Production · Performance
X-Ray Spex
London, United Kingdom
X-Ray Spex is credited on 39 releases across 15 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1978–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
39
Pressings credited
15
Albums
6
Decades active
88
In collections
Biography
X-Ray Spex were an English punk rock band formed in 1976 in London. They were led by Poly Styrene, who formed the band after watching the Sex Pistols live. Styrene was one of the most distinctive personalities in the British punk movement, because of her singing style and atypical and unorthodox appearance, taking influences from reggae as well as punk. Her lyrics primarily dealt with anti-consumerism and anti-capitalism, and were an influence on the 1990s riot grrrl movement. The line-up also included saxophone, which was little used by other punk bands. During their first incarnation (1976–1979), X-Ray Spex released five singles and one album. Their 1977 single "Oh Bondage Up Yours!" and 1978 debut album Germfree Adolescents are widely acclaimed as classic punk releases. The band briefly reformed several times in the 1990s and 2000s.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
39 releases · 15 albums · active 1978–2026
- Production · 23
- Performance · 14
- Other credits · 3
Studios: Hotel Gilles Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- Free Kitten
- Melvins
- Olotila
- Holly Tree
- Riots Not Diets
- King Rocker (3)
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