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Zip Style Method is the sixth album by John Cooper Clarke, originally released in 1982. He is again backed by The Invisible Girls, a band masterminded by producer Martin Hannett who contributes bass and guitar to the songs.

All tracks are written and arranged by John Cooper Clarke, Martin Hannett and Steve Hopkins.

1. "Midnight Shift" - 6:25
2. "New Assassin" - 3:00
3. "The Face Behind the Scream" - 3:34
4. "I Travel in Biscuits" - 3:15
5. "The Day the World Stood Still" - 3:44
6. "A Heart Disease Called Love" - 3:30
7. "The Ghost of Al Capone" - 4:38
8. "Ninety Degrees in My Shades" - 3:37
9. "The Day My Pad Went Mad" - 3:09
10. "I Wanna Be Yours" - 2:02
11. "Drive She Said" - 2:58
12. "Night People" - 3:58

• John Cooper Clarke – vocals

The Invisible Girls

• Paul Burgess – drums, percussion
• Steve Williams – bass guitar
• Steve Hopkins – keyboards
• Martin Hannett - bass, guitar
• Richard Darbyshire, Trevor Spencer

Technical

• Laurence Diana, Ken Goodwin, Tim Harris - engineer
• Rosław Szaybo - design
• Niall Doull-Connolly - photography

• Lyrics and liner notes