Zip Style Method Explained

Zip Style Method
Type:	Album
Artist:	John Cooper Clarke
Cover:	Zip Style Method.gif
Released:	1982
Recorded:	1982
Studio:	Ridge Farm Studio, Capel, Dorking; Jacobs Farm; Hologram Studios, Stockport
Genre:	Spoken word
Label:	Epic
Producer:	Martin "Zero" Hannett
Prev Title:	Snap, Crackle & Bop
Prev Year:	1980
Next Title:	This Time It's Personal with Hugh Cornwell
Next Year:	2016

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 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