pauline Murray and Robert Blamire; except where indicated
The three songs from the single "Searching For Heaven" are included as bonus tracks.
The version of "Dream Sequence 1" on this CD differs from the one on the original vinyl release. It may be a completely different take or possibly a different vocal recording over the same backing.
Wayne Hussey had been recruited via a Melody Maker advertisement at the end of 1980 and Martin Hannett recruited Bernard Sumner to execute the guitar solo in "Searching for Heaven" as New Order were waiting to use the studio.