The band I formed in 6th Form included on new 4-CD Box-Set out this week

My band, The Threads, formed in 1982 whilst in 6^th Form, went on to make a number of records throughout the 1980s which were subsequently collected on to an anthology CD by Detour Records in 2000. On this Cherry Red Records collection, one of our A-sides from 1986, ‘Step Back’, is featured on this definitive 4-CD story of the Mod scene from 1977 to 1989…….

 

 

‘Millions Like Us’ - The Story Of The Mod Revival 1977-1989

‘Millions Like Us’ is the first-ever box set to properly document the Mod Revival scene of the late Seventies and Eighties. Across 100 tracks by all the key bands, the story of the Mod Revival is told, from its roots in Punk/New Wave through to its commercial heyday in 1979 with bands like Secret Affair, The Chords, The Purple Hearts and The Lambrettas and its resurrection in 1985 with The Untouchables, The Prisoners, Makin’ Time, The Moment and The Threads.

Track Listing: -

Disc 1

1. Just Another Teenage Anthem - The New Hearts 
2. The Fashion Plague - The Exits 
3. I Can't Resist - The Reaction 
4. All The Sounds Of Fear (Demo) - Strangeways 
5. Sema 4 Messages - Sema 4 
6. No Survivors - Speedball 
7. See Saw - The Jolt 
8. They're Back Again, Here They Come - The Cigarettes 
9. Why Shouldn't It Happen To Me - The Killermeters 
10. What I Want - The Donkeys 
11. Time For Action - Secret Affair 
12. Millions Like Us - Purple Hearts 
13. Now It's Gone - The Chords 
14. Your Side Of Heaven - Back To Zero 
15. Walking Down The Kings Road - Squire 
16. Plastic Smile - Merton Parkas 
17. Modern Boys - The Crooks 
18. Untamed Youth - Untamed Youth 
19. The Beat Is Back - The First Steps 
20. Gabrielle - The Nips 
21. Strength Of The Nation - The Teenbeats 
22. Go Steady - The Lambrettas 
23. 1970's Boy - Long Tall Shorty 
24. Career Girls - Les Elite 
25. Don't Throw Your Life Away (Live) - Beggar 
26. Let Me Be The One (Live) - The Mods 

Disc 2

1. Opening Up - The Circles 
2. Saturday Night - The Odds 
3. Bank Holiday Weekend - Seventeen 
4. Carefree - The Most  
5. Hey Girl - The Scene 
6. Wild About You - The Same 
7. Bank Holiday - The Vandells 
8. Three Bands Tonight - The Directions 
9. Maybe Tomorrow - The Chords 
10. School Days - Sta - Prest 
11. Pack Fair And Square (Previously Unissued Demo) - 9 Below Zero 
12. Blood Spattered With Guitars - The Accidents 
13. Television Screen Heroes - Mi5 
14. My World - Secret Affair 
15. S.Y.S.L.J.F.M. (The Letter Song) - Q - Tips 
16. That Driving Beat - Red Beans And Rice 
17. Choose You - Dead Beats 
18. Nobody Loves Me - The Letters 
19. Fuck Art Let's Dance - The Name 
20. D - a 
21. My Mind Goes Round In Circles - Squire 
22. I've Had Enough - The Scene 
23. I Can See Through Walls - D.C.10's 
24. Soho - Run 229 
25. No Way Out - The Fixations 
26. Don't Lecture Me - Two Tone Pinks 

Disc 3
1. The Kid - Small Hours 
2. Tina's Party - Weekend 
3. Only For Sheep (Previously Unissued) - The Upset 
4. Can We Go Dancing - The Amber Squad 
5. Red With Purple Flashes - The Times 
6. Go - The Heartbeats 
7. Blind To Fiction - The Dodos 
8. Would You Listen Girl - The Retreads 
9. Win Or Lose - Long Tall Shorty 
10. The Faker - The Gents 
11. No Vacancies - The Clues 
12. You And I - The Onlookers 
13. Love Is Dead - Small World 
14. Plane Crash (Respond Version) - Purple Hearts 
15. One Step Ahead - The Stripes 
16. Modesty Blaise - Direct Hits 
17. I'll Keep Holding On - The Diplomats 
18. Confusion (Hits Us Everytime) - The Truth 
19. Hurricane - The Prisoners 
20. I Don't Need No Doctor - Fast Eddie 
21. Wednesday Girl - The Jetset 
22. Jump Back - Dee Walker 
23. Time Moves Us On - The Way Out 
24. Nothing You Can Do - Manual Scan 
25. I Am With You - Mod Fun 

Disc 4
1. Something That You Said - The Scene 
2. Bend Don't Break - Stupidity 
3. In This Town - The Moment 
4. Free Yourself - The Untouchables 
5. Dreams Come True - The Combine 
6. Guilty - The Alljacks 
7. Here Is My Number - Makin' Time 
8. Kiss And Make Up - The Co 
9. One Good Reason - The Boss 
10. The Last Man In Europe - The Blades 
11. Catcher In The Rye - 5:30! 
12. Train To London Town - Solid State 
13. I Want To Sleep With You - Eleanor Rigby 
14. Looking For You - The Rage 
15. Step Back - The Threads 
16. Jobs For The Boys - The Risk 
17. Blow Up - James Taylor Quartet 
18. Julie London - The Kick 
19. All I Want To Be - The Reflection A.O.B. 
20. Get Out Of My Hair - Studio 68 
21. Paint In A Day - The Leepers 
22. Worming - The Clique 
23. Arthur C. Clarke - The Aardvarks