X-Ray Spex - Germ Free Adolescents Available On:LP particularly in Cocker's carefully rendered

particularly in Cocker's carefully rendered observations of life on the fringes of Sheffield

' I tried to say 'Hello New York

' complete with female harmonies and Memphis-style horns)

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X-Ray Spex - Germ Free Adolescents Available On:LP particularly in Cocker's carefully renderedCarving 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