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The mod revival is a subculture that started in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s and later spread to other countries (to a lesser degree).. The Mod Revival started with disillusionment with the punk scene when commercialism set in. [citation needed] It was featured in an article in Sounds music paper in 1976 and had a big following in Reading/London during that time.
The Chords are a 1970s British pop music group, commonly associated with the 1970s mod revival, who had several hits in their homeland, before the decline of the trend brought about their break-up. They were one of the more successful groups to emerge during the revival, and they re-formed with the four original members for a UK tour during 2010.
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. [4]
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 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).
Purple Hearts are an English mod revival band, formed in 1977 in Romford, eastern Greater London.They were often considered one of the best English mod revival groups, [1] the NME calling them "one of the few mod bands to actually cut it on rock 'n' roll terms".
The tracks "1970's Boy", "Shake" and "New Generation" were recorded live at this first session in February 1979. "1970's Boy" was chosen as the first single. Pursey decided they should change the band's name to Long Tall Shorty, after a song by The Kinks , written by Don Covay and first recorded by Tommy Tucker .
Mod revival groups (1 C, 7 P) M. Mod revival musicians (13 P) Pages in category "Mod revival" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.