7-8-09 John Cooper Clarke
The Bard of
7" DAY MY PAD WENT MAD, THE / A DISTANT RELATION EPIC
1982 2 TRKS with pic sleeve
CD DISGUISE IN LOVE EPIC
1978 14 TRKS (3 x bonus tracks) ('05 issue)
LP DISGUISE IN LOVE CBS
1978 11 TRKS
7" GIMMIX! / MONSTER FROM OUTER SPACE EPIC
1978 2 TRKS no pic sleeve
7" GIMMIX! / MONSTER FROM OUTER SPACE EPIC
1978 2 TRKS with pic sleeve; orange vinyl, shaped disc, cover
7" INNOCENTS RABID
1977 4 TRK EP; with pic sleeve
LP ME AND MY BIG MOUTH (Collection) EPIC
1981 11 TRK Collection
7" NIGHT PEOPLE / FACE BEHIND THE SCREAM, THE EPIC
1982 2 TRKS with pic sleeve
LP OU EST LA MAISON DE FROMAGE? NOZE
1977? 23 TRKS Live
7" POST-WAR GLAMOUR GIRL / KUNG FU INTERNATIONAL CBS
1978 2 TRKS with pic sleeve
CD SNAP, CRACKLE [&] BOP EPIC
1980 10 TRKS
LP SNAP, CRACKLE [&] BOP EPIC
1980 10 TRKS with his book…
7" SPLAT / TWAT / SLEEPWALK EPIC
1979 3 TRKS with pic sleeve; twin groove
10" WALKING BACK TO HAPPINESS (10") EPIC
1979 10 TRK EP; Live, clear vinyl – still not on CD, as of 7/09
CD ZIP STYLE METHOD SONY
1982 16 TRKS (4 x bonus tracks) ('07 issue)
LP ZIP STYLE METHOD EPIC
1982 12 TRKS
I always enjoyed this stuff. I visited his website recently, and it didn’t look like it had been updated recently. The “Upcoming Gigs” were all from ’08!
Never met ‘im. Never ‘ad the chance to see him live – apart from on videotape. I love his (UK C4) ‘film’ “Ten Years In An Open Necked Shirt”, which I have an Australian VHS PAL copy of. I have a book of his, too. I only recently ran across my orange vinyl shaped disc of “Gimmix!” – it was stuck at the end of the alphabet in my LP collection, as it likely wouldn’t fit elsewhere – once upon a time (and then I forgot about it). And I found at least 2 of his re-mastered CD’s…my “Snap Crackle…” CD isn’t a version with bonus tracks, unfortunately. And you never see that stuff – around here, anyway.
I’m glad to see Mr. Clarke is still alive. It would be nice if he’d make a new album one day…or get another book published. I’d walk across the street to see him perform live.
Mr. Clarke, Ta! Thanks for the amusing turns of phrase and lurvely
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Funny, I just watched URGH! A Music War, featuring Mr. Clarke for the first time in its entirety last weekend. The bands that I responded to the most, apart from longtime favorites were Chelsea, whom I'd never heard before. I'd heard of the Au Pairs but not heard them and was impressed to finally think about getting a copy of "Music For A Different Sex." Goodness knows I saw enough copies back in the day. But one of the bands I liked the best was the relatively obscure Alley Cats.
Apparently they were a SoCal band that had some dealings with Frontier Records and never amounted to much, but I really liked their sound. I always thought from their name on the soundtrack LP (which I never bought - I should have a copy) that they would be rockabilly. Being that they were not and had "Cat" in their name at the dawn of the 80s was probably their death-knell, I'm thinking.
I liked the film a lot and pretty much enjoyed it all, except for The Surf Punks and X. The selection of bands has held up well over the intervening 29 years. It touches a lot of significant 1980 touchstones and plays well in 2009.
Exene looks really strung out during the X segment, which doesn't help her already miserable vocals. Was she an addict?
Likely...
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