X-Ray Spex

X-Ray Spex
X-Ray Spex
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genres	Punk rock • new wave
Years active	1976–1979, 1991, 1995–1996, 2008
Labels	Virgin; EMI International; Receiver; Universal; Future Noise;
Spinoffs	Classix Nouveaux Essential Logic
Past members	Poly Styrene; Lora Logic; Jak Airport; Paul Dean; Rudi Thompson; BP Hurding; Red Spectre; Pauli OhAirt; Mark Saxby; Sid Truelove; Dave Flash Wright;
Website	x-rayspex.com

X-Ray Spex were 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.

^ Strong, M.C. (2003). The Great Indie Discography. Edinburgh: Canongate. p. 184. ISBN 1-84195-335-0.
^ 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. 448. ISBN 1-899855-13-0. An essential ingredient of any punk collection
^ Thompson, Dave (2000). Punk. Ontario: Collector's Guide Publication. p. 102. ISBN 1-896522-27-0. 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
^ Gardner, Steve (1996). "Hiljaiset Levyt: 100 Best Punk singles". Archived from the original on 24 August 2014. Revolt-in-plastic punk. Weird arty stuff with saxophone
^ Larkin, Colin (1994). All Time Top 1000 Albums. Enfield: Guinness Publishing. p. 236. A colourful explosion of sound
^ "Hiljaiset Levyt: PUNKNET 77 - 100 Best Punk LP's". Hiljaiset.sci.fi. 4 March 1996. Archived from the original on 22 November 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
^ Du Noyer, Paul (1998). Encyclopedia of Albums: 1,000 Best-Ever Albums. Bristol: Dempsey Parr. p. 89. ISBN 1-84084-031-5. 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
^ Dimery, Robert (2005). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. London: Cassell. p. 420. 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
^ The Guardian (November 2007). 1,000 Albums To Hear Before You Die. London. 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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[1] Strong, M.C. (2003). The Great Indie Discography. Edinburgh: Canongate. p. 184. ISBN 1-84195-335-0.

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

[3] Joynson, Vernon (2001). Up Yours! A Guide to UK Punk, New Wave & Early Post Punk. Wolverhampton: Borderline Publications. p. 448. ISBN 1-899855-13-0. An essential ingredient of any punk collection

[4] Thompson, Dave (2000). Punk. Ontario: Collector's Guide Publication. p. 102. ISBN 1-896522-27-0. 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

[5] Gardner, Steve (1996). "Hiljaiset Levyt: 100 Best Punk singles". Archived from the original on 24 August 2014. Revolt-in-plastic punk. Weird arty stuff with saxophone

[6] Larkin, Colin (1994). All Time Top 1000 Albums. Enfield: Guinness Publishing. p. 236. A colourful explosion of sound

[7] "Hiljaiset Levyt: PUNKNET 77 - 100 Best Punk LP's". Hiljaiset.sci.fi. 4 March 1996. Archived from the original on 22 November 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2014.

[8] Du Noyer, Paul (1998). Encyclopedia of Albums: 1,000 Best-Ever Albums. Bristol: Dempsey Parr. p. 89. ISBN 1-84084-031-5. 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

[9] Dimery, Robert (2005). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. London: Cassell. p. 420. 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

[10] The Guardian (November 2007). 1,000 Albums To Hear Before You Die. London. 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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