'Yes, it was be there or be square as, clad in the slum chic of the hipster, he issued the slang anthems of the zip age in the desperate esperanto of the bop. John Cooper Clarke: the name behind the hairstyle, the words walk in the grooves hacking through the hi-fi paradise of true luxury.' Punk. Poet. Pioneer. The Bard of Salford's seminal collection is as scabrous, wry & vivid now as it was when first published over 25 years ago. 'The godfather of British performance poetry' Daily Telegraph.

'I couldn't put it down because I couldn't put it down.'John Cooper Clarke August 2015
'A Great Debut That Deals With The Joys and Pains of Growing Up' Irvine Welsh April 2016
'Crafty Cigarette, all things Mod and a dash of anarchy. Want to remember what it was like to be young and angry? Buy this book. A great read' Phil Davis (Actor Chalky in Quadrophenia) August 2016
'Written in first person narrative, in a style and delivery reminiscent of Hunter S Thompson' Scootering Magazine
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