The Unruly Imagination is the twenty-fifth solo album by Julian Cope, released in 2009.
It was recorded with musicians from Cope's side project Black Sheep and released in a limited edition.[1][2] Released to coincide with a one-day event of the same name, organized by Cope, dedicated to democracy, protest and free speech at Manchester University'sWhitworth Gallery.[3] The album is a collection of new songs especially recorded for this project plus two songs from an unreleased EPDiggers, Ranters, Levellers.[4] "Preaching Revolution", "Mother, Where Is My Father?", "I Wanna Know What's in it For Me" and "Fuck Me U.S.A." were previously released as the vinyl only 7” EP Preaching Revolution by Julian Cope & Black Sheep in 2008.[5]