The Chords

Artist:  The Chords
Origin:  South East London, England
Genre:  Mod Revival, Power Pop, New Wave, Punk, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock

Original line-up:

Billy Hassett:  Vocals, Guitar
Martin Mason:  Bass
Chris Pope:  Guitar
Brett Ascott:  Drums

The Chords are an English Punk Rock Band from South East London, formed in 1978 by Billy Hassett  (Vocals, Guitar) Martin Mason (Bass), Chris Pope (Guitar), and Brett Ascott (Drums).  They were one of the more successful groups to emerge during the Mod Revival Bands, and they re-formed with four original members for a UK tour during 2010.

Title:  The Mod Singles Collection  (2008)
Genre:  Mod Revival, Power Pop, New Wave, Punk, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock
Label:  Captain Mod
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Now It's Gone (Single Version)  (3:08)
 2.  Don't Go Back  (2:40)
 3.  Maybe Tomorrow  (3:15)
 4.  I Don't Wanna Know  (2:53)
 5.  Hey Girl  (2:18)
 6.  Something's Missing  (3:26)
 7.  This Is What They Want  (2:46)
 8.  Now It's Gone (1980 Version)  (3:54)
 9.  Things We Said  (3:50)
10. The British Way Of Life  (3:34)
11. The Way It's Gotta Be  (2:41)
12. In My Street  (3:39)
13. I'll Keep Holding On  (3:32)
14. One More Minute  (3:35)
15. Who's Killing Who  (2:57)
16. Turn Away Again  (3:33)
17. Turn Away Again Again  (3:59)

Bonus Tracks:

18. Empty Dreams (Unissued Single)  (3:47)
19. So Far Away (Unissued Single Edit)  (3:17)
20. Now It's Gone (Unissued 1979 12" Single)  (3:51)

Personnel:

Billy Hassett:  Vocals, Guitar
Martin Mason:  Bass
Chris Pope:  Guitar
Brett Ascott:  Drums

The Mod Singles Collection is the collection album by The Chords, was released on April 21, 2008 by Captain Mod.  This 20 track release includes all five of the UK Hit Singles plus, as a Bonus, three previously unreleased single edits from 1979, and includes pictures of all relevants sleeves and really is a Best Of The Chords.