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X-Ray Spex - Obsessed With You (The Early Years)


CD: £12.99

Label: DO YOURSELF IN

Release date: 22.05.2026

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LP: £27.99

Label: DO YOURSELF IN

Release date: 22.05.2026

Format Info: Neon Pink Vinyl

Dispatched on Release Date

LP: £27.99

Label: DO YOURSELF IN

Release date: 22.05.2026

Format Info: Neon Orange vinyl

Dispatched on Release Date

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Obsessed With You [The Early Years]' is 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 'Oh Bondage, Up Yours!' and 'I Am A Cliché’. 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 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. Elsewhere, an early take on 'Germ Free Adolescence' has subtle electronic influences that hint at a potential future the band didn't hang around long enough to fulfil. 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. The sleeve design is based on original Poly Styrene artwork and brand new sleeve notes from Paul Dean and Lora Logic also feature. Also available on Compact Disc and Digital.

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

15 Art-I-Ficial

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