Little Murders had just released our debut single and started playing around Melbourne at venues like the Champion and the Ballroom. We also played up in Daylesford once a month. We were a new band.
We started playing in August and in December I flew off to the UK for a 6 week holiday. By this time I was really into the Mod thing and was looking forward to getting myself kitted out out with clothes and records.
What I wasn't really aware of before I got there is the Two Tone revolution about to take place all over the UK charts. It was a Thursday night in deep darkest Britain when the Top of The Pops came on and 3 ska bands were on. The Specials, Madness and The Beat. For a TV show, it was quite exciting to see these bands who dressed up like Mods and played this exhilarating pop music that you could dance to. The first ska track from these modern bands that really got to me was "Tears of a Clown". The rhythm just pushed it along to a point where you just had to dance. As I would when I got to Edinburgh a few weeks later and they played it between sets at a Purple Hearts gig at Clouds.
It was a great time for record buying. The new Jam (Setting Sons) and The Clash (London Calling). Cool Mod singles like Millions Like Us by the Purple Hearts. Secret Affair. Tons of soul compilations that were swiftly put out when Mod hit the music pages. All the TwoTone Records. It was brilliant.
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