Snap, Crackle & Bop is the fourth album by John Cooper Clarke, originally released in 1980. As with Disguise in Love, the album featured The Invisible Girls as the backing band and was produced by Martin Hannett. Original first pressings of the LP included a booklet with the lyrics from John Cooper Clarke's 1978 album Disguise in Love together with photographs and artwork, the booklet was housed in a pocket that formed part of the jacket on the LP cover photograph. The album placed at No. 39 in NME's 1980 Albums of the Year.[3]
| Snap, Crackle & Bop | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Studio | Arrow Studios, Manchester | |||
| Genre | Spoken word, poetry, punk | |||
| Length | 38:59 | |||
| Label | CBS | |||
| Producer | Martin "Zero" Hannett | |||
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| The Invisible Girls chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Smash Hits | 7/10[2] |
Track listing
edit- All tracks written by John Cooper Clarke, Martin Hannett and Steve Hopkins except where noted:
- "Evidently Chickentown" – 2.23
- "Conditional Discharge" – 3.10
- "Sleepwalk" – 4.35
- "23rd" – 3.38
- "Beasley Street" – 6.56
- "Thirty Six Hours" – 3.35
- "Belladonna" – 4.18
- "The It Man" – 3.48
- "Limbo (Baby Limbo)" – 4.31
- "A Distant Relation" – 3.53
- "Beasley Street" (live - bonus track) – 3.28
- "Gaberdine Angus" (live - bonus track) – 1.01
- "Twat" (live - bonus track) – 2.23
Note: "Evidently Chickentown" is similar to the 1952 poem "The Bloody Orkneys" by Hamish Blair.[citation needed]
Charts
edit| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian (Kent Music Report) | 99[4] |
Personnel
edit- John Cooper Clarke – vocals
- The Invisible Girls
- Technical
- Paul Welsh, Peter Saville - design
- Bob Elsdale - photography
"Written, played, produced by The Invisible Girls, ably assisted by Lynn Oakey, Pete Shelley, Trevor Spencer, Paul Burgess, Karl Burns, Toby, Dave Hassell, Stephanie Formula. Extra special thanks to Vinnie Riley. The Invisible Girls are the cheese nightmares are Martin Hannett & Steve Hopkins!"
References
edit- ^ "Snap, Crackle & Bop Review by Steven McDonald". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ Hepworth, David. "John Cooper Clarke: Snap, Crackle and Bop". Smash Hits (May 1–14, 1980): 29.
- ^ "1980 Best Albums And Tracks Of The Year". NME. 1980. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ 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.