X-Ray Spex: CBGB's, 1978

We talked a lot about Poly Styrene's passing yesterday (see HERE, damnit!) and now we'll offer up a up a rough n' ready live show from CBGB's back on March 17th, 1978.



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X-Ray Spex: Obsessed With You (1977)

R.I.P.
Polly Styrene
3 July 1957 – 25 April 2011

Poly Styrene smashed barriers. Sure one unusual young woman screaming, "Some people think that little girls should be seen and not heard but I think - OH BONDAGE UP YOURS! 1-2-3-4!" didn't end ageism, racism, sexism or blind consumerism but her defiance inspired millions to fight those same things. Okay it may only have inspired me personally to name my white cat "Polly" (sic) but anyone who met that feisty little ball of fur cat knew she was a bit of a punk rock barrier-smasher too.




What follows is Obsessed With You, a long out-of-print Receiver Records collection of Poly and the X-Ray Spex's 1977 demos.



It's a must for fans but anyone else needs to consult Germ-Free Adolescence to to be hit full-force by Poly Styrene' s (NYT obit here) musical and lyrical vision.



Here's a nice little feature (or two) - perhaps there's a documentary in the works.






Here's a few of those millions of people inspired by Poly:



Feel free to leave a comment on Poly and her legacy in the comments section.

Speaking of comments, that the section the link to Obsessed With You can be found.


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