The Archeology of the Frivolous
TABLE OF CONTENTS

• AoF Introduction
• AoF News Bulletin (new additions to the site)
• AoF Site Keyword Search Form
• AoF Site Map
  
• Archeological Site Diagram (client-side imagemap)
  
• The Why & Whereof Of AoF
  
• The Whereto Of AoF
  

• Summary Index
• Scritti's London:
  • Camden Town, Bloomsbury, Islington
  • Notting Hill
  • Soho


• Field Trip Diary:
  • 1 Carol Street
  • St. Pancras
  • First International Conference on Scritti Politti


• Catalog of Spoils Found:
  • Pictures...Phase 2:
    • Melody Maker 5.29.82 1
    • Melody Maker 5.29.82 1 detail 1
    • Melody Maker 5.29.82 1 detail 2
    • Melody Maker 5.29.82 1 detail 3
    • Melody Maker 5.29.82 1 detail 4
    • Melody Maker 5.29.82 1 detail 5
    • Melody Maker 5.29.82 1 detail 6
    • Melody Maker 5.29.82 1 detail 7
    • Melody Maker 5.29.82 2
    • Melody Maker 5.29.82 3
    • Melody Maker 8.14.82
    • Smash Hits 6.10-23.82
    • Sounds 5.29.82 1
    • Sounds 5.29.82 2
    • Sounds 5.29.82 3
    • The Sweetest Girl poster
    • Songs To Remember poster
  
  
  • Pictures...Phase 3a:
    • Jamming! 6.85 1
    • Jamming! 6.85 2
    • New Musical Express 6.1.85 1
    • New Musical Express 6.1.85 2
    • >Record Mirror 6.1.85
    • Smash Hits 3.29-4.11.84
    • Smash Hits 7.19-8.1.84
    • Cupid & Psyche '85 poster
    • publicity photo 1
    • publicity photo 2
  
  
  • Articles...Phase 2:
    • 'The Sweetest Groove'
      Melody Maker 5.29.82
    • 'It's The Scritti Political Broadcast'
      Smash Hits 6.10-23.82
    • 'The Polittics Of Ecstasy'
      Sounds 5.29.82
    • 'Singles Reviewed by Green Gartside'
      Melody Maker 8.14.82
  
  
  • Articles...Phase 3a:
    • 'In A Green World'
      Jamming! 6.85
    • 'Psyched Out'
      New Musical Express 6.1.85
    • 'Why does this man like The Archers?'
      Record Mirror 6.1.85
    • 'Green'
      Smash Hits 3.29-4.11.84
  
  

• General Analysis
• Period Analysis: Phase 1 (1977-79)
• Period Analysis: Phase 2 (1980-82)
• Period Analysis: Phase 3 (1983-88)
• Period Analysis: Phase 4 (1989-91)

• Table of Content
• Phase 1 (1977-79)
• Phase 2 (1980-82)
• Phase 3a (1983-85)
• Phase 3b (1986-88)
• Phase 4 (1989-91)
• Phase 5 (1992-99)
• SONGS...
  • GLOSSARY
  • Skank Bloc Bologna

• Green and himself
• Green and his cosmetic skills
• Green and Jacques Derrida
• Green and Marcel Duchamp

• Table of Contents
• Digging for Gold on foot!
  • in NYC
  • in UK
• Articles Archives
  see complete listing below
• Online Resources
  • Scritti Sites
  • Scritti Mailing List
  • Sound & Video Files
  • Virtual Businesses
• Scritti Fan Club
  
  • Official But Defunct
    
  • Unofficial But Kicking
    
    • Chatterbox
      Interactive sections at AoF...see complete listing below

Only articles at AoF are listed below. For links to articles at other websites, go to the phase specific ToC's listed below. Numbers in [   ] indicate total numbers of articles AoF is aware of for each phase.

• Introduction
• Phase 1...77-79 ToC [11]
  • Reflections on In(ter)dependence
    New Musical Express 11.78
  • And Debate Goes On... (part 1)(part 2)(part 3)
    PS 9-10.79
  • Scritti Politti
    Printed Noises 81
  • In Full Command
    single sheet fanzine 2.79
  • The Nitty Gritti on Scritti Politti
    Sounds 1.79
  • Turn of the Scrits
    Sounds 12.8.79
  • The Popular Press
    Time Out 2.79


