THE SLITS – CUT LP – Nr MINT/EXC+ A1/B1 UK ORIG PUNK VIV ALBERTINE

The Slits – Cut
(Island Records  1979  ILPS9573)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing

Vinyl in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from the odd light pop/crackle)

Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
– some wear to edges/corners
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition

The Slits were a British rock band formed in London in 1976 by members of the groups The Flowers of Romance and The Castrators. The group’s early line-up consisted of Ari Up (Ariane Forster) and Palmolive (a.k.a. Paloma Romero, who played briefly with Spizzenergi and later left to join The Raincoats), with Viv Albertine and Tessa Pollitt replacing founding members Kate Korus and Suzy Gutsy. Their 1979 debut album, Cut, has been called one of the defining releases of the post-punk era.

Cut is the debut album by The Slits. It was originally released on 7 September 1979 on the Island Records label (ILPS 9573) in the UK and on Antilles (AN 7077) in the US. It reached number 30 on the UK album charts at the time. In 2004 it was voted at no 58 in The Observer‘s list, The 100 Greatest British Albums. Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain listed the song “Typical Girls” in his top 50 favorite recordings of all time.

Track listing

All tracks written by Viv Albertine, Tessa Pollitt, Ariane Forster (aka Ari Up) and Paloma Romero (aka Palmolive)

Side one

1. “Instant Hit” – 2:43
2. “So Tough” – 2:41
3. “Spend, Spend, Spend” – 3:18
4. “Shoplifting” – 1:39
5. “FM” – 3:35

Side two

1. “Newtown” – 3:48
2. “Ping Pong Affair” – 4:16
3. “Love und Romance” – 2:27
4. “Typical Girls” – 3:57
5. “Adventures Close to Home” – 3:28

Personnel

The Slits

• Ari Up – vocals
• Viv Albertine – guitar
• Tessa Pollitt – bass guitar

with:

• Budgie – drums
• Bruce Smith – uncredited voice on “Love und Romance”
• Dennis Bovell – sound effects

Technical

• Mike Dunne – engineer
• Pennie Smith – photography