The Anthology

by X-Ray Spex

The Anthology cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 2001-01-01
  • Label: Castle Music
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:47:22
  • Community rating: 3.86/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Mark Paytress, Hugh Gilmour, Simon Cowburn, Poly Styrene, Barry Plummer, Andy Pearce

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A two-disc anthology of the London punk band fronted by Poly Styrene. It covers their EMI and Do It Records material, including 'Oh Bondage Up Yours!' and the 'Germfree Adolescents' album, with rarities.

Genres

Descriptors: political, dystopian, fast, noisy, dissonant

Tracklist

  1. Oh Bondage! Up Yours! (2:51)
  2. I Am A Cliche (1:56)
  3. The Day The World Turned Day-Glo (2:54)
  4. I Am A Poseur (2:34)
  5. Identity (2:26)
  6. Lets Submerge (3:27)
  7. Germ Free Adolescents (3:14)
  8. Age (2:39)
  9. Obsessed With You (2:31)
  10. Genetic Engineering (2:49)
  11. I Live Off You (2:09)
  12. Art-I-Ficial (3:25)
  13. I Can't Do Anything (2:58)
  14. Plastic Bag (4:55)
  15. Highly Inflammable (2:35)
  16. Warrior In Woolworth (3:07)
  17. Prefabricated Icon (Rough Mix) (3:34)
  18. I Can't Do Anything (Instrumental) (3:03)
  19. Warrior In Woolworth (Instrumental) (3:09)
  20. Genetic Engineering (Rough Mix) (2:49)
  21. Art-I-Ficial (Rough Mix) (3:20)
  22. I Live Off You (Rough Mix) (2:10)
  23. Obsessed With You (Rough MIx) (2:36)
  24. Lets Submerge (Rough Mix) (3:29)
  25. Identity (Rough Mix) (2:25)
  26. The Day The World Turned Day-Glo (Rough Mix) (2:48)
  27. Oh Bondage! Up Yours! (Live) (2:43)
  28. Identity (Live) (2:25)
  29. Lets Submerge (Live) (3:05)
  30. Plastic Bag (Live) (4:12)
  31. I Live Off You (Live) (2:19)
  32. I Am A Cliche (Live) (1:48)
  33. I Can't Do Anything (Live) (3:00)
  34. Oh Bondage! Up Yours! (Live) (3:05)
  35. Cigarettes (2:54)
  36. Junk Food Junkie (3:27)
  37. Peace Meal (2:31)

Credits

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