The Slits - Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany - 16.06.1981 (Flac)

Very good sound. Thanks to the original uploader.


Original Info File:

TV Broadcast

01 Walkabout 8:36
02 Man Next Door 8:10
03 I Heard It Through the Grapevine 4:23
04 Difficult Fun  8:04
05 Animal Space / Spacier 4:11
06 Improv. 9:35

Total time; 43:10


TV broadcast - this appears to be the full show as broadcast.  Psuedo stereo recording.


Band;

Ari Up - Vocals
Viv Albertine - Guitar
Tessa Pollitt - Bass
Neneh Cherry - Backing vocals
Steve Beresford - Keyboards / percussion
Bruce Smith - Drums


Low gen TDK AD90 cassette, obtained 25+years ago in a trade


Transfer info;

Sony TC K611S/ pioneer GR555 (minor) real time EQ / Pioneer PDR-609 / Maxell CD-R XLII-80/DBpoweramp (flac level8)/TLH checksum

I am a bit surprised to find a lack of information on the actual TV show
around the web.  Indeed there only seems to be one song from the show circulating on youtube (gleaned from a official compilation DVD a few years ago?).  Any more info out there would be more than welcome.
I've always loved this tape but hadn't heard it for a while.  On hearing it I decided it was definitely worthy of a freshtransfer and upload, so here it is.
This is the Slits at their Dub Reggae best at the time of their adventurous (but not greatly received) 2nd album "Return of..."
Make of it what you wish but to me its a fantastic performance and deserves to be heard at full volume!

MATB
28 March 2012


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