CrazyDiamond84
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This came in..not sure if you've heard about this album, but it is very good.
Needles & Grooves AoTM /// Vol. 9 - March 2020 /// X-Ray Spex - Germfree Adolescents
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Turbo
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It's on! Been a while since I've listened to this album. I forgot the punk horns... so awesome.
BazookaTooth
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for the europeans out here ...
the clear version can be had for 21,99 € on dodax.de and fr right now. im sure itll be more expensive tomorrow as this is the lowest ive seen this.
the clear version can be had for 21,99 € on dodax.de and fr right now. im sure itll be more expensive tomorrow as this is the lowest ive seen this.
Dirtbag Auntie
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Oh hey hi hello.
I’m currently crocheting some new washcloths to help me remain GERMFREE.
Anyway, my life has slowed down considerably so the essay will happen soonish that I have been properly shamed.
I’m currently crocheting some new washcloths to help me remain GERMFREE.
Anyway, my life has slowed down considerably so the essay will happen soonish that I have been properly shamed.
gaporter
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gaporter
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Dirtbag Auntie
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Dirtbag Auntie
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Hiya!
If you really liked this pick, please check out Downtown Boys. They are a latinx punk band that have a lot in common with X-Ray Spex! Today, on Bandcamp Day, they are donating to Black Lives Matter orgs.
If you really liked this pick, please check out Downtown Boys. They are a latinx punk band that have a lot in common with X-Ray Spex! Today, on Bandcamp Day, they are donating to Black Lives Matter orgs.
TrainFan73
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Arm twisted.
dhodo
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I meant to pick this up sooner, but I got it in my head that I needed an original and prices I was willing to pay have been pretty scarce (at least factoring in shipping from the UK where the vast majority were). Finally got one! Thanks @girlnevergoesout!
Poly-Rythmo
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Looks like the film on Poly Styrene is out next month - started seeing a bit of press around it...
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Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché — Modern Films
Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché (dir. Paul Sng + Celeste Bell) | Poly Styrene was the first woman of colour in the UK to front a successful rock band. She introduced the world to a new sound of rebellion, using her unconventional voice to sing about identity, consumerism, postmodernism, and everyt
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Dirtbag Auntie
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Yes! Premieres in the US with sxsw!Looks like the film on Poly Styrene is out next month - started seeing a bit of press around it...
Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché — Modern Films
Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché (dir. Paul Sng + Celeste Bell) | Poly Styrene was the first woman of colour in the UK to front a successful rock band. She introduced the world to a new sound of rebellion, using her unconventional voice to sing about identity, consumerism, postmodernism, and everyt
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Ericj32
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Just ordered this. I missed like a whole year of these AOTMs, but trying to go back through now. Sorry that I’m so late to the party on this!
Great pick, @girlnevergoesout ! All of that background and context that you shared was really helpful for me. I’m excited to check out your “further listening” albums, too!
Honestly, I was surprised how much I enjoyed this album by the time I finished listening through the whole thing, since I’m not generally into punk music, but I got hooked by “Identity” and the title track. This is not an album I would have checked out on my own - I think I tend to misread the passion in punk music (as like toxic or self-destructive) or write it off musically, but this album feels more accessible and essential and maybe even like, life-affirming, to me, musically, than a lot of other punk music I’ve heard (but maybe if I went back to those albums now, I’d hear them differently). The sax parts are so much fun and work so well, too. I’m wondering if maybe bfly’s recent Calliope Musicals pick kind of primed me to pick up on something here that I might have otherwise missed but I’m looking forward to spending more time with this album when it arrives.
Great pick, @girlnevergoesout ! All of that background and context that you shared was really helpful for me. I’m excited to check out your “further listening” albums, too!
Honestly, I was surprised how much I enjoyed this album by the time I finished listening through the whole thing, since I’m not generally into punk music, but I got hooked by “Identity” and the title track. This is not an album I would have checked out on my own - I think I tend to misread the passion in punk music (as like toxic or self-destructive) or write it off musically, but this album feels more accessible and essential and maybe even like, life-affirming, to me, musically, than a lot of other punk music I’ve heard (but maybe if I went back to those albums now, I’d hear them differently). The sax parts are so much fun and work so well, too. I’m wondering if maybe bfly’s recent Calliope Musicals pick kind of primed me to pick up on something here that I might have otherwise missed but I’m looking forward to spending more time with this album when it arrives.
avecigrec
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In order to help supply extra dopamine hits during my No Buy July some friends and I have taken to swapping bags of 3-5 records for a week or two at a time - I specifically requested a copy of this album from the friend I knew had a copy of it so I could spin it while digging through this thread. Seems extra fitting since the last @girlnevergoesout thread I interacted with was also a No Buy thread. In terms of the thread itself, this one felt like one of the more off the rails AotM threads I've now gone back and explored. Y'all are nuts!
As to the album itself, I'm so glad to have finally checked it out. It's one of those albums that's been on my "I know this is an important album and should one day actually listen to it" list for a long time now and it absolutely delivered! So far I've only spun it once, but there will definitely be further spins - just not while my wife is in the vicinity as, unfortunately, she hated it.
I definitely did not hate it, nor did I realize punk and sax had been done together so nicely. This definitely slaps and will be something I eventually add to the collection at home even if it gets relegated, with Sun Ra, to the "only for listening while the wife's not around" section of the library!
Great pick GNGO. Thank you.
As to the album itself, I'm so glad to have finally checked it out. It's one of those albums that's been on my "I know this is an important album and should one day actually listen to it" list for a long time now and it absolutely delivered! So far I've only spun it once, but there will definitely be further spins - just not while my wife is in the vicinity as, unfortunately, she hated it.
I definitely did not hate it, nor did I realize punk and sax had been done together so nicely. This definitely slaps and will be something I eventually add to the collection at home even if it gets relegated, with Sun Ra, to the "only for listening while the wife's not around" section of the library!Great pick GNGO. Thank you.
Dirtbag Auntie
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Thank you so much @Ericj32 and @avecigrec! It makes me so happy to hear that it clicked with both of you.
the thread is bananas. My pals on this forum are equally as amazing as the album
the thread is bananas. My pals on this forum are equally as amazing as the album
TrainFan73
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Hey! I actually own one of these:
consequence.net
10 Punk Debuts Every Music Fan Should Own
A staggering number of punk bands have made indelible marks on the musical landscape with their first records. Here are the 10 best.
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Dirtbag Auntie
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X-Ray Spex Germfree Adolescents LP
Real Gone Music is proud to present Germfree Adolescents, one of the signature albums of the early (1978) British punk movement, in an “x-ray clear” vinyl edition that serves as an ideal prism through which to see the hypocrisy of consumerist culture. The one and only LP release from X Ray Spex...
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