X-Ray Spex
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X-Ray Spex was a pioneering British punk band fronted by vocalist Poly Styrene, known for their saxophone-driven sound and socially charged anthems like "Oh Bondage Up Yours!"
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| X-Ray Spex canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British musical group
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punk rock band ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1979 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1976 ⓘ |
| album |
Conscious Consumer
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Germfree Adolescents NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| debutAlbum | Germfree Adolescents NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debutSingle | Oh Bondage Up Yours! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | 1979 ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1976 ⓘ |
| frontedBy | Poly Styrene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
new wave
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post-punk ⓘ punk rock ⓘ |
| hasMember |
BP Hurding
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Jak Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ Lora Logic NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Dean NERFINISHED ⓘ Poly Styrene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacteristic |
anti-consumerist themes
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feminist themes ⓘ saxophone-driven sound ⓘ socially conscious lyrics ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bikini Kill
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Sleater-Kinney NERFINISHED ⓘ riot grrrl movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentationIncludes | saxophone ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
adolescence
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consumerism ⓘ identity ⓘ media culture ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Art-I-Ficial
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Genetic Engineering ⓘ Germfree Adolescents NERFINISHED ⓘ Highly Inflammable NERFINISHED ⓘ I Am a Cliché NERFINISHED ⓘ Identity NERFINISHED ⓘ Oh Bondage Up Yours! NERFINISHED ⓘ Plastic Bag NERFINISHED ⓘ The Day the World Turned Day-Glo NERFINISHED ⓘ Warrior in Woolworths NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
EMI
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Virgin Records ⓘ |
| reformedIn |
1990
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2008 ⓘ |
| reunionYears |
1990s
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2000s ⓘ |
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