Scritti Politti – Cupid & Psyche 85 (40th Anniversary Edition)

Scritti Politti – Cupid & Psyche 85 (40th Anniversary Edition)

"Cupid & Psyche '85", released in the summer of 1985, was both a pop masterpiece and a milestone in music production. Terrifyingly complex engineering, painstakingly expensive studio time and months of intensive work resulted in a brilliant, flawless sound that singer Green Gartside describes today as "pyrotechnics of pointillist syncopation".

Under the direction of legendary producer Arif Mardin and with some of New York's finest studio musicians, Cupid & Psyche 85 took Scritti's distinct pop sensibility to new, glittering heights. It spawned five singles, all hits on one side of the Atlantic or the other: 'Wood Beez', 'The Word Girl', 'Absolute', 'Perfect Way' and 'Hypnotize'.

Tracklist:
01   The Word Girl (Remaster)
02   Small Talk (Remaster)
03   Absolute (Remaster)
04   A Little Knowledge (Remaster)
05   Don't Work That Hard (Remaster)
06   Perfect Way (Remaster)
07   Lover To Fall (Remaster)
08   Wood Beez (Remaster)
09   Hypnotize (Remaster)
10   Flesh and Blood (Remaster)
11   Absolute V(ersion – 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)

Label: Rough Trade
Released: 1985/2026