Amazon exiles discussion

So, if I am right (probably not) Tim wants something from either X Ray Spex, or either of the two ladies solo/alternative projects.

Now I gonna be straight up here and confess that I never knew that either of them had any other projects, or that X Ray Spex had anything other than two or three minor hits way back when I was but a school kid, It will be interesting to see what this round brings us.

Usual time scale, noms in by 10 pm Sunday evening, and don't forget the link to your song.

Enjoy your weekend everyone.

Lora was on X-Ray Spex's first single. She then departed to form Essential Logic. She has also played on recordings by Red Krayola (two singles and the album Kangaroo?), the Raincoats, Stranglers, Kollaa Kestää (me neither!), Swell Maps, and Boy George.

In the early 80s she became a Hare Krishna follower, and introduced Poly Styrene to the religion.

The Day the World Turned Dayglo - X-Ray Spex

https://youtu.be/uoifB3e_ZhM

'f.s., gordon (early risers, are hobos!)

The Day the World Turned Dayglo - X-Ray Spex
Identity - X-Ray Spex

https://youtu.be/AqdeoxwyvKk

The Day the World Turned Dayglo - X-Ray Spex
Identity - X-Ray Spex
Germ Free Adolescent - X-Ray Spex

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGROS...

After Brass

The Day the World Turned Dayglo - X-Ray Spex
Identity - X-Ray Spex
Germ Free Adolescent - X-Ray Spex
Got Me in a Nutshell - Lora Logic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fbi5n...

After Val

The Day the World Turned Dayglo - X-Ray Spex
Identity - X-Ray Spex
Germ Free Adolescent - X-Ray Spex
Got Me in a Nutshell - Lora Logic
White Gold - Poly Styrene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5Oga...

After Johnny:

The Day the World Turned Dayglo - X-Ray Spex
Identity - X-Ray Spex
Germ Free Adolescent - X-Ray Spex
Got Me in a Nutshell - Lora Logic
White Gold - Poly Styrene
Aerosol Burns - Essential Logic
Thrash City - Poly Styrene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHBrV...

After Duke

The Day the World Turned Dayglo - X-Ray Spex
Identity - X-Ray Spex
Germ Free Adolescent - X-Ray Spex
Got Me in a Nutshell - Lora Logic
White Gold - Poly Styrene
Aerosol Burns - Essential Logic
Thrash City - Poly Styrene
Music Is A Better Noise - Essential Logic

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aVlqxfm...

After Tim


The Day the World Turned Dayglo - X-Ray Spex
Identity - X-Ray Spex
Germ Free Adolescent - X-Ray Spex
Got Me in a Nutshell - Lora Logic
White Gold - Poly Styrene
Aerosol Burns - Essential Logic
Thrash City - Poly Styrene
Music Is A Better Noise - Essential Logic
Stop, Halt - Lora Logic

https://youtu.be/4hHME43HLMQ

After Jemma

Got no idea what I am listening to here but here goes:

The Day the World Turned Dayglo - X-Ray Spex
Identity - X-Ray Spex
Germ Free Adolescent - X-Ray Spex
Got Me in a Nutshell - Lora Logic
White Gold - Poly Styrene
Aerosol Burns - Essential Logic
Thrash City - Poly Styrene
Music Is A Better Noise - Essential Logic
Stop, Halt - Lora Logic
Portrait Of V.I. Lenin In The Style Of Jackson Pollock Parts I & 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzlW3...

Identify!

The Day the World Turned Dayglo - X-Ray Spex
Identity - X-Ray Spex
Germ Free Adolescent - X-Ray Spex
Got Me in a Nutshell - Lora Logic
White Gold - Poly Styrene
Aerosol Burns - Essential Logic
Thrash City - Poly Styrene
Music Is A Better Noise - Essential Logic
Stop, Halt - Lora Logic
Portrait Of V.I. Lenin In The Style Of Jackson Pollock Parts I & 2 - The Red Crayola with Art & Language

We've made it to double figures again, so it's the 4 point scoring system this week.

As usual, voting closes at 10 pm Thursday evening, no late votes counted.

Here's the playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

And the noms:

The Day the World Turned Dayglo - X-Ray Spex
Identity - X-Ray Spex
Germ Free Adolescent - X-Ray Spex
Got Me in a Nutshell - Lora Logic
White Gold - Poly Styrene
Aerosol Burns - Essential Logic
Thrash City - Poly Styrene
Music Is A Better Noise - Essential Logic
Stop, Halt - Lora Logic
Portrait Of V.I. Lenin In The Style Of Jackson Pollock Parts I & 2 - The Red Crayola with Art & Language

Enjoy it folks, back in gig action again this coming weekend but I should be here to close this one off.

no 'oh bondage! up yours!' - travesty!

No I Am a Poseur, either. Nor any Stranglers tracks.

And whose fault is that, eh! 😉 both great songs, but in truth I don't mind their absence cos at least it means you can't predict the likely winner before a single vote is cast.

"And whose fault is that, eh!"

yours, ya bastid!

