Oh boy, are you guys in for a treat! 🎉 Scritti Politti’s iconic album Cupid & Psyche 85 is getting a deluxe edition, because who doesn’t love a good re-release, am I right? 😜 It’s not like you’ve already bought the album 10 times or anything, but hey, this one’s got some new goodies, so you’ll probably want to buy it again. 💸 The Deluxe Edition is set to drop on July 10th, and it’ll be available on double vinyl, CD, and digitally, because who needs physical copies anymore, right? 📀👍
This new edition is going to feature a remastered version of the original album, plus some extra tracks and remixes, because why not? 🤷♀️ It’s like the gift that keeps on giving! The 13-track version of the album, which was originally created for the shiny new CD format back in 1985, will finally be pressed on vinyl, because vinyl is cool now, don’t you know? 🎶 Green Gartside, the mastermind behind Scritti Politti, has overseen the whole project, and Chris Athens has done the remastering, because he’s basically a genius or something. 🤓
But wait, there’s more! 🎁 Three extra tracks have been dug up from the Scritti Politti archives, and they’re being released for the first time ever, because who doesn’t love a good surprise? 🎉 Perfect Way (Version), Lover To Fall (12″ Dance Mix), and Perfect Way (Perfect Way Mix) are the tracks in question, and they’re supposed to give us a glimpse into the band’s creative process, which is just fascinating, I’m sure. 🤔 Green Gartside and David Gamson, who joined the band before making Cupid & Psyche 85, have both written some sleeve notes for this release, because you know you want to read what they have to say. 📝
Now, if you’re wondering what the big deal is about Cupid & Psyche 85, let me tell you, it’s a game-changer. 🤯 The album is like a soul-stirring, heart-beating, tear-jerking masterpiece, or something like that. 😂 It’s got classic arrangements, progressive lyrics, and a production process that was totally ahead of its time, which is just, like, so cool. 😎 The band will be celebrating Rough Trade’s 50th birthday at the Southbank Centre in London, and they’ll be performing two sold-out shows on July 18th, because you won’t want to miss it, trust me. 🎟️
The tracklist for the Deluxe Edition is as follows:
The Word Girl
Small Talk
Absolute
A Little Knowledge
Don’t Work That Hard
Perfect Way
Lover to Fall
Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)
Hypnotize
Flesh & Blood
Absolute (Version)
Wood Beez (Version)
Hypnotize (Version)
Perfect Way (Version)
Lover to Fall (12″ Dance Mix)
Perfect Way (Perfect Way Mix)
You can pre-order this amazing Deluxe Edition here, because you know you want to. 🛍️
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Born in Crescendo, Indiana, Chord’s first brush with fame came when he accidentally entered a yodeling contest thinking it was a pie-eating competition—and won both categories.
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