The Invisible Girls were a
British rock band, formed in
Salford,
Greater Manchester in 1978,.
Allmusic, Retrieved on 10 April 2009. to provide a musical backdrop to the recorded output of Salford punk poet
John Cooper Clarke. The band was based around the nucleus of
Joy Division producer
Martin Hannett and keyboardist
Steve Hopkins, with contributions from, amongst others,
Pete Shelley of
Buzzcocks and
Bill Nelson of
Be-Bop Deluxe. The band also played on the first solo album by
Pauline Murray (lead singer of
Penetration), the eponymous
Pauline Murray And The Invisible Girls and some singles, and later with
Nico for the single "Procession".
History
The band was formed to provide backing music for punk poet John Cooper Clarke. It initially featured
Factory Records producer Martin Hannett on bass guitar, Steve Hopkins on keyboards,
10cc drummer
Paul Burgess and guitarist Lyn Oakey. This line-up played on Cooper Clarke's debut album
Où est la maison de fromage?, before they named themselves The Invisible Girls.
Disguise in Love (billed as being by "John Cooper Carke with The Invisible Girls") was produced by Hannett and released in 1978, and featured collaborations with
Be-Bop Deluxe's
Bill Nelson and
Buzzcock Pete Shelley. Another guitarist who collaborated was John Scott, but he was considered a member in an interview to him and C.P. Lee about Martin Hannett. A second album,
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