Penetration (band)

Penetration
Penetration
Background information
Origin	Ferryhill, County Durham, England
Genres	Punk rock
Years active	1976–1980; 2001–present;
Labels	Virgin
Members	Pauline Murray; Robert Blamire; Steve Wallace; Paul Harvey; John Maher; Ken Goodinson
Past members	Gary Chaplin; Gary Smallman; Fred Purser; Neale Floyd; Graham Kaye; Billy Gilbert; Brian Atkinson; Kev Hodgson
Website	penetrationband.com

Penetration is a punk rock band from County Durham, England formed in 1976. They re-formed in 2001 with several new members. Their debut single, "Don't Dictate", is now acknowledged as a classic punk rock single^[1]^[2] and their debut album, Moving Targets (1978), is still widely admired.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

^ Mojo (October 2001) – 100 Punk Scorchers, Issue 95, London
^ Joynson, Vernon (2001). Up Yours! A Guide to UK Punk, New Wave & Early Post Punk. Wolverhampton: Borderline Publications. p. 269. ISBN 1-899855-13-0. A pulsating punk song. One of the best in a year of many gems. Its anti-authoritarian message was ideal for 1977.
^ The Guardian (November 2007). 1,000 Albums To Hear Before You Die. London. Penetration's debut alienated their punk following, but, looking back now, it documented the tensions of the era. They were Tyneside punks with a heavy metal guitarist – future Tyger of Pan Tang Fred Purser – whose sonic battles with the band's punk faction makes singer Pauline Murray's doom-laden warnings sound even more urgent and compelling.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Thompson, Dave (2000). Punk. Ontario: Collector's Guide Publication. p. 87. ISBN 1-896522-27-0. Gargantuan.
^ Thompson, Dave. "Review of Moving Targets on Allmusic". Penetration's debut album stands among the very last true greats of the first wave of British punk offerings. A glorious collision of adrenalized exuberance and astonishing energies, topped by Pauline Murray's unmistakably soaring vocals.
^ Larkin, Colin (1994). All Time Top 1000 Albums. Enfield: Guinness Publishing. p. 244. Their debut single, the excellent "Don't Dictate", which came out in the autumn of 1977, set the tone and a widely regarded reputation for their punky enthusiasm. With this, their debut album, that appeared the following year, cementing their critical acclaim.

[1] Mojo (October 2001) – 100 Punk Scorchers, Issue 95, London

[2] Joynson, Vernon (2001). Up Yours! A Guide to UK Punk, New Wave & Early Post Punk. Wolverhampton: Borderline Publications. p. 269. ISBN 1-899855-13-0. A pulsating punk song. One of the best in a year of many gems. Its anti-authoritarian message was ideal for 1977.

[3] The Guardian (November 2007). 1,000 Albums To Hear Before You Die. London. Penetration's debut alienated their punk following, but, looking back now, it documented the tensions of the era. They were Tyneside punks with a heavy metal guitarist – future Tyger of Pan Tang Fred Purser – whose sonic battles with the band's punk faction makes singer Pauline Murray's doom-laden warnings sound even more urgent and compelling.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[4] Thompson, Dave (2000). Punk. Ontario: Collector's Guide Publication. p. 87. ISBN 1-896522-27-0. Gargantuan.

[5] Thompson, Dave. "Review of Moving Targets on Allmusic". Penetration's debut album stands among the very last true greats of the first wave of British punk offerings. A glorious collision of adrenalized exuberance and astonishing energies, topped by Pauline Murray's unmistakably soaring vocals.

[6] Larkin, Colin (1994). All Time Top 1000 Albums. Enfield: Guinness Publishing. p. 244. Their debut single, the excellent "Don't Dictate", which came out in the autumn of 1977, set the tone and a widely regarded reputation for their punky enthusiasm. With this, their debut album, that appeared the following year, cementing their critical acclaim.

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