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Encyclopedia > The Invisible Girls

The Invisible Girls were a rock band formed in Salford, Greater Manchester in 1978 to provide musical back drop 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 keyboarist Steve Hopkins, with contributions from, amongst others, Pete Shelley of Buzzcocks and Bill Nelson. Refurbished 1960s built high rise apartments Salford is a city in the north-west of England. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England which came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. ... John Cooper Clarke John Cooper Clarke (born January 25, 1949) is a performance poet from Salford, Manchester, England, affectionately known as the Bard of Salford. ... Joy Division was a rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. ... Martin Hannett (May 31, 1948 - April 18, 1991), sometimes credited as Martin Zero, was an innovative record producer who helped discover Joy Division and co-founded Factory Records with Tony Wilson. ... Pete Shelley was born as Peter McNeish on April 17, 1955 in Leigh. ... Buzzcocks are a British rock music group. ... Bill Nelson (born William Nelson on December 18, 1948) is a prolific guitarist, songwriter, painter and experimental musician from Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. ...


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