Return of the Giant Slits (Remastered Edition)

Return of the Giant Slits (Remastered Edition)

Labeling The Slits groundbreaking just doesnâ€™t (pardon the pun) â€œcutâ€ it. No other post-punk band was as confrontationalâ€”an all-female trio calling themselves The Slits and posing muddily topless on their debut album cover was about as in-your-face as a feminist statement getsâ€”or as determinedly uncommercial. Indeed, after being dropped by their label, Island, despite having made Cut, of the signature albums of the era, Viv Albertine, Tessa Pollitt, and Ari Up treated Sony, their new label, to an even more radical record, 1981â€™s Return of the Giant Slits. Already far removed from the male-dominated, louder-faster ethos of punk rock, The Slits, with new drummer Bruce Smith of The Pop Group and multi-instrumentalist Steve Beresford in tow, added world music and free jazz to Upâ€™s Ono-esque ululations, Albertineâ€™s skittering guitar, and Pollittâ€™s dubwise bass riddims. Predictably, Sony dropped the record like a hot potato, not even bothering to release it in the U.S., and it has only been intermittently available on CD in the 35-plus years since. But the reputation of Return of the Giant Slits has continued to grow, with Albertine herself recently commenting, â€œItâ€™s more experimental than Cut and brings in even wider musical influences. In some ways, I think itâ€™s a better record.â€ Now, Real Gone Music is â€œreturningâ€ Return of the Giant Slits to availability in two ways: a compact disc release featuring new liner notes by John Dougan and a fresh remastering by Maria Triana at Battery Studios in New York, and a fluorescent yellow vinyl edition limited to 1000 copies that includes the original printed inner sleeve. Either way, this record demands to be in your collectionâ€¦you can trace the beginning of the whole â€œriot grrrlâ€ movement to right here.
Country USA
Brand Real Gone Music
Manufacturer Real Gone Music
Binding Audio CD
ReleaseDate 2017-08-11
UnitCount 1
UPCs 848064006039
EANs 0848064006039

Country	USA
Brand	Real Gone Music
Manufacturer	Real Gone Music
Binding	Audio CD
ReleaseDate	2017-08-11
UnitCount	1
UPCs	848064006039
EANs	0848064006039

Return of the Giant Slits (Remastered Edition)

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