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| | Early | | | Music Artist : | | Scritti Politti | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Rough Trade Us | | Release Date : | | 2005-02-22 | | Store Price : | | $11.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $11.98 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Skank Bloc Bologna
2. Is and Ought the Western World
3. 28/8/78
4. Scritlocks Door
5. OPEC-Immac
6. Messthetics
7. Hegemony
8. Bibbly-O-Tek
9. Doubt Beat
10. Confidence
11. P.A.s
12. "Sweetest Girl"
13. Lions After Slumber
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 For fans only
Submitted on: 2009-05-26 |
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| I have always enjoyed Scritti Politti from my boom there she was days of technicolored spiked hair and oval hats to his wood beez. I bought Black beer and couldn't stop listening to that cd and came accross this cd. I had to have it and am happy to have it in my collection. I have listened but this cd is not for everyone. It is truly a reminiscent cd of his earlier days. Although my friends have not grown to like the Early CD they do enjoy some of his other works I throw in. Keep this cd in your closet for true Scritti fans only. |
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 Cover
Submitted on: 2006-06-14 |
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| The Sweetest Girl was covered by Madness -- a great tribute to this amazing band. |
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Required listening
Submitted on: 2005-10-27 |
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| I have always been made fun of for my fascination with Scritti, but then I always saw them as a changing entity loosly held together by Green's changing musical moods/accomplishments, not just as the pop group of Cupid. His lyrics have always been great to read, and weird to hear-a satisfying suprise of non-conformist writing. As deconstructed as the early work is, it makes sense not only for the time in which it was written, but it also fits with the whole Scritti catalogue. Cool stuff, and fun to listen to. |
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Deconstructed Pop
Submitted on: 2005-09-14 |
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| Seems like it's always been hip to be politically liberal. But Green Gartside's erudition and wit set him above the knee-jerk hordes, making this Scritti Politti compilation revolutionary in every sense. Gentler than punk, sparer than new wave, quirkier than dub, and far more intelligent than campus sloganeering, when you hear this eccentric release you will forgive Scritti Politti for succumbing to the lure of commercialism. |
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 good stuff
Submitted on: 2005-03-25 |
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Scritti Politti was always popular in the UK. They were known as a student band from Leeds that had much to do with bands such as Wire and Gang of Four. Green Gartside went on to do more popular music in 1985 with "Perfect Way." He was lumped in with people like Duran Duran and New Order, people he had nothing to do with. Scritti Politti always seemed a bit smarter than all that. They had a song called "Jacques Derrida." It sounds are minimal and may have something more in common with bands like Au Pairs and The Slits, than some of the punk bands they were inspired by. They were living in a squat in Camden Town back when this was recorded. Camden Town was not the nice place it is now. Some songs are a bit throwaway. They used radio broadcasts on one song instead of vocals, which sounds like an early case of sampling. Other songs song like jazz noodling. Only "The Sweetest Girl" sounds like a real song, and has anything to do with their later work. This is a record for all those post punk completionists.
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