The Slits
The Slits were a British rock band formed in London in 1976 by members of the groups The Flowers of Romance and The Castrators. The group's early line-up consisted of Ari Up (Ariane Forster) and Palmolive (a.k.a. Paloma Romero, who played briefly with Spizzenergi and later left to join The Raincoats), with Viv Albertine and Tessa Pollitt replacing founding members Kate Korus and Suzy Gutsy. Their 1979 debut album, Cut, has been called one of the defining releases of the post-punk era.
Career
1976–1982
The group supported fellow punk band The Clash on their 1977 White Riot tour along with the Buzzcocks, the Prefects and the Subway Sect. Club performances of The Slits during this period are included in The Punk Rock Movie (1978). In November 1978, The Slits toured with the Clash again on the "Sort it Out Tour" and were joined by The Innocents who opened the shows.
Captured on a Peel Session, the Slits' originally raw and raucous live sound was cleaned up and polished by the time of their debut album. Their Dennis Bovell-produced debut album Cut was released in September 1979 on Island Records, with Neneh Cherry joining as additional vocalist. The album's sleeve art depicted the band naked, except for mud and loincloths. Palmolive left the band around this time: it is often claimed that this was partly because she did not like this artwork, including by Palmolive herself, but according to Viv Albertine Palmolive had been asked to leave the band before that, and anyway does not appear on the record. She was replaced by the drummer Budgie (Peter Clarke), formerly of The Spitfire Boys and later of Siouxsie and the Banshees.
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ALBUMS
- Trapped Animal released: 2009
- Live at the Gibus Club released: 2005
- Return of the Giant Slits released: 2004
- Y3LP: The Official Bootleg released: 2004
- Cut released: 2000
- In the Beginning: A Live Anthology 77-81 released: 1997
- The Peel Sessions released: 1991
- 1977-05-01: Dingwalls, London, UK released:
Y3LP: The Official Bootleg
Released 2004- A Boring Life
- Or What Is It?
- Slime
- No. 1 Enemy
- Once Upon a Time in a Living Room
- Mosquitoes
- Vaseline
- Let's Do the Split
- Bongos on the Lawn
- No More Rock and Roll for You / Face Place
- Typical Girls (brink style)
- Man Next Door
- Man Next Door (version)
- Animal Space
- Animal Spacier
- Earthbeat and Earthdub
- Begin Again, Rhythm
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I Heard It Through The Grapevine
by: SlitsOoh, I bet you're wondering how I knew
'Bout your plans to make me blue
Some other guy that knew before
Between the two of us guys you know I love you more
It took me by surprise I must say
When I found out yesterday
Don't you know that
I heard it through the grapevine?
Not much longer would you be mine
Oh, I heard it through the grapevine
Oh, I'm just about to lose my mind
Honey, honey, yeah
Heard it through the grapevine
How much longer would you be mine, baby?
I know that a man ain't supposed to cry
But these tears can't hold inside
Losin' you would end my life you see
'Cause you mean that much to me
You could have told me yourself
That you love someone else
Instead
I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine
Oh, I heard it through the grapevine
And I'm just about to lose my mind
Honey, honey, yeah
Heard it through the grapevine
How much longer would you be mine, baby?
People say believe half of what you see
Son, and none of what you hear
I can't help bein' confused
If it's true, please tell me, dear
Do you plan to let me go
For the other guy you loved before?
Instead
I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine
Baby, I heard it through the grapevine
And I'm just about to lose my mind
Honey, honey, yeah
Heard it through the grapevine
How much longer would you be mine, baby?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Heard it through the grapevine
How much longer would you be mine, baby?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Heard it through the grapevine
How much longer would you be mine, baby?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Heard it through the grapevine
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