We’re down to our last 16 B-Side tracks in the World Cup Of 1985 – a parade of the underground, the influential, and the unjustly forgotten.

They’ve been split into four final groups. The Top 2 in each will advance. But in a bit of EXPERIMENTAL POLLING, you can vote for your preferred two in each group. I’m interested to see what difference (if any!) that makes.

Polls end on Wednesday morning UK time and we’ll have our quarter-finals that afternoon. Here’s the YouTube playlist:

Now for the actual polls:

First group:

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1985 Final Group BA: Tenor Saw, The Woodentops. Redskins, Lone Justice

Pick up to TWO from

TENOR SAW – “Ring The Alarm” (YouTube)

THE WOODENTOPS – “Move Me” (YouTube)

REDSKINS – “Kick Over The Statues!” (YouTube)

LONE JUSTICE – “Ways To Be Wicked” (YouTube)

The poll has expired!

Second group:

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1985 Final Group BB: World Domination Enterprises, Dead Milkmen, Mr Fingers, Sophia George

Pick up to TWO from

WORLD DOMINATION ENTERPRISES – “Asbestos Lead Asbestos” (YouTube)

THE DEAD MILKMEN – “Bitchin’ Camaro” (YouTube)

MR FINGERS – “Mystery Of Love” (YouTube)

SOPHIA GEORGE – “Girlie Girlie” (YouTube)

The poll has expired!

Third group:

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1985 Final Group BC: Model 500, Wayne Smith, Schoolly D, Sugar Minott

Pick up to TWO from

MODEL 500 – “Night Drive (Time, Space, Transmat)” (YouTube)

WAYNE SMITH – “Under Me Sleng Teng” (YouTube)

SCHOOLLY D – “P.S.K. (What Does It Mean?)” (YouTube)

SUGAR MINOTT – “Jamming In The Street” (YouTube)

The poll has expired!

Fourth group:

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1985 Final Group BD: Coil, Youssou N’Dour, Robert Wyatt, Squirrel Bait

Pick up to TWO from

COIL – “Tainted Love” (YouTube)

YOUSSOU N’DOUR – “Ndobine” (YouTube)

ROBERT WYATT – “Gharbzadegi” (YouTube)

SQUIRREL BAIT – “Sun God” (YouTube)

The poll has expired!

Vote in them all! Tomorrow it’s the A-Side Octofinals over on Twitter too.

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