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Rex Nayman

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Rex Nayman (Rexy), London, 1980

« In 1979, Chris Burne of The Rivvits collaborated with noted keyboardist Vic Martin (Eurythmics, Boy George), for a single on Alien Records, ‘Don’t Turn Me Away.’ The singer was a striking 19-year-old brunette, an art student at St Martin’s college named Rexy (Rex Nayman), who used the talk-over vocals technique »

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THIS INDIE GIRL PREFERS THE TASTE OF DANISH BEER -- MAKE IT A CARLSBERG LAGER.

PIC INFO: Spotlight on vocalist Rex Nayman, enjoying a can of Carlsberg [Danish Lager], 1/2 of cult British post-punk band, REXY, in London, UK, c. 1980. The band would release their debut album the following year with "Running Out of Time" (1981).

Sources: www.vice.com/en/article/rexy-blitz-running-out-time-2018-interview, eBay, various, etc...

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"...ONE SUCH PERSON WAS REX NAYMAN, THEN a 19-YEAR-OLD FASHION STUDENT WHO LIVED IN THE SUBURBS. EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT...."

PICS INFO: Spotlight on vocalist Rex Nayman [enjoying a can of Carlsberg Danish Lager in the last shot], 1/2 of cult British post-punk band, REXY, photographed in London, UK, c. 1980. The band would release their first album the following year with "Running Out of Time" in 1981.

MINI-OVERVIEW: "They wanted to dress up and paint their faces in flamboyant colours and dance all night to synth pop. And so, at the turn of the decade, that’s what they started doing at The Blitz.

One such person was Rex Nayman, then a 19-year-old fashion student who lived in the suburbs. Every Tuesday night, she would backcomb her hair into a giant nest, paint her face chalk-white and take the train into London to hang out at The Blitz and another bar in Kingston alongside not-yet-famous locals like Boy George, Princess Julia and Steve Strange. One night, during one of these excursions, she was approached by a keyboardist called Vic Martin. He’d been searching for someone new to make music with and liked the way Rex looked, with her unimpressed expression and over-the-top, new romantic outfits. “Do you want to make a record?” he asked her straight away, unsure if she’d ever sang, or would even want to start. She hadn’t and didn’t, but agreed to it anyway for something to do over the summer. They called themselves REXY."

-- VICE, "The Story of Rexy, Two 80s Blitz Kids Who Made One Cult Album," by Daisy Jones, published January 30, 2018

Sources: www.pixnoy.com/post/6839314447453343255414, www.vice.com/en/article/rexy-blitz-running-out-time-2018-interview, various, etc...

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Artist: Rexy

Title: Johnny B Goode

Album: In The Force Single

Played on: Tue Apr 08 2025 09:52:14 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)

#Rexy #BEWARE THE SIREN #1977 to 1981 THE ERA OF MUSIC

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Rexy 1981

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Rexy - Alien (1981, reissue by U R U imminent)

Originally released in 1981 on Alien Records and long since out of print, 'Running Out of Time' has become a coveted find for fans of leftfield pop, and through the rewards of its wry, forward-looking song-craft, has been championed by the likes of current artists such as Ariel Pink, Mount Kimbie, Joey Negro, Connan Mockasin and MGMT. Meeting in the heady milieu of London's Blitz Kids scene, fashion student Rex Nayman and Eurythmics band member Vic Martin formed Rexy after bonding over a shared affinity for maverick pop music and the creatively flamboyant DIY clothing.... (More here)