The Slits

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The Slits are a UK punk rock band. The quartet was formed in 1976 by members of the bands The Flowers of Romance and The Castrators. The members were Ari Up (Arianna Forster) and Palmolive (Paloma Romera, who later left to join The Raincoats), with Viv Albertine and Tessa Pollitt replacing founding members Kate Korus and Suzy Gutsy. Palmolive was replaced by male drummer Budgie (aka Pete Clarke), formerly of The Spitfire Boys and later to join Siouxsie & the Banshees.

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-'''Dick O'Dell''' is the [[United Kingdom]] based record label owner of [[Y Records]], who published [[Pigbag]] in the early 1980s. He has been the manager of [[William Orbit]], [[The Slits]] and [[The Pop Group]].
+'''The Slits''' are a [[UK]] [[punk rock]] band.  The quartet was formed in [[1976]] by members of the bands [[The Flowers of Romance (band)|The Flowers of Romance]] and [[The Castrators]]. The members were [[Ari Up]] (Arianna Forster) and [[Palmolive (musician)|Palmolive]] (Paloma Romera, who later left to join [[The Raincoats]]), with [[Viv Albertine]] and [[Tessa Pollitt]] replacing founding members [[Kate Korus]] and [[Suzy Gutsy]]. Palmolive was replaced by male [[drummer]]  [[Budgie (drummer)|Budgie]] (aka Pete Clarke), formerly of [[The Spitfire Boys]] and later to join [[Siouxsie & the Banshees]].
-He currently manages Bat for Lashes.
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