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Her offbeat, occasionally arresting lyrics tackled alienation, sexism, poverty and urban isolation, and with a complete disregard for convention, she carved her own path not only in her short-lived music career but also personal life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe was still in her teens when she answered an ad in Melody Maker “Looking for young punks,” and in 1976, with her friend Marion Elliot (aka Poly Styrene), she formed the punk band X-Ray Spex and acquired the pseudonym, Lora Logic. The duo soon achieved notoriety with the irresistible feminist protest single, ‘Oh Bondage Up Yours’ (1977) – Logic arguably stealing the show with her thrilling punk sax. “X-Ray Spex was my first band, I happened to be accepted, It happened to work, I happened to get famous overnight. I’d been playing sax in a cupboard in my room; I thought I better do something.” However, just prior to recording\u003ci\u003e Germ Free Adolescents\u003c\/i\u003e (1978), X-Ray Spex's debut album, she found herself unexpectedly ousted from the band. With abundant enthusiasm and encouragement from Geoff Travis, founding director of Rough Trade Records, she went on to form Essential Logic, creating some of the most liberating and exciting music of the early post-punk era, not only as Essential Logic, but also as a solo artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHiss and Shake Records are pleased to present a limited edition boxset of 50 essential recordings from the irresistibly engaging Lora Logic archive, allowing for a new generation to become aware of her incredible creative output. Across 5 LPs, ‘Logically Yours’ includes in their entirety, the classic Rough Trade Records releases \u003ci\u003eBeat Rhythm News (Waddle Ya Play?)\u003c\/i\u003e (1979) – Essential Logic’s sole studio album, and Lora’s solo album, \u003ci\u003ePedigree Charm \u003c\/i\u003e(1982) – her last studio album before turning her back on the music business, sad and disillusioned and fighting drug addiction, which saw her turn to a Hare Krishna lifestyle, alongside Poly Styrene, embracing a fresh new chapter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis totally absorbing and definitive collection also includes two retrospective compilations; \u003ci\u003eEssential Logic – ‘Aerosol Burns and Other Misdemeanours\u003c\/i\u003e, which comprises early single releases, B-sides and oddities including the gloriously chaotic ‘Aerosol Burns’, the essential punk\/disco ‘Music Is A Better Noise’, and ‘Fanfare In the Garden’, showcasing Lora at her most pop. In addition, \u003ci\u003eEssential Logic – ‘No More Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e; contains 10 vinyl exclusives, including ‘Do You Believe in Christmas?’, recorded with the Krishna Kids Choir in 1985, alongside tracks recorded circa 1997, with Martin Muscatt, Dave Farren (Bad Manners) and Gary Valentine (Blondie), forming the basis of what would have been Essential Logic’s third studio album, ‘No More Fiction’.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving recently returned to the studio refreshed and rejuvenated, \u003ci\u003eLogically Yours\u003c\/i\u003e also includes \u003ci\u003eThe Land of Kali \u003c\/i\u003e(co-produced by Youth), the first new Essential Logic studio album in 43 years, and features the new single ‘Prayer for Peace’, a re-imagining of the X-Ray Spex track from the tragically overlooked album, \u003ci\u003eConscious Consumer \u003c\/i\u003e(1995) on which Lora also played sax. “Poly Styrene and I were living in a Krishna community in Worcestershire in the early 80s. 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Lora would return from her musical hiatus in 1996 for the recording of the X-Ray Spex sophomore album ‘Conscious Consumer’ before taking a further leave of absence until 2021 when she returned to the studio to collaborate with fellow punk pioneers including Martin Muscatt, Dave Farren (Bad Manners) and Gary Valentine (Blondie) for the recording of what would become two new Essential Logic EP’s. Released in the dawn of a new technological era the recordings found a limited release via CD mailorder and early streaming sites before their inclusion on the 2003 Kill Rockstars compilation ‘Fanfare in the Garden’ CD release, solidifying the tracks significance as fan favourites amongst her earlier works. 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