Scritti Politti

Scritti Politti
Scritti Politti
	The band playing at the Paradiso, Amsterdam, 2006
Background information
Origin	Leeds, England
Genres	Pop; new wave; synth-pop; sophisti-pop; blue-eyed soul; art pop; post-punk; avant-pop;
Years active	1977–1991; 1999–present;
Labels	Rough Trade; Warner Bros.; Virgin;
Members	Green Gartside; Rhodri Marsden; Dicky Moore; Rob Smoughton;
Past members	Harry Denton Alyssa McDonald; Dave Ferrett; Nial Jinks; Tom Morley; Joe Cang; Marcus Miller; Steve Ferrone; Paul Jackson Jr.; Fred Maher; David Gamson; Alan Murphy; Robert Scotland; Simon Emmerson;

Scritti Politti are a UK band formed in 1977 in Leeds, England^[8] by Welsh singer-songwriter Green Gartside, who is the sole remaining member of the original band.^[6]

Initially formed as a punk-influenced underground act, they transitioned into a commercial pop music project in the early 1980s achieving success on the record charts in the UK. The group's most successful album, 1985's Cupid & Psyche 85, spawned three UK Top 20 hits with "Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)", "Absolute", and "The Word Girl", and one US Top 20 hit with "Perfect Way". The band's 1988 album Provision peaked in the UK Top 10 and produced a UK Top 20 hit single, "Oh Patti". After releasing two non-album singles in 1991, as well as a collaboration with B.E.F., the band returned in the late 1990s after a seven-year break.

^ Robbins, Ira A., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Review. Rolling Stone Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-684-18333-6. Scritti Politti has been around England since 1978, originally as an artsy new wave combo...
^ "Scritti Politti – White Bread Black Beer". Billboard. Vol. 118, no. 30. 29 July 2006. p. 51. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ "Anomie & Bonhomie – Scritti Politti". AllMusic.
^ "Lady Gaga's Half-Cocked, Half-Great 'ARTPOP' Is Never Less Than Lovable". Spin. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
^ "SPIN". April 2006. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Biography by Uncle Dave Lewis". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
^ Ewing, Tom (10 March 2011). "Scritti Politti: Absolute Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
^ Roberts, David (2001). British Hit Singles (14th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 393. ISBN 978-0-85156-156-1.

[1] Robbins, Ira A., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Review. Rolling Stone Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-684-18333-6. Scritti Politti has been around England since 1978, originally as an artsy new wave combo...

[2] "Scritti Politti – White Bread Black Beer". Billboard. Vol. 118, no. 30. 29 July 2006. p. 51. ISSN 0006-2510.

[3] "Anomie & Bonhomie – Scritti Politti". AllMusic.

[4] "Lady Gaga's Half-Cocked, Half-Great 'ARTPOP' Is Never Less Than Lovable". Spin. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2015.

[5] "SPIN". April 2006. Retrieved 4 October 2015.

[AMG-6] "Biography by Uncle Dave Lewis". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 April 2009.

[7] Ewing, Tom (10 March 2011). "Scritti Politti: Absolute Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 November 2020.

[British_Hit_Singles-8] Roberts, David (2001). British Hit Singles (14th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 393. ISBN 978-0-85156-156-1.

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