Modern Eon - Child's Play (May 1981, Single Mix)

Written by Plain / Hampson.
Forgotten but great pop song from Liverpool.
Alix Plain - vocals and guitars, Danny Hampson - bass, Bob Wakelin - keyboards, Tim Lever - guitars and saxophone, Cliff Hewitt - drums

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[pkrpmusic]

They were quite a young band back in the day - I'm keen to get this reissued on CD. I wonder if the band are interested?

[tunetone]

@pkrpmusic

Yes, they are. I heard that the band drummer Cliff Hewitt wished and worked very hard to reissue Fiction Tale on CD contains "some fantastic additional bits and pieces". He had meetings with other members, gathered a lot of stuff, did an interview for the Mojo magazine, talked to record labels... but in May 2009, he found the reissue has become uncertain due to a financial issue caused by EMI, license holder for most tracks.

[tunetone]

I also heard Cliff said though the band is trying to solve the problem, at this moment (May 2009) it cannot be said if EMI will come to an agreement with them.

[mrpeepants]

is this fiction tales? i luv second still

[tunetone]

No, this is from 7' single, a bit different from Fiction Tale's ver. And I love the album too, who's next to go!

[madgaspoet]

one of the first albums i ever bought.

Childs play was always my favourite.still

sounds fantastic|!

[doprahy]

The unfortunate thing about the 80's - is that - well at least in North America - very little of the interesting music reached the radio and we were stuck listening to Hall & Oates, Rick Springfield and Loverboy

[TangoMikeTangoMike]

Saw Modern Eon live supporting the stranglers at Hammersmith Odeon in 1981. Bought the album the next day. Keep looking for CD release... But to no avail!

[TheFatOwl]

M<odern Eon, Modern English, The Comsat Angels...

There were a lot of good bands around in the early 80's that I thought would make it, but never did. Nice to hear this one again, thanks.

[TheNouveauxdecadence]

Brilliant

[Soulinisolation1]

This got played on 6 music the other week :)

[TheDr2312]

One of the best tracks ever done in the eighties very underated and missed band Brilliant, haven't stopped listening to this track for three days had the album but lost it in a move Gutted!! Oh to have Fiction Tale on cd!!!

[hellraiser917]

Just wonderful!!

[shelfdiscs]

pure class, not heard this gem for years, have it on vinyl somewhere.... thanx for the post.

[Soulinisolation1]

for such an obscure band and track, 1,064 views in a month is bloody good work