Genres: Punk, British Punk Active: 70's, 80's, 90's Formed: 1976
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One of the great English punk bands of the late '70s, there is only one thing wrong with the careers of X-Ray Spex and lead singer Poly Styrene -- they didn't record enough music. Formed in 1976 by school friends %Marion Elliot (Styrene) and %Susan Whitby (saxophonist Lora Logic), X-Ray Spex 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.
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Release: 2006
Label: CASTLE, Castle, Castle Us
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Release: October 22, 2001
Label: Castle, Castle Us, Sanctuary, Vivid Sound
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