Poly Styrene - Talk In Toytown

On this date in 1980, Poly Styrene released her debut solo single, "Talk In Toytown". It was backed by "Sub Tropical". Both tracks appeared on her debut solo album, Translucence. Poly Styrene had formerly been the lead singer of X-Ray Spex. She became a Hare Krishna soon afterwards and her musical career slowed considerably. She reunited with X-Ray Spex in 1995 to release the band's second album, Conscious Consumer, their first since 1978.



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The Nips - Gabrielle

On this date in 1979, The Nips released their third single, "Gabrielle". The B side was "Vengeance". They had been called The Nipple Erectors originally but radio wouldn't touch the name so they shortened it. The London punk band released four singles before disbanding in 1980. They were led by Shane McGowan (later, of The Pogues) though he was known as Shane O'Hooligan at the time. They have played some reunion gigs recently.



Wikipedia: Nipple Erectors

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Au Pairs - You

On this date in 1979, Au Pairs released their debut single, "You". It was backed by "Domestic Departure" and "Kerb Crawler". None of the tracks appeared on their debut album, Playing With A Different Sex (released in 1981), but they were added as bonus tracks when the album was re-released on CD. The Birmingham, England post punk band disbanded in 1983 after two studio albums and one live album.



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