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2005 Remastered with Bonus tracks, Ripe 1980 album from the legendary UK beat poet! Cameo by Pete Shelley from Buzzcocks
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Having heard the LP version back in the late eighties, I was well and truly hooked. From the opening violence of Chickentown to the wonderfully depressing view of life on a back street of Manchester that is Beasley Street, Clarke's penetrating and disturbingly accurate portrayal of everyday life can be both alarming and humorous. Once you have played it, you will not only never forget it, you will always find it near the top of your collection. A classic album from the North's greatest streetpoet.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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That young Johnny Clarke's been at it again. More 'produced' than his first outing, but a fine performance from himself and his Invisible Girls. As I get older I tend to prefer his raw unaccompanied solo live rants, but there's a hazy pleasure to be had from the studio tracked backs as well.
I used to think he'd be back.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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this is probably his best cd and its well worth buying....i have seen him live and he is funny and charming....this cd is powerful and reminds us of the late 70's and early 80's feelings of despair in thatcherite Britain...it is also very funny and witty...if you can go and see him perform live....if not then buy this cd....
Most Recent Customer Reviews
First class street poetry with excellent accompaniment
I first bought this album thanks to John Peel waay back in 1980 on vinyl, but far from being dated, Clarke's lyrics are still as bold and fresh as they were 32 years ago. Read more
Published 1 month ago by ST Nicholls
J.J.C.
A GREAT CD A MUST FOR ANY JOHN COOPER CLARKE FAN, JUST BRILLIANT,JOHN COOPER AT HIS BEST,BUY IT NOW!!!,BRILLIANT FANTASTIC SUPER
Published 6 months ago by BOOBOO64
Poetry but not like we know it t' be! (Sorry)
Just to add to other reviews already here. This is the best JCC disc and has some of his best poetry here. Read more
Published on 9 Feb 2009 by MaisonduFromage
The grit hits the fan!
This is an album of prophetic genius.
"Chickentown", with its barely concealed undercurrent of restive urban violence, sits up there with some of the... Read more
"Chickentown", with its barely concealed undercurrent of restive urban violence, sits up there with some of the... Read more
Published on 2 May 2002
The Manchester Punk Poet at his best
This his third album from 1980 finds John Cooper Clarke th his poetic best. Here he describes life in late '70's britain, the high unemployment and the class gap, fans in the south... Read more
Published on 28 Nov 2001
Get this album!
The man from manchester is the street poet of our generation. This cd is JCC at his finest.
Published on 7 Dec 1999
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