JOHN COOPER CLARKE – DISGUISE IN LOVE LP – Nr MINT A2/B1 UK PUNK

John Cooper Clarke – Disguise In Love
(CBS Records  1978  83132)
Matrix No’s: A2/B1 – UK Pressing

Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
– some wear to edges/corners & some rub marks on back cover

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

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.

Disguise in Love is the second studio album by John Cooper Clarke, first released in 1978. Most of the tracks are spoken over musical accompaniment provided by Clarke’s band The Invisible Girls, except “Psycle Sluts 1&2” and “Salome Maloney” — both live recordings from the Ritz Ballroom in Manchester on 8 May 1978, delivered in his trademark a cappella style.

Track listing

All tracks written by John Cooper Clarke, Martin Hannett and Steve Hopkins except where noted

1. “I Don’t Wanna Be Nice” – 3:50
2. “Psycle Sluts 1&2” (Clarke) – 3:12
3. “(I’ve Got a Brand New) Tracksuit” – 1:51
4. “Teenage Werewolf” – 3:57
5. “Readers Wives” – 3:13
6. “Post War Glamour Girl” – 3:35
7. “(I Married a) Monster from Outer Space” – 3:32
8. “Salome Maloney” (Clarke) – 2:08
9. “Health Fanatic” – 5:42
10. “Strange Bedfellows” – 4:10
11. “Valley of the Lost Women” – 4:19

Personnel

• John Cooper Clarke – vocals
• Paul Burgess – drums, percussion
• Martin Hannett – bass guitar
• Steve Hopkins – keyboards
• Lyn Oakey – guitar (tracks 4, 5, 6, 10)
• Bill Nelson – guitar (tracks 1, 5, 9)
• John Scott – guitar (track 3)
• Pete Shelley – guitar (tracks 1, 4, 7, 10)