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Cut is the debut album by The Slits. It was originally released in September 1979 on the Island Records label (ILPS 9573) in the UK and on Antilles (AN 7077) in the U.S. Although it only made a brief impact on the UK top 30 at the time, in 2004 it was voted at no 58 in the Observer's list, The 100 Greatest British Albums

2009 Deluxe Edition
Disc 1

1."Instant Hit"
2."So Tough"
3."Spend, Spend, Spend"
4."Shoplifting"
5."FM"
6."Newtown"
7."Ping Pong Affair"
8."Love und Romance"
9."Typical Girls"
10."Adventures Close to Home"
11."I Heard It Through The Grapevine"
12."Liebe and Romanze (Slow Version)"
13."Typical Girls (Brink Style Dub)"
14."Love and Romance (John Peel Session 1977)"
15."Vindictive (John Peel Session 1977)"
16."Newtown (John Peel Session 1977)"
17."Shoplifting (John Peel Session 1977)"
18."So Tough (John Peel Session 1977)"
19."Instant Hit (John Peel Session 1977)"
20."FM (John Peel Session 1977)"
Disc 2

1."I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Rough Mix)"
2."Instant Hit (8 Track Demo)"
3."Spend, Spend, Spend (8 Track Demo)"
4."Newtown (8 Track Demo)"
5."Adventures Close to Home (8 Track Demo)"
6."Instant Hit (Rough Mix)"
7."So Tough (Rough Mix)"
8."Spend, Spend, Spend (Toast Version)"
9."Shoplifting (Rough Mix)"
10."FM (Rough Mix)"
11."Newtown (Rough Mix)"
12."Ping Pong Affair (Rough Mix)"
13."Love und Romance (Rough Mix)"
14."Typical Girls (Rough Mix)"
15."Adventures Close to Home (Rough Mix)"
16."So Tough (Outtake)"
17."Instant Hit (Instrumental Outtake)"
18."Typical Girls (Instrumental Outtake)"
19."Spend, Spend, Spend (Dub Version)"
20."In the Beginning, There Was Rhythm (Early Version)"
[edit] Personnel
Ari Up - vocals
Viv Albertine - guitar
Tessa Pollitt - bass guitar
Budgie - drums
Dennis Bovell - sound effects
Photography by Pennie Smith