X-Ray Spex Formation
Forms X-Ray Spex and becomes one of the most distinctive singers and lyricists of the British punk movement.
Role range: 1976-2011
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Poly Styrene Biography and Timeline
Follow Poly Styrene through 8 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Poly Styrene, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1976–1979Years on this page
1976
1977
Oh Bondage Up Yours
X-Ray Spex release Oh Bondage Up Yours, a defining punk single written and sung by Poly Styrene.
Role range: 1976-2011
1978
The Day the World Turned Day-Glo
The Day the World Turned Day-Glo enters the Official Singles Chart and reaches number twenty-three.
Role range: 1976-2011
Identity Chart Entry
Identity enters the Official Singles Chart and reaches number twenty-four.
Role range: 1976-2011
Germ Free Adolescents Single
Germ Free Adolescents enters the Official Singles Chart and reaches number nineteen.
Role range: 1976-2011
Germ Free Adolescents Album
X-Ray Spex release the Germ Free Adolescents album, combining punk energy with Poly Styrene's social commentary.
Role range: 1976-2011
1979
Highly Inflammable Chart Entry
Highly Inflammable enters the Official Singles Chart during X-Ray Spex's final original-period releases.
Role range: 1976-2011
X-Ray Spex First Breakup
X-Ray Spex's original run ends, closing Poly Styrene's first intense period at the centre of British punk.
Role range: 1976-2011
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.