CD - Scritti Politti Cupid and Psyche 85 (Pre-Order)

1CD - released July 10

From a bedsit in London to New York recording studios, alternative acclaim to mainstream adulation, and indie label hopefuls to major signings. Despite the series of radical shifts that underpinned its creation, Scritti Politti's second album "Cupid & Psyche 85" achieved the virtually impossible.

While everything was scaled up - the ambition, the sound, the audience - the singular artistic vision that drove the group not only remained intact and undiluted in these bigger surroundings, but became more inventive, more adventurous and, ultimately, more beloved. This deluxe edition of "Cupid & Psyche 85" features additional rarities and remixes from the band's archive.

Remastered by Chris Athens (Drake, Beastie Boys), it also comes with sleeve notes written by Green Gartside and David Gamson. "ultra slick, deliciously clever record where the UK band deconstructed pop music only to build it back up even better" (Pitchfork, 9.6/10).