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England in the summer of 1979 meant MOD, and it was then that the Lambrettas were formed near the south coast city of Brighton. The original members were: Jez Bird (vocals/guitar), Doug Sanders (guitar/vocals), Mark Ellis (bass), and Paul Wincer (drums). The band first performed on June 9, 1979, playing at an all-day Mod concert held in the ballroom at the end of Hastings pier. The band played various venues around England, then in August were spotted by Elton John’s Rocket Records label.

Purple Hearts were often considered one of the best British mod revival groups. The Story of mod revivalists the Purple Hearts begins in 1977 when teenagers Jeff Shadbolt, Simon Stebbing, Bob Manton, and Nicky Lake formed in Romford Essex as The Sockets in 1977 before they even knew how to play their instruments (taking a cue from the then-prevailing DIY aesthetics of the punk rock movement) for the sole purpose of getting a support slot at a Buzzcocks gig at the East London Ploytechic, to debut their tounge-in-cheek Rock Opera 'Reg'.

The Resonars is Matt Rendon, out of Arizona. While The Resonars is a contemporary band, the style and recording of their music is uncannily reminiscent of the early to mid 60's, blending psychedelic pop and garage with harmonies worthy of the Beach Boys.

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There is more than one artist with this name: 1) The Moment were among the leading bands of the 1980s UK mod revival. Formed in Haverhill, Suffolk, in 1983, The Moment were fronted by singer/songwriter Adrian Holder, releasing a series of singles, including ‘In This Town' (1984), ‘One, Two They Fly’ (1985) and ‘Ready To Fall’ (1988). They released one album, The Work Gets Done, in 1985. "Sticks And Stones", a track released on the Countdown compilation album in 1986, saw The Moment described by British music paper Melody Maker as sounding "like The Jam wanting to be The Clash".

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