Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys.

  9. Viv, aged sixteen, courtesy of the author

  10. Jan Hart, courtesy of the author

  11. Viv at art school, courtesy of the author

  12. Mick Jones, aged about seventeen, courtesy of the author

  13. Viv and Mick Jones, 1976, by Jane Ashley

  14. Viv and Paul Simonon, 1976, by Jane Ashley

  15. Viv at the Stowaway club, 1978, by David Smitham

  16. Viv with Don Letts, courtesy of the author

  17. Roxy Club membership card, courtesy of the author

  18. Viv with Gibson Les Paul Junior, courtesy of the author

  19. Viv, Keith Levene and Mick Jones walking down Davis Road, 1975, courtesy of the author

  20. Sid, courtesy of the author

  21. Viv in tits T-shirt from Sex, by Ray Stevenson

  22. Viv making tea at her Fulham studio, by Crystal Clear

  23. Viv and Sid

  24. Speakeasy membership card, courtesy of the author

  25. Louise membership card, courtesy of the author

  26. Viv in ballet tights, by Ray Stevenson

  27. Excerpt from a letter by Sid Vicious, courtesy of the author

  28. Johnny Thunders, 1976, by Roberta Bayley © Getty Images

  29. Thunders in action, 1977, courtesy of the author

  30. Viv, by Kenny Morris

  31. The Slits. Photograph by Caroline Coon © Camera Press London

  32. Viv and Ari, courtesy of the author

  33. Ari dancing, 1980 © David Corio (www.davidcorio.com)

  34. Rob Symmons from Subway Sect, 1977, courtesy of Rob Symmons

  35. Postcard from Mick Jones, courtesy of the author

  36. A skinhead attacking Ari, by Ray Stevenson

  37. Slits flyer, courtesy of the author

  38. Excerpt from a letter by Sid Vicious, courtesy of the author

  39. Reggae, soul, punk-rock flyer, courtesy of the author

  40. Viv with Ari and Tessa © Ann Summa

  41. Flyer for a sound system, courtesy of the author

  42. Dennis Bovell with the Slits, by Pennie Smith

  43. Cover of the Slits’ record, Cut. Photo by Pennie Smith, artwork Neville Brody

  44. Steve Beresford, by Lisa Haun

  45. Flyer, courtesy of the author

  46. Ad for Slits tour 1979, courtesy of the author

  47. Viv at Alexandra Palace © David Corio (www.davidcorio.com)

  48. Viv and Ari, by Christine Robertson

  49. Sun Ra fan club application, courtesy of the author

  50. Viv and Ivi in Regent’s Park, courtesy of the author

  51. The Slits, by Pennie Smith

  52. The Slits at Malibu beach, by Christine Robertson

  Side Two

  1. Viv teaching aerobics © David Corio (www.davidcorio.com)

  2. Viv in the eighties © David Corio (www.davidcorio.com)

  3. Viv throwing bouquet, by Oliver Curtis

  4. Viv and Baby, courtesy of the author

  5. Viv’s first ceramic, by Clive Bremner

  6. Vincent Gallo, 2008, by Shawn Ehlers © Getty Images

  7. Viv with new Fender Telecoustic, courtesy of the author

  8. Trace, courtesy of the author

  9. Viv at her Hastings studio, by Carolina Ambida

  10. Viv with Rotten Hill Gang, by Simon Tyszko

  11. Viv touring France, courtesy of the author

  12. Viv at the kitchen table, by Arla Albertine

  13. The Vermilion Border, 2012, photo by Carolina Ambida, artwork by Slim Smith

  14. Still from the film Exhibition, by Sophie Mollins, 2013

  Every effort has been made to trace or contact all copyright holders. The publishers would be pleased to rectify any omissions or errors brought to their notice at the earliest opportunity.

  About the Author

  Viv Albertine grew up in London. In 1976, while studying at Chelsea School of Art, she formed the Flowers of Romance with Sid Vicious, and joined the Slits in 1977. After a career as a filmmaker, she is now back making art and music. She lives in London with her daughter.

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  First published in 2014

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