- BRIDGE HOUSE ALBUMS -

Mods Mayday 1979, our most successful album. I take full credit for this album and the re-appearance of the mod movement in this new era, which still survives today. This was the first revival of the mods after the original 50's & 60's movement when I was around to witness it, many times when the mods and rockers clashed I was there in my blue shadow-weave 3 piece suit and white or yellow socks. We used to say 'a fight a day keeps the rockers at bay'. Before the rockers it was the teddie boys who were the trouble, so when the teddie boys grew up they became rockers. And the mods fought on.

Secret Affair came in to see me and asked for a gig, I asked them what sort of music they played, as soon as they said soul and R&B, I knew. They were dressed in nice suits you see.
I gave them a gig and then a residency and advertised it as Mods Monday.
Within four weeks we were packed, mostly with mods, but a lot of skins and punks were turning up. This made the gig something to worry about, so I put it around that we were starting a new wave night, on the Tuesdays and if they wanted to keep that night they best make sure they was a good well behaved crowd. This sorted the nights out and we got on with Mods Monday with no trouble.

We recorded the album in one day, from 11 in the morning until 11 at night. Then we spent a week mixing it at Shepperton Studios. Arista records signed the album from Bridge House records with a nice advance and a decent royalty, they also signed Secret Affair and Squire to their label and released new versions of the tracks from the live album as singles and they both charted. Arista never promoted the album once they signed the two bands but we still managed to get it in the main Music Week charts, it went in the first week at number 75 and stayed there for a few weeks.