All the postings for the initial Group stages are being typed up, readied and posted at the same time, weeks in advance, and as such I have no idea how well (or badly) folk responded to Group A. I’ll be going forward in any event, certainly for the next seven weeks, but like a gig or festival which is cancelled late on due to poor ticket sales, I’ll be keeping a close watch on things as they head towards the knock-out stages.
Once again, sixteen songs are competing for your votes today, with eight of them set to qualify for the knock-out stages. As mentioned last week, all the songs, in the group stages, will be #1 from all the relevant ICAs, and they are listed below in alphabetical order of the singer or group involved.
Belle & Sebastian – The State That I Am In (ICA 165)
Black Box Recorder – Child Psychology (ICA 179)
Blondie – X-Offender (ICA 198)
Blur – Crazy Beat (ICA 189)
Chuck Mosley/Faith No More – We Care A Lot (ICA 247)
Clearlake – Almost The Same (ICA 279)
Electronic – Getting Away With It (ICA 205)
Fad Gadget – Back To Nature (ICA 231)
Hot Chip – Ready For The Floor (ICA 216)
Joe Jackson – One To One (ICA 196)
Joy Division – Digital (ICA 160)
Quickspace – Friends (ICA 263)
Josh Ritter – Snow Is Gone (ICA 162)
The Siddeleys – Sunshine Thuggery (ICA 265)
Urusei Yatsura – Siamese (ICA 268)
Stevie Wonder – Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday (ICA 233)
With all respect to Group A, this week’s mix is one to get the juices flowing, with a few big names coming out of the hat, and not all of them certain to get through. Bernard Sumner makes two appearances this week, again by chance. He’s been denied the hat-trick as there’s no eligible ICAs from New Order or Bad Lieutenant.
As usual, voting closes at midnight (UK time) next Saturday, which is the 23rd of July.
THE NEW VINYL VILLAIN 
Q: Is the order that I list my eight important?
(Are points awarded?)
Belle & Sebastian
Blondie
Electronic
Josh Ritter
The Siddeleys
Urusei Yatsura
Stevie Wonder
Joy Division
Belle
Electronic
Stevie W
Chot Hip
Joy Div
Josh
Joe
Blondie 🙂
Josh. Ritter
Electronic
Belle
Hot Chip
Black. Box
Joe J
Oh and Joy Div
Belle and Sebastian
Blondie
Black Box Recorder
Fat Gadget
Joy Division
Electronic
Hot Chip
Josh Ritter
1 Stevie Wonder
2 Electronic
3 Blondie
I could only come up with 6 in order of preference…
1. Fad Gadget – Back to Nature (obviously)
2. Urusei Yatura – Siamese
3. The Siddeleys – Sunshine Thuggery
4. Belle and Sebastian – The State That I Am In
5. Joy Division – Digital
6. Blondie – X-Offender
Belle & Sebastian
Blur
Electronic
Joe Jackson
Stevie Wonder
Joy Division
Belle & Sebastian
Black Box Recorder
Blondie
Electronic
Quickspace
Josh Ritter
Siddeleys
Stevie Wonder
Miffed I missed Group A, don’t knowhow that happened.
Anyway, I better start with one of mine…
1. Black Box Recorder
2. Stevie Wonder
3.Belle & Sebastian
4. Blondie
5. The Siddeleys
6. Joe Jackson
7. Josh Ritter
8. Clearlake
Hot Chip
Bell & Sebastian
Blondie
Joy Division
Electronic
Black Box Recorder
Stevie Wonder
Joe Jackson
Belle and Sebastain
Black Box Recorder
Blur
Electronic
Hot Chip
Joy Division
Siddeleys
Urusei Yatsura
In alphabetical order:
Blondie
Blur
Clearlake
Electronic
Joy Division
Urusei Yatsura
Stevie Wonder
Bad Lieutenant ICA. Lol.
Might write one just to get into the next world cup in 4 years time.
My 8
Belle & Seb
Electronic
Fad Gadget
Joy Division
Black Box Recorder
Blondie
Hot Chip
Urusei Ytatsura
joy division
blondie
Another pleasant Sunday morning spent deciding on the merits of an exceedingly interesting set of songs. Here’s my eight:
Black Box Recorder
Blur
Electronic
Fad Gadget
Faith No More
Joy Division
Stevie Wonder
Urusei Yatsura
These are so great!
My 8:
Belle and Sebastian
Black Box Recorder
Blondie
Electronic
Faith No More
Hot Chip
Joe Jackson
Stevie Wonder
1. Joy Division
2. Electronic
3. Blondie
That’s it for me this week….. 😳
Here is my 8:
1.Belle & Sebastian
2. Electronic
3. Hot Chip
4. Black Box Recorder
5. The Siddleys
6. Blondie
7. Joy Division
8. Joe Jackson
That was Jim Dubai
Belle and Sebastian
Blondie
Blur
Electronic
Hot Chip
Joy Division
Quickspace
Siddeleys
Blondie – X-Offender (ICA 198)
Blur – Crazy Beat (ICA 189)
Chuck Mosley/Faith No More – We Care A Lot (ICA 247)
Hot Chip – Ready For The Floor (ICA 216)
Joy Division – Digital (ICA 160)
Stevie Wonder – Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday (ICA 233)
Oh my stars – harder to pick 8 this week tbh but here goes;
Fad G
Faith
JD
Stevie
Hot Chip
Black Box
Siddleys
Urusei
Cheers!
anwe
Belle & Sebastian
Blondie
Blur
Clearlake
Fad Gadget
Joe Jackson
Joy Division
Stevie Wonder
Glad to see Clearlake picked a couple of times. Convinces me they weren’t imaginary.
