it was a difficult choice but i must give this expanded edition of this classic album a 5 star rating, though some of the tracks have that bootleg sound in the recording STILL this was a very short lived movement that took place in the uk from 1978 to around 1981 and was dying off a lot to the nwobhm, the oi oi punk scene as well as post punk new wave, sadley the mod revival scene of 1979 did not catch on over here in the us, the jam did well here for a while and the vapors where one hit wonders in 1980 but this expanded edition gives you almost the whole show that took place on mods mayday 32 years ago, ive had this on viynl and i bought the regular cd about 15 years ago when this came out as well as the earmark picture disc that came out when this did about 10 years ago and i just put this up there with many classic punk live albums etc etc, some of the best mod revival bands are on this disc, i must note detour records in the uk just did a limited run of all the recorded output from begger on one cd, it is about everything begger recorded between 78 and 80, you can get this at detour records uk, it has that demo sound but begger sure had potential but they just did not stick sadley, anyway it seems like im the only one most happy with this release so all i can say is if you liked the mod revival movment in 1979 i cant see why you would not like this 2 cd set...........
Just in case you can't read the back cover picture... Disc 1 1. It's A Mod Mod World (Squire) 2. The Face Of Youth Today (Squire) 3. I've Got You On My Mind (Squire) 4. B-A-B-Y Baby Love (Squire) 5. Walking Down The King's Road (Squire) 6. Live Without Her Love (Squire) 7. Don't Throw Your Life Away (Beggar) 8. All Night (Beggar) 9. Broadway Show (Beggar) 10. Friday Night (Beggar) 11. Doing Alright As I Am (Beggar) 12. Tonight's The Night (The Mods) 13. Let Me Be The One (The Mods) 14. Love Only Me (The Mods) 15. Underground (Small Hours) 16. The Mess (Small Hours) 17. Can't Do Without You (Small Hours) 18. Midnight To Six (Small Hours) 19. Hanging In The Balance (Small Hours) 20. End Of The Night (Small Hours) Disc 2 1. Tears Of A Clown (Merton Parkas) 2. When Will It Be (Merton Parkas) 3. Plastic Smile (Merton Parkas) 4. I Don't Want To Know You (Merton Parkas) 5. Silent People (Merton Parkas) 6. What'd I Say (Merton Parkas) 7. Days Of Change (Secret Affair) 8. Glory Boys (Secret Affair) 9. Shake And Shout (Secret Affair) 10. Get Ready (Secret Affair) 11. My World (Secret Affair) 12. Sorry Wrong Number (Secret Affair) 13. Going To A Go-Go (Secret Affair) 14. Don't Look Down (Secret Affair) 15. Time For Action (Secret Affair) 16. Let Your Heart Dance (Secret Affair) 17. I'm Not Free (But I'm Cheap) (Secret Affair) 18. Time For Action (Encore) (Secret Affair) 19. Let Your Heart Dance (Encore) (Secret Affair) The late 70s mod scene was much maligned, but there are some great, energetic guitar-based songs here!