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Glaxo Babies are a Bristol-based post-punk band, formed in late 1977. There were 3 distinct phases in the band's life and after initially breaking up in 1980, they reformed in 1985, only to finally break up again in 1990. The band reformed once again in 2015 for the Un-Peeled 2015 event with Steve Street on bass and Tony Wrafter's son Oscar on vocals. Some members also ended up in Maximum Joy.

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Various
Tremendous American Carnage
2019, CD, ,
Grindcore/Death Metal/Power Violence/Noisecore
Various
D-I-Y Do It Yourself
2007, ,
Leftfield/Punk/Indie Rock/Experimental
Various
Moving Away From The Pulsebeat: Post-Punk Britain 1977-1981
2024, 5xCD, Comp, Cherry Red, ,
Post-Punk
Various
Roots Rock Rebels (When Punk Met Reggae 1975-1982)
2024, 3xCD, Comp, Cherry Red, ,
Reggae/Ska/Punk/Post-Punk
Various
The Bristol Post-Punk Explosion 78 - 82
2024, LP, Comp, Bristol Archive Records
Various
1979 (Revolt Into Style)
2022, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Cherry Red, ,
Post-Punk/Punk/New Wave/Synth-pop/Ska
Various
Music For New Romantics
2022, Box Set, 3x CD, ,
Alternative Rock/Art Rock/Avantgarde/Ballad/Classic Rock/Contemporary Jazz/Disco/Electro/Experimental/Folk Rock/Fusion/Glam/Industrial/Jazz-Funk/Latin/Leftfield/Minimal/New Wave/Pop Rock/Post-Punk/Power Pop/Punk/Rock & Roll/Soundtrack/Synth-pop/Theme
Various
Shake The Foundations (Militant Funk & The Post-Punk Dancefloor 1978-1984)
2021, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Cherry Red, ,
Post-Punk
Various
Optimism / Reject (UK D-I-Y Punk and Post-Punk 1977-1981)
2019, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Cherry Red, ,
Synth-pop/New Wave/Minimal/Experimental/Industrial/Post-Punk/Lo-Fi
Various
To The Outside Of Everything (A Story Of UK Post Punk 1977-1981)
2017, 5xCD, Comp + Box, Cherry Red, ,
New Wave/Punk/Post-Punk/Indie Rock/Electro
Gary Crowley
Gary Crowley's Punk And New Wave (77 Tracks Rare Punk Gems And New Wave Nuggets 1977 - 1982)
2017, 3x CD, ,
Punk/New Wave/Power Pop
Various
The Best Of Heartbeat Records
2014, CD, Comp, Bristol Archive Records, ,
Post-Punk/Power Pop/New Wave/Heavy Metal
Various
The Cherry Red Records Singles Collection Part Eight
2013, 23xFile, MP3, Comp, VBR, Cherry Red, ,
Indie Pop/Indie Rock/Post-Punk/New Wave/Synth-pop/Experimental
Various
Spiky Dread Issue One : Punky Reggae & Post Punk Dub 1978 - 1984
2012
Various
I'll Give You My Heart I'll Give You My Heart (The Cherry Red Records Singles Collection 1978-1983)
2008, 8xCD, Comp + Box, Cherry Red, ,
New Wave/Punk/Indie Rock
Various
Perfect Unpop: Peel Show Hits & Long Lost Lo-Fi Favourites Vol. 1 1976-1980
2008, CD, Comp, Cherry Red, ,
New Wave/Punk
Various
7" Up!
2006, CD, ,
Post-Punk/Power Pop
Various
Western Stars - The Bands That Built Bristol Vol. 1
2001, CD, Comp, Bristol Archive Records
Various
Seeds III: Rock
1987
Various
Warum Nicht Sampler
1983, Cass, Comp, Smplr, Not on Label
Various
La Gran Descarga
1981, 2xLP, Comp, Gat, Edigsa, ,
Punk/New Wave
Various
Rough Trade New Releases 2
1980, Cassette, ,
New Wave/Punk/Reggae/Synth-pop
Various
Labels Unlimited - The Second Record Collection
1979, Vinyl, ,
New Wave/Industrial/Punk/Experimental/Hard Rock
Various
Avon Calling (The Bristol Compilation)
1979, Vinyl, ,
New Wave/Punk
Various
Business Unusual + Labels Unlimited
2xLP, Comp, Cherry Red, ,
New Wave
Various
Breaking The Back Of Indie
2006, 2xCDr, Comp, Unofficial, Not On Label, ,
Alternative Rock/Industrial/Indie Rock/Abstract/Avantgarde/Darkwave/Art Rock/Goth Rock/Synth-pop/Punk/Post-Punk
Various
The Y Label Story Vol.1
2006, CD, Comp, Unofficial, Viva La Hop, ,
Future Jazz/Experimental
Various
The Post Punk Singles Volume. 1
2005, CD, Comp, Unofficial, Progressive Line
Various
Punk Disco Beat Volume 1
2003, 12", Comp, Unofficial, Punk Disco Beat
Various
Obey The New Wave: 1980 And All That -- UK, DIY, Etc.)
2001, CDr, Comp, Unofficial, Not On Label