Belle & Sebastian – The State That I Am In (ICA 165)
Black Box Recorder – Child Psychology (ICA 179)
Blur – Crazy Beat (ICA 189)
Electronic – Getting Away With It (ICA 205)
Fad Gadget – Back To Nature (ICA 231)
Hot Chip – Ready For The Floor (ICA 216)
Joy Division – Digital (ICA 160)
Stevie Wonder – Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday (ICA 233)
Belle & Sebastian
Blur
Electronic
Hot Chip
Joe Jackson
Joy Division
Josh Ritter
Stevie Wonder
Joy Divison
Quickspace
Clearlake
Electronic
Blondie
Black Box Recorder
Belle & Sebastian
The Siddeleys
Belle & Sebastian – The State That I Am In (ICA 165)
Black Box Recorder – Child Psychology (ICA 179)
Blondie – X-Offender (ICA 198)
Fad Gadget – Back To Nature (ICA 231)
Hot Chip – Ready For The Floor (ICA 216)
Joy Division – Digital (ICA 160)
Stevie Wonder – Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday (ICA 233)
This was tougher than last week and we’re only on week 2! Here are my 8, in alphabetical order:
1) Black Box Recorder – Child Psychology (ICA 179)
2) Chuck Mosley/Faith No More – We Care A Lot (ICA 247)
3) Clearlake – Almost The Same (ICA 279)
4) Electronic – Getting Away With It (ICA 205)
5) Fad Gadget – Back To Nature (ICA 231)
6) Hot Chip – Ready For The Floor (ICA 216)
7) Joy Division – Digital (ICA 160)
8) Urusei Yatsura – Siamese (ICA 268)
Hi Stephen.
The order isn’t important. It’s complicated enough without going full Eurovision-style voting!!!!
Cheers
JC
B&S
Blondie
Electronic
Quickspace
Urusei Yatsura
Joy Divish
Blondie
Blur
Clearlake
Hot Chip
Joy Division
Josh Ritter
Urusei Yatsura
Stevie Wonder
Black Box Recorder – Child Psychology (ICA 179)
Blondie – X-Offender (ICA 198)
Blur – Crazy Beat (ICA 189)
Electronic – Getting Away With It (ICA 205)
Fad Gadget – Back To Nature (ICA 231)
Hot Chip – Ready For The Floor (ICA 216)
Joy Division – Digital (ICA 160)
Stevie Wonder – Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday (ICA 233)
Sick as a parrot to miss the first round, and I wasn’t
even injured or suspended.
Over the moon to pick a strong 5-a-side:
Siddeleys
Belle & Sebastian
Blondie
Joy Division
Urusei Yatsura
Belle & Sebastian
Black Box Recorder
Blondie
Faith No More
Joy Division
Quickspace
Belle & Sebastian – The State That I Am In (ICA 165)
Blondie – X-Offender (ICA 198)
Blur – Crazy Beat (ICA 189)
Electronic – Getting Away With It (ICA 205)
Fad Gadget – Back To Nature (ICA 231)
Hot Chip – Ready For The Floor (ICA 216)
Joy Division – Digital (ICA 160)
Stevie Wonder – Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday (ICA 233)
Blur
Blondie
Electronic
Joy Division
Stevie Wonder
These are my votes;
Black Box Recorder
Blondie
Blur
Faith No More
Electronic
Joe Jackson
Joy Division
Siddeleys
1. Joy Division
2. Stevie Wonder
3. Blondie
4. Joe Jackson
5. Belle & Sebastian
6. Fad Gadget
7. Josh Ritter
8. Faith No More
Joy Division
Electronic
Belle & Sebastian
Stevie Wonder
Blondie
The Siddleys
Belle & Sebastian
Black Box Recorder
Electronic
Fad Gadget
JOe Jackson
Josh Rouse
The Siddeleys
Stevie Wonder
First glance I thought I knew my 8, after a listen through half of those were discarded and I had to whittle down. Tough group!
B&S
Electronic
Urusei
Fad Gadget
Siddeleys
Hot Chip
Black Box
Quickspace
Back from the continent to belatedly vote for:
Joy Division
Black Box Recorder
I honestly don’t like any of the other tracks (although I love one or two of the artists), which is pretty damning of my tastes I know.
My Magnificent Eight (alphabetical order). Thanks!!
Black Box Recorder – Child Psychology (ICA 179)
Chuck Mosley/Faith No More – We Care A Lot (ICA 247)
Clearlake – Almost The Same (ICA 279)
Fad Gadget – Back To Nature (ICA 231)
Joy Division – Digital (ICA 160)
Quickspace – Friends (ICA 263)
The Siddeleys – Sunshine Thuggery (ICA 265)
Urusei Yatsura – Siamese (ICA 268)
BBR
Electronic
Fad Gadget
Siddleys
Urusei
Blondie
Electronic
Fad Gadget
Joy Division
Stevie Wonder