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Germfree Adolescents [VINYL] [Import]

~ X-Ray Spex
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  • Vinyl (26 April 2004)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Import
  • Label: Earmark
  • ASIN: B0001QNNWU
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 578,616 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Day the World Turned Day-Glo
2. Obsessed with You
3. Genetic Engineering
4. Identity
5. I Live off You
6. Germ Free Adolescents
7. Art-I-Ficial
8. Let's Submerge
9. Warrior in Woolworths
10. I Am a Poseur
11. I Can't Do Anything
12. Highly Inflammable
13. Age
14. Plastic Bag
15. I Am a Cliché
16. Oh Bondage, Up Yours!

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Carving out a niche in the heady early days of the British punk-rock scene wasn't easy. X-Ray Spex prevailed by creating one hell of a ruckus with guitar and sax providing the wall of noise and by focusing attention on irrepressible bandleader and vocalist Poly Styrene. Her songs dealt with teenage boredom and the absurdities of life in the modern world. Alas, Germ Free Adolescents is the only document this wildly unique and entertaining band left us to remember them by. But what a document it is. Included here are such minor classics as "The Day the World Turned Day-Glo" and "Warrior in Woolworths". --Mike Corrigan

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4.0 out of 5 stars Charming punk, 14 Jun 2007
By Pieter "Toypom" (Johannesburg) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Germ Free Adolescents (Audio CD)
Bursting on the scene in 1977, X-Ray Spex were one of the most unusual and colourful bands of the British punk explosion. Like their contemporaries Siouxsie And The Banshees, they had a female lead singer: the eccentric Poly Styrene with her charming dress sense. The original band consisted of Poly, Lora Logic (sax), Jack Stafford (guitar), Paul Dean (bass) and BP Hurding (drums). The Spex were first and foremost a singles band and made the UK charts with the angry anthemic Oh Bondage Up Yours and more pop-like numbers like The Day The World Turned Dayglo and Identity. The title track Germ Free Adolescents is a lovely melodic ballad on which Poly actually sings instead of screeches. This album includes other treasures like Genetic Engineering, Warrior In Woolworths and I'm A Poseur. I found the music more cute than threatening or angst-ridden like some other punk music, and still enjoyable after all these years. For a more comprehensive compilation, I recommend Let's Submerge: The Anthology, as it contains multiple versions of their most memorable songs plus other single releases, like Highly Inflammable, that are not represented here.
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5.0 out of 5 stars PUNKPOP PERFECTION, 7 Sep 2000
By Pieter "Toypom" (Johannesburg) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Germ Free Adolescents (Audio CD)
A delightful collection of classics from this early Britpunk band that displays their versatility in captivating witty songs mainly built on Poly Styrene's high-pitched wail and the sexy sax of Laura Logic. All the excitement of the times is captured in the fast numbers like Day The World Turned Day-Glo, Identity, Warrior In Woolworths, I'm A Poseur, Highly Inflammable and the inimitable Oh Bondage, while my favourite is the slow song Germfree Adolescents with its flowing melody and Poly showing that she can sing ballads too. Clever lyrics, strong hooks and a totally unique sound make this a collector's item.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A great album - punk at its best!, 19 Mar 2000
This review is from: Germ Free Adolescents (Audio CD)
This is a great album. Xray Spex are punk, but they are also a little bit more. The opening track, 'The Day the World Turned Dayglo', is not only the best punk track ever made but is also, in my opinion, one of the best tracks ever. The dark, killer riff is perfectly complemented by Poly Styrene's howling vocals, and the whole thing throbs and writhes. The final track, 'Oh Bondage Up Yours!' is another masterpiece in which the lyrics are shouted out in wild abandon which perfectly fits the music and the words. In between the first and last tracks there are other great numbers, including 'Obsessed with You', 'Genetic Engineering', 'Identity', 'Art-I-ficial', 'Let's Submerge', 'I am a Poseur', and 'I am a Cliche'. There is also, admittedly, some sub-standard tosh on the album, but given the large number of really great tracks, that hardly matters. The music is 22 years old (or thereabouts), but to my mind it is still fresh and has not dated. The reason, I think, is that while it it definitely punk, it is also something more. This bears the stamp of punk, but musically is superior to it. A great album!
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