Sonic knockouts from the past…
25 March 2019
‘Typical Girls‘ by THE SLITS
Released on 21 September 1979 with their rad cover of Motown classic
I Heard It To The Grapevine as the B-side. It was Budgie, once married
to Sioux Sioux, and member of Siouxsie and The Banshees (1979–1996) who
played the drums on ‘Typical Girls‘. The single was also featured on their
acclaimed debut LP CUT.
Let’s dance in memory of frontgirl Ari Up (1962-2010)…
THE SLITS: Biography
I have the 12” of this, it comes with a bonus track. Originally purchased in 1979 from Bath Place Records, Taunton. Fantastic release which I still play out to this day. Dennis Bovell on production.