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 (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]]. | ||
| + | ==Discography== | ||
| + | ===Studio albums (contemporary)=== | ||
| + | *''[[Cut (The Slits album)|Cut]]'' ([[Island Records|Island]] (UK) / Antilles (USA), September 1979) - [[UK Albums Chart|UK]] #30 | ||
| + | *''The Slits'' (Y, May 1980) | ||
| + | *''Return of the Giant Slits'' (CBS, October 1981) | ||
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| + | ===Later albums and compilations=== | ||
| + | *''Double Peel Sessions'' (Strange Fruit, November 1988) | ||
| + | *''In the Beginning'' ([[Jungle Records|Jungle]], 1997) | ||
| + | *''Live at the Gibus Club'' ([[Castle Music]] / [[Sanctuary Records|Sanctuary]], February 2005 - recorded January 1978) | ||
| + | *''[[Trapped Animal]]'' ([[Narnack]], 2009) | ||
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| + | ===Singles and EPs=== | ||
| + | *"Typical Girls" / "[[I Heard It Through the Grapevine]]" (Island (UK) / Antilles (USA), September 1979, also issued as a 12-inch EP with additional alternate versions) [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] #60 | ||
| + | *"In the Beginning There Was Rhythm" (Y, March 1980, split single with [[The Pop Group]]) | ||
| + | *"Man Next Door" / "Man Next Door (version)" (Y, June 1980) | ||
| + | *"Animal Space" / "Animal Spacier" ([[Human Records|Human]] (UK), 1981, also issued as a 12-inch EP on Human (USA) with different tracks) | ||
| + | *"Earthbeat" / "Earthdub" / "Begin Again, Rhythm" (CBS, August 1981 (UK), December 1981 (U.S.), 7 inch single with the first 2 tracks, and 12 inch EP with 3 tracks) | ||
| + | *"American Radio Interview (Winter 1980)" / "Face Dub" (CBS, October 1981, bonus record included with ''Return of the Giant Slits'' album, side one plays at 33 rpm) | ||
| + | *''The Peel Sessions'' ([[Strange Fruit Records|Strange Fruit]], February 1987) | ||
| + | *''Revenge of the Killer Slits'' (2006) | ||
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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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Discography
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Studio albums (contemporary)
- Cut (Island (UK) / Antilles (USA), September 1979) - UK #30
- The Slits (Y, May 1980)
- Return of the Giant Slits (CBS, October 1981)
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Later albums and compilations
- Double Peel Sessions (Strange Fruit, November 1988)
- In the Beginning (Jungle, 1997)
- Live at the Gibus Club (Castle Music / Sanctuary, February 2005 - recorded January 1978)
- Trapped Animal (Narnack, 2009)
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Singles and EPs
- "Typical Girls" / "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Island (UK) / Antilles (USA), September 1979, also issued as a 12-inch EP with additional alternate versions) UK #60
- "In the Beginning There Was Rhythm" (Y, March 1980, split single with The Pop Group)
- "Man Next Door" / "Man Next Door (version)" (Y, June 1980)
- "Animal Space" / "Animal Spacier" (Human (UK), 1981, also issued as a 12-inch EP on Human (USA) with different tracks)
- "Earthbeat" / "Earthdub" / "Begin Again, Rhythm" (CBS, August 1981 (UK), December 1981 (U.S.), 7 inch single with the first 2 tracks, and 12 inch EP with 3 tracks)
- "American Radio Interview (Winter 1980)" / "Face Dub" (CBS, October 1981, bonus record included with Return of the Giant Slits album, side one plays at 33 rpm)
- The Peel Sessions (Strange Fruit, February 1987)
- Revenge of the Killer Slits (2006)
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