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Scritti Politti | Cupid & Psyche 85
/ 05 July 2021
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Though few could have predicted John Peel favourites Scritti Politti, led by the polymathic singer/songwriter Green Gartside, becoming one of the slickest synth-pop outfits of the 80s, the group’s history has been defined by perpetual reinvention. They began as a Marxist-leaning post-punk outfit whose debut single, 1978’s self-released Skank Bloc Bologna, was a slice of angular agitpop, and by the time of their inaugural LP, 1981’s Songs To Remember, they were serving up honeyed, soulful pop that grazed the lower rungs of the UK Top 50. But their most radical metamorphosis came in 1983 when Cardiff-born Gartside abandoned indie rawness for big-budget major label sophistication; signing a deal with Virgin in the UK and Warner Bros in the US, he travelled to New York and brought in David Gamson (keyboards) and Fred Maher (drums) to create both a new look and sound for the group. Two years ....

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