Lady Pank is a Polish rock band, started in 1981 in Wrocław by Jan Borysewicz and Andrzej Mogielnicki. One of the most popular groups in history of Polish rock. Its first hit was “Mała Lady Punk” ("Little Lady Punk").
Lady Pank garnered some attention in the United States in 1985, when MTV placed the video for the band's single "Minus Zero" on rotation. The title was somewhat changed for the English language release; the original Polish title “Mniej niż zero” means "less than zero".
The video for one of the band's greatest hits “Zawsze tam gdzie ty” is set on Chicago's 'L', the Quincy Station in particular.
Lineups and musicians
Jan Borysewicz and Janusz Panasewicz have been with the group since the beginning, and have maintained a specific and recognizable sound for the quintet. Most of the lead vocals are done by Panasewicz, and occasionally by Borysewicz.
The original members of band were: Jan Borysewicz - solo guitar Janusz Panasewicz - vocals Paweł Mścisławski - bass guitar Edmund Stasiak - guitar Jarosław Szlagowski - drums
The band's current line up is: Jan Borysewicz - solo guitar/vocals Janusz Panasewicz - vocals Kuba Jabłoński - drums Krzysztof Kieliszkiewicz - bass guitar Michał Sitarski - guitar
The band's most popular songs are: Tańcz głupia, tańcz ("Dance, stupid, dance"), Mniej niż zero ("Less than zero"), Wciąż bardziej obcy ("More and more of a stranger"), Kryzysowa narzeczona ("Crisis fiancée"), Zamki na piasku ("Castles on the sand"), Tacy sami ("Just the same"), Zostawcie Titanica ("Leave the Titanic alone"), Mała wojna ("Little war"), Zawsze tam gdzie ty ("Always there, where you are"), Znowu pada deszcz ("It's raining again"), Na granicy ("On the border"), Stacja Warszawa ("Warsaw Station").
Live performances In 1983 alone, the group performed live 369 times. After another three years the total number of live shows grew to over 800 — a record at the time in Poland.
On 30 November 2000, Lady Pank played a jubilee concert in Wrocław, celebrating the group's 18th birthday.
In 2007, they were celebrating their 25th birthday and promoting the album Strach się bać during the tour.
In 2008, they started playing symphonic concerts with Orkiestra Symfoników Gdańskich.
In 2012, they played several symphonic concerts, celebrating their 30th jubilee.
In 2014–15 they went on an acoustic tour over Poland, recording material for the album Akustycznie.
In late 2015, they started their "The Best of" Tour.
In years 2016–2017 they played a tour, promoting their album Miłość i władza celebrating their 35 years on stage.
In 2018, they played LP1 Tour, promoting their album LP1.
In 2021, they started a tour promoting album LP40, celebrating their 40th birthday. The tour ended in Warsaw on 17 December 2022. On 22 June 2022 they recorded their "MTV Unplugged" concert.
Instruments Borysewicz and the other guitar players prefer Fender Stratocaster guitars, although he also uses guitars such as Gibson, Ibanez or Charvel. His favourite guitar in years 2000-2018 was Fender Stratocaster Lone Star in candy apple red colour with his daughter's hand reflected in white paint. Since 2018 he is playing a Fender Stratocaster Jeff Beck Signature models. In 2020, he released his signature model of Laboga Diamond Sound combo amp series. His sound on the first Lady Pank album is most of 1978 Fender Stratocaster, Marshall Amplification amps, BOSS CE-1 Chorus and BOSS CS-1 Compressor.
Discography Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales CertificationsPOL Lady Pank Released: June 20, 1983 Label: Tonpress Formats: LP, CD, CS, digital download — POL: Gold Ohyda Released: May 14, 1984 Label: Savitor Formats: LP, CD, CS, digital download —Drop Everything Released: March 1, 1985 Label: MCA, Klub Płytowy Razem Formats: LP, CD, CS, digital download — LP 3 Released: September 22, 1986 Label: Polskie Nagrania Muza Formats: LP, CD — O dwóch takich,co ukradli księżyc Released: June 16, 1986 Label: PolJazz Formats: LP, CD, CS, digital download — O dwóch takich,co ukradli księżyc cz. 2 Released: 1988 Label: PolJazz Formats: LP — Tacy sami Released: October 10, 1988 Label: Polskie Nagrania Muza Formats: LP, CD, digital download — Zawsze tam – gdzie ty Released: August 20, 1990 Label: ZPR Records Formats: LP, CD, CS, digital downloadZawsze tam, gdzie ty itunes.apple.com/ —Na na Released: September 12, 1994 Label: Koch International Formats: CD, CS, digital download — POL: 200,000+ POL: Platinum Międzyzdroje Released: July 15, 1996 Label: Starling S.A. Formats: CD, digital download — Zimowe graffiti Released: 1996 Label: Starling S.A. Formats: CD, digital download — W transie Released: October 13, 1997 Label: Starling S.A. Formats: CD, digital download — Łowcy głów Released: June 22, 1998 Label: Starling S.A. Formats: CD, digital download —Nasza reputacja Released: September 11, 2000 Label: Zic Zac Formats: CD 18 Teraz Released: June 28, 2004 Label: BMG Poland Formats: CD 3 Strach się bać Released: May 28, 2007 Label: Sony BMG Formats: CD 3 POL: 15,000+ POL: Gold Maraton Released: June 20, 2011 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download 1 POL: 15,000+ POL: GoldMiłość i władza Released: 15 April 2016 Label: Universal Music Formats: CD, LP, digital download2 POL: 15,000 POL: GoldZimowe graffiti 2 Released: 10 November 2017 Label: Universal Music Formats: CD, LP digital download8LP1 Released: 15 June 2018 Label: Agora S. A. Formats: CD, LP, digital download3 POL: 30,000+ POL: PlatinumLP40 Released: 12 March 2021 Label: Agora S. A. Formats: CD, LP, digital download245 Released: 2025 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
References
External links Official band's website