Disguise in Love
| Disguise in Love | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Venue | Ritz Ballroom, Manchester | |||
| Studio | Arrow Studios, Manchester | |||
| Genre | Spoken word | |||
| Length | 39:29 | |||
| Label | CBS | |||
| Producer | Martin "Zero" Hannett | |||
| John Cooper Clarke chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Disguise in Love is the second studio album by the punk-poet John Cooper Clarke, released in 1978. The music for most of the tracks were 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.
The album contains one of Cooper's best-known tracks, "(I Married a) Monster from Outer Space".[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by John Cooper Clarke, Martin Hannett and Steve Hopkins except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Don't Wanna Be Nice" | 3:58 | |
| 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 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "(I Married a) Monster from Outer Space" | 3:32 | |
| 2. | "Salome Maloney" | Clarke | 2:08 |
| 3. | "Health Fanatic" | 5:42 | |
| 4. | "Strange Bedfellows" | 4:10 | |
| 5. | "Valley of Lost Women" | 4:19 |
Charts
| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian (Kent Music Report) | 100[3] |
Personnel
- John Cooper Clarke – vocals
- The Invisible Girls
- Paul Burgess – drums, percussion
- Martin Hannett – bass guitar, synthesizer programming[4]
- Steve Hopkins – keyboards, synthesizer programming[5]
with:
- 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)[6]
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "A Rookie’s Guide to John Cooper Clarke". Vice. Retrieved 5 December 2025
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 74. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "John Cooper Clarke: Disguise In Love". Rough Trade Records. Retrieved 5 December 2025
- ^ Canty, Ian. "Martin Hannett & Steve Hopkins: The Invisible Girls – album review". Louder Than War, 22 October 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2025
- ^ McGartland, Tony. Buzzcocks - The Complete History. John Blake, 2017. p. 322. ISBN 978-1-7860-6520-9
