X-Ray Spex – Germfree Adolescents

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Label:	EMI International – INS 3023, EMI International – OC 062-61 787
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country:	UK
Released:	Nov 10, 1978
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Punk

Tracklist

	Contents 1
A1	Art-I-Ficial	3:21
A2	Obsessed With You	2:26
A3	Warrior In Woolworths	3:04
A4	Let's Submerge	3:23
A5	I Can't Do Anything	2:55
A6	Identity	2:22
	Contents 2
B1	Genetic Engineering	2:45
B2	I Live Off You	2:06
B3	I Am A Poseur	2:29
B4	Germ Free Adolescence	3:09
B5	Plastic Bag	4:56
B6	The Day The World Turned Dayglo	2:50

Companies, etc.

Record Company – EMI Records Ltd.
Record Company – Art-I-Ficial Products
Copyright © – Festawood Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Mobjack Ltd.
Recorded At – Essex Studios
Printed By – Garrod & Lofthouse
Mastered At – Abbey Road Studios
Lacquer Cut At – Abbey Road Studios
Pressed By – EMI Records

Credits

Bass – Paul Dean (2)
Drums – BP Hurding*
Engineer – John MacKenzie Burns*
Engineer [Assistant] – Andy Pearce
Guitar – Jak Airport
Lacquer Cut By – Nick*
Mastered By – Nick Webb
Other [Extra Special Thanks To] – Phil Presky
Other [Special Thanks To] – Ted Bunting
Photography By – Trevor Key
Producer – X-Ray Spex
Producer, Artwork By [Cover Concept] – Falcon Stuart
Saxophone – Rudi Thomson*
Sleeve – Cooke Key
Vocals – Poly - Styrene*
Written-By – P. Styrene*

Notes

Issued on custom 'X-ray Spex' labels in a glossy picture sleeve and cardstock inner sleeve with rounded corners, illustrated and with lyrics printed in brown.

B3 on label as „IAMA POSEUR“.

B4 is listed as "Germ Free Adolescence" on the labels, like on the single Germ Free Adolescence, however the sleeves of both the single and album (including the track title on the inner sleeve of this edition and subsequent reissues) have it as "Germfree Adolescents"

On rear cover:
Art-I-Ficial Products.
EMI Records Ltd. Hayes, Middlesex, England.
Made and Printed in Great Britain.
Available on Tape.
E.D.T. G.L.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Other (Print code on back): E.D.T. G.L.
Matrix / Runout (Label A): INS 3023A
Matrix / Runout (Label B): INS 3023B
Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped variation 1, tag etched): INS 3023 A-1 MASTERED AT' ABBEY ROAD'-NICK
Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped variation 1, tag etched): INS 3023 B-1 NICK UU
Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped variation 2, tag etched): INS 3023 A-2 MASTERED AT' ABBEY ROAD'-NICK
Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped variation 2, tag etched): INS 3023 B-1 NICK UU
Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped variation 3, tag etched/stamped): INS 3023 A-1 MASTERED AT' ABBEY ROAD'-NICK P 1
Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped variation 3, tag etched/stamped): INS 3023 B-1 NICK UU DM 2
Matrix / Runout (Runout A stamped/etched, variant 4): INS 3023 A-1 MASTERED AT 'ABBEY ROAD'-NICK GA 1
Matrix / Runout (Runout B stamped/etched, variant 4): INS 3023 B-1 NICK UU GH 2

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Germ Free Adolescents (Cassette, Album)	EMI International, EMI International	TC-INS 3023, 0C 262-617 87	UK	1978
Recently Edited	Germfree Adolescents (LP, White Label)	EMI	INS 3023	UK	1978
Recently Edited	Germfree Adolescents (LP, Album)	EMI International	7C 062-61787	Sweden	1978
New Submission	Germfree Adolescents (LP, Album)	EMI	8E 072 61 787	Portugal	1978
New Submission	Germfree Adolescents (LP, White Label)	EMI International, EMI International	INS 3023, OC2-61 787	UK	1978

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Reviews

Lautreamont Aug 2, 2022
This is one of the most unique records to emerge from the punk movement. Nothing else sounds like this.
Ves2 Jun 3, 2022
Edited one year ago
Newly acquired an original UK copy after parting with my original copy (one of my very first record purchases along with Tonic for the Troops and New Boots and Panties) when I sold off half of my original collection 20+ years ago in a house move. Very pleased to have come across a very nicely kept copy.
Agreeing with a comment from 3 years ago, my copy also has Germ Free Adolescence on sleeve, Inner sleeve and labels. Judging by the original listing I guess this is probably the earliest release and there could be a note of this in the release page.
scotbartolo May 26, 2022
Edited one year ago
Fuckin' love this record, the sax and Poly Styrenes vocals are awesome! The cover is great too.
ErkyPerky May 7, 2021
Just gave this a proper clean after having it stored for years and boy it sounds fantastic. Sod the reissues.
ASTRALAKASHA Feb 12, 2021
Most beautiful piece of art from the first UK wave of punk. Best punk album I've ever heard (imo)

1. Xray Spex - Germfree Adolescent
2. Stiff Little Fingers - Inflammable Material
3. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols.

Top 3 punk albums made. All from the 77' wave of UK punk
PurePunkRecords Sep 2, 2020
My copy has a sticker on the back of the sleeve saying "FACTORY SAMPLE - NOT FOR SALE"
daz77 Aug 25, 2020
My original copy has the etchings,
Side 1, All my love to Ruth from Trev
Side 2, Love from Trev
saxonman1 Dec 6, 2019
this was one of the best uk punk records back in 1977, god i remember a bit over 30 years ago when this lp was getting around 100 bucks a pop it was so rare, then by 1990/91 the reissues started on cd & of coarse i got a vinyl reissue around 1992 on orange vinyl and it is hard to belive that that reissue is worth more then the original 77 lp now, my rarest copy of this classic is the japan 1977 lp as that goes for hundreds...............
mv70 Sep 27, 2019
generally a good set of songs, but was afflicted with the familiar over-the-top hard rock sound, which for a short period was the vogue for debut lps from punk bands.
guzzer Sep 17, 2019
Relistening to this for the first time in over 30 years, it really is probably the best album of the original punk wave. Lots of interesting musical ideas, and anti-consumerist lyrics, with Poly's amazing vocals. Its a classic probably under appreciated. It certainly was at the time, with all that shrieking saxophone not fitting the 4 to the floor punk model. Great record, get into your collection in some format