Cupid & Psyche 85 (Reissue)

Cupid & Psyche 85 (Reissue)Originally released in 1985. Includes sleeve notes written by Green Gartside & David Gamson From a bedsit in London to New York recording studios Alternative acclaim to mainstream adulation Indie label hopefuls to major signings Despite the series of radical shifts that underpinned its creation, Scritti Politti's second album Cupid & Psyche 85 achieved the virtually impossible. While everything was scaled up the ambition, the sound, the audience the

along with an increased songwriting presence

mentor and inspiration

Side A recorded at Program Studio LA April 1981

DJ Format has a very distinct stamp to his own productions and mixtapes

radical politics and experimental rock music

1-2 –Lindsey Buckingham Go Insane 2:48

8    Ocean Spray

14 City Blues

each track has an increased strength and clarity while retaining the album’s classic shimmering grandeur

Blue Blue Sea

Part Time Lover 4:15

in large part due to his long and impressive list of credits with the legendary Philadelphia International Record Label (among others) having played a pivotal role in developing “The Philly Sound” through the 1970’s