The Slits - In The Beginning (Live Anthology 1977-1981)

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The first time on vinyl for the complete 15-track album.
Limited edition in blue vinyl for RSD 2024. 
Three exclusive songs. Guest vocals by Nina Hagen and Neneh Cherry.

Notes by Mick Mercer. Gatefold sleeve with unseen photos. From punk to dub eras. The Slits were known for their uncompromising artude and confrontaYonal music, first seen on their 1977 tour with The Clash. To this day they are cited as being hugely inspiring to many female arYsts. 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, chaoYc punk-era show which includes classics such as Shopli~ing, Newtown and Love & 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 fi~een tracks it features three songs never otherwise recorded*, and guest vocals from Nina Hagen and Neneh Cherry. The gatefold sleeve includes updated notes from Mick Mercer and previously unseen live and at home photos. A limited ediYon in transparent blue vinyl.

1. VindicYve, 2. A Boring Life*, 3. Slime*, 4. New Town, 5. Love & Romance, 6. Shopli~ing, 7. Number One Enemy, 8. Number One Enemy(acousYc) (guest vocal from Nina Hagen), 9. In The Beginning, 10. New Town, 11. Man Next Door, 12. I Heard It Through The Grapevine, 13. Typical Girls, 14. Fade Away*, 15. In The Beginning (guest vocal from Neneh Cherry) Tracks 1-7 Live at Dingwalls, London 1977; 8 live in rehearsal; 9-14 Live in CincinnaY & San Francisco 1980; 15 Live at Hammersmith Palais, Dec. 1981 (last ever show)