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One of the retrospective embarrassments I have with Rip It Up and Start Again is the non-appearance of "Sex Drive" by The Embarrassment.But then I had never heard it when doing the book. Indeed had barely heard of The Embarrassment, nor been given any reason to think the Kansas (post?)punkers were worth chasing down.Not sure how they actually swam into my ken but eventually they did a few years ago. I became quite addicted to "Sex Drive", their 1980 debut single, in particular. Particularly enjoy the unusual drumming from Brent Giessmann, which has a curious flappy yet powerful quality. Its...