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Scritti Politti  |  SKU: AA7FZ7-69QI-HT  |  Barcode: 883870069526

Scritti Politti - Cupid & Psyche 85 [CD]

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Scritti Politti - Scritti Politti - Cupid & Psyche 85 [CD]
Barcode: 883870069526

Originally released in 1985.

From a bedsit in London to New York recording studios… Alternative acclaim to mainstream adulation… Indie label hopefuls to major signings… Despite the series of radical shifts that underpinned its creation, Scritti Politti's second album Cupid & Psyche 85 achieved the virtually impossible. While everything was scaled up – the ambition, the sound, the audience – the singular artistic vision that drove the group not only remained intact and undiluted in these bigger surroundings, but became more inventive, more adventurous and, ultimately, more beloved. Introduced to pianist and programmer David Gamson while making of the band's debut album Songs To Remember, Green Gartside realised he had found a creative foil to help him achieve the ambitions he had for Scritti Politti
Partially recorded in New York, with several tracks produced by Arif Mardin (who had worked on Aretha Franklin's I Say A Little Prayer, a track Green beautifully commemorates on this record) and partially in the UK, with Green and Gamson directly overseeing the process, Cupid & Psyche 85 is infused shimmering synths and the heat of classic funk. Yet weaved together by Green's intoxicating melodies, it is also embroidered with ideas from philosophical writings, while taking cues from myths and fables.

Vol Side Track Artist Title Sub-Title 1 1 1 Scritti Politti The Word Girl 1 1 2 Scritti Politti Small Talk 1 1 3 Scritti Politti Absolute 1 1 4 Scritti Politti A Little Knowledge 1 1 5 Scritti Politti Don't Work That Hard 1 1 6 Scritti Politti Perfect Way 1 1 7 Scritti Politti Lover To Fall 1 1 8 Scritti Politti Wood Beez 1 1 9 Scritti Politti Hypnotize 1 1 10 Scritti Politti Flesh and Blood 1 1 11 Scritti Politti Absolute (Alternate Version) 1 1 12 Scritti Politti Wood Beez (Alternate Version) 1 1 13 Scritti Politti Hypnotize (Alternate Version)

  • Format Detail: CD Bonus tracks: Flesh and Blood & alternative versions of Absolute, Wood Beez and Hypnotize
  • Genre: Indie & Alternative
  • Format Detail: CD Bonus tracks: Flesh and Blood & alternative versions of Absolute, Wood Beez and Hypnotize
  • Handling Note: **Please allow an additional 72 hours for this item's shipment.**
  • Released: 3/25/22
  • Released: 3/25/22
  • Format: CD
  • Internal ID: JITRE
  • Format: CD
  • Genre: Indie & Alternative