Here To Be Heard, The Story Of The Slits.01 In The Beginning.An exciting time, Tessa's Scrapbook of The Slits, started in 1976/77 , The Roxy club in Covent Garden. The 1977 first gig at Harlesden Coliseum with Clash, Buzzcocks and Subway Sect.Soundtrack 1 includes: "In The Beginning Was Rhythm" * "Heard It Through The Grapevine" * then an instrumental ?? "Shake Your Hips" ??02 White Riot Tour, And Still Learning To Play.Rehearsal footage from the tour, then the tour; banned from the tour bus and hotels. Performance at The Vortex. And at Ari's school, Holland Park. The influence of Nora Forster. A show mixing bands from punk, reggae and soul.Soundtrack 2 includes: rehearsal - "Enemy Numero Uno"* tour - "Vaseline" * at The Vortex, "Let's Do The Split" * "Love And Romance" * holland park school, 1978 - "So Tough" * reggae LP playing - ?? "King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown" ??03 Punky ReggaeReggae at that time. Donn Letts DJ/Filmmaker, 'The Punk Rock Movie'. Girls together on a mission. The losing Palmolive, Tessa delegated to tell her that she was ditched. 1979?, signing with island. Ari, in tune with the music side, leading in the studio.Soundtrack 3 includes: girls on a mission - "Instant Hit" * Signing with island - "Typical Girls" with a touch of Reggae. * 1980, "Newtown" *04 Neneh Cherry, On Support Vocals1980?, on tour with a reggae group [The Pop Group], Alexandra Palace. Dropped by Island Records. Racism on the tour, due to Neneh in the band. Sid Vicious dies from an overdose.1981, CBS, Return Of The Giant Slits, with world music influences, then the band splits after a tour. Tessa on heroin, Neneh teaching in school and starting a familyBack together, Ari and Tessa, in 2005, first gig at the Selfridges Punk Festival. Then London gigs and a tour.Soundtrack 4 includes: On tour, Alexandra Palace - "Man Next Door" * Browsing the scrapbook, Sid dead - "Life On Earth" * CBS and return of the giant slits - "Earthbeat" * Selfridges punk festival - "Shoplifting" * On tour in the USA - "Kill Them With Love" *05 Ari Filming, Born To PerformTouring in the USA and Ari filming. The relationship between Ari and Tessa. Did Ari know that the clock was ticking?Trapped Animal was recorded in LA. A European tour then had fewer in the band and Ari more obviously with problems.After The Slits ... Tessa on how she coped with ari's death. Palmolive wondering about being a person. Viv moving forward.in the beginning there was ... A summary of some aspects of the slits and their link with the rest of the music scene.The end credits includes a poster for a movie: "Slits Pictures", Don Letts and Mick Calvert 1979, with Arianna, Viv, Tess. Not including Palmolive. The program includes The Pop Group and Attack Of The 50 Foot Woman (X).Soundtrack 5 includes: "Lazy Slam" * "Hated By Many Loved By Few" * "Newtown" * End credits music - "Typical Girls" *The UK version of the region free NTSC DVD ends at 1:25:14.This version, 1.0, of the synopsis is centred on the 5 chapters of my region 0 NTSC DVD, UK Edition.