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Scritti Politti

Musical Group

British band formed around Green Gartside in the late 1970s; moved from politicized post‑punk beginnings to highly produced 1980s pop and later returns.

Name inspired by Antonio Gramsci's Scritti Politici; debut album Songs to Remember (1982); breakthrough/pop peak with Cupid & Psyche 85 (1985). Green Gartside is the group's leader.

DeBaser's reviews portray Scritti Politti as a band led by Green Gartside that moved from politicized post‑punk roots to highly produced 1980s pop. Cupid & Psyche 85 is repeatedly praised; early material and later returns are discussed. Reviews note reggae, funk and sophisticated pop production influences.

For:Fans of 1980s pop, new wave, synth-pop and readers interested in band histories and production.

 Masterpiece, as was said.

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 Particularly, Green shows he has freed himself from that cage they had led him into and perhaps he himself had also contributed to building, stubbornly seeking the reproduction of his classic song formula;

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 Their story begins in 1978.

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