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Line-Up Ex-Members Albums Singles Various Refers
SCRITTI POLITTI
Leeds, GB
*  1977

Line-Up (1984):

SCRITTI POLITTI (photo)
 

Green Gartside - voc,g,synt
Nick Moroch - g
Alan Murphy - bg
David Gamson - kb
Fred Maher - ds

Former Members:

Paul Jackson Jnr. (g, cca 1984)
Nial Jinks (bg, 1977-81); Mgotse (bg, cca 1981); Joe Cang (bg, cca 1982); Marcus Miller (bg, cca 1984)
Tom Morley (ds, 1977-cca 2/80); Steve Ferrone (ds, cca 1984)
Matthew K (prog, 1977-?); Mike McEvoy (synths, cca 1981); Robbie Buchanan (kb, 1984); David Frank (kb, 1984)
Steve Sidwell (tr, cca 1982); Jamie Talbot (sax, cca 1982)

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Songs To Remember9/1982 Rough Trade12
2.Cupid And Psyche6/1985 Virgin5 50
3.Provision6/1988 Virgin8 113
4.Anomie And Bonhomie14.09.1999Virgin33
5.Early14.02.2005Rough Trade
6.White Bread, Black Bear17.07.2006Rough Trade
7.Absolute: The Best of Scritti Politti03.03.2011EMI

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Skank Bloc Bologna / Is And Ought Of The Western World11/1978 St Pancreas
2.Four A-Sides EP
(Doubt Beat / Confidences / Bibbly O'Tek / P.A.'s)		9/1979 Rough Trade
3.Works In Progress EP
(Hegamony / Scritlocks Door / Opec-Immac / Messthetics)		11/1979 Rough Trade
4.The Sweetest Girl / Lions After Slumber09.10.1981Rough Trade64
5.Faithless / Faithless Part II (instrumental)23.04.1982Rough Trade56
6.Asylums In Jerusalem / Jacques Derrida
12" + A Slow Soul		23.07.1982Rough Trade43
7.Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)
produced by: Arif Mardin		24.02.1984Virgin7 91
8.Absolute
produced by: Arif Mardin		29.05.1984Virgin13
9.Hypnotise
produced by: Green Gartside		29.10.1984Virgin67
10.The Word Girl / Flesh And Blood4/1985 Virgin4
11.The Perfect Way8/1985 Virgin9 11
12.Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry For Loverboy)
CD + Best Thing Ever		2/1988 Virgin9
13.Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin) / Small Talk1988 Virgin
14.The Word Girl / Flesh And Blood1988 Virgin
15.First Boy In This Town (Lovesick) / World Come Back To Life8/1988 Virgin63
16.Boom! There She Was / Philosophy Now
featuring Roger,
(v USA 6/88)		11/1988 Virgin55 53
17.Absolute4/1990 Virgin
18.She's A Woman / Little Way
12"(1) + She's A Woman (Apollo 440 remix)
12"(2) + She's A Woman (William Orbit remix) / She's A Woman (Tutology Business mix)
CD + Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)
& Shabba Ranks		3/1991 Virgin11
19.Take Me In Your Arms And Love Me
12",CD + She's A Woman
& Sweetie Irie		7/1991 Virgin47
20.Tinseltown To The Boogiedown (Psycho Les, Pete Rock, Rob Swift, Ali Shaheed Muhammad mixes)19.07.1999Virgin46
21.Mystic Handyman04.10.1999
22.Absolutely Chopped
& Nu Breed		23.10.2000
23.The Boom Boom Bap6/2006 Rough Trade

David Gamson:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Sugar Sugar27.11.1981Rough Trade

Various:

Compilation Appearances:

"The Sweetest Girl" on compilation "John Peel - Right Time, Wrong Speed: 1977-1987" (9.10.06)

Green Gartside:

appeared on the LP:

Elvis Costello And The Attractions: I Wanna Be Loved (8.6.84, F-Beat)
B.E.F.: Music Of Quality And Distinction (9/91, Virgin)

Press References:

Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19792507.07.19794News
19793011.08.197923Caught In The Actgig review
1980823.02.198013After Darkprofile
19814721.11.198127Singlessingle review
19814905.12.198112interview
19821617.04.19824Fast Forward
19821724.04.198223Singlessingle review
19821908.05.198223Singlessingle review
19823024.07.19824Fast Forward
19823024.07.198219Singlessingle review
19823604.09.198218Albumsalbum review
1984825.02.19844Fast Forward - Record News
1984825.02.198422Singlessingle review
19841010.03.198410interview
19841514.04.198430Video
19842202.06.19844Fast Forward
19842202.06.198422Singlessingle review
19843727.10.19844Fast Forward - Record News
19843803.11.198426Singlessingle review
1995214.01.199539Info Freakodiscography