BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//bandonthewall.org//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT TZ:+00 DTSTART:20170909T193000 DTEND:20170909T230000 DTSTAMP:20260421T063114Z LOCATION:Band on the wall Live Room DESCRIPTION:Mod rival outfit Secret Affair formed in 1978 from their previous incarnation as the “power pop” band New Hearts. In a period of a little over two years\, they posted five releases in the UK Singles Chart\, and released three albums. The debut single DQUOTETime For ActionDQUOTE sold over 200\,000 copies and reached number 13 in the UK chart\, putting them at the forefront of the mod revival movement. More chart success followed with DQUOTELet Your Heart DanceDQUOTE\, DQUOTEMy WorldDQUOTE and DQUOTESound Of ConfusionDQUOTE. They also created their own take on a smart-dressing youth movement - the Glory Boys – based around the idea of 1960s gangster chic\, influenced by the movie Performance. In 1979 Page and Cairns enlisted the services of bassist Dennis Smith\, drummer Seb Shelton and saxophone player Dave Winthrop. From their very first gig\, opening for The Jam at Reading University in February 1979\, the band were adopted by a group of East End mods\, who readily embraced Page’s Glory Boy concept. This group of fans began referring to themselves as Glory Boys. Secret Affair had become so closely linked to the emerging mod revival that in March 1979 Cairns wrote what would become the youth movement's main anthem\, DQUOTETime For ActionDQUOTE. Secret Affair were soon signed to Arista Records & formed their own label\, I-Spy Records. After “Time For Action” charted it was soon followed by DQUOTELet Your Heart DanceDQUOTE\, DQUOTEMy WorldDQUOTE and DQUOTESound Of ConfusionDQUOTE and the band regularly appeared on Top Of The Pops\, and were cover stars of many UK music magazines\, including NME\, Sounds and Smash Hits. Their first album\, ‘Glory Boys’ (December 1979) sold over 60\,000 copies and achieved silver status with an appearance on The Old Grey Whistle Test and their second album\, ‘Behind Closed Doors’ (September 1980)\, with its more complex orchestrated arrangements\, proved equally successful and was followed by third album\, ‘Business As Usual’. The mod movement that had swept Secret Affair into the pop charts had all but evaporated by mid 1980\, losing out to the rival 2-Tone fashion movement\, and after the release of the band's second album\, drummer Shelton quit to join the DQUOTECome On EileenDQUOTE era Dexys Midnight Runners. Secret Affair regrouped\, recruiting ex-Advertising drummer Paul Bultitude and embarking on a lengthy tour of the United States\, before returning in late 1981 with their final chart hit\, DQUOTEDo You Know?” One more single followed\, DQUOTELost In The NightDQUOTE\, before the release of Business As Usual\, an album that saw the band return to the rock-soul fusion of their earlier work. 2012 saw the release of the band’s first studio album ‘Soho Dreams” after 33 years\, on their iconic and original label I-SPY RECORDS and features the new 8 piece line-up with full horn section and guest Hammond organ supremo\, Andy Fairclough. Founder members"\:" Ian Page\, Lead Vocals\, Trumpet\, Keyboard. Dave Cairns\, Guitar & vocals. Complementing the line-up are"\:" Russ Baxter on Drums\, Ed Pearson on bass and Stevie Watts on Hammond. The line up includes a new brass section with John O’Neill on sax\, Steve Rinaldi on trombone\, and Tim Pannell on trumpet. *This is a standing show.* SUMMARY:Mod rival outfit Secret Affair formed in 1978 from their previous incarnation as the “power pop” band New Hearts. A Band on the Wall favourite\, we welcome the return of founder members Ian Page and Dave Cairns\, plus Russ Baxter\, Ed Pearson and Stevie Watts\, and a new brass section with John O’Neill\, Steve Rinaldi and Tim Pannell. URL: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR