Chords

:(This page is about the British band. For the Dutch band of the same name, see Chords(2). For the American group of the same name, see Chords(3).
The Chords are a 1970s British power pop music group, commonly associated with the 1970s mod revival, who had several hits in their homeland, before the decline of the trend brought about their break-up. They were one of the more successful groups to emerge during the revival, and they re-formed with the four original members for a UK tour during 2010.
The Chords, a South East London group, formed in 1978 when singer/guitarist Billy Hassett and his bassist cousin, Martin Mason, advertised for musicians in the NME and found guitarist and songwriter, Chris Pope. Original drummer Paul Halpin did not stay long, at least behind his drum kit, and eventually became the group's tour manager. In his place came Brett "Buddy" Ascott, and by March 1979 The Chords were taking the stage. They gigged continuously over the spring and summer, headlining two mod festivals at London's Marquee Club.] They also featured, along with some of their fans, on the cover of Time Out magazine. Amongst their early supporters were Paul Weller of The Jam, who saw one of their first concerts, and Sham 69's Jimmy Pursey, who signed the group to his JP Productions company.
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==Links to Peel==
Peel was an avid supporter of the group in the late 70's and early 80's during the mod revival, inviting the band to do 2 sessions for his shows in which they did. 
In an interview with the band's website, bassist Martin Mason was asked whether he met the DJ, and answered that he never met him, but did know that JP was playing the group's records. 
==Sessions==
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All sessions are available on At The BBC (2001 /CD / Detour)
1. Recorded: 1979-07-03. First Broadcast: 09 July 1979. Repeated: 18 July 1979, 07 August 1979, 26 December 1979
*Now It's Gone / It's No Use / Something's Missing / Maybe Tomorrow
2. Recorded: 1980-03-11. First Broadcast: 24 March 1980. Repeated: 09 April 1980, 19 May 1980, 24 June 1980
*Tumbling Down / Happy Families / Far Away
==Other Shows Played==
;1979
*11 September 1979: Now It's Gone (7") Polydor
*11 September 1979: Don't Go Back (b/w 'Now It's Gone' 7") Polydor
*13 September 1979: Now It's Gone (7") Polydor
*17 September 1979: Now It's Gone (7") Polydor
*22 September 1979 (BFBS): Now It's Gone (7") Polydor 
*25 September 1979: Now It's Gone (7") Polydor 
*27 September 1979: Now It's Gone (7") Polydor
;1980
*07 January 1980: Maybe Tomorrow (7") Polydor
*08 January 1980: Maybe Tomorrow (7") Polydor (JP: "Last night when I played that I mentioned that Billy Fury's first record, issued 21 years ago, was also called Maybe Tomorrow.")
*10 January 1980: Maybe Tomorrow (7") Polydor
*16 January 1980 (BFBS): Maybe Tomorrow (7") Polydor
*06 February 1980: Maybe Tomorrow (7") Polydor
*14 February 1980: Maybe Tomorrow (7") Polydor
*20 February 1980 (BFBS): I Don't Wanna Know (7" - Maybe Tomorrow) Polydor
*20 February 1980 (BFBS): Hey Girl (7" - Maybe Tomorrow) Polydor
*06 May 1980: 'So Far Away (LP-So Far Away)' (Polydor) (JP: 'There may be those who tell you it's unhip to like the Chords. If they do, they're twerps. A good band is a good band is a good band, as the poet probably said.')
*13 May 1980: Happy Families (LP - So Far Away) Polydor
*14 May 1980: Dreamdolls (LP – So Far Away) Polydor
*15 May 1980: Breaks My Heart (LP - So Far Away) Polydor
*26 May 1980: I’m Not Sure (LP – So Far Away) Polydor
*18 June 1980: The British Way Of Life (7”) Polydor
*23 June 1980: The British Way Of Life (7") Polydor
*26 June 1980: The British Way Of Life (7") Polydor
*30 June 1980: The British Way Of Life (7") Polydor
*25 September 1980: In My Street (7") Polydor
;1981
*05 January 1981: In My Street (7") Polydor
*12 May 1981: One More Minute (7" - One More Minute) (Polydor)
;1982
*30 August 1982: Now It's Gone (7") Polydor
;1992
*26 January 1992: Now It's Gone (7") Polydor
*27 March 1992: Something's Missing (7" - Something's Missing / This Is What They Want) Polydor
;2001
*25 July 2001 (Radio Mafia): Maybe Tomorrow (album - At The BBC) Detour
;2004
*11 August 2004: Now It's Gone (7") Polydor
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*Official Website
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