Rubella Ballet

Rubella Ballet

Rubella Ballet is a punk rock band formed in 1979 by former Fatal Microbes Pete Fender (guitar), Gem Stone (bass) and It (also bass), with vocalists Annie Anxiety and Womble, and drummer Sid (later also the drummer with Flux of Pink Indians). Annie, Womble and It were involved only initially, left and were replaced by vocalist Zillah Minx.

The new line-up were soon known for wearing brightly coloured dayglo clothes on stage ["This dayglo fashion bit is not at all the sort of thing a fellow wants to encounter on an empty stomach. Rubella Ballet look awful!" Review by Roger Holland, Sounds, august 1985] , to differentiate themselves from the anarcho-punk bands who tended to wear black, 'army-surplus' style clothing. Pete Fender left at the end of 1982 and soon afterwards joined Omega Tribe as a full-time member, having been their early mentor and record producer.

The band released one album on cassette tape, entitled "Ballet Bag" (1981) and a 4 track 7" EP, "Ballet Dance" (1982), both for XNTRIX Records. After releasing the "42f" single on Jungle Records the band started their own Ubiquitous label. Rubella Ballet toured extensively with Poison Girls and Crass, and recorded two John Peel sessions for BBC Radio [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/artists/r/rubellaballet/] .

Rubella Ballet still exist as an occasional entity and reform periodically to perform at punk celebrations and other gatherings.

Discography

Chart placings shown are from the UK Indie Chart.cite book |last=Lazell |first=Barry |title=Indie Hits 1980-1999 |year= 1997 |publisher=Cherry Red Books |isbn=0-9517206-9-4 ]
* "Ballet Bag" - 1981 - XNTRIX (cassette only, with booklet and badge)
* "Ballet Dance" - 1982 - XNTRIX (EP) (#6)
* "42f" - 1984 - Jungle, JUNG12 (12") - (#10)
* "Money Talks" - 1985 - Ubiquitous, DayGlo1
* "At Last Its Playtime" - 1985 - Ubiquitous, DayGlo2
* "Arctic Flowers" - 1986 - Ubiquitous, DayGlo3 (12")
* "IF" - 1986 - Ubiquitous, DayGlo 4
* "Cocktail Mix" - 1987 - Ubiquitous, DayGlo5
* "The Ballet's Birthday Box" (double LP) - 1988 - Ubiquitous, DayGlo6 - (two lps with badge, poster, cut-out doll, sticker & booklet)
* "At The End Of The Rainbow" - 1990 - Brave BND2LP
* "Greatest Trips" - 1990 - Brave BND3CD
* "Death Rock Daze" - 2007 - UVP Productions UVP001 (Limited Edition) Rubella Ballet's tracks mixed by Sidation

Video

*"Freak Box" - 1984 - Ubiquitous - Live concert, 60 min, VHS.

References

External links

* [http://www.geocities.com/rubella_ballet/index.html Official website 1]
* [http://www.myspace.com/rubellaballet Official website 2]


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