Rubella Ballet are an English

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band formed in 1979, who released several albums before splitting up in 1991. They reformed in 2000.

History

The band was formed by drummer Sid Ation (born Sid Truelove, 18 April 1960,

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, a former chef, later also the drummer with

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Pete Fender (Dan Sansom, guitar), Gem Stone (Gemma Sansom, bass) and It (Quentin North, also bass), with vocalists

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and Womble. Annie, Womble and It were involved only initially, left and were replaced by vocalist Zillah Minx (born Zillah Elaine Ashworth, 31 March 1961,

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).Glasper, Ian (2006) ''The Day the Country Died: A History of Anarcho Punk 1980 - 1984'', Cherry Red Books, , p. 58-65 Fender and Stone were the son and daughter of

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singer

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. The band used Poison Girls equipment to jam and write songs and their first performance was when they took to the stage at a

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/Poison Girls concert. They had originally been called Rubella Babies. The band's first proper gig was a fundraiser for the Theatre Royal in Stratford, which ended in a riot, and the band played frequently, often asking audience members to put them up after gigs. The new line-up were soon known for wearing brightly coloured

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clothes on stage, to differentiate themselves from the

bands who tended to wear black, 'army-surplus' style clothing. Pete Fender left at the end of 1982 and soon afterwards joined Omega Tribe as a full-time member, having been their early mentor and record producer. The band released one album on cassette tape, entitled ''Ballet Bag'' (1981) and a 4 track 7" EP, ''Ballet Dance'' (1982), both for Poison Girls' XNTRIX Records, after rejecting the opportunity to put out a record on the Crass label. Adrian Thrills, reviewing the single in the ''

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'' stated "the Ballet have an appealing sharp edge to their claustrophobic punk thrash, a poppy surge and even a discernable funk readjustment...of course, they could always just be taking the piss".Gimarc, George (2005) ''Punk Diary: The Ultimate Trainspotter's Guide to Underground Rock 1970-1982'', Backbeat Books, , p. 651 After releasing the "42f" single on Jungle Records (with Sean replacing Fender) the band started their own Ubiquitous label. Rubella Ballet toured extensively with

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, and recorded two

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History

Discography

Singles

Albums

Compilations, live albums, remixes

Video

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