# Lady Pank

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 November 30, 2000, Lady Pank played a jubilee concert in Wrocław, celebrating the group's 18th birthday. In 2007,they were celebrating their 25th birthday, during the tour promoting album "Strach się Bać". In 2008, they started playing symphonic concerts with Orkiestra Symfoników Gdańskich. In 2012, they played several symphonic concerts, celebrating they 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 the 35th years on stage of the band. 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 on December 17, 2022, in Warsaw. On 22 June 2022 they recorded their "MTV Unplugged" concert.

## Instruments

Borysewicz and the other guitar players prefer Fender Stratocaster guitars, although he also use 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 | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | POL | Sales | Certifications |
| 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 download | — | | |
| 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: Gold |
| Miłość i władza | Released: 15 April 2016 Label: Universal Music Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 2 | POL: 15,000 | POL: Gold |
| Zimowe graffiti 2 | Released: 10 November 2017 Label: Universal Music Formats: CD, LP digital download | 8 | | |
| LP1 | Released: 15 June 2018 Label: Agora S. A. Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 3 | POL: 30,000+ | POL: Platinum |
| LP40 | Released: 12 March 2021 Label: Agora S. A. Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 2 | | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||