''Hex'' is the debut studio album by English
anarcho-punk band
Poison Girls
The Poison Girls were an English anarcho-punk band from Brighton. The singer/guitarist, Vi Subversa, was a middle-aged mother of two at the band's inception, and wrote songs that explored sexuality and gender roles, often from an anarchist pers ...
, released in 1979 by record label Small Wonder. In a 2016 retrospective article following the death of
Vi Subversa
Frances Sokolov (20 June 1935 – 19 February 2016), better known by her stage name Vi Subversa, was the lead singer, lyricist and rhythm guitarist of British anarcho-punk band Poison Girls.
Subversa was born of Ashkenazi Jewish parents. She s ...
, ''The Independent'' considered the album "essentially one song".
Trouser Press
''Trouser Press'' was a rock and roll magazine started in New York in 1974 as a mimeographed fanzine by editor/publisher Ira Robbins, fellow fan of the Who Dave Schulps and Karen Rose under the name "Trans-Oceanic Trouser Press" (a reference ...
found the album to make "no grand statements" but liked "the guitar-based music".
Track listing
Words and music by the Poison Girls
#"Old Tarts Song"– 2:21
#"Crisis"– 3:26
#"Idealogically Unsound"– 2:40
#"Bremen Song"– 7:15
#"Political Love"– 2:31
#"Jump Mama Jump"– 3:03
#"Under the Doctor"– 2:49
#"Reality Attack"– 5:25
Personnel
;Poison Girls
*
Vi Subversa
Frances Sokolov (20 June 1935 – 19 February 2016), better known by her stage name Vi Subversa, was the lead singer, lyricist and rhythm guitarist of British anarcho-punk band Poison Girls.
Subversa was born of Ashkenazi Jewish parents. She s ...
- guitar, vocals
*Richard Famous - guitar, vocals
*Bernhardt Rebours - bass
*Lance D'Boyle - drums
with:
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Eve Libertine - additional vocals
;Technical
*
John Loder - sound engineer
*Bernhardt Rebours - sleeve design
References
External links
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1979 albums
Poison Girls albums