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The original mod revival fanzine, Maximum Speed started in 1979 and spawned other home-produced fanzines from then until the mid-to-late 1980s. Bands grew up to feed the desire for mod music, often combining the music of 1960s mod groups with elements of punk music, including the Chords , Secret Affair , Purple Hearts and the Lambrettas . [ 5 ]
Glory Boys is the debut album by mod revival band Secret Affair, released in November 1979 by their label I-Spy, which they founded after signing to Arista Records. The album peaked at number 41 on the UK Albums Chart .
[1] [2] After the mod revival faded, subsequent singles, which included a 1982 cover of Jefferson Airplane's "Somebody to Love", and a second album, 1981's Ambience, did not chart. [1] The band played their final concert in their original incarnation in London on 14 April 1982. Bird re-formed the band for a time in the 1990s.
The Merton Parkas were an English mod revival band, formed in the Merton area of South London (Merton Park is a suburb of Merton, and a parka is a type of hooded coat which was popular among mods) in the mid-1970s, by Danny Talbot (vocals and guitar), his brother, Mick Talbot (keyboards), Neil Hurrell (bass) and Simon Smith (drums).
In November that year, Sony/BMG/Captain Mod Records released Est 1979; The Secret Affair 35th Anniversary Box Set featuring all four albums from 1979 to the present day. In August 2016, I-SPY Records released Secret Affair's cover of the Northern soul classic " Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) " on 7-inch vinyl only.
The Jetset's music has been reissued numerous times. In 2010, Cherry Red Records released Swings & Roundabouts: The Very Best of the Jetset., [3] In 2009 Twist Records released, Do You Wanna Be In The Show: A Pop Tribute to The Jetset, [4] featuring 17 artists covering Bevoir's compositions, including The Risk, The Spring Collection, The Shambles and The Cola Jet Set.
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The band then toured the UK with Secret Affair and Back To Zero on 'the march of the mods' tour in 1979. [3] The band's second single, "Frustration" was released in November that year. A tour of the UK to promote the single followed. In 1980, the band released their debut album, Beat That!. [3] The album was produced by Chris Parry of Fiction ...