"you can't predict the likely winner"

yes i can! the answer is in a wax sealed envelope which i have addressed to myself and sent by registered post!

anyhoo,

4 - dayglo
3 - portrait
2 - aerosol
1 - germ

The Day the World Turned Dayglo - X-Ray Spex - 4
Identity - X-Ray Spex
Germ Free Adolescent - X-Ray Spex - 1
Got Me in a Nutshell - Lora Logic
White Gold - Poly Styrene
Aerosol Burns - Essential Logic - 2
Thrash City - Poly Styrene
Music Is A Better Noise - Essential Logic
Stop, Halt - Lora Logic
Portrait Of V.I. Lenin In The Style Of Jackson Pollock Parts I & 2 - The Red Crayola with Art & Language - 3

After Tech

Identity 4
Germ Free Adolescent 3
Portrait Of V.I. Lenin In The Style Of Jackson Pollock Parts I & 2 2
Aerosol Burns 1

The Day the World Turned Dayglo - X-Ray Spex - 4
Identity - X-Ray Spex - 4
Germ Free Adolescent - X-Ray Spex - 4
Got Me in a Nutshell - Lora Logic
White Gold - Poly Styrene
Aerosol Burns - Essential Logic - 3
Thrash City - Poly Styrene
Music Is A Better Noise - Essential Logic
Stop, Halt - Lora Logic
Portrait Of V.I. Lenin In The Style Of Jackson Pollock Parts I & 2 - The Red Crayola with Art & Language - 5

After Sussex:

Got Me in a Nutshell - 4
Thrash City - 3
The Day the World Turned Dayglo - 2
Stop, Halt - 1

The Day the World Turned Dayglo - X-Ray Spex - 6
Identity - X-Ray Spex - 4
Germ Free Adolescent - X-Ray Spex - 4
Got Me in a Nutshell - Lora Logic - 4
White Gold - Poly Styrene
Aerosol Burns - Essential Logic - 3
Thrash City - Poly Styrene - 3
Music Is A Better Noise - Essential Logic
Stop, Halt - Lora Logic - 1
Portrait Of V.I. Lenin In The Style Of Jackson Pollock Parts I & 2 - The Red Crayola with Art & Language - 5


A couple of those videos are classic examples of how bad the miming could get on Top of the Pops back in the day :-)

After Spacepig

White Gold - 4
The Day the World Turned Dayglo - 3
Germ Free Adolescent - 2
Music Is A Better Noise - 1

The Day the World Turned Dayglo - X-Ray Spex - 9
Identity - X-Ray Spex - 4
Germ Free Adolescent - X-Ray Spex - 6
Got Me in a Nutshell - Lora Logic - 4
White Gold - Poly Styrene - 4
Aerosol Burns - Essential Logic - 3
Thrash City - Poly Styrene - 3
Music Is A Better Noise - Essential Logic - 1
Stop, Halt - Lora Logic - 1
Portrait Of V.I. Lenin In The Style Of Jackson Pollock Parts I & 2 - The Red Crayola with Art & Language - 5

After Val

Aerosol Burns - 4
Identity - 3
Portrait Of V.I. Lenin - 2
Stop, Halt - 1

The Day the World Turned Dayglo - X-Ray Spex - 9
Identity - X-Ray Spex - 7
Germ Free Adolescent - X-Ray Spex - 6
Got Me in a Nutshell - Lora Logic - 4
White Gold - Poly Styrene - 4
Aerosol Burns - Essential Logic - 7
Thrash City - Poly Styrene - 3
Music Is A Better Noise - Essential Logic - 1
Stop, Halt - Lora Logic - 2
Portrait Of V.I. Lenin In The Style Of Jackson Pollock Parts I & 2 - The Red Crayola with Art & Language - 7

After Tim

White - 4
Germ - 3
Got Me - 2
Thrash - 1


The Day the World Turned Dayglo - X-Ray Spex - 9
Identity - X-Ray Spex - 7
Germ Free Adolescent - X-Ray Spex - 9
Got Me in a Nutshell - Lora Logic - 6
White Gold - Poly Styrene - 8
Aerosol Burns - Essential Logic - 7
Thrash City - Poly Styrene - 4
Music Is A Better Noise - Essential Logic - 1
Stop, Halt - Lora Logic - 2
Portrait Of V.I. Lenin In The Style Of Jackson Pollock Parts I & 2 - The Red Crayola with Art & Language - 7

After Jemma

Thrash City - 1

The Day the World Turned Dayglo - X-Ray Spex - 9
Identity - X-Ray Spex - 7
Germ Free Adolescent - X-Ray Spex - 9
Got Me in a Nutshell - Lora Logic - 6
White Gold - Poly Styrene - 8
Aerosol Burns - Essential Logic - 7
Thrash City - Poly Styrene - 5
Music Is A Better Noise - Essential Logic - 1
Stop, Halt - Lora Logic - 2
Portrait Of V.I. Lenin In The Style Of Jackson Pollock Parts I & 2 - The Red Crayola with Art & Language - 7

I - 3
TDTWTD - 2
WG - 1


The Day the World Turned Dayglo - X-Ray Spex - 11
Identity - X-Ray Spex - 10
Germ Free Adolescent - X-Ray Spex - 9
Got Me in a Nutshell - Lora Logic - 6
White Gold - Poly Styrene - 9
Aerosol Burns - Essential Logic - 7
Thrash City - Poly Styrene - 5
Music Is A Better Noise - Essential Logic - 1
Stop, Halt - Lora Logic - 2
Portrait Of V.I. Lenin In The Style Of Jackson Pollock Parts I & 2 - The Red Crayola with Art & Language - 7

And there we go, eight voters from the ten noms this week, it could have been worse.

A close run race, but heading the field at the end, Gordon with The Day the World Turned Dayglo. Just a point behind gives Tech another silver for his collection with Identity. And sharing the bronze, Brassy and Collette with Germ Free Adolescent and White Gold.

Hello, folks....just recently back from Cardiff, so apologies for not voting, but it wouldn't have made any difference to the vote order.

....and opening my sealed envelope, i find i was correct! clever me!

Tech XXIII wrote: "....and opening my sealed envelope, i find i was correct! clever me!"

Pix or it didn't happen! ;-)