- punk, punk rock
- 36 min
- 12 tracks
- EMI
Germfree Adolescents is the 1978 debut album of English punk rock band X-Ray Spex. It contained the UK hit singles "The Day the World Turned Dayglo", "Identity" and "Germ Free Adolescents" which reached No. 18 in November 1978. Upon release, the critics noted it was not all new material: five songs on the twelve tracks had already been released on A-sides and B-sides of singles.
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Spare, classical in form, character-led and intimate.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
- contemplativerelentless
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Tracks
- 1 1Art‐I‐Ficial3:21
- 1 2Obsessed With You2:26
- 1 3Warrior in Woolworths3:04
- 1 4Let’s Submerge3:23
- 1 5I Can’t Do Anything2:55
- 1 6Identity2:22
- 2 1Genetic Engineering2:45
- 2 2I Live Off You2:06
- 2 3I Am a Poseur2:29
- 2 4Germ Free Adolescents3:09
- 2 5Plastic Bag4:56
- 2 6The Day the World Turned Dayglo2:50
12 tracks, 36 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- X‐Ray Spex
- Label
- EMI
- Released
- November 10, 1978
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- GB
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