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Line-Up Ex-Members Albums Singles Videos Movies Various Refers
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*  1/1977

Line-Up (1995):

Poly Styrene - voc
Paul Dean - bg
Lora Logic - sax

Former Members:

Jack Stafford (g, 1/77-1979)
B.P. Hurding (ds, 1/77-8/79)
Lora Logic (sax, 1-9/77); Steve 'Rudi' Thompson (sax, 1978-79); John Glin (sax, 1979)

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Germ Free Adolescents10.11.1978EMI30
2.Live At The Roxy3/1991 Receiver
3.Obsessed With You7/1991 Receiver
4.Conscious Consumer21.08.1995Receiver
5.Anthology19.03.2002Sanctuary
6.Germfree Adolescents: The Anthology24.05.2005Castle
7.Let's Submerge - The Anthology12.09.2006Castle
8.Live @ the Roundhouse London 200819.07.2010Year Zero

Poly Styrene:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Translucence11/1980 United Artists
2.Generation Indigo
produced by: Youth
28.03.2011

Lora Logic:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Beat Rhythm News1979
2.Essential Logic1979
3.Pedigree Charm26.02.1982Rough Trade

Jack Stafford:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Hard Way12.10.2004Orchard
2.Exes
credited to: Jack Stafford Foundation
22.02.2005Orchard

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Oh Bondage, Up Yours / I Am A Cliche07.10.1977Virgin
2.The Day The World Turned Day-Glo / Iama Poseur14.04.1978EMI23
3.Identity / Let's Submerge
produced by: Falcon Stuart
21.07.1978EMI24
4.Germ Free Adolescents / Age27.10.1978EMI19
5.Highly Inflammable / Warrior In Woolworths4/1979 EMI45

Poly Styrene:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Talk In Toytown / Sub-Tropical03.10.1980United Artists
2.Gods And Goddesses EP
(Trick Of The Witch / Paramatma / Sacred Temple / Big Boys, Big Toys)
8/1986 Awesome
3.City Of Christmas Ghosts
& Goldblade
12/2008 Damaged Goods
4.Ghoulish07.08.2011

Lora Logic:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Wonderful Offer09.10.1981Rough Trade

Videos:

1. Live @ the Roundhouse London 2008 - 19.07.2010, Year Zero, live

Movies:

1. Crystal Gazing (1981, starring Lora Logic, directed by Laura Mulvey/Peter Woollen)
2. Punk Rock Movie (7/1982, directed by Don Letts)
3. Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché 3/2021, directed by Celeste Bell, documentary)

Various:

disbanded 1979
reunited cca 1995
reunited 9/2008

Compilation Appearances:

"Germ Free Adolescents" on compilation "Teenage Kicks" (4.4.05)

Press References:

Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19772625.06.197720Albumsalbum review
19773420.08.197732On The Crest Of Theprofile
19781408.04.19786US News
19781622.04.19788interview
19781622.04.197822Singlessingle review
19782922.07.197819Singlessingle review
19784014.10.19783News
19784128.10.19784News
19784204.11.197818Singlessingle review
19784418.11.197819Albumsalbum review
19793011.08.19793News
19953609.09.19959A.W.O.L.
19963531.08.19966News
Rock & Pop
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
199611 20Galerie