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− | [[image: | + | [[image:Themods.jpg|right|thumb|The Mods, 1965: Wayne Reynolds, John Bisset, Kevin McNeil, Neil Reynolds and Clive Coulson]] |
− | ''The Mods'' were a pop group that formed in late-1963, featuring [[John Bissett]] (guitar, keyboards, vocals), [[Kevin McNeil]] (bass, vocals), [[Neil Reynolds]] (drums) and [[Wayne Reynolds]] (guitar, vocals), and added [[Clive Coulson]] in 1965 | + | ''The Mods'' were a pop group that formed in late-1963, featuring [[John Bissett]] (guitar, keyboards, vocals), [[Kevin McNeil]] (bass, vocals), [[Neil Reynolds]] (drums) and [[Wayne Reynolds]] (guitar, vocals), and added [[Clive Coulson]] in 1965. |
− | ''Coulson'' moved to Britain in the mid-1960s, becoming road manager for bands such as ''Free'', ''Bad Company'', ''Human Instinct'', ''Jeff Beck'' and ''Rod Stewart''. However, the band continued without him, recording two singles | + | ''Coulson'' moved to Britain in the mid-1960s, becoming road manager for bands such as ''Free'', ''Bad Company'', ''Human Instinct'', ''Jeff Beck'' and ''Rod Stewart''. However, the band continued without him, recording two singles. Both singles gained national radio airplay and reached the Top 10 on the Lever's Hit Parade. Throughout the 1960s ''The Mods'' supported such artists as ''Ray Columbus'', ''The Chicks'', ''Mr Lee Grant'', ''Ray Wolfe'', ''Howard Morrison'' and ''Shane''. The band regularly played at the [[Starlight Ballroom]] and [[The Three Musicians]]. |
− | + | The band split up in 1966, with ''Bisset'' joining ''the Action'' (Auckland), ''Wayne'' and ''Neil Reynolds'' ''Ways and Means'', and Kevin McNeil pursued a career in radio as a sports announcer. The band got back together for a reunion in 1989, playing two gigs with the original members, after which a new lineup of ''The Mods'' evolved (called Mods II) that featured ''McNeil'' and ''Bisset''. ''Bisset'' left this incarnation in 1991, while ''Reynolds'' returned, ensuring that there was always two original members in this line-up. In 1989 the band released a mini-album called [[Doing it for the Music]]. Through the 1990s they supported a number of well known acts including ''Canned Heat'' and ''The Little River Band'', playing their last gig in 2002. | |
''Coulson'' returned to New Zealand in 1999, and the original band reformed in 2004 for a 40th anniversary gig played at [[Revert]]. The band played again several times after, including the ''Great Race Ball'' in August 2006. However, this performance was without ''Coulson'' who passed away in early 2006. A tribute concert for ''Coulson'' was played in October 2006 at ''Le Grand Hotel''. On 11 October 2009 the band again reformed for their 45th anniversary, playing at [[The Hog]]. | ''Coulson'' returned to New Zealand in 1999, and the original band reformed in 2004 for a 40th anniversary gig played at [[Revert]]. The band played again several times after, including the ''Great Race Ball'' in August 2006. However, this performance was without ''Coulson'' who passed away in early 2006. A tribute concert for ''Coulson'' was played in October 2006 at ''Le Grand Hotel''. On 11 October 2009 the band again reformed for their 45th anniversary, playing at [[The Hog]]. | ||
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==Releases== | ==Releases== | ||
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*''It’s in her Kiss'' and ''Love, Love, Love'' appear on the 1992 compilation [[From Beneath the Earth Came Rock]] | *''It’s in her Kiss'' and ''Love, Love, Love'' appear on the 1992 compilation [[From Beneath the Earth Came Rock]] | ||
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==Published Articles== | ==Published Articles== | ||
*''Mods-Father Honoured with Concert'' by ''Geoff Lewis'', [[Hamilton Press]], 27 September 2006, P7 | *''Mods-Father Honoured with Concert'' by ''Geoff Lewis'', [[Hamilton Press]], 27 September 2006, P7 | ||
*''The Mods celebrate 45th anniversary'' by [[Jeff Neems]], [[Waikato Times]], 10 October 2009 | *''The Mods celebrate 45th anniversary'' by [[Jeff Neems]], [[Waikato Times]], 10 October 2009 | ||
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