The SlitsMan Next Door

Label:

Rough Trade – RT 044

Format:

Vinyl , 7", 45 RPM

Country:

UK

Released:

Genre:

Reggae

Style:

Indie Rock

Tracklist

A Man Next Door 3:30
B Man Next Door (Version)
Arranged BySlits*
4:35

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Rough Trade
  • Copyright ©B&C Music
  • Recorded AtBerry Street Studio
  • Pressed ByImmediate Sound Services Ltd.

Credits

  • Artwork [Uncredited]Tessa Pollitt
  • Drums [Drummer]Cecil (3)
  • Lacquer Cut ByPorky (5)
  • Mixed ByThe Slits
  • Written-ByJohn Holt

Notes

Printed notes:
Recorded Berry St.
© B&C Music
℗ Rough Trade

Other notes:
Recorded in December 1979 according to inner sleeve of Wanna Buy A Bridge? compilation.

Earlier, different version to the 12" single which was recorded in 1980. Bass guitar on this version by Arianne Forster as bassist Tessa Pollitt was in hospital at the time.

[Uncredited] Tessa Pollitt artwork credit according to Ari Up interview in: Simon Reynolds "Totally Wired" book page 5.

No printed track durations.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, hand-etched runout variant 1): A PORKY PRIME CUT Y4-A1-RT044✱ P. WILLOW'S MY BABEE 7
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, hand-etched runout variant 1): A PORKY PRIME CUT VEGETARIAN STYLE. Y4-B1-RT044✱
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, hand-etched runout variant 2): A PORKY PRIME CUT P. WILLOW'S MY BABEE Y‧4‧A1 ‧ RT0 ‧ 44✱ 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, hand-etched runout variant 2): A PORKY PRIME CUT VEGETARIAN STYLE. Y ‧ 4 ‧ B1 ‧ RTO ‧44✱ 2
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, hand-etched runout variant 3): Y‧4‧A1 ‧ RT0 ‧ 44✱ A PORKY PRIME CUT P. WILLOW iS MY BABEE —
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, hand-etched runout variant 3): Y‧4‧B1 ‧ RTO ‧ 44✱ 2 A PORKY PRIME CUT VEGETARIAN STYLE.

Other Versions (1)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
New Submission
Man Next Door (7", 45 RPM, White Label) Rough Trade Y4, RT 044 UK 1980

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Reviews

  • culf's avatar
    culf
    Edited one year ago
    While the "Man Next Door" single credits Adrian Sherwood for mixing, Sherwood confirmed in conversation with Trevor Jackson on Strongroom Alive (2012-Jun-06) that he produced it too, in the same session as "Animal Space" (which is mis-credited as produced with Dennis Bovell).

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