Slits,LP Demo Copy,Cut,Island ILPS9573,UK 1979 1stP,EX,A1,B1 Matrix,So Tough
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Description
New Wave, Dub, Punk
Slits
Title and label: Cut, Island ILPS9573, UK 1st Press 1979, Demo Copy. With silhouettes on both labels
Condition of vinyl: VG+ Due to some fine hair-lines. Please Note; all plays EX
Matrix Side 1: ILPS 9573 A - 1U SOUND CLINIC R DREAD AT THE CONTROL 1
Matrix Side 2: ILPS 9573 B - 1U ii JONZ AH IT DAT. 1
Condition of sleeve: EX Fully laminated sleeve with some laminate crackles to the spine edge, plus a die-cut cartoon card inner sleeve VG+ Due to a seam split to one edge. Please Note this has been repaired from the inside with archival tape
Cut Review by Andy Kellman
Its amateurish musicianship, less-than-honed singing, and thick, dub-wise rhythms might not be for everyone, but there's little denying the crucial nature of the Slits' first record.
Along with more recognized post-punk records like Public Image Limited's Metal Box, the Pop Group's Y, and less-recognized fare like the Ruts DC and Mad Professor's Rhythm Collision Dub, Cut displayed a love affair with the style of reggae that honed in on deep throbs, pulses, and disorienting effects, providing little focus on anything other than that and periodic scrapes from guitarist Viv Albertine.
But more importantly, Cut placed the Slits along with the Raincoats and Lydia Lunch as major figureheads of unbridled female expression in the post-punk era. Sure, Hole, Sleater-Kinney, and Bikini Kill would have still happened without this record (there were still the Pretenders and Patti Smith, just to mention a few of the less-subversive groundbreakers), but Cut placed a rather indelible notch of its own in the "influential" category, providing a spirited level rarely seen since.
Heck, the Slits themselves couldn't match it again. You could call some of these songs a reaction to the Nuggets bands, or the '60s garage acts that would find as many ways as possible to say "women are evil."
Songs like "Instant Hit" (about PiL guitarist Keith Levene), "So Tough" (about Sid Vicious and Johnny Rotten), "Ping Pong Affair," and "Love Und Romance" point out the shortcomings of the opposite sex and romantic involvements with more precision and sass than the boys were ever able to.
"Spend Spend Spend" and "Shoplifting" target consumerism with an equal sense of humour ("We pay f*ck all!"). Despite the less-than-polished nature and street-tough ruggedness, Cut is entirely fun and catchy; it's filled with memorable hooks, whether they're courtesy of the piano lick that carries "Typical Girls" or Ari Up's exuberant vocals.
(One listen to Up will demonstrate that Björk might not be as original as you've been led to believe.
Side 1:
Instant Hit
So Tough
Spend, Spend, Spend
Shoplifting
FM
Side 2:
Newtown
Ping Pong Affair
Love Und Romance
Typical Girls
Adventures Close To Home
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