Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

FREUDLP057

Colour

Blue

Colour details

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Housed in Gatefold Sleeve. 15 Tracks.

Format Music GB

Limited edition

2000

Release date

2024-04-20

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5013145205716

Total Cap

Blue LPx2

Artist

The Slits

Genre GB

New Wave / Post Punk

Label GB

Jungle

The Slits were a UK feminist punk outfit formed in 1976. The original lineup included Ari-Up on vocals, Katherine Corris on guitar, Paloma Romero on drums (later of The Raincoats), and Suzi Webb on bass. They gained attention for their aggressive and confrontational music, captured in their first two John Peel sessions. Despite their talent, they struggled to secure a record contract during the initial wave of punk. Eventually signed to Island Records, they released the dub-influenced album "Cut," which featured a controversial nude cover.

Over the years, the band experienced several lineup changes and collaborations with musicians like Prince Hammer and Don Cherry. However, by 1981, The Slits had lost some of their original edge and disbanded at the end of that year. In the new millennium, Ari-Up revived The Slits for a series of intimate live performances.

Discover the influential sounds of this pioneering feminist punk group through their iconic recordings and experience firsthand how they challenged conventions within the music industry.

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The Slits were known for their uncompromising attitude and aggressive, confrontational music, first seen on their 1977 tour with The Clash. To this day they are cited as being hugely inspiring to many female artists. But even their seminal Island Records 1979 debut album Cut, with its infamous sleeve of the band members naked and caked in mud, does not capture the true energy and spontaneity as well as these live recordings do. 

The album spans from an early, chaotic punk-era show which includes classics such as ‘Shoplifting’, ‘Newtown’ and ‘Love and Romance’. It shows how they evolved into their dubby, reggae-influenced style with songs such as ‘Typical Girls’, and finishes with a track from their last ever performance in 1981. Over its fifteen tracks it features three songs never otherwise recorded. The gatefold sleeve includes updated notes from Mick Mercer and previously unseen live and at home photos. Tracks include guest tracks by Neneh Cherry and Nina Hagen.

In The Beginning - RSD 2024

Music GB

Discover In The Beginning - RSD 2024 by The Slits. Limited Edition LP from Jungle Records. Live recordings showcasing their punk to reggae evolution.