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X-Ray Spex

X-Ray Spex were an English punk rock band formed in 1976 in London, they were "deliberate underachievers" and only released five singles and one album.

Nevertheless, their first single, "Oh Bondage Up Yours!", is now widely considered to be a classic punk rock single as is the album 'Germfree Adolescents'.


The band's first line-up featured singer Poly Styrene, Jack Airport on guitars, Paul Dean on bass, BP Hurding on drums, and Lora Logic on saxophone. The Saxaphone wa one of the group's most distinctive features, altohugh Lora played on only one of the band's records, ass she was only fifteen years old and playing saxophone was a hobby, she left the band to complete her education.

Of the five singles, ther other one I'm particularly fond of is 'The Day The World Turned Day-Glo'




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