"One of the greatest female bands ever, the Slits’ legacy is undiminished. We still dress like them (Madonna and Bananarama ripped off their lace skirts, leggings and big fuck off boots in the 80s and 90s, now we lazily deem it ‘vintage’) and their no-bullshit stance is hugely inspirational- they were railing against female fashion mag paradigms ('Typical Girls') when Miley Cyrus was but a fly in her daddy’s moonshine, and sang about drugs, London being shit without money, shoplifting, and love being a construct.
Arianna Forster, aka Ari Up remains one of the greatest frontwomen ever (RIP) with her Germanic warble, skanking on stage and tendency to kick hecklers in the throat. Debut album "Cut", first released on Island Records in 1979, was produced by reggae legend Dennis Bovell, and contains gems like the snarky 'Love und Romance', 'So Tough', and 'FM'. It still sounds deadly, a bratty fusion of skewed punk and reggae with really filthy guitars...
[This 40th Anniversary reissue] includes their unique cover of Marvin Gaye’s 'I Heard It Through the Grapevine'. Buy it and see why they are still so timeless fearless female warriors." - The Tempo House
This 40th Anniversary edition includes die-cut inner sleeve with illustration artwork.
Black Vinyl Pressing
Tracklisting
Side A:
1. Instant Hit
2. So Tough
3. Spend, Spend, Spend
4. Shoplifting
5. FM
Side B:
1. New Town
2. Ping Pong Affair
3. Love Und Romance
4. Typical Girls
5. Adventures Close To Home
Bonus Track
6. I Heard It Through The Grapevine
