Mood Six
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Mood Six was a neo-psychedelic band formed in London
's West End in 1981. Emerging from the remnants of mod revival
groups like the The Merton Parkas
and the VIPs
, their original lineup included Phil Ward, Tony Conway, Andy Godfrey, Guy Morley, Paul Shurey, and Simon Smith.
Debuting with two tracks - "Just Like a Dream" and "Plastic Flowers" - on the A Splash of Colour compilation, the group immediately launched itself to the forefront of the short-lived British new psychedelia revival. Signing to EMI
, Mood Six issued their first official single written by Tony Conway, "Hanging Around", but were dismissed from the label when the release of the follow-up, "She's Too Far (Out)," was aborted, leaving only white label versions in circulation. 80's artist Toni Basil chose to record her own version of "Hanging Around" and this is included as the B-side to her massive selling "Hey Mickey" single.
In 1985, Mood Six resurfaced on the Psycho label with the LP
The Difference Is..., jumping to Cherry Red
to issue A Matter Of! a year later. After a long period of seeming inactivity, the band returned in 1993, releasing And This Is It on their own Lost Recording Company label.
Two compilations were later released on Cherry Red, "Songs from The Lost Boutique" and "Cutting Edge Retro".
London
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's West End in 1981. Emerging from the remnants of mod revival
Mod Revival
The mod revival was a music genre and subculture that started in England in 1978 and later spread to other countries . The mod revival's mainstream popularity was relatively short, although its influence has lasted for decades...
groups like the The Merton Parkas
The Merton Parkas
The Merton Parkas were a mod revival band, formed in the Merton area of South London in the mid 1970s, by Danny Talbot , his brother, Mick Talbot , Neil Hurrell and Simon Smith ....
and the VIPs
The V.I.P.'s
The V.I.P.'s were a British R&B musical ensemble formed in Carlisle, Cumberland, in late 1963, out of an earlier outfit known as The Ramrods, who had formed in Carlisle in 1960...
, their original lineup included Phil Ward, Tony Conway, Andy Godfrey, Guy Morley, Paul Shurey, and Simon Smith.
Debuting with two tracks - "Just Like a Dream" and "Plastic Flowers" - on the A Splash of Colour compilation, the group immediately launched itself to the forefront of the short-lived British new psychedelia revival. Signing to EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
, Mood Six issued their first official single written by Tony Conway, "Hanging Around", but were dismissed from the label when the release of the follow-up, "She's Too Far (Out)," was aborted, leaving only white label versions in circulation. 80's artist Toni Basil chose to record her own version of "Hanging Around" and this is included as the B-side to her massive selling "Hey Mickey" single.
In 1985, Mood Six resurfaced on the Psycho label with the LP
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
The Difference Is..., jumping to Cherry Red
Cherry Red
Cherry Red is a London-based independent record label formed in 1978.-History:Cherry Red grew from the rock promotion company founded in 1971 to promote rock concerts at the Malvern Winter Gardens...
to issue A Matter Of! a year later. After a long period of seeming inactivity, the band returned in 1993, releasing And This Is It on their own Lost Recording Company label.
Two compilations were later released on Cherry Red, "Songs from The Lost Boutique" and "Cutting Edge Retro".
Discography
- Just like a Dream + Plastic Flowers (2 tracks from Various Artists compilation A Splash of Colour WEA K58415, 1981)
- Hanging Around / Mood Music (7" EMI 5300 1982)
- She's Too Far / Venus (White Label copies only with P/S) (7" EMI 5336 1982)
- Plastic Flowers / It's Your Life (12", Psycho Records, 1985) This is a re-recorded version of Plastic Flowers.
- The Difference Is... (LP, Psycho Records, 1985)
- What Have You Ever Done? (12", Cherry Red, 1986)
- A Matter of.. (LP Cherry ed 1986)
- I Saw The Light (12", Cherry Red, 1987)
- And this is it (LP Lost Recording company 1993)
- Plastic Flowers / It's Your Live (12", Old Gold, Spain, 1997)