About this Event

MJR Live by arrangement with Intertain presents..



SECRET AFFAIR

+ special guests



Friday 10th October @ Sub89 | Reading

Doors 7.00pm | Tickets £15adv

18+ show



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SECRET AFFAIR BAND BIOG 2013



Secret Affair (Ian Page, Dave Cairns, Dennis Smith & Seb Shelton) formed in 1978 from

their previous incarnation as the “power pop” band New Hearts .

In a period of a little over two years, they posted five releases in the UK Singles Chart,

and released three albums. The debut single "Time For Action" sold over 200,000 copies

and reached number 13 in the UK chart, putting them at the forefront of the mod revival

movement. More chart success followed with "Let Your Heart Dance", "My World"

and "Sound Of Confusion" . They also created their own take on a smart-dressing youth

movement - the Glory Boys – based around the idea of 1960s gangster chic, influenced

by the movie, Performance.



In 1979 Page and Cairns enlisted the services of bassist Dennis Smith, drummer Seb

Shelton and saxophone player Dave Winthrop. From their very first gig, opening for The

Jam at Reading University in February 1979, the band were adopted by a group of East

End mods, who readily embraced Page’s Glory Boy concept. This group of fans began

referring to themselves as Glory Boys. Secret Affair had become so closely linked to the

emerging mod revival that in March 1979 Cairns wrote what would become the youth

movement's main anthem, "Time For Action".



Secret Affair were soon signed to Arista Records & formed their own label, I-Spy

Records. After “Time For Action” charted it was soon followed by "Let Your Heart

Dance", "My World" and "Sound