Cupid & Psyche 85
by Scritti Politti
eBay
Condition: Used
Scritti Politti bestography
Cupid & Psyche 85 is ranked as the best album by Scritti Politti.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
Upcoming concerts
Listen to Cupid & Psyche 85 on YouTube
Cupid & Psyche 85 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 73 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Cupid & Psyche 85 rankings
paladisiac
imacgill
Norman Bates
neilgee
RockyRaccoon
AAL2014
SuedeSwedeCupid & Psyche 85 collection
Showing latest 20 members who have this album in their collection | Show all 41 members
Cupid & Psyche 85 ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 111 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 4 days ago | Jakor | 4,914 | 69/100 |
| ! | 11/12/2025 23:33 | NYAndreas | 1,432 | 43/100 |
| ! | 08/18/2025 21:19 | cicadelic | 11,571 | 73/100 |
| ! | 08/15/2025 06:02 | Proto | 3,910 | 33/100 |
| ! | 06/25/2025 21:55 | DaaN | 489 | 78/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.6/100, a mean average of 68.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.1.
Cupid & Psyche 85 favourites
Showing all 12 members who have added this album as a favourite
Cupid & Psyche 85 comments
Showing latest 10 comments | Show all 12 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Positive Sentiment First |
Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)
Too Goddamn Good.
My soundtrack for the summer of 1985. Loved this album. Standout tracks are certainly the hits, Word Girl, Wood Beez, Absolute and Perfect Way.
teague 09/07/2020 03:26 | #257843
Everything I hate about 80s music (which is not a lot, mind you) is omnipresent here. So yeah, I didn't like it.
planetneutral 01/07/2018 22:31 | #204927
There was a section of three or four consecutive good songs in the middle. Otherwise, meh.
I bought Cupid & Psyche 85 by Scritti Politti on 26/08/2001 from on CD for £5.00 The version I have is on the record label Virgin catalogue number CDV 2350 It entered the UK charts on 22/06/1985 and got to number 5 spending a total of 19 weeks on the chart.
Full blast 80s synth and midi fest
This record grates on me. Every song sounds the same. Bleh
WrathchildIX 12/04/2012 16:49 | #56726
Love this work . It seems to be saying "I am the 1980's"
Helios 11/19/2012 18:52 | #55467
Some songs sounds like Gary Numan's "Machine+ Soul"
johnner 10/22/2012 01:51 | #53129
80's New Pop at it's slinkiest and intellectual.
Your feedback for Cupid & Psyche 85
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
