Side A
Artist	Song
The Who	I Can't Explain
The Small Faces	Sha-La-La-La-Lee
The Action	I'm Holding On
The Birds	Say Those Magic Words
Davey Jones & The Lower Third	You've Got A Habit Of Leaving
John's Children	Smashed, Blocked
Fire	Father's Name Was Dad
Les Fleur De Lys	Mud In Your Eye
The Eyes	I'm Rowed Out
Rockin' Vickers	It's Alright
The High Numbers	Dance To Keep From Crying
The Kinks	David Watts
The Who	The Ox
The Creation	Try & Stop Me
Rod Stewart	Shake
The Small Faces	Get Yourself Together
Side B
Artist	Song	Buy
The Jam	To Be Someone (Didn't We Have a Nice Time)
Secret Affair	Glory Boys
The Aces	One Way Street
Fast Cars	The Kids Just Wanna Dance
The Crooks	Modern Boys
The Directions	Three Bands Tonite
The Circles	Circles
The Name	Fuck Art, Lets Dance
Purple Hearts	Frustration
Teenage Filmstars	I Apologise
The Sussed	I've Got Me Parka
Long Tall Shorty	1970's Boy
The Stripes	One Step Ahead
Small World	First Impressions
Terry Tonik	Just A Little Mod

Comment:

In 1973 The Who released the "rock opera" -Quadrophenia, the tale of a young mod named Jimmy. It was a love letter to a youth movement that was a strong supporter of The Who. Mods identified themselves by their lifestyle including the clothes that they wear, the scooters they ride, the music they listen to, and the drugs they take. As early as 1960 the beginnings of the revolution were taking place. A new youth culture was beginning to emerge in Britain. Known as the Mod movement (short for Modernists)), it consisted basically of young men, mostly white collar workers. They wore their hair in a "pudding-basin" or "French-cut" style. They were considered dandies,(see Small Faces era Steve Marriot) compared to the other, more masculine subculture of the time, the Rockers. The Mods' clothes were streamlined. They wore tailored, slim suits, often in mohair, and with single-breasted jackets. Their suits differed from the boxier, more conservative suits which most men at the time wore. For more casual wear, the Mods wore Sta-prest trousers, slimmer in cut, and Fred Perry or Ben Sherman shirts. The Mods were particularly known for their trademark parkas, which they wore while riding their Vespa scooters, another component of the Mod movement. These scooters were often fitted with old army tank antennas, with raccoon tails hanging from them. Mod girls often sported black leather coats, short, slim skirts or slim pants, and black boots. Their look became tougher and more masculine, a direct contrast to the overtly feminine fashions of the day. Arguably, there was no one particular "uniform" of the Mod subculture, although Mods dressed the way they did to distinguish themselves from others, to demonstrate that they were Modernists. All a Mod really needed was style and good taste in clothing. By 1964, Mod bands had been established. Most notable among them were The Who and The Small Faces. Keith Moon, The Who's drummer, made Mod fashion history with his t-shirt featuring a target symbol. This simple graphic design became the trademark of the Mod subculture. In 1979, a film version of Quadrophenia was released. The film became a cult sensation, jump starting a second wave of Mods. The new mod revival incorporated the punk energy of the day but paid homage to the bands which were at the center of the initial mod movement. Mod still rears its fashion head every 15 years it seems, each time aligning itself with sixties London aesthetics. side one features the sixties mod favorites and side two feature the mod revivial, post punk favorites.

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