Pauline Murray

Today’s Yesterday Album- ‘PAULINE MURRAY AND THE INVISBLE GIRLS’ (1980)

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Remarkable albums from the past

Artist: PAULINE MURRAY
Best known as the frontwoman of British post-punk
band Penetration (1976–1980,2001–present)

Album: PAULINE MURRAY AND THE INVISIBLE GIRLS
Murray‘s splendid solo debut.

Released: October 1980

ALL MUSIC wrote: “When original 1977 Manchester punk band Penetration split up
in 1979, singer Pauline Murray immediately went solo, taking bassist/boyfriend Robert
Blamire with her and putting together a “dream team” backing group hard to beat. The
Invisible Girls include the LP’s legendary producer, Martin Hannett (Joy Division/New Order). This was one of the most inspired and unique solo LPs the punk generation produced.”
Score: 4/5 – Full review here.

Single: Dream Sequence

A classic pop gem in my book.

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Original tracklist: #1-#11


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Pauline Murray/Penetration: Facebook Website

7-Inch History – PENETRATION 1977

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Great 7″ singles/sleeves/vinyl

Band: PENETRATION
Who: Legendary punk misfits from County Durham, England fronted by
the charismatic Pauline Murray – arresting voice, arresting presence – who
also stood out on her own escapades, with her Invisibles Girls.
Active: 1976–1980, 2001–present

Single: DON’T DICTATE
Their debut, that came out in 1977.
It was part of their first LP Moving Targets.

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PENETRATION: Bio – Discography – Facebook

Dream Sequences About Yourself – Here’s New Single ‘SHADOW IN MY MIND’ By PAULINE MURRAY

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New sonic impulses…

25 August 2020

PAULINE MURRAY was the sensuous frontgirl and co-songwriter of 70s British Don’t Dictate punks Penetration and scored afterward a memorable longplayer with her Invisible Girls (with that stellar single Dream Sequence).

Murray kept on making music from there on and next month she’ll share her third solo album, called ELEMENTAL, with our greedy ears. After the synth colored lead-single Secrets last June, another taster comes our way.

SHADOW IN MY MIND is “about the dialogue we constantly have with ourselves both positive and negative and how we can be our own best friend or our own worst enemy,” says Murray.

It’s an instant pop earworm activating your aural antenna on the spot. Elevating, flourishing, and pithy with glorious 60s organ sparks and Murray‘s voice as vitalizing
as ever.

For the video clip Pauline filmed in Polestar Studios, the recording and rehearsal space she set up in 1990 in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and still runs to this day. “I am rocking my new suit, which was bought just before lockdown, for the first time.”

Listen/watch here…

In case you missed it here’s lead-single Secrets…

PAULINE MURRAY: Facebook


New album ELEMENTAL out 25th September. You can pre-order right here.