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Germ Free Adolescents [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

X-Ray Spex
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (May 24, 2005)
  • Original Release Date: May 24, 2005
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording remastered
  • Label: Castle Us
  • ASIN: B0009HLCGA
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #66,239 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Art-I-Ficial
2. Obsessed With You
3. Warrior In Woolworths
4. Let's Submerge
5. I Can't Do Anything
6. Identity
7. Genetic Engineering
8. I Live Off You
9. I Am A Poseur
10. Germ Free Adolescents
11. Plastic Bag
12. The Day The World Turned Dayglo
13. Oh! Bondage Up Yours!
14. I Am Cliché
15. Highly Inflammable
16. Age
17. Genetic Engineering
18. Art-I-Ficial
19. I Am A Poseur
20. Identity
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About the Artist
One of the great English punk bands of the late 70s, X-Ray Spex was formed in 1976 by school friends Marion Eliot (Poly Styrene) and Susan Whitby (saxophonist Lora Logic). They exploded onto the punk scene with one of the era’s great singles, the feminist punk rallying cry "Oh Bondage, Up Yours." With Logic’s sax stating the melody semi-tunefully and Jak Airport’s guitar laying down a wash of distorted chords, Styrene’s vocal, especially on the chorus, is a marvel, making this one of punk rock’s great moments.

So, too, was X-Ray Spex’s debut album, Germ Free Adolescents, which was great in spite of "Oh Bondage" not being on it. The songs were guitar-driven punk-pop that combined outrage and aggression with a sense of alienation and disenfranchisement about rampant commerciality and an increasingly sterile and artificial world. And that was it from X-Ray Spex. Like all the best punk bands, they burned brightly but not for long.

Product Description
· Full classic album plus bonus tracks. · Digitally re-mastered from the original master tapes · Expanded to include numerous bonus tracks, including debut single "Oh Bondage". · Booklet contains extensive liner notes, including an interview with lead singer Poly Styrene.


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5.0 out of 5 stars Some of the best late 70s English Punk, July 13, 2005
The Sex Postols thing was Anarchy, the Clash did politics. The X-Ray Spex were THE punk band to take a big stand on consumerism. And oh how well Poly Styene did just that. Art-I-Ficial, The Day the World Turned DayGlo, and the classic, Oh Bondage! Up Yours! among other greats on this album not only sound fabulous, but rally with passion against the throw-away advertisement filled society that is just that much more relevant today. And if you think chicks jsut can't do punk vocals like the boys can, well Poly Styrene is in a league of her own there... I'd say she's even better than Exene Cervenka of X, and definetly better than Brody Dalle of The Distillers. The sound of the album is very fresh and modern, even though it's from the punk heyday 77 era, the X Ray Spex certainly didn't fall into the trap of so many bands that just tried to rip off the Sex Pistols or the Ramones, but took that punk energy and expressed in a unique, individualistic kind of way... which was the whole point of punk anyway.

So, basically what I'm saying is this is a fabulous album from a fabulous band... no cookie-cutter punk here, but a real gem. No matter what kind of punk you like (I'm usually more into the American stuff than the English myself), This is a must.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A rarely-heard classic, August 15, 2005
X-ray Spex were always one of the bands that got referenced as part of the British punk explosion, but rarely heard. This is a tragedy, because both as part of a broader scene and as a stand-alone CD, I can tell you that this record sounds absolutely amazing, and more than earns its place as a classic must-own record. And unlike some of the bands and albums from that time that sound a little dated now (yes, even the Sex Pistols, though I still love them), this record sounds like it could have been released last month. Poly Styrene's voice is a powerful, shattering thing, and once you hear it you'll know where Kathleen Hanna got all of her style from. The songs are fast, catchy, and truly pioneering of the sound that a thousand imitators have tried to copy ever since. And X-ray Spex were innovative on top of all that, with a saxophone player lending a unique twist to their postmodern punk. Do yourself a favor and get this album now, because it's definitely a need-to-have.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Greatest British Punk Album Ever., September 9, 2005
Believe it. The best Brit. Punk Album ever. Better than the Sex Pistols 'Never Mind the Bollocks' & better than the Clash's '1st'. It also boasts my favorite punk song ever 'Germ Free Adolescence' which just beats out 'Identity' & 'Day the World Turned Day-Glo' - This album has it all & was the main reason for me getting interested in the punk scene back in the 70's when I was still a school kid. The best Brit. Punk Album in the best Punk Album Sleeve ever with the best selection of Punk Tracks & the best female Punk Vocalist anywhere. Forget 'Siouxsie', 'Pauline Murray' or any of the others. No-one came close to the urban-decay/Concrete jungle screech of 'Poly Styrene' (Maybe the best Punk Moniker ever!) I know I like saying punk a lot in this review but this album really captured the punk era for me. Quick catchy songs with great guitar riffs complimenting the audio assault of Miss Styrene's completely unique voice. I'm sorry I don't know her real name but she'll always be Miss Styrene to me. I actually get very nostalgic listening to this - the good old school days when punk seemed to offer so much but was actually as hollow as the rest of the music industry. Still, anyone with an interest in British Punk or Classic Punk in general must have this album. By the way did I mention that this was/is the best British Punk album ever. Well believe it. Grab it today
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