Old music: Scritti Politti – The Sweetest Girl

Scritti Politti were scratchy, noisy and belligerent – until, suddenly, they weren'tI'd liked Scritti Politti from their late-70s beginnings: scratchy, noisy, discordant, political and belligerent, but with intelligent lyrics and sometimes a hint of a tune. So when I received my copy of NME's C81 tape in the post – yes, NME used to compile cassettes you had to send away for – I was looking forward to hearing the first track, a new effort by the band. Instead of the usual racket came a lush...

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