Viv Albertine was the guitarist for the influential, all-female English punk group, The Slits. Born in Sydney to a Swiss mother and a French father. Albertine was brought up in the United Kingdom. Albertine was amongst the first "inner circle" fans of the Sex Pistols, and was close friends of both Mick Jones and Joe Strummer of The Clash. Albertine joined The Slits as the band's guitarist, after founding member Kate Korus left in 1977.

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  • Viv Albertine was the guitarist for the influential, all-female English punk group, The Slits. Born in Sydney to a Swiss mother and a French father. Albertine was brought up in the United Kingdom. Albertine was amongst the first "inner circle" fans of the Sex Pistols, and was close friends of both Mick Jones and Joe Strummer of The Clash. Albertine joined The Slits as the band's guitarist, after founding member Kate Korus left in 1977. The Clash's 1979 song, "Train in Vain" has been interpreted by some as a response to "Typical Girls" by The Slits, which mentions girls standing by their men. Songwriter Mick Jones split up with Albertine shortly before he wrote the song. After The Slits disbanded in 1982, Albertine studied film making in London. She appeared as a guest guitarist on Singers & Players 1981 album, Revenge of the Underdog Albertine worked as a director, mostly for television, throughout most of the 1980s and 1990's. In 2009, she announced she would be releasing new recordings via Los Angeles based indie label, Manimal Vinyl. The first single from the new EP is "Never Come".
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  • Viv Albertine was the guitarist for the influential, all-female English punk group, The Slits. Born in Sydney to a Swiss mother and a French father. Albertine was brought up in the United Kingdom. Albertine was amongst the first "inner circle" fans of the Sex Pistols, and was close friends of both Mick Jones and Joe Strummer of The Clash. Albertine joined The Slits as the band's guitarist, after founding member Kate Korus left in 1977.
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