Scritti Politti- Cupid & Psyche 85 (Deluxe Edition) PREORDER OUT 7/10

This is a preorder. Albums can be picked up or will be mailed out upon street date. Order by 6/26/26 to get by 7/10/26.

Label: Rough Trade

Originally released 1985

The new version of Cupid & Psyche 85 features remastered rarities & remixes from the band’s archive on a double LP. It also comes with sleeve notes written by Green Gartside and David Gamson. The album is remastered by Chris Athens (Drake, Beastie Boys). Both a pop masterpiece and a landmark in music production, months of intensive work resulted in a brilliant, immaculate sound, described today by singer Gartside as “pyrotechnics of pointillist syncopation”. Overseen by iconic producer Arif Mardin and featuring some of New York’s finest session musicians, Cupid & Psyche 85 took the band’s acute pop sensibility to new, glittering heights, spawning five singles: Wood Beez, The Word Girl, Absolute, Perfect Way and Hypnotize, each a hit on one side of the Atlantic or the other.

Track listing:

1. The Word Girl (Remaster)
   
2. Small Talk (Remaster)
   
3. Absolute (Remaster)
   
4. A Little Knowledge (Remaster)
   
5. Don't Work That Hard (Remaster)
   
6. Perfect Way (Remaster)
   
7. Lover To Fall (Remaster)
   
8. Wood Beez (Remaster)
   
9. Hypnotize (Remaster)
   
10. Flesh and Blood (Remaster)
    
11. Absolute (Version - Remaster)
    
12. Wood Beez (Version - Remaster)
    
13. Hypnotize (Version - Remaster)
    
14. Perfect Way (Version - Remaster)
    
15. Lover To Fall (12" Dance Mix - Remaster)
    
16. Perfect Way (12" Mix - Remaster)