The Slits - In The Beginning (A Live Anthology 1977-81)

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The Slits
In The Beginning (A Live Anthology 1977-81)

Compil. UK 1997 on Jungle Records label
Electronic and Rock (Art Rock, Punk, Dub, Experimental, Avant-garde)

Made in England Tracks 1-7 recorded live at Dingwalls, London 1977. Track 8 is a home recording. Tracks 9-14 record live in Cincinatti and San Francisco in 1980. Track 15 from their last concert at Hammersmith Palais in 1981.

Musicians

	The Slits , 1976-1982 GB album by
	Bruce Smith dr, perc, GB drums
	Paloma Romero dr, *1955 ES drums, written by
	Steve Beresford , *1950 GB instruments, various
	Arianne Foster voc, 1962-2010 DE musician, written by
	Tessa Pollitt b, bvoc, *1959 GB musician, written by
	Viv Albertine g, bvoc, *1954 GB musician, written by
	Dave Flash Wright ss, ts, saxophone
	Neneh Cherry voc, *1964 SE vocals
	Nina Hagen voc, *1955 DE vocals

Producers

Al design

Christine Robertson management

Anton Corbijn photography by

Caroline Coon photography by

Mick Mercer photography by, sleeve notes

Paul Cox photography by

Composers

Arianne Foster

Paloma Romero

Tessa Pollitt

Viv Albertine

John Holt

Whitfield-Strong

Junior Byles

Album Tracks

No	Title	Artist	Composer	Duration
1	Punk Era In Lo-Fi	The Slits
2	Vindictive	The Slits	Arianne Foster, Paloma Romero, Tessa Pollitt, Viv Albertine	3:00
3	A Boring Life	The Slits	Arianne Foster, Paloma Romero, Tessa Pollitt, Viv Albertine	3:00
4	Slime	The Slits	Arianne Foster, Paloma Romero, Tessa Pollitt, Viv Albertine	2:26
5	Newtown	The Slits	Arianne Foster, Paloma Romero, Tessa Pollitt, Viv Albertine	4:04
6	Love & Romance	The Slits	Arianne Foster, Paloma Romero, Tessa Pollitt, Viv Albertine	2:44
7	Shoplifting	The Slits	Arianne Foster, Paloma Romero, Tessa Pollitt, Viv Albertine	1:51
8	Number One Enemy	The Slits	Arianne Foster, Paloma Romero, Tessa Pollitt, Viv Albertine	2:14
9	Number One Enemy (Acoustic)	The Slits	Arianne Foster, Paloma Romero, Tessa Pollitt, Viv Albertine	2:03
10	Dub Era In High-Fi	The Slits
11	In The Beginning	The Slits	Arianne Foster, Tessa Pollitt, Viv Albertine	6:05
12	Newtown	The Slits	Arianne Foster, Paloma Romero, Tessa Pollitt, Viv Albertine	4:29
13	Man Next Door	The Slits	John Holt	7:12
14	I Heard It Through The Grapevine	The Slits	Whitfield-Strong	3:30
15	Typical Girls	The Slits	Arianne Foster, Paloma Romero, Tessa Pollitt, Viv Albertine	4:08
16	Fade Away	The Slits	Junior Byles	3:41
17	In The Beginning	The Slits	Arianne Foster, Tessa Pollitt, Viv Albertine	12:15

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