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It's too bad that this best-of compilation of sneering and snotty British punk from the legendary but painfully overlooked Penetration is an import, because American punk revivalists could learn a few things from the mercurial English quartet. Their 1978 debut, Moving Targets gets the most airtime here, and rightfully so. Band staples like "Don't Dictate," "Stone Heroes," "Free Money" and "Life's a Gamble" show a group that fully embraced the anti-authoritarian attack of bands like the Clash and the Adverts without becoming a slave to its limited sonic and compositional foundation. Vocalist Pauline Murray could snarl with the best of them, but tracks like "She Is the Slave" and "Life's a Gamble" from 1979's critically slaughtered (unfairly) bid to bridge the two worlds of punk and new wave, Coming Up for Air, shows a singer who could command an audience's attention no matter what genre she felt obliged to interpret.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
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Pauline Murray, Composer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Chaplin, Composer - Robert Blamire, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Neale Floyd, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Purser , Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Penetration, Producer, MainArtist - Gary Smallman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2005 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 2005 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1977 Virgin Records Limited
MIKE HOWLETT, Producer - Mick Glossop, Producer - Pauline Murray, Composer - Gary Chaplin, Composer - Penetration, MainArtist
(C) 2005 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 2005 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1978 Virgin Records Limited
MIKE HOWLETT, Producer - Mick Glossop, Producer - Pauline Murray, Composer - Gary Chaplin, Composer - Penetration, MainArtist
(C) 2005 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 2005 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1978 Virgin Records Limited
MIKE HOWLETT, Producer - Mick Glossop, Producer - Pauline Murray, Composer - Neale Floyd, Composer - Penetration, MainArtist
(C) 2005 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 2005 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1978 Virgin Records Limited
MIKE HOWLETT, Producer - Mick Glossop, Producer - Pauline Murray, Composer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Chaplin, Composer - Robert Blamire, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Neale Floyd, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Purser , Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Penetration, MainArtist - Gary Smallman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2005 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 2005 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1978 Virgin Records Limited
Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Pauline Murray, Composer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Blamire, Composer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Neale Floyd, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Purser , Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Penetration, MainArtist - Gary Smallman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2005 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 2005 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1979 Virgin Records Limited
MIKE HOWLETT, Producer - Mick Glossop, Producer - Peter Shelley, Composer - Penetration, MainArtist
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Pauline Murray, Composer - Neale Floyd, Composer - Penetration, MainArtist
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SMITH, Composer - Kaye, Composer - MIKE HOWLETT, Producer - Mick Glossop, Producer - Penetration, MainArtist
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Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Pauline Murray, Composer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Blamire, Composer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Neale Floyd, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Purser , Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Penetration, MainArtist - Gary Smallman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
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MIKE HOWLETT, Producer - Mick Glossop, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pauline Murray, Composer - Robert Blamire, Composer - Neale Floyd, Composer - Penetration, MainArtist
(C) 2005 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 2005 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1979 Virgin Records Limited
Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Pauline Murray, Composer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Blamire, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Neale Floyd, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Purser , Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Penetration, MainArtist - Gary Smallman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
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Peter Mew, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pauline Murray, Composer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Blamire, Composer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Neale Floyd, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Purser , Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Penetration, Producer, MainArtist - Gary Smallman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2005 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 2005 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2004 Virgin Records Limited
Peter Mew, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pauline Murray, Composer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Blamire, Composer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Neale Floyd, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Purser , Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Penetration, Producer, MainArtist - Gary Smallman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2005 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 2005 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2004 Virgin Records Limited
Peter Mew, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pauline Murray, Composer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Chaplin, Composer - Robert Blamire, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Neale Floyd, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Purser , Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Penetration, Producer, MainArtist - Gary Smallman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2005 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 2005 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2004 Virgin Records Limited
Peter Mew, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pauline Murray, Composer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Blamire, Composer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Neale Floyd, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Purser , Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Penetration, Producer, MainArtist - Gary Smallman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2005 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 2005 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2004 Virgin Records Limited
Peter Mew, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Producer - Mick Glossop, Producer - Pauline Murray, Composer - Robert Blamire, Composer - Neale Floyd, Composer - Fred Purser , Composer - Penetration, MainArtist
(C) 2005 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 2005 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2004 Virgin Records Limited
Peter Mew, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pauline Murray, Composer - Gary Chaplin, Composer - Penetration, MainArtist
(C) 2005 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 2005 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2004 Virgin Records Limited
Peter Mew, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pauline Murray, Composer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Chaplin, Composer - Robert Blamire, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Neale Floyd, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Purser , Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Penetration, Producer, MainArtist - Gary Smallman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2005 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 2005 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2004 Virgin Records Limited
Peter Mew, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pauline Murray, Composer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Chaplin, Composer - Robert Blamire, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Neale Floyd, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Purser , Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Penetration, Producer, MainArtist - Gary Smallman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2005 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 2005 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2004 Virgin Records Limited
Peter Mew, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pauline Murray, Composer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Chaplin, Composer - Robert Blamire, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Neale Floyd, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Purser , Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Penetration, Producer, MainArtist - Gary Smallman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2005 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 2005 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2004 Virgin Records Limited
Album review
It's too bad that this best-of compilation of sneering and snotty British punk from the legendary but painfully overlooked Penetration is an import, because American punk revivalists could learn a few things from the mercurial English quartet. Their 1978 debut, Moving Targets gets the most airtime here, and rightfully so. Band staples like "Don't Dictate," "Stone Heroes," "Free Money" and "Life's a Gamble" show a group that fully embraced the anti-authoritarian attack of bands like the Clash and the Adverts without becoming a slave to its limited sonic and compositional foundation. Vocalist Pauline Murray could snarl with the best of them, but tracks like "She Is the Slave" and "Life's a Gamble" from 1979's critically slaughtered (unfairly) bid to bridge the two worlds of punk and new wave, Coming Up for Air, shows a singer who could command an audience's attention no matter what genre she felt obliged to interpret.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 21 track(s)
- Total length: 01:07:35
- Main artists: Penetration
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: EMI Marketing
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2005 Virgin Records Limited This Compilation ℗ 2005 Virgin Records Limited
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