#hester smith

"TAKE A GIRL WHO'S NINETEEN, AND MAYBE TWENTY TOMORROW IS HER BIRTHDAY..."

"...But she's not ready, Time is running out, She still can't believe, That in just a few hours, She'll be a Been Teen."

-- "Been Teen" (1981) by DOLLY MIXTURE

PIC INFO: Spotlight on am original "Been Teen" DOLLY MIXTURE badge/button, c. 1981, from Hester Smith's private collection.

POLKA DOT POPSTERS IN TECHNICOLOR.

PIC INFO: Spotlight on drummer Hester Smith (@dollymsmith) and guitarist/vocalist Rachel Bor (@racheldollymixture) 2/3 of Cambridge-based post-punk/indie pop/pop punk band, DOLLY MIXTURE, photographed in Portsmouth, UK, c. 1981. 📸: @rich.gunter.71.

NO BIG DEAL, JUST SOME OF THE GREATEST '80s MUSIC ARTIFACTS YOU'VE EVER LAID EYES ON.

PIC INFO: Mega spotlight on a selection of original DOLLY MIXTURE badges and/or buttons, plus other assorted UK bands from the late '70s and early '80s such as THE DAMNED, THE BEAT, THE UNDERTONES, & CAPTAIN SENSIBLE.

PINK FLOWER ON AN ALL-BLACK BASS? NONE MORE TWEE IN THE SUPER-SEVENTIES.

PICS INFO: Spotlight on singer/bass player Debsey Wykes of English pop punk/post-punk/twee pop band, photographed backstage at the Hope and Anchor in London, UK, c. 1979.

LAYING DOWN RHYTHM & POST-PUNK/POP IN '82.

PIC #2: Bassist Debsey Wykes of DOLLY MIXTURE, performing live in support of ORANGE JUICE at Leicester Polytechnic Student's Union, c. 1982. 📸: Thomas Oldfield.

FIRST LADIES OF THE CAMBRIDGE MUSIC SCENE.

PIC INFO: Spotlight on English post-punk/indie pop/twee/pop punk band, DOLLY MIXTURE, photographed in Cambridge, UK, c. winter 1980-'81. 📸: Rich Gunter.

POLKA DOTS, BASS GUITARS, COLORFUL CLOTHES, & FLOWERS IN THE SUPER-SEVENTIES.

PIC INFO: Mega spotlight on Debsey Wykes of English post-punk/pop punk/twee pop band, DOLLY MIXTURE, pictured here with her Fender Musicmaster bass guitar at The Hope & Anchor, Islington, London, UK, c. autumn 1979. 📸: Rich Gunter.

Dolly Mixture “Remember This: The Singles Collection 1980-1984” 2011/2023 reissue.

Oddly mellow and pretty in places!