Name: In The Beginning
Brand: The Slits

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Bonus disc: No

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FRE52CD

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2011-11-22

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

5013145205723

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Total Cap

1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

The Slits

Genre US

Label US

Jungle Records

The Slits were a UK feminist punk outfit formed in 1976. The original lineup included Ari-Up on vocals, Katherine Corris on guitar, Paloma Romero on drums (later of The Raincoats), and Suzi Webb on bass. They gained attention for their aggressive and confrontational music, captured in their first two John Peel sessions. Despite their talent, they struggled to secure a record contract during the initial wave of punk. Eventually signed to Island Records, they released the dub-influenced album "Cut," which featured a controversial nude cover.

Over the years, the band experienced several lineup changes and collaborations with musicians like Prince Hammer and Don Cherry. However, by 1981, The Slits had lost some of their original edge and disbanded at the end of that year. In the new millennium, Ari-Up revived The Slits for a series of intimate live performances.

Discover the influential sounds of this pioneering feminist punk group through their iconic recordings and experience firsthand how they challenged conventions within the music industry.

New Wave / Post Punk

In the Beginning (A Live Anthology) is a budget-priced collection that culls highlights from live tapes recorded over the course of the Slits' career, from their 1977 tour to their final show in 1981. There are a couple of intense, noisy exciting moments, but the quality of the disc is wildly uneven. Several cuts are simply out of control, without any focal point to make listening worthwhile, while the sound of the album is poor. For fans that want a historical document of the Slits in concert, there are enough worthwhile moments, but only diehards will have the patience to sit through the record.

In The Beginning

Music US