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X-Ray Spex: Goodbye to Plastic Action Doll, Polly's Doing the Mystery Dance

Robin Katz, Smash Hits, April 1979

LIKE A LOT of females on the scene, Poly Styrene seems to be known less for her music and more for her offstage activities. When X-Ray Spex broke out of the punk pack in 1978, largely by dint of their leading lady's very special talent, Poly became something of an overnight celebrity.

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