{"product_id":"scritti-politti-early-2023-reissue","title":"SCRITTI POLITTI - Early (2023 Reissue)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2LP - Black Vinyl Repress (2023). A\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e series of formative recordings from the late 70s and early 80 which has been \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eout of print for several years.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEarly\u003c\/em\u003e brought together a series of formative recordings from the late 70s and early 80s, for an America-only vinyl release in 2005. The collection, accompanied by sleeve notes from \u003cstrong\u003eGreen Gartside\u003c\/strong\u003e, included the band's debut single \u003cem\u003eSkank Bloc Bologna\u003c\/em\u003e, along with seminal tracks including \u003cem\u003eThe \"Sweetest Girl\"\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e28\/8\/78\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLions After Slumber\u003c\/em\u003e, and offered a stunning chance to enjoy the long-overlooked musical foundations of \u003cstrong\u003eScritti Politti\u003c\/strong\u003e again.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEmerging from the scene around Leeds Art School, with fellow travellers The Mekons and The Gang Of Four, and recorded while the band were residing in a Camden squat organised along Marxist principles, these post-punk rallying cries which prefigured Green and co's pop-leaning rebirth several years later, were the songs that grab the attention of \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Peel\u003c\/strong\u003e, Rough Trade founder \u003cstrong\u003eGeoff Travis\u003c\/strong\u003e and a generation of music fans who helped bring the indie music scene – and the labels that accompanied it – into existence. A musical community in which Scritti Politti played an influential and formative role. \u2028\u2028\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAfter being out of print for several years (and in some places never previously available) both albums will return to the record racks this autumn...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rough Trade","offers":[{"title":"2LP - Vinyl","offer_id":47063926899033,"sku":"SDZ-31016","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Scritti_Politti_-_Early_-_2023_Reissue_55d8a552-9a62-450c-b4f5-4e2ecf7f4737.jpg?v=1693389643","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/scritti-politti-early-2023-reissue","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}