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Artist:The Slits
Title:Cut
Label:  Island
Country:UK
Catalogue:ILPS 9573
Date:Aug 1979
Format:LP
Genre:Punk, New Wave, Reggae
Collection:  I Own It     I Want It 
Community: 15 Own
Price Guide:$75
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PRICE GUIDE
$75


TrackArtistTitleComposerRating
A1The SlitsInstant HitThe Slits, Palmolive8.0  Rate
A2The SlitsSo ToughThe Slits, Palmolive8.0  Rate
A3The SlitsSpend, Spend, SpendThe Slits, Palmolive5.0  Rate
A4The SlitsShopliftingThe Slits, Palmolive6.0  Rate
A5The SlitsFMThe Slits, Palmolive7.0  Rate
B1The SlitsNewtownThe Slits, Palmolive8.0  Rate
B2The SlitsPing Pong AffairThe Slits, Palmolive8.0  Rate
B3The SlitsLove Und RomanceThe Slits, Palmolive7.0  Rate
B4The SlitsTypical GirlsThe Slits, Palmolive9.0  Rate
B5The SlitsAdventures Close To HomeThe Slits, Palmolive8.0  Rate


Notes

Produced by Dennis Bovell
Manufactured and distributed by EMI Records Ltd.
Stiff inner sleeve with die-cut rounded corners

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Comments and Reviews
 
Magic Marmalade
1st Dec 2023
 Review
In the groove, with The Slits!

(Sorry about that)

I don't on the whole, buy into the whole "punk" thing, in that it seems more than half is awful ear- horror, and the rest, sound musicians posing as being worse than they actually are:

Punk= mostly Bulls*&t.

Fortunately, these are of the later variety...

...Actually great musicians greatly performing well constructed, even musical songs.

I did wonder what a "Punk" band was doing on Island records of this time, when I found this, and it turns out they do a very fine line in the reggae end of the P$%k spectrum.

...And very well they do it too!

Going by my presumptions based on the cover and band name, I was expecting an unmusical, caterwaul of "attitude" and grim-ness... but thankfully not.

This is, instead, a more lo-fi, up-front, noodly, intricate affair of very innovative and inventive music.

The real star if the show here is the rhythm(s) and in particular, the truly stellar drumming that underpins the whole thing.

This is actually further emphasised by the lack of production (Studio effects) in the recording, as other than a guitar pedal, distortion or two, it's absolutely bare recording, to showcase how good these players are.

The vinyl, of course, is reliably good, as you'd expect from Island, but the music too is a very pleasant surprise!

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Paul Vinyl
6th Nov 2023
 Yes I did see that Johnz? or what ever it says on my copy
 

 
Magic Marmalade
6th Nov 2023
 Yes, my matrices are identical, without silhouettes on labels.

One other thing scratched into deadwax, which is too small to read: "Johnz" or something like that.
 

 
Paul Vinyl
5th Nov 2023
 I know I bought mine fairly close to the release date with the inner sleeves shown, and my labels came without the silhouette.

Here's the Matrix on mine

A Side

ILPS 9573 A-1U
DREAD AT THE CONTOL

B Side

ILPS 9573 B-1U
AH IT DAT
 

 
Magic Marmalade
5th Nov 2023
 Sadly not... Just a thick black, cardboard inner with die cut label holes and round corners.

(I wonder if this might have replaced early inners?)

Do we have any idea if the silhouette labels are first or second?

(I will check matrix numbers tomorrow)
 

 
Paul Vinyl
5th Nov 2023
 Nice find Magic, did it come with Inner Sleeve?
 

 
Magic Marmalade
4th Nov 2023
 Found in a charity shop yesterday for £1!

(needs a clean up, but mostly good :)
 

 
Redpunk
5th Dec 2020
 Added label scans with silhouettes of The Slits.
 


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Linked Releases

USA - Antilles - 1979

Bootleg - Unknown - 2003


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