X-Ray Spex | |
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Background information | |
Origin | London, England |
Genres | Punk rock, new wave |
Years active | 1976–1979, 1991, 1995–1996, 2008 |
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Spinoffs | Classix Nouveaux |
Past members |
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Website | x-rayspex |
X-Ray Spex was an English punk rock band formed in 1976 in London.
During their first incarnation (1976–1979), X-Ray Spex released five singles and one album.[1] Their 1977 single "Oh Bondage Up Yours!" and 1978 debut album Germfree Adolescents are widely acclaimed as classic punk releases.[sources 1] The band has briefly reformed several times in the 1990s and 2000s.
An essential ingredient of any punk collection
It was a tremendous record… Whatever else X-Ray Spex might achieve, Oh Bondage had already done more than most groups manage in an entire career
Revolt-in-plastic punk. Weird arty stuff with saxophone
A colourful explosion of sound
They aimed their fluorescent bile at the vapidity and sterility of the modern world, specifically the increasingly consumerist nature of society, in classic sax-drenched anthems
The whole record is a thunderingly radical and real; production is straightforward and merely delivers the sound of a scorching, hectic band unto the listener
With anti-fashion icon Poly Styrene as frontwoman, and a 15-year-old Lora Logic on sax, X-Ray Spex offered neon DIY rock'n'roll that proved punk wasn't all self-harm and safety pins.
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