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Penetration's debut alienated their punk following, but, looking back now, it documented the tensions of the era. They were
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Dictate", which came out in the autumn of 1977, set the tone and a widely regarded reputation for their punky enthusiasm. With this, their debut album, that appeared the following year, cementing their critical
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Penetration's debut album stands among the very last true greats of the first wave of
British punk offerings. A glorious collision of adrenalized exuberance and astonishing energies, topped by Pauline Murray's unmistakably soaring
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Pauline Murray worked sporadically as a solo artist under the name 'Pauline Murray and The Storm' with Robert
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