Germfree Adolescents
by X-Ray Spex
- Type: Album
- Released: 10聽November聽1978
- Label: EMI, EMI International
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 41:42
- Community rating: 4.52/5 from 11 ratings
Artists on this release: Lora Logic, Paul Dean, Cooke Key, Andy Pearce, Poly Styrene, Nick Webb
Album Notes & Community Reviews
X-Ray Spex's debut album, 'Germfree Adolescents', is a landmark of early British punk that channels raw energy through Poly Styrene's distinctively potent vocals and the unconventional inclusion of a wailing saxophone. The band's catchy, power-pop riffs provide a vibrant and deceptively upbeat backing for Styrene's sharp lyrical critiques of consumerism, artificiality, and identity. This combination results in a colorful, kitschy, and enduring statement that balances its melodic accessibility with fervent social commentary.
Genres
Descriptors: female-fronted, saxophone, fast-paced, abrasive, confrontational, satirical, fast, DIY, melodic, guitars, punchy, feminism, witty
Tracklist
- Art-I-Ficial (3:25)
- Obsessed with You (2:31)
- Warrior in Woolworths (3:08)
- Let's Submerge (3:27)
- I Can't Do Anything (2:58)
- Identity (2:26)
- Genetic Engineering (2:49)
- I Live Off You (2:09)
- I Am a Poseur (2:33)
- Germfree Adolescence (3:15)
- Plastic Bag (4:54)
- The Day the World Turned Day-Glo (2:53)
- Age - Bonus Track (2:39)
- Highly Inflammable - Bonus Track (2:35)
Credits
- Poly Styrene - vocals
- Jak Airport - guitar
- Paul Dean - bass
- Rudi Thomson - saxophone
- B.P. Hurding - drums
- Ted Bunting - saxophone on "identity" and "the day the world turned dayglo"
- Lora Logic - saxophone on "oh bondage up yours!" and "i am a clich茅"
- Falcon Stuart - producer, cover concept
- John Mackenzie Burns - engineer
- Andy Pearce - assistant engineer
- Nick Webb - mastering
- Trevor Key - photography
- Cooke Key - sleeve