Who’s coming to Rough Trade East 🏬 to see Mr Paul Dean 🎸 and I on May 24th for a special Conversation + Signing event to celebrate the release of ‘Obsessed With You [The Early Years]’? 💿

Hope to see you there! 💚🎷

🎟️ Get your tickets at link.dice.fm/x073bc44c0d9
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#xrayspex

Spextacular! 😎
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Loving this glorious dayglo illustration by the awesome @dollartaconite 👏 🧡🩷💚
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Stay tuned for some X-citing news, tomorrow at 5pm 💥🎷
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#xrayspex #polystyrene #pauldean #jakairport #loralogic

Happy Record Store Day! 🌈🎷
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If you’re investing in a copy of the ‘Extended Play - Volume I & Volume II’ album, we’d love to see it! 👀 Tag us in your photos from the shop, your haul, or spinning on your record player 🤳💿
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recordstoreday.co.uk
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#rsd2026 @recordstoredayuk.bsky.social

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15 Art-I-Ficial
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Available to Pre-order from your favourite record store now!
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#xrayspex #polystyrene #pauldean #loralogic #obsessedwithyou

… Track Listing:

1 Oh Bondage, Up Yours!
2 Obsessed With You
3 Let’s Submerge
4 Plastic Bag
5 I Live Off You
6 I Am A Cliché
7 I Can’t Do Anything
8 The Day The World Turned Day-Glo
9 Identity
10 I Am A Poseur
11 Genetic Engineering
12 Germ Free Adolescence
13 Age
14 Warrior In Woolworths…

… super-limited Rough Trade exclusive (300 copies) black vinyl with ‘Obsessed With You’ rainbow-mirrored insert. Also available on Compact Disc and Digital
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The sleeve design is based on original Poly Styrene artwork and brand new sleeve notes from Paul Dean and Lora Logic also feature…

… hint at a potential future the band didn’t hang around long enough to fulfil
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This fascinating document is released in various limited edition vinyl formats. ‘Day-Glo’ orange or ‘Day-Glo’ pink vinyl with laser die-cut outer sleeve and ‘Day-Glo’ inserts will be available as well as a…

…immortalised here are even more visceral than what was recorded for the final product and further indicate just how much inspiration they lent Bikini Kill’s Kathleen Hanna and the Riot Grrrls that followed
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Elsewhere, an early take on ‘Germ Free Adolescence’ has subtle electronic influences that…

… ‘Oh Bondage, Up Yours!’ and ‘I Am A Cliché’
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Recorded in 1977, the majority of these recordings feature original saxophonist Lora Logic and capture the raw instinctive power of the band who seemed to arrive fully formed despite their youth. The iconic vocal stylings of Poly Styrene…

X-Ray Spex - ‘Obsessed With You [The Early Years]’ • Available May 22
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An official release of the early X-Ray Spex demo recordings which would evolve into the celebrated pioneering ‘Germ Free Adolescents’ album. Also includes early versions of classic Punk pioneering debut single tracks…

So magnanimous that His glorious activities are still remembered, sung and meditated on today , which is marked as a national holiday in India.
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#trueleader #ramayana

Happy Ramnomi to one and all !🌅🏹

Lord Ram , a truly noble king and leader from another era , who actually loved and cared for everyone in His flourishing kingdom 👑
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Meanwhile on Celebrity Mastermind… 🧠 🧷
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#celebritymastermind #stuartpearce #polystyrene #xrayspex

Featuring tracks recorded with Gary Valentine 🎸(Blondie), David Farren 🎸(Bad Manners), Nick Pretzel 🥁, Eddie Stevens 🎹 and Martin Muscatt 🌟
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Find your local participating store 🏬 www.recordstoreday.co.uk/record/recmVWTMe4NCRiGjmv
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#essentiallogic #rsd #vinyl #recordstoreday #loralogic

The countdown has begun… T-minus 4 weeks to Record Store Day 2026! 📆
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500 copies of the Essential Logic - ‘Extended Play - Volume 1 & 2’ will be making their way into the world on fluorescent “Barbie Be Happy” pink vinyl 💝💫
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Essential Logic - Mother Earth (Youth Remix) YouTube video by Essential Logic

Love your mother 🌍 🎷
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youtu.be/fsnY34JVGd4?...
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#mothersday #motherearth #motheringsunday

The Red Crayola - Born In Flames (2025 Remaster) - [Video Edit] YouTube video by Essential Logic

#InternationalWomensDay #BornInFlames #GiveToGain
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youtu.be/KIubP8458dg?...

Wonderful Offer 🐈‍⬛ 🎷
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🪩 Wonderful Offer (12’’ Version)
🪩 Stereo
🪩 Rather Than Repeat
🪩 Wonderful Offer (7’’ Version)
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⚡️ Digitally remastered and available on Bandcamp: essentiallogic.bandcamp.com/album/wonder... 💫
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#loralogic #wonderfuloffer #newwave #postpunk #roughtrade

It’s #BandcampFriday 🎶 🎷
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Enjoy a shocking⚡️75% discount on the digital discog 🔊
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Plus essential: boxsets 🎁, vinyl, CD’s 💿, tees, totes 👜 & more…
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👀 tinyurl.com/5b8wvbux 💫
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#essentiallogic #xrayspex #bandcampfriday #loralogic

Happy Word Book Day! 📚
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Dayglo: The Poly Styrene Story 💫🌷
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Celeste Bell’s first book was co-authored by Zoë Howe ✍️
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Ranging from the flyers and early design drafts for X-Ray Spex, to her later visual art and lyrics, Dayglo is the definitive statement on Poly Styrene as an artist 🩵🎷

📢 Special thanks to the amazing @bbc6music.bsky.social Artist in Residence - @thehorrors.co.uk 🙌 for including ‘Wonderful Offer’ in their Post-Punk Girls playlist! 🧷💄
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📻 Check out their awesome tracklist now on BBC Sounds: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002ryf6 🎶🎷
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#thehorrors #loralogic

Mitzy’s loving the new songs… 🎶 🐈‍⬛
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#newmusic #scribe #happyplace #comingsoon #essentiallogic

🎧 #BornInFlames
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#theredcrayola #ginabirch #epicsoundtracks #loralogic

… Roxy Music; and the inclusion of a female musician and singer/songwriter in a commercially viable Punk combo.” — Publication / Writer Unknown
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Eternal time travelling 🕊️ 🕰️
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#xrayspex #polystyrene #loralogic #saxophone #punk

“Two important distinctions separated X-Ray Spex from the rest of the Punk mob: the sleazy cocktail saxophone of Lora Logic, which insured that they sounded unique, more like an adrenalized…

It’s #BandcampFriday 🎶 🎷
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Enjoy a shocking⚡️75% discount on the digital discog 🔊
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Plus essential: boxsets 🎁, vinyl, CD’s 💿, tees, totes 👜 & more…
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↪️ tinyurl.com/5b8wvbux 🏕️
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#essentiallogic #xrayspex #musicisabetternoise #loralogic

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