Debut Singles on X

Begins NEW YEAR’S EVE, 2023.

The FIRST ROUND will be HEAD TO HEAD matches with six ties posted each day on X.

🏆 THE FIRST ROUND DRAW 🏆

Sunday 31st December 2023

Pure – The Lightning Seeds
VERSUS
Fall Out – The Police

Don’t Go – Yazoo
VERSUS
Original Sin / Legion – Theatre Of Hate

In A Rut – The Ruts
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Bingo Master’s Breakout! EP – The Fall

I Can’t Stand My Baby – Rezillos
VERSUS
Motörhead – Motörhead

The Weight – The Band
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Moya / Fat Man – Southern Death Cult

Upside Down – The Jesus and Mary Chain
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Mr. Jones – Counting Crows

Everything Flows- Teenage Fanclub
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I Wanna Be Your Dog – The Stooges

Monday 1st January 2024

Relax – Frankie Goes to Hollywood
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Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll – Ian Dury

Hong Kong Garden – Siouxsie & the Banshees
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In The City – The Jam

Dog On Wheels – Belle and Sebastian
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Wuthering Heights – Kate Bush

Blitzkreig Bop – Ramones
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Less Than Zero – Elvis Costello

Tears Of A Clown – English Beat
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Anarchy In The UK – Sex Pistols

Rock Lobster – B-52’s
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Sound Of The Underground – Girls Aloud

Tuesday 2nd January 2024

I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor – Arctic Monkeys
VERSUS
California Uber Alles – Dead Kennedys

Charles EP – The Skids
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Paranoid – The Dickies

Carry Me – The Levellers
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Love / Building On Fire – Talking Heads

White Riot – The Clash
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Yes – McAlmont and Butler

Damaged Goods – Gang Of Four
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Transmission – Joy Division

Killing In The Name Of – Rage Against The Machine
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This Time – Culture

Wednesday 3rd January 2024

New Rose – The Damned
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The Bottom Line – Big Audio Dynamite

Ceremony – New Order
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Hand In Glove – The Smiths

In the Ghetto – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
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Sea Song – Doves

So Young / Tell Me- Stone Roses
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(I’m) Stranded – The Saints

Time To Pretend – MGMT
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Last Train To Clarksville – The Monkees

Cockney Translation – Smiley Culture
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Love Canal/ Ha Ha Ha – Flipper

Thursday 4th January 2024

Ride (Ride EP)
VERSUS
Go Out And Get Em Boy – Wedding Present

Nervous System – Killing Joke
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She’s So High – Blur

Slowdive – Slowdive (EP)
VERSUS
Alive – Pearl Jam

Video Games – Lana Del Ray
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Killing An Arab – The Cure

Debora – T. Rex
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Touch Me I’m Sick – Mudhoney

Being Boiled – The Human League
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Creep – Radiohead

Friday 5th January 2024

In Purgatory – McCarthy
VERSUS
The Promise – When in Rome

Oh Bondage! Up Yours – X Ray Spex
VERSUS
Supersonic – Oasis

The Drowners – Suede
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Tears Are Not Enough – ABC

Only Love Can Break Your Heart – St Etienne
VERSUS
Shine On – House Of Love

Really Stupid – The Primitives
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Hey Joe – Jimi Hendrix Experience

Roxy Music – Virginia Plain
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Planet Earth – Duran Duran

Saturday 6th January 2024

The Sight of You – Pale Saints
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Suspect Device – Stiff Little Fingers

Spiral Scratch EP – The Buzzcocks
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(Get A) Grip (On Yourself) – The Stranglers

Champion Versions EP – The Beta Band
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Runaround Sue – Dion

Not Forgotten – Leftfield
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Gangsters – The Specials

Between The Wars- Billy Bragg
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Sherry – The Four Seasons

Bam Bam – Sister Nancy
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Silly Thing – Graham Parker and The Rumour

Sunday 7th January 2024

Radio Free Europe – REM
VERSUS
(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang – Heaven 17

Science Friction – XTC
VERSUS
Take On Me – A-ha

Soldier Girl – Polyphonic Spree
VERSUS
Never Been In A Riot – The Mekons

Bela Lugosi’s Dead – Bauhaus
VERSUS
Local Boy In The Photograph – Stereophonics

Warm Leatherette – TVOD
VERSUS
Offshore – Chicane

Birthday – Sugarcubes
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All You Good Good People – Embrace

