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Scritti Politti
The band playing at the Paradiso, Amsterdam, 2006
Background information
Origin
Leeds, England
Genres
Pop
new wave[1]
synth-pop[2]
sophisti-pop[3]
blue-eyed soul[4]
art pop[5]
post-punk[6]
avant-pop[7]
Years active
1977–1991
1999–present
Labels
Rough Trade
Warner Bros.
Virgin
Members
Green Gartside
Rhodri Marsden
Dicky Moore
Rob Smoughton
Past members
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] The group's most successful album, 1985's Cupid & Psyche 85, produced three UK Top 20 hits. 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.
^ ab"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.
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