Mods Mayday '79

by Mods Mayday '79 / Various

Overview

Since the British music market was flooded with mod revivalists in the late '70s, an effective way to promote the bands was through live shows -- several like-minded (and like-sounding) bands playing short sets on the same night. Mods Mayday '79 is a classic collection which compiles the highlights from a show at the Bridge House in Canning Town, London, in May 1979. Most of the second wave revivalists -- bands who received their inspiration directly from the Jam's early albums -- are represented: Secret Affair, Beggar, Small Hours, the Mods, Squire, and the Merton Parkas. This provides the best look at the genre and is the only place to hear some of the bands who, despite their derivative nature, wrote some excellent pop songs that hold up pretty well even when removed from their context. ~ Chris Woodstra

Product Details

Release Date:	10/20/2023
Label:	Radiation Reissues
UPC:	8055515233858
Rank:	58393

Tracks

1. Time For Action
2. Let Your Heart Dance
3. Don't Throw Your Life Away
4. Hanging In The Balance
5. Tonight's The Night
6. Let Me Be The One
7. B-A-B-Y Baby Love
8. Midnight To Six
9. Broadway Show
10. All Night
11. Love Only Me
12. Walking Down The Kings Road
13. Live Without Her Love
14. I'm Not Free (But I'm Cheap)
15. End Of The Night
16. Tears Of A Clown
17. Tell Me What I Say

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Secret Affair   Primary Artist
The Merton Parkas   Primary Artist
Squire   Primary Artist
Small Hours   Primary Artist
Beggar   Primary Artist
The Mods   Primary Artist
Dave Burke   Drums
Mick Talbot   Vocals,Keyboards
Carol Isaacs   Organ,Piano
Seb Shelton   Drums
Almond Hand   Guitar,Vocals
Enzo Esposito   Vocals
Neil   Bass,Vocals
Nigel Gregory   Vocals,Harmonica
Alan Robson   Guitar,Vocals
Dennis Smith   Bass,Vocals
Jeff John   Guitar,Vocals
Mark Williams   Bass,Vocals
Kym Bradshaw   Bass
Neil Thompson   Vocals
Tony Meynell   Guitar,Vocals
Danny Talbot   Guitar,Vocals
Simon Smith   Drums
Dave Cairns   Guitar,Vocals
Ian Guthrie   Drums
Steve Baker   Guitar
Ross Di'Lando   Drums
Mike Slocombe   Drums
Dave Ross   Bass,Vocals
Mark Casson   Vocals
Ian Page   Vocals,Trumpet

Technical Credits

Kym Bradshaw   Composer
Robert Rogers   Composer
Sean Deason   Composer
Warren "Pete" Moore   Composer
Secret Affair   Performer
Stevie Wonder   Composer
Henry Cosby   Composer
Smokey Robinson   Composer
Marvin Tarplin   Composer
The Merton Parkas   Performer
The Mods   Performer
Anthony Meynell   Composer
Ron Fawcus   Engineer
Nigel Gregory   Composer
Alan Robson   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Small Hours   Performer
Ray Charles   Composer
Beggar   Performer
Squire   Performer
Neil Thompson   Composer
L. Ross   Composer
Danny Talbot   Composer
Dave Cairns   Composer
David Cairns   Composer
Dave Ross   Composer
Ian Page   Composer