• Phase 2...80-82 ToC [14]
  • How Rough Trade Revolutionaries Discovered Pop
    The Face 82
  • Scritti Politti
    Jamming! 82
  • The Sweetest Groove
    Melody Maker 5.29.82
  • Singles Reviewed by Green of Scritti Politti
    Melody Maker 8.14.82
  • Miscellaneous Record Reviews 81-82
    various 81-82
  • Where Radical Meets Chic
    New Musical Express 10.31.81
  • Natty Design or Grand Illusion?
    New Musical Express 9.4.82
  • Spaghetti Rock
    Observer 1.82
  • Scritti Politti interview
    SFX 6.26-7.8.82
  • Scritti Politti
    Smash Hits 11.12-25.81
  • It'S The Scritti Political Broadcast
    Smash Hits 6.10-23.82
  • The Polittics Of Ecstasy
    Sounds 5.29.82
  • Politti-cal Asylum
    Sounds 9.4.82
  • Wake Up! Scritti Politti: "We're gonna be big!"
    Vinyl 11.81
  • Saints above
    publication unknown 81


• Phase 3a...83-85 ToC [26]
  • Green: The Word Boy
    Blitz 6.85
  • Title Unknown
    Bop 85
  • In A Green World
    Jamming! 6.85
  • Say a Little Prayer for Green
    New Musical Express 3.10.84
  • Psyched Out
    New Musical Express 6.1.85
  • Hynotized
    No.1 11.17.84
  • Why does this man like The Archers?
    Record Mirror 6.1.85
  • Green Gartside, continuing to belive in the magic of pop music
    Ryushin Tsushin 88
    (in Japanese -- 31k GIF image)
  • Green
    Smash Hits 3.29-4.11.84
  • The Secret History of Scritti Politti
    Smash Hits 6.5-18.85
  • To Beez or Not to Beez
    Sounds 3.3.84
  • The Word Boy
    Star Hits 10.84
  • Scritti Politti In Their Own Words
    Star Hits 86
  • The Pursuit of Pop Perfection
    Sunday Times 9.85
  • Hip Hop and an Earthly Approach
    Vinyl 9.84
  • Scritti Politti: Cupid & Psyche '85
    Vinyl 85
  • Philosophy of the Love Song
    Vinyl 7.85
  • The grass is always...
    publication unkown 84
  • Scritti Politti, stuffing philosophical thoughts even into pop music
    publication unkown 88
    (in Japanese -- 121k GIF image)
  • Questions of 'Form' & 'Content' are Fundamentally a Labrynthian Thing
    publication unkown 88
    (in Japanese -- 94k GIF image)
  • Scritti Politti
    publication unknown 85


• Phase 3b...86-88 ToC [12]
  • A Restauranter's Guide to the Galaxy
    Alternative Press 88
  • The Green Manifesto
    The Face 88
  • Enigma Variation
    Melody Maker 3.5.88
  • Love Smartly
    Melody Maker 8.20.88
  • A Provisional Arrangement
    Music Tehnology 8.88
  • That Obscure Object of Desire
    New Musical Express 8.20.88
  • Feeling Blue
    Record Mirror 6.4.88
  • Scritti Politti: Oh Patti
    Smash Hits 6.88
  • A Career In Politti
    publication unknown 88
  • It'S Not Easy Being Green
    publication unknown 88
  • Scritti Politti.Provision.Green Gartside Interview
    publication unkown 88
    (in Japanese -- 77k GIF image)
  • The Sweetest Boy (Provision record review)
    publication unknown 88


• Phase 4...89-91 ToC [9]
  • Scritti Politti: Intellectual Hooliganism
    Melody Maker 3.2.91
  • Plain Speakin' Green 'Spade A Spade' Gartside Meets Shabba Ranks
    Melody Maker 3.9.91
  • Green Gartside
    Melody Maker 10.5.91
  • Do The Gart, Man
    New Musical Express 3.16.91
  • From Ragga to Riches
    Record Mirror 3.3.91
  • Scritti Politti
    Smash Hits 91
  • Fred Maher...Sonic Producer
    publication unknown 91
  • Flavors
    publication unknown 91


• Phase 5...92-99 listing [1]
  • That Genius, 3+3+11 means 17 years
    Rockin' On 7.99


• Secondary Sources (not period specific) ToC [7]

• Speculation Forum
• AoF Survey
  • Introduction + survey form
• Cupid's Love Letters Archive
  • Archive Introduction
    
  • Pre-history Index
    
  • Current Index
    
• Dear Scrits Postcards
  • Introduction + blank postcard
  • Postcards Stack
• Discussion Forum
  • Forum Introduction
  • FAQ
  • Messages Index
  • New Message Posting Pad
• Hermeneutic Ears
  • Introduction
  • Listing
  • Submit your interpretation/tribute
• Petition Re. AoF
  • Introduction + blank petition form
  • Petitions Board
• Speculation Forum
  • Introduction + gossip submission form
  • gossips