The mod revival sound of the late 70s is something that definitely has it's place in the history books. From a chart perspective though there was little of it except for The Jam who even themselves didn't score a Top 10 hit until the very end of the decade.
We've already had one number 40 from a mod revival band that wasn't The Jam with "You Need Wheels" by the Merton Parkas. Now here's another, this time from The Chords.
It was the only Top 40 hit for The Chords, though they did have a further 4 singles outside the Top 40 that made the Top 75. They were a short lived band who released their only album "So Far Away" later on in the year. By 1981 they were finished, though like many other bands from yesteryear they reunited many years later.
If I was writing this back in 1980 then this would have been the 3rd mod revival hit to peak at 40 because The Jams debut hit "In The City" also reached number 40 when first released. However it charted higher when re-issued at a later date and therefore does not feature.
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