SPILL NEWS: SCRITTI POLITTI ANNOUNCE REMASTERED REISSUE OF DEBUT ALBUM ‘SONGS TO REMEMBER’ VIA ROUGH TRADE OUT ON APRIL 10

SCRITTI POLITTI ANNOUNCE REMASTERED REISSUE OF DEBUT ALBUM SONGS TO REMEMBER VIA ROUGH TRADE OUT ON APRIL 10

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The debut album of one of Britain’s most acclaimed and influential bands, ‘Songs to Remember’ takes us back to the beginnings of Scritti Politti. Having emerged out of the DIY Camden bedsit scene of the late 70s, with a musical vision to match the likes of Miles Davis (who they later worked with), the Green Gartside-led group established themselves as one of the early 80s’ true musical innovators with ‘Songs To Remember,’ uniquely melding philosophical thinking with a burgeoning pop sensibility. Described as “witty and ingenious” by NME on its release in 1982, the album has since been established as a truly groundbreaking album of its era. The audio has been fully remastered for this reissue and long overdue vinyl repress by Alex Wharton at Abbey Road Studios, overseen by Gartside himself.

Originally released as cat.no. ROUGH20 in September 1982, the album reached number 12 in the UK Album Charts and featured three classic singles, ‘The Sweetest Girl,’ ‘Faithless,’ and ‘Jacques Derrida.’ The album will be released on digital and CD formats and will finally be available again on vinyl format, featuring an embossed sleeve, including a pictogram of a bee in the front corner of the cover, in line with the original 1982 pressing.

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