Monday 8th January 2024

Young Parisians – Adam & The Ants
VERSUS
I Want You Back – The Jackson 5

I Only Wanna Be With You – Dusty Springfield
VERSUS
Sonic EP – Underground Resistance

Fallin’ – Alicia Keys
VERSUS
You’re Gonna Miss Me – 13th Floor Elevators

Psychotic Reaction – The Count Five
VERSUS
Packet Of Three EP – Squeeze

Caught By The Fuzz – Supergrass
VERSUS
Analogue Bubblebath – Aphex Twin

The Prince – Madness
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Voodoo Ray – A Guy Called Gerald

Tuesday 9th January 2024

A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain… The Orb
VERSUS
Summer – Mogwai

A Whiter Shade of Pale – Procol Harum
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Crazy – Seal

Cut The Cake – The Wolfhounds
VERSUS
Fear Of Drowning – BSP

These Arms Of Mine – Otis Redding
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Kill Yr Idols – Sonic Youth

We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives – Los Campesinos
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Electricity – OMD

Chinese Rocks – The Heartbreakers
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Ode To Billie Joe – Bobbie Gentry

Wednesday 10th January 2024

Suedehead – Morrissey
VERSUS
Cannonball – Breeders

Is This Love – Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
VERSUS
Fairytale In The Supermarket – The Raincoats

The Jimone EP – James
VERSUS
Mr. Brightside – The Killers

Take The Long Road And Walk It – The Music
VERSUS
A Brown Reason To Live – Butthole Surfers

Chime – Orbital
VERSUS
Reverend Black Grape – Black Grape

Getting Nowhere Fast – Girls At Our Best
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Maybeline – Chuck Berry

Thursday 11th January 2024

Wham Rap – Wham
VERSUS
Colourfield- Colourfield

Running Free – Iron Maiden
VERSUS
Mathilde – Scott Walker

Mannequin- Wire
VERSUS
Obscurity Knocks EP – Trashcan Sinatras

Tous Les Garcons Et Les Filles – Francoise Hardy
VERSUS
I Can’t Explain – The Who

Johnny Come Home – Fine Young Cannibals
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Doo Wop – Lauryn Hill

Hold The Line – Toto
VERSUS
The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum – Fun Boy Three

Friday 12th January 2024

Motown Junk – Manic Street Preachers
VERSUS
Don’t Know Why – Norah Jones

Take It Easy – The Eagles
VERSUS
Flag Day – The Housemartins

Finetime – Cast
VERSUS
More Than A Feeling – Boston

She’s Not There – The Zombies
VERSUS
To Cut A Long Story Short – Spandau Ballet

Into Tomorrow – Paul Weller
VERSUS
What She’s Done To Your Mind – The Rain Parade

Can’t Seem To Make You Mine – The Seeds
VERSUS
Straighten It Out – Pete Rock & C L Smooth

Saturday 13th January 2024

Speak Like A Child – Style Council
VERSUS
My Sharona – The Knack

Powder Blue – Elbow
VERSUS
Let’s Kill Music – The Cooper Temple Clause

Feeling Fades – Murder Capital
VERSUS
I Am The Beat – The Look

Shot By Both Sides – Magazine
VERSUS
General Public – General Public

Sound Of Silence – Simon and Garfunkel
VERSUS
Hometown Unicorn – Super Furry Animals

Sultans Of Swing – Dire Straits
VERSUS
Wannabee – Spice Girls

Sunday 14th January 2024

We Love You – Psychedelic Furs
VERSUS
Green Onions – Booker T & The MGs

Never Never – The Assembly
VERSUS
Date With The Night – Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Living In The Past – Cud
VERSUS
Video Killed The Radio Star – Buggles

Clint Eastwood – Gorillaz
VERSUS
X Offender – Blondie

All Tomorrow’s Parties – The Velvet Underground & Nico
VERSUS
These Arms of Mine – Otis Redding

West End Girls – Pet Shop Boys
VERSUS
Shall We Take A Trip – Northside

Monday 15th January 2024

Whole Wide World – Wreckless Eric
VERSUS
Time For Action – Secret Affair

Husbands – Savages
VERSUS
King / Food For Thought – UB40

Repulsion – Dinosaur Jr
VERSUS
Our Lips Are Sealed – The Go-Go’s

Box Elder – Pavement
VERSUS
Hot Topic – Le Tigre

Dry The Rain – The Beta Band
VERSUS
Tom Verlaine – The Family Cat

Liberty Bell – Fontaines DC
VERSUS
Anything That’s Rock n Roll – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tuesday 16th January 2024

Protect Ya Neck – The Wu-Tang Clan
VERSUS
P.D.A – Interpol

Give Peace A Chance – John Lennon
VERSUS
Mongoloid – Devo

Reunion Song – Feckin’ Ejits
VERSUS
C.I.D – UK Subs

The Light that Will Cease to Fail – Stereolab
VERSUS
Dignity – Deacon Blue

Khe Sanh – Cold Chisel
VERSUS
The Funeral – Band of Horses

So It Goes – Nick Lowe
VERSUS
Liza Jane – Davie Jones and The King Bees

Wednesday 17th January 2024

Royals – Lorde
VERSUS
State Of The Union – David Ford

Blindfold EP – Curve
VERSUS
Losing My Edge – LCD Soundsystem

Blockbuster – The Cockney Rejects
VERSUS
Falling And Laughing – Orange Juice

The Grip Of Love – Ghost Dance
VERSUS
I’m Shakin’ – The Blasters

Six By Seven – House Of York
VERSUS
Arnold Layne – Pink Floyd

Pictures On My Wall – Echo & The Bunnymen
VERSUS
Black Swan – Thom Yorke

Thursday 18th January 2024

The Trapper’s – Yard Act
VERSUS
Goo Goo Muck – The Cramps

Cristina – Pelts Teleman
VERSUS
African And White – China Crisis

Runaway – The Corrs
VERSUS
Shake Me – Cinderella

Indian Rope – The Charlatans
VERSUS
Burning The Fields EP – Fields Of The Nephilim

Little Johnny Jewel – Television
VERSUS
Do What You Like – Take That

Hey Joe/Piss Factory – Patti Smith
VERSUS
Long Tall Sally – The Kinks

Friday 19th January 2024

Dress – PJ Harvey

VERSUS

Hey Rock And Roll – Showaddywaddy
VERSUS
Pump Up The Volume – M/A/R/R/S

Roxanne’s Revenge – Roxanne Shante
VERSUS
You To Me Are Everything – The Real Thing

They Don’t Know – Kirsty MacColl
VERSUS
Underpass – John Foxx

Dreaming Of Me – Depeche Mode
VERSUS
Torn – Natalie Imbruglia.

Your Love Is King
VERSUS
Be The One – Dua Lipa

Saturday 20th January 2024

Back Of My Hand- The Jags
VERSUS
Goodnight Moon – Shivaree

Stop Your Sobbing – The Pretenders
VERSUS
Nothing Matters -The Last Dinner Party

The Rattler – Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie
VERSUS
Lies Lies & Government – Calvin Party

All You Need Is Love – Justified Ancients Of Mu Mu
VERSUS
Orgasm Addict – Buzzcicks

I Should Be So Lucky – Kylie Minogue
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Crate Songs For Ella EP – Prolapse

Reet Petite – Jackie Wilson
VERSUS
All Fall Down – Primal Scream

Sunday 21st January 2024

Love Me Do – The Beatles
VERSUS
Public Image – Public Image Limited

Sleeping Gas – Teardrop Explodes
VERSUS
Dance Stance – Dexy’s Midnight Runners

The Damage Done – Sisters Of Mercy
VERSUS
Take Me I’m Yours – Squeeze

Teenage Kicks – The Undertones
VERSUS
Bullets – Editors

Rebel Without A Pause – Public Enemy
VERSUS
That’s Too Bad – Tubeway Army

Indian – Eg & Alice
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Looking After No. 1 – The Boomtown Rats

Monday 22nd January 2024

Serpent’s Kiss – The Mission
VERSUS
Breathe & Stop – Q-Tip

Who Needs Love Like That – Erasure
VERSUS
Everybody – Madonna

This Is A Call – Foo Fighters
VERSUS
Berlin – Jeff Mills

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Looking At You – The Damned

The Consultancy – Amplifier
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Life In A Northern Town – Dream Academy

Good Times Bad Times – Led Zeppelin
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Return To Yesterday – The Lilac Time