Gbh - The Garry Bushell Hour

This is the time, the time for action! Secret Affair were at the forefront of the 1979 British Mod Revival. Like the Specials, the young Essex band's sound was rooted in sixties music but whereas the Specials were firmly grounded in bluebeat, Secret Affair's took their musical cue from Tamla Motown and Stax. Their cynicism came from direct exposure to major labels. Singer Ian Page's vision of a new street-savvy teens called Glory Boys found a ready audience and their tunes did the rest. As the first wave of punk receded, the new Mod bands braved rock press put-downs to put dance back into the charts. Secret Affair's motto was "gogo, not pogo". Their debut single, 'Time For Action', sold 198,000 copies in the UK alone; 'My World' did just as well and their first three albums went Top Ten. As their latest sell-out UK tour comes to an end, Ian and guitarist Dave Cairns tell Garry about the highs - and the scary lows - of their glory years. Download the show as mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes Be a wonderful human