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mod revival (3)

Dead Beats & Kings Cross Indie 80's

Released on the Indie Red Rhino Record label. I guess kind of described as Mod Revival/New Wave and appears to be their only record. Oddly on Discogs there are 3 credited vocalists, I can only assume that a different one was singing on each of the tracks? Red Rhino was an interesting label, it was formed in York in 1977 from a record shop of the same name by Tony Kostrzewa (aka Tony K) and his wife, making their first…

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Money Talk, Power Pop Sheffield Style

The Band, Power Pop/Mod Revival The Negatives were the band Money Talk 💷...The B Side to 'Electric Waltz' released on Sheffield based Independent Label, Aardvark Records with the Catalogue No. STEAL 1 in 1980. The band were a power pop/mod influenced band (you can kind of catch hints of The Jam and other revival bands such as The Chords or Secret Affair in there). They appeared on a compilation and released this one and only single. I guess the Jam would…

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Are You Pop Art Experienced?

The Pop Art Experience Tune In, Turn On, Trip Out. Be warned this post contains a mix of different music genres from back in the day! It was all packaged up on a simple cassette entitled 'Against The Tide'. I have to say I honestly don't miss cassettes that much, they were usually a bit hit and miss in terms of snagging up and unravelling, they were however, at the time, fantastic to some degree back in the day for…

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