Early

Early’ brought together a series of formative Scritti Politti recordings from the late 70s and early 80s, for an America-only vinyl release in 2005. The collection, accompanied by sleeve notes from Green Gartside, included the band’s debut single ‘Skank Bloc Bologna’, along with seminal tracks including ‘The “Sweetest Girl”’, ‘28/8/78’ and ‘Lions After Slumber’, and offered a stunning chance to enjoy the long-overlooked musical foundations of Scritti Politti again.

Tracks

1~1~Skank Bloc Bologna
1~2~Is And Ought The Western World
1~3~28
1~4~8
1~5~78
1~6~Scritlocks Door
1~7~Opec-Immac
1~8~Messthetics
1~9~Hegemony
1~10~Bibbly-O-Tek
1~11~Doubt Beat
1~12~Confidence
1~13~P.A.'s
1~14~The "Sweetest Girl"
1~15~Lions After Slumber

Details

Format: Vinyl
Artist: Scritti Politti
Release Date: 17 November 2023
Genre: Alternative
Label: Rough Trade Records
Distributor: Inertia Music