Grew up in St Albans in Hertfordshire, the son of a Polish Refugee who had escaped the Nazis during World War II. "Paul was not a flashy bass player," says Poly, " but had good pop sensibilities and was always happy to experiment with sound and played some good dub reggae influenced bass lines on WARRIOR IN WOOLWORTHS and GERMFREE ADOLESCENTS." His punky feel was also undeniably good. Paul Dean played at every X-RAY SPEX event (apart from the Brixton Academy in 1991) and on every recording that has ever been branded as X-RAY SPEX. Paul, always seen, as the quite shy member of the band. Helped form the dependable core, the nucleus. Never late or missed a rehearsal, as he always arranged for his girlfriend(s) to meet him at the studio. Which seemed to enhance his charm as a bit of lady killer.