Typical Girls? : The Story of the Slits

Written by Zoe Howe foreword by Helen McCookerybook

 

Softback 256 pages, 3 Plates, black and white

 

Wild, defiant and startlingly inventive, The Slits were ahead of their time. Despite their innovative fusion of genres - from dub reggae to punk, African rhythms, funk and free jazz - they were dismissed as being "unable to play". Lyrically witty and incisively perceptive, their hugely influential album Cut, challenged perceptions of women in music and girl bands, inspiring generations of women to pick up instruments and rage against the status quo.

 

Author Zoe Howe speaks to The Slits themselves, to former manager Don Letts, mentor and PIL guitarist Keith Levene and many other friends and collaborators. Typical Girls discovers the origins of the Slits phenomenon, following the group's rise as the "first ladies of punk", celebrating the legacy of a seminal band long overdue its rightful acclaim. An essential addition to the Omnibus Remastered series, this expanded edition features a foreword by punk stalwart and academic, Helen McCookerybook.