L.A.-based rockabilly punks, formed in 1977, whose early material was mostly produced by former Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek. Line-up was: Exene Cervenka (vocals), Billy Zoom (guitar), John Doe (bass) and D.J. Bonebrake (drums).

Albums

LOS ANGELES (Slash SR 104)

14

4

2/8/80

GINA X

First known in the late 70s as Gina X Performance, this theatrical and would-be avantgarde German glam/punk band was fronted by visually and aurally eccentric vocalist Gina Kikoine. No G.D.M. (the initials standing for "Great Dark Man") was a tribute to Quentin Crisp!

Singles

NO G.D.M. (Statik TAK 33)

32

10

4/5/85

X MAL DEUTSCHLAND

Almost entirely female experimental alternative band from Hamburg, Germany, formed in 1980. Although signed to 4AD in the UK, they always sang in German. Line-up was Anja Huwe (vocals), Manuela Flickers (guitar), Fiona Sangster (keyboards), Wolfgang Ellerbrock (bass) and Manuella Zwingmann (drums).

Singles

QUAL (4AD BAD 305)

9

15

11/6/83

INCUBUS SUCCUBUS (4AD AD 311)

5

14

10/9/83

SEQUENZ (Red Rhino Europe RRE 1)

5

14

9/11/85

INCUBUS SUCCUBUS II (4AD AD 311)

29

6

15/2/86

THE PEEL SESSION (Strange Fruit SFPS 017)

29

6

27/12/86

Albums

FETISCH (4AD CAD 30)

3

33

23/4/83

TOCSIN (4AD CAD 407)

1

17

7/7/84

THE X MEN

Should possibly have been the X People, since their line-up included female backing vocalists Debbie Green and Susan Feighery. The "Men" were Mark Stollar (vocals), Miles Aldridge (guitar), Steve Rudi (sax), Tim Hosking (bass) and Tom Cullinam (drums).

Singles

GHOSTS (Creation /Artefact CRE 006)

18

12

25/8/84

SPIRAL GIRL (Creation CRE 014)

17

5

11/5/85

X.O.DUS

UK reggae band.

Singles

ENGLISH BLACK BOYS (Factory FAC 11)

29

4

19/4/80

XPOZEZ

A four-piece punk band from Huddersfield.

Singles

10,000 MARCHING FEET (Red Rhino RED 15)

35

4

31/7/82

XYMOX (*AS CLAN OF XYMOX)

Belgian techno-trance outfit, comprising four keyboards players - Ronnie Moerings, Anke Wolbert, Piter Nooten and Frank Weizig - plus guitarist Peter Haartsen.

Singles

A DAY (4AD BAD 504)

17

4

6/7/85

BLIND HEARTS (4AD BAD 711)

13

7

5/12/87

Albums

CLAN OF XYMOX (4AD CAD 503)

22

1

29/6/85

MEDUSA (4AD CAD 613)'

8

5

20/12/86