Cupid & Psyche 85 (Deluxe Edition) Double Vinyl

Scritti Polittis modern masterpiece Cupid amp Psyche 85 is to be celebrated with a new edition that brings a muchprized version of the record together amp a host of handpicked cuts from the groups archive. Released on 10 July, the Deluxe Edition will feature a remastered version the original album, plus a series of extra tracks and remixes, and will be available on double vinyl amp CD.For the first time ever, the 13track version of the album which was created for the then brand new CD format on the records release in June 1985, will be pressed on vinyl.Overseen by Green Gartside, this running order has been remastered by Chris Athens, who has also worked with the likes of Drake and Beastie Boys.In addition, three extra tracks have been selected from the Scritti Politti archive and will be released for the first time ever with this edition.Perfect Way Version, Lover To Fall 1234 Dance Mix and Perfect Way Perfect Way Mix offer an insight into Scritti Polittis creative processes at the time of the albums creation and highlight the bands embracement of music and culture beyond the indie scene from which they emerged from at the start of the 1980s.Green alongside David Gamson, who joined Scritti Politti ahead of making Cupid amp Psyche 85 and helped to create the album, have both contributed to the sleeve notes for this release.Visionary, far reaching, influential and acclaimed, yet filled with songs that make hearts beat, Cupid amp Psyche 85 is beloved by listeners and fellow musicians alike.While the bands pop sensibility was hinted at on their debut album, 1982s Songs To Remember which was also recently remastered and reissued, Scritti Politti exploded into technicolour with their 1985 album, uniquely marrying soulstirring melodies, classic arrangements, progressive lyrical ideas with a production process that pushed the tapeled technology of its day to its very limits, prefiguring the creative foundations of how much of the worlds most exciting and cutting edge music is made today.A heady mix of ideas and experimentation, allied to Green and Gamsons meticulous studio work which saw them collaborate with the likes of acclaimed producer Arif Mardin, The Average White Band and Tom Petty039s Heartbreakers drummer Steve Ferrone and vocalist Tawatha Agee, the album embraced both the pop maximalism of the 1980s yet took cues from the production, attitude and delivery of the nascent hip hop scene, beautifully channelling this artistic openness into a sound and vision that was truly Scritti Polittis own.The 1985 CD version of the album reflected this approach, as the band engaged with the latest technology of the day, creating extra mixes and versions for the release an approach adopted by rap artists and beyond while still making a coherent and affecting artistic statement with this extended form, one that has been absent from vinyl until now.