^ the secret crown jewel of this album ^
― Edward III, Friday, 9 January 2009 02:39 (fifteen years ago) link
seems so typical to go for "typical girls"
near impossible to choose one
can't I have them all?
― Edward III, Friday, 9 January 2009 02:42 (fifteen years ago) link
let not this thread be worksafe
http://www.l8k.com.ar/blog/hello/1233619/750/Slits_1979-2005.11.05-16.21.00.jpg
― Edward III, Friday, 9 January 2009 02:45 (fifteen years ago) link
voted "so tough" ah! that song is too good! the whole album is!
― Pepper needs new shorts! (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 9 January 2009 08:33 (fifteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Saturday, 10 January 2009 00:01 (fifteen years ago) link
I couldn't decide between FM or Ping Pong Affair and now both had no votes :-(
― Ivan, Saturday, 10 January 2009 01:25 (fifteen years ago) link
Missed this, would have gone for "Shoplifting." We pay...FUCKALL!
― Doctor Casino, Saturday, 10 January 2009 02:30 (fifteen years ago) link
Cut (2CD Deluxe Edition)The Slits ( Not yet rated ) | Write a review »£8.95 Free DeliveryRRP: £15.99 | You save: £7.04 (44%)Pre-order. | Due for release on 19/10/2009BUY Track List Disc 1Instant Hit So Tough Spend, Spend, Spend Shoplifting Fm Newtown Ping Pong Affair Love Und Romance Typical Girls Adventures Close To Home I Heard It Through The Grapevine Liebe And Romanze Typical Girls Love And Romance Vindictive Newtown Shoplifting So Tough Instant Hit FM Disc 2 I Heard It Through The Grapevine Instant Hit Spend, Spend, Spend Newtown Adventures Close To Home Instant Hit So Tough Spend, Spend, Spend Shoplifting FM Newtown Ping Pong Affair Love Und Romance Typical Girls Adventures Close To Home So Tough Instant Hit Typical Girls Spend, Spend, Spend In The Beginning, There Was Rhythm
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Instant Hit So Tough Spend, Spend, Spend Shoplifting Fm Newtown Ping Pong Affair Love Und Romance Typical Girls Adventures Close To Home I Heard It Through The Grapevine Liebe And Romanze Typical Girls Love And Romance Vindictive Newtown Shoplifting So Tough Instant Hit FM Disc 2
I Heard It Through The Grapevine Instant Hit Spend, Spend, Spend Newtown Adventures Close To Home Instant Hit So Tough Spend, Spend, Spend Shoplifting FM Newtown Ping Pong Affair Love Und Romance Typical Girls Adventures Close To Home So Tough Instant Hit Typical Girls Spend, Spend, Spend In The Beginning, There Was Rhythm
― Mark G, Monday, 5 October 2009 14:34 (fourteen years ago) link
sorry, better details...NOW!
Disc 1 Title Additional Info 1. Instant Hit 2. So Tough 3. Spend, Spend, Spend 4. Shoplifting 5. Fm 6. Newtown 7. Ping Pong Affair 8. Love Und Romance 9. Typical Girls 10. Adventures Close To Home 11. I Heard It Through The Grapevine 12. Liebe And Romanze Slow Version 13. Typical Girls Brink Style Dub 14. Love And Romance John Peel BBC Radio 1 Session 1977 15. Vindictive John Peel BBC Radio 1 Session 1977 16. Newtown John Peel BBC Radio 1 Session 1977 17. Shoplifting John Peel BBC Radio 1 Session 1977 18. So Tough John Peel BBC Radio 1 Session 1977 19. Instant Hit John Peel BBC Radio 1 Session 1977 20. FM John Peel BBC Radio 1 Session 1977 Disc 2 Title Additional Info 1. I Heard It Through The Grapevine Rough Mix 2. Instant Hit 8 Track Demo 3. Spend, Spend, Spend 8 Track Demo 4. Newtown 8 Track Demo 5. Adventures Close To Home 8 Track Demo 6. Instant Hit "Rough Mix" 7. So Tough "Rough Mix" 8. Spend, Spend, Spend Toast Version 9. Shoplifting "Rough Mix" 10. FM "Rough Mix" 11. Newtown "Rough Mix" 12. Ping Pong Affair "Rough Mix" 13. Love Und Romance "Rough Mix" 14. Typical Girls "Rough Mix" 15. Adventures Close To Home "Rough Mix" 16. So Tough Outtake 17. Instant Hit Instrumental Outtake 18. Typical Girls Instrumental Outtake 19. Spend, Spend, Spend Dub Version 20. In The Beginning, There Was Rhythm Early Version
― Mark G, Monday, 5 October 2009 14:36 (fourteen years ago) link
ooooooooooh gimme cd2 now!
― zappi, Monday, 5 October 2009 15:18 (fourteen years ago) link
So this is out - is the second disc worth it? I'm kinda dubious about the value of rough mixes of this material.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Wednesday, 21 October 2009 20:48 (fourteen years ago) link
I think I like the Peel sessions more than the album :/FM is a great song!
― Trip Maker, Wednesday, 21 October 2009 21:05 (fourteen years ago) link
The Peel session are indeed great. There's another session they did for the second album, pity they didn't include it with the expanded reissue of "Return".
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Wednesday, 21 October 2009 21:13 (fourteen years ago) link
a "second disc" has NEVER, EVER been more worth it in the entirety of bs coin-scraping reissues EVER, if it's making the Peel Sessions properly available again!!
I can't really state that strongly enough! Cut is ace, yes, but the Peel Sessions oh man, there's no shame at all in preferring them to the studio album, none at all.
― fndgo, Wednesday, 21 October 2009 21:54 (fourteen years ago) link
Yeah, but this also sounds like those fabled 'demo tapes' that the "Y" album was 'supposed' to be...
― Mark G, Thursday, 22 October 2009 07:03 (fourteen years ago) link
.. although no "Number One Enemy" ?
― Mark G, Thursday, 22 October 2009 07:04 (fourteen years ago) link
didn't really read the above posts properly in my glee there...
― fndgo, Thursday, 22 October 2009 20:58 (fourteen years ago) link
didnt Return of the Giant Slits get reissued a couple years back as well...did Dennis Bovell produce that one too?
― sorry, that was kinda stupid (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 20 January 2010 19:34 (fourteen years ago) link
referring to this:
i always feltd. bovell flattened out and muffled their ideas somewhat on cut (compared to what he did with the pop group on "y", for example) — i like the very scratchy monochrome sound for a while, and then i drift away by contrast, i've been playing "return of the gigantic" all weekend, which is amazing
(i've still got my giant cut wall poster though — the other jazz insects gave it to me as a birthday present!!) (we were produced by d.bovell also — WE PUT IT IN GIANT LETTERS ON THE SLEEVE as he was a million times more famous than us)
― mark s (mark s), Sunday, August 17, 2003 11:37 AM (6 years ago) Bookmark
― sorry, that was kinda stupid (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 20 January 2010 19:38 (fourteen years ago) link
oh man I missed this, sounds awesome.
I think mark s was referring to an orig copy, but I'm not sure.
― sleeve, Wednesday, 20 January 2010 21:38 (fourteen years ago) link
"Return Of The Giant Slits" got reissued a couple of years ago with a bonus disc of remixes. Amazon's got it for $11 used.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Thursday, 21 January 2010 00:09 (fourteen years ago) link
Anyone seen Viv Albertine's new band Limerence? They are coming to my town in Feb.
― canna kirk (a passing spacecadet), Thursday, 21 January 2010 13:06 (fourteen years ago) link
I saw her play solo a couple of months ago, just her & guitar. Funny, bitter songs she wrote around her divorce mostly. No Slits songs. Seems v nice.
― Colonel Poo, Thursday, 21 January 2010 13:15 (fourteen years ago) link
http://devonrecordclub.wordpress.com/2011/09/05/the-slits-cut-round-13-toms-selection/
Just a brilliant, brilliant album. How can you pick a favourite song?
― yugi ex, Wednesday, 7 September 2011 17:58 (twelve years ago) link
This album was like a bolt out of the blue when I first heard it *very* late in my musical education. The various remixes and demos that have come out on expanded editions don't tempt me, but the original studio LPs and the Peel sessions are just impeccable. They really make me see the world through different eyes when I listen.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Wednesday, 7 September 2011 18:13 (twelve years ago) link
It certainly manages the trick of capturing a moment in time and yet sounding pretty timeless.
― yugi ex, Thursday, 8 September 2011 20:50 (twelve years ago) link
would have gone for grapevine cos its an extra on the CD copy i bought for a girlfriend, but i guess it had its own poll recently.
― Dr X O'Skeleton, Thursday, 8 September 2011 21:23 (twelve years ago) link
http://i-d.vice.com/en_gb/article/the-slits-says-they-never-received-royalties-for-debut-album-cut
― just sayin, Monday, 6 June 2016 10:22 (seven years ago) link