Cut

This fantastic album is reissued in expanded, Deluxe format to celebrate it s 30th anniversary as well as being selected as one of the Island 50th anniversary top 50 albums. The Slits were the first - and still the best - all woman band who bent all the rules. They have been a key influence on subsequent generations of women musicians, from Courtney Love, Bjork and Riot Grrrl to today's diary-like singers such as Lily Allen and Kate Nash. The Slits were one of the first punk bands - and one of the last to make a record. On its release in 1979, the record was regarded as a five-star triumph. The pioneering mix of the band s punk roots and legendary reggae producer Dennis Bovell created an extraordinary masterpiece that ranked alongside other 1979 ground-breaking post-punk classics such as PIL s Metal Box, Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division and the Pop Group s Y albums. Thirty years on, Cut is still lionised as a landmark post-punk album. Stunning digitally-remastered 30th anniversary reissue of the classic 1979 album, overseen by the band and Mojo writer Mark Paytress. 30 bonus tracks, including recently discovered demos, dub versions and outtakes that shed new light on the making of the album. Features two trailblazing BBC sessions for John Peel that capture The Slits at their ferocious best. Includes 28-page booklet with new interviews, Pennie Smith photos and extensive essay. Cut was selected as one of the top-50 albums as part of the Island 50 celebrations.