Title
John Cooper Clarke Goes Rabid
Reference
YA2003.110/1
Production date
1972 - 1982
Creator
- Ryan, ToshBiographyBiography
Anthony Ryan Carter, better known as Tosh Ryan, was one of the founders of Rabid Records in Withington, Manchester. Ryan also helped to establish the first Fly Posting business outside London, along with Martin Hannett.
Scope and Content
Poster promoting John Cooper Clarke's signing to Rabid Records. The poster is printed in green on a yellow ground and shows John Cooper Clarke bound up between the words "John Cooper Clarke Goes Rabid".
Language
English
Level of description
ITEM
Repository name
Science and Industry Museum
Associated people and organisations
- Clarke, John CooperBiographyBiography
John Cooper Clarke was born in Salford in 1949. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as part of the punk scene, and released several albums of 'punk poetry' at the time on the Rabid Records label. He appeared on the bill with famous musicians, including Joy Division, The Fall, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Buzzcocks, and New Order, amongst many others.
In July 2013, Clarke was awarded an honorary doctorate of arts in "acknowledgement of a career which has spanned five decades, bringing poetry to non-traditional audiences and influencing musicians and comedians" by the University of Salford.
Clarke continues to write and perform. In 2018 his book The Luckiest Guy Alive was published by Picador/ Macmillan. He is often cited as an influence on contemporary musicians, including the band Arctic Monkeys.
- Norman, MatthewBiographyBiography
Independent film maker and poster designer.
Subject
Conditions governing access
Open access.
Conditions governing Reproduction
Copies may be supplied in accordance with current copyright legislation and Science Museum Group terms and conditions.
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