Scritti Politti – Cupid & Psyche 85 (2-LP Vinyl)
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Green Gartside spent years in obscurity after a heart attack derailed Scritti Politti's early post-punk momentum, and when he returned, he returned transformed. Cupid & Psyche 85 landed in 1985 as something genuinely strange: a British art-pop record obsessed with American R&B, Derrida, and the science of the perfect single, executed with a precision that made peers and producers take notice on both sides of the Atlantic.
The new version of Cupid & Psyche 85 features remastered rarities & remixes from the band's archive on a double LP. It also comes with sleeve notes written by Green Gartside and David Gamson. The album is remastered by Chris Athens (Drake, Beastie Boys). Both a pop masterpiece and a landmark in music production, months of intensive work resulted in a brilliant, immaculate sound, described today by singer Gartside as "pyrotechnics of pointillist syncopation". Overseen by iconic producer Arif Mardin and featuring some of New York's finest session musicians, Cupid & Psyche 85 took the band's acute pop sensibility to new, glittering heights, spawning five singles: Wood Beez, The Word Girl, Absolute, Perfect Way and Hypnotize, each a hit on one side of the Atlantic or the other. Anniversary Edition First ever vinyl pressing of the iconic, 13-track extended version Plus rarities & remixes from the band's archive
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UPC: 191402059519
Label: Rough Trade Us
Release Date: 7.10.26
Format: LP Vinyl