The Slits - Rough Cuts (RSD 2023)

This is a Record Store Day 2023 release.

Popularly regarded as one of the most important and groundbreaking British albums of all time, 1979s Cut, by The Slits has, rightly, seen several reissues on the LP format over the years. Its stature as a classic seems to have only grown since its initial impact and its influence on what came after remains incalculable from Riot Grrrl to Culture Club, from Massive Attack and Tricky to Hole and Nirvana (Kurt Cobain cited Typical Girls as one of his favourite recordings ever) its impossible to underestimate its influence on leftfield outsider musicians to this day.

For Record Store Day 2023 its a first outing on vinyl for pioneering producer Dennis Bovells Rough Mixes* of the album, previously unearthed as part of the research for 2009s anniversary CD Deluxe Edition of the album. As a standalone vinyl piece Rough Cut, then, presents an entire alternative version of Cut, plus the addition of the