Penetration is a punk rock band from County Durham, England formed in 1976. They re-formed in 2001 with several new members. Their debut single, "Don't Dictate", is now acknowledged as a classic punk rock single and their debut album, Moving Targets (1978), is still widely admired. The
band's lineup was lead singer Pauline Murray, Robert Blamire (bass), Gary Smallman (drums) and Gary Chaplin (guitar). Chaplin left in March 1978 being replaced with Neale Floyd, with second guitarist Fred Purser (later of NWOBHM act Tygers of Pan Tang) joining in July. The band dissolved in late 1979. They reformed in 2001 with original members Murray, Blamire and Smallman, and Steve Wallace and Paul Harvey drafted in as new guitarists. Pauline Murray was a force to be reckoned with. Easily one of the best singers to come out of English punk rock.
After the release of their second single, Penetration recorded the first of two sessions for John Peel
at BBC Radio 1 in July 1978. Later that year, the band released their debut album. Moving Targets was number 6 in the Sounds Critics' albums of the year; and it made number 13 in the NME critics' chart. In 1979, they toured Europe, the US and Britain but the grueling schedule began to take its toll. The second album, was the final nail in the coffin of the original band. After the band split in October an official bootleg album called Race Against Time was released, which was a collection of early demos and live tracks.
In 1980, Pauline Murray collaborated with The Invisible Girls, which also included Robert Blamire,
as well as other Manchester musicians such as Vini Reilly, guitarist in The Durutti Column, and Steve Hopkins. John Maher from Buzzcocks drummed for the band. In 2015, Penetration announced the release of a new album called Resolution in October. The current line-up of the band is Pauline Murray, Robert Blamire, John Maher (ex-Buzzcocks), Paul Harvey and Steve Wallace.
PENETRATION - MOVING TARGETS 1978
It took me a while to establish that this LP DOES glow in the dark - around 40 years to be exact! The
instructions, included in the Notes are: "This record, after a 3 second exposure to a bright light, will glow for an hour in the dark”. I tried holding over a warm lamp. And you know what? It works!
Penetration – Moving Targets
Label: Virgin – CDV 2109
Format: CD, Album, Reissue 1990
Country: UK
Released: 1978
Genre: Rock
Style: New Wave, Punk
TRAXS
01. Future Daze 2:58
02. Life's A Gamble 2:59
03. Lover Of Outrage 3:55
04. Vision 3:24
05. Silent Community 3:29
06. Stone Heroes 3:14
07. Movement 3:22
08. Too Many Friends 3:13
09. Reunion 3:58
10. Nostalgia (Written-By – Shelley) 3:45
11. Freemoney (Written-By – Kaye, Smith) 4:48
12. Don't Dictate 2:54
13. Money Talks 1:42
14. V.I.P. 2:35
15. Firing Squad 3:02
16. Never 2:16
NOTES
1-11 are from the original LP V 2109
12 & 13 are from the single VS 192
14 is the b-side of single VS 226
15 & 16 are from the single VS 213
Flac Size: 349 MB
PENETRATION - COMING UP FOR AIR 1979
Back in the heady and incredible days of the late seventies we were literally saturated with some truly
great bands, it was a golden age of new-wave, and 1979 was the best year of the era. At the time I would have posted Penetration as 'best of the rest'. And I am very pleased to say that this album has more than survived the test of time. 'Coming Up For Air' is yet another a great album from 1979.
Penetration – Coming Up For Air
Label: Captain Oi! – AHOY CD 174
Format: CD, Album, Reissue 2001
Country: UK
Released: 1979
Genre: Rock
Style: Punk, Post-Punk, Alternative Rock
TRAXS
01. Shout Above The Noise 4:04
02. She Is The Slave 3:08
03. Last Saving Grace 2:55
04. Killed In The Rush 1:48
05. Challenge 3:58
06. Come Into The Open 2:50
07. What's Going On 3:06
08. Party's Over 2:49
09. On Reflection 2:09
10. Lifeline 2:52
11. New Recruit 3:01
BONUS TRAXS
12. Danger Signs 2:27
13. Stone Heroes (Live) 3:17
14. Vision (Live) 3:26
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