X RAY SPEX - Obsessed With You (The Early Years) (remastered)

Officially released on vinyl for the first time, Obsessed With You (The Early Years) is a collection of demos tracked by the punk/new wave/riot grrrl pioneers X-Ray Spex in 1977, one year before the arrival of their sole iconic full-length album Germ Free Adolescents. Featuring a bevvy of earlier versions of eventual album cuts such as 'Obsessed With You', 'Let's Submerge', 'Identity' and 'Plastic Bag', as well as demos of their classic early singles 'Oh Bondage, Up Yours!' and 'I Am A Cliche', the majority of these recordings feature original saxophonist Lora Logic, while the late, great OG grrrl rioter Poly Styrene sounds even more youthful and unhinged in her search of the ideal cadence for her signature howl. Complete with sleeve design based on original Poly Styrene artwork and brand-new sleeve notes from Paul Dean and Lora Logic, this is essential listening for any and all germ free youths, adolescents, millennials or boomers.