The Very Best Of

~ Release by John Cooper Clarke (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

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Copyright: ℗ 2002 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.

Annotation last modified on 2025-10-03 21:46 UTC.

Tracklist

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1(I Married a) Monster From Outer Space
producer:
Martin "Zero" Hannett
spoken vocals:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
recording of:
(I Married a) Monster From Outer Space
lyricist:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
writer:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet) and Steve Hopkins (guitarist/keyboardist)
composer:
Steve Hopkins (The Invisible Girls, Smudeboy) and Martin Hannett
3:32
2I Don’t Want to Be Nice
producer:
Martin "Zero" Hannett
spoken vocals:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
recording of:
I Don’t Want to Be Nice
lyricist:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
writer:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet) and Steve Hopkins (guitarist/keyboardist)
composer:
Steve Hopkins (The Invisible Girls, Smudeboy) and Martin Hannett
3:49
3Valley of the Lost Women
producer:
Martin "Zero" Hannett
spoken vocals:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
recording of:
Valley of the Lost Women
lyricist:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
writer:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet) and Steve Hopkins (guitarist/keyboardist)
composer:
Steve Hopkins (The Invisible Girls, Smudeboy) and Martin Hannett
4:15
4Post‐War Glamour Girls
spoken vocals:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
recording of:
Postwar Glamour Girls
lyricist:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
writer:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet) and Steve Hopkins (guitarist/keyboardist)
composer:
Steve Hopkins (The Invisible Girls, Smudeboy) and Martin Hannett
3:31
5Kung Fu International
spoken vocals:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
recording of:
Kung Fu International
lyricist:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
1:40
6Psycle Sluts
producer:
Martin Hannett
spoken vocals:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
recording of:
Psycle Sluts
lyricist:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
3:15
7Twat (live)
spoken vocals:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
recording of:
Twat
lyricist:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
2:21
8Majorca (live From Rafters, Manchester, 1979)
live recording of:
Marjorca
lyricist:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
2:13
9Gimmix! Play Loud
producer:
Martin Hannett
spoken vocals:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
recording of:
Gimmix! Play Loud
lyricist:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
composer:
Ferret (worked with John Cooper Clarke) and Martin Hannett
3:32
10Beasley Street
producer:
Martin Hannett
spoken vocals:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
recording of:
Beasley Street
lyricist:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
composer:
Steve Hopkins (The Invisible Girls, Smudeboy) and Martin Hannett
6:44
11Evidently Chickentown
producer:
The Invisible Girls
spoken vocals:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
recording of:
Evidently Chickentown
lyricist:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
composer:
Steve Hopkins (The Invisible Girls, Smudeboy) and Martin Hannett
52:20
12Conditional Discharge
producer:
The Invisible Girls
spoken vocals:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
recording of:
Conditional Discharge
lyricist:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
composer:
Steve Hopkins (The Invisible Girls, Smudeboy) and Martin Hannett
3:06
13Limbo (Baby Limbo)
producer:
The Invisible Girls
spoken vocals:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
recording of:
Limbo (Baby Limbo)
lyricist:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
composer:
Steve Hopkins (The Invisible Girls, Smudeboy) and Martin Hannett
4:28
14The It Man
producer:
The Invisible Girls
spoken vocals:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
recording of:
The It Man
lyricist:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
composer:
Steve Hopkins (The Invisible Girls, Smudeboy) and Martin Hannett
3:43
15Thirty Six Hours
producer:
The Invisible Girls
spoken vocals:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
recording of:
Thirty Six Hours
lyricist:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
composer:
Steve Hopkins (The Invisible Girls, Smudeboy) and Martin Hannett
3:30
16Midnight Shift
spoken vocals:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
recording of:
Midnight Shift
lyricist:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
composer:
Steve Hopkins (The Invisible Girls, Smudeboy) and Martin Hannett
6:25
17I Wanna Be Yours
spoken vocals:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
recording of:
I Wanna Be Yours
lyricist:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
composer:
Steve Hopkins (The Invisible Girls, Smudeboy) and Martin Hannett
2:03
18The Day My Pad Went Mad
spoken vocals:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
recording of:
The Day My Pad Went Mad
lyricist:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
composer:
Steve Hopkins (The Invisible Girls, Smudeboy) and Martin Hannett
3:11
19A Heart Disease Called Love
spoken vocals:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
recording of:
A Heart Disease Called Love
lyricist:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
composer:
Steve Hopkins (The Invisible Girls, Smudeboy) and Martin Hannett
3:31
20Night People
spoken vocals:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
recording of:
Night People
lyricist:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
composer:
Steve Hopkins (The Invisible Girls, Smudeboy) and Martin Hannett
4:02