The Slits: Return Of The Giant Slits (CBS)
Richard Cook, NME, 17 October 1981
SO SOMEONE else gives up their all to the beat of the drum. Bongos clump, shakers rattle and roll, the bright ching of bells and cymbals and uppity clop of woodblocks skirt the edges. A lot of people are making a lot of noise on the drums this year. The Slits have been expounding on the language of the tribe longer than many and their Giant Return is maybe a little late.
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