| 词条 | Is Vic There? |
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| name = Is Vic There? | cover = | alt = | type = single | artist = Department S | album = | A-side = Is Vic There? | B-side = Solid Gold Easy Action | released = 29 December 1980 | format = 7" and 12" vinyl | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = Post-punk, indie rock | length = | label = Demon Records, RCA Records, Stiff Records | writer = Mike Herbage, Vaughn Toulouse | producer = Dale Griffin/Overend Watts | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = }}"Is Vic There?" is the debut single by post-punk band Department S, released by Demon Records on 29 December 1980.[1][2] It was produced by former Mott the Hoople members Buffin and Overend Watts. The title is a quotation from a Monty Python sketch titled "Phone-In", which closed the comedy troupe's 1973 Matching Tie and Handkerchief album.[3] Release"Is Vic There?" charted at No. 22 on the UK Singles Chart[4] and, when re-released on RCA Records in March 1981,[2] it made No. 67 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.[5] The Demon and RCA UK B-side was a cover of T.Rex's "Solid Gold Easy Action", featuring Thunderthighs on backing vocals.[6] A 1981 release of the single in the US by Stiff Records featured a different B-side, "Put All the Crosses in the Right Boxes", as did a remixed edition of the song released that year by Stiff as a single in Europe.[7] LegacyDave Clarke included a cover of "Is Vic There?" (sung by Louisahhh!!!) on his 2017 album, The Desecration of Desire. References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://thep5.blogspot.com/2009/12/department-s-is-vic-there.html |title=The Post Punk Progressive Pop Party: Department S - Is Vic There? |publisher=Thep5.blogspot.com |date=2009-12-29 |accessdate=2015-05-09}} 2. ^1 {{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 151}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.annecarlini.com/ex_interviews.php?id=207|title=Anne Carlini - Exclusive Magazine|website=www.annecarlini.com|access-date=2016-12-18}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/department%20s/|title=DEPARTMENT S|publisher=The Official Charts Company|accessdate=26 May 2013}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/department-s-mn0000256557/awards|title=Department S - Awards|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=26 May 2013}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ltmrecordings.com/deptsbio.html |title=LTM Recordings homepage |publisher=Ltmrecordings.com |accessdate=2015-05-09}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Department-S-Is-Vic-There/master/157577 |title=Department S - Is Vic There? at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2015-05-09}} 6 : 1980 songs|1980 singles|Songs written by Vaughn Toulouse|RCA Records singles|Stiff Records singles|Songs about telephone calls |
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