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The Slits

Return Of The Giant Slits - 2025 Reissue

    "Return of the Giant Slits” is the second studio album by the English punk band The Slits, released in October 1981 by CBS Records. This album marked a departure from their earlier punk sound, embracing a more experimental approach influenced by afro-pop, dub, and world music. The album was produced by Dennis Bovell, Dick O’Dell and The Slits. Upon its release, “Return of the Giant Slits” received mixed reviews, with some listeners finding its experimental nature challenging. However, over time, it has been re-evaluated and appreciated for its innovative fusion of genres. Pitchfork described it as “a slippery, glorious mess that will infuriate anyone expecting the Slits to revisit their debut."

    TRACK LISTING

    Side A
    1 Earthbeat (7" Version)
    2 Or What Is It?
    3 Face Place
    4 Walkabout

    Side B
    1 Difficult Fun
    2 Animal Space / Spacier
    3 Improperly Dressed
    4 Life On Earth

    The Slits

    Cut - National Album Day 2024 Edition

      Formed in London during the first wave of punk, in 1976, The Slits were all-female firebrands whose influence stretches far beyond music, shaping fashion trends and forcing a wholesale rethink of cultural attitudes towards
      women in rock. Mixing African rhythms and Jamaican dub into their unique sonic blend, Ari Up (vocals), Viv Albertine (guitar) and Tessa Pollitt (bass) transcended barriers of all kinds – social, political and musical – inspiring
      generations of female musicians to give the finger to the establishment and follow their own paths.

      With its DNA traceable in everything from the riot grrrl movement of the 1990s to the music of grunge pioneer Courtney Love, electro-punk agitator Peaches, rapper and activist M.I.A. and returning Arkansas rockers Gossip, The Slits’ seminal debut album, Cut, has lost none of its power. With its densely layered sound providing a backdrop to songs that tackle such unlikely subject matter as shoplifting, consumerism, sexual politics and the commercial exploitation of women, it remains an inspirational album from an era in which women were beginning to take the reins in the creative arts.


      TRACK LISTING

      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


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