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Artist:	SLITS, THE
Title:	Cut
Label:	4 MEN WITH BEARDS
Format:	LP
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	4M 506LP

"Originally released in 1979, the debut from British all-girl post-punk band The Slits is available on 180 gram vinyl for the first time. Mixing a punk attitude and D.I.Y style with reggae rhythms and dub recording techniques, The Slits made some of the most avant pop of the period, which still sounds fresh and innovative today. Mixing unavoidable hooks, minimalist arrangements, and exuberant vocals with a rough, street smart style, Cut is a classic masterwork."

Artist:	SLITS, THE
Title:	The Return of the Giant Slits
Label:	BLAST FIRST PETITE (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$27.50
Catalog #:	PTYT 008CD

The full, original 1981 Return of the Giant Slits album + a bonus CD that features ALL the archived dub versions and an American radio interview conducted at the time that was subsequently used by CBS for an ultra-rare promo disc. Including new cover art and two of the classic photos by Anton Corbijn from the NME magazine cover session. The 1981 second and final Slits studio album features the same line-up as their first album, Cut: Ari Up, Tessa Pollit and Viv Albertine. This record has often been overshadowed by their more controversial 1979 debut. It represents their natural development as artistes by focusing more on their interests in dub and "world music" sound eclecticism (featuring Steve Beresford and ex-Pop Group drummer, Bruce Smith) that is well suited to their, by then, more accomplished playing style. Perhaps, in retrospect, the Jamaican half-sister to The Raincoats recordings. A "lost" gem, ripe for reappraisal, of this still vastly influential and important group, in both musical and sociological terms. Produced by Dennis Bovell and Dick O'Dell (Y Records). Previously only available as an expensive Japanese import and never before released in the USA.

Artist:	SLITS, THE
Title:	Man Next Door
Label:	COLLISION: CAUSE OF CHAPTER 3 (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.00
Catalog #:	CCT 3004EP

2005 release. The Slits, with borrowed equipment and knowledge of two, maybe three chords, were a reality and made some crude commercial recordings for Island Records and CBS, as well as recording a couple of John Peel's BBC radio sessions. Special moments were guaranteed and true when they worked with veteran reggae producer Dennis Bovell, setting the stage for a future generation of riot grrls and the remarkable sound of punky reggae. The re-release (original on Human Records) on Collision came out exactly in that period and featured John Holt's famous reggae composition "Man Next Door" on A-side, as well as the great Slits composition "In The Beginning." The B-Side includes the splendid and very rare full-length 12" version "Animal Space."

Artist:	SLITS, THE
Title:	Return Of The Giant Slits
Label:	SONY (JAPAN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$24.00
Catalog #:	MHCP 208CD

Last copies of this Japanese edition, more recently reissued by Petit Blast First... Japanese-only reissue of the 2nd Slits album, originally issued by CBS in 1981. Produced by The Slits, in conjunction with Dick O'dell (Y Records) and Dennis Bovell. Lineup on this album was: Ari Up (vocals), Viv Albertine (guitar), Tessa Pollitt (bass), Bruce Smith (drums), Steve Beresford (keyboards). This was the final Slits recording, never previously reissued (nor ever issued at all in the US). "What the Slits came up with on Return of the Giant Slits is nothing short of breath taking. The songs might not have the punch of their early punk sides or the catchiness of the current pop trends circa 1981, but what they do have is a cutting edge sound and production. The songs have a meandering feel to them, but they remain centered by the incredible vocalizing of the Ari Up and her fellow Slits, the varied rhythms, and offbeat instrumentation." -- Gullbuy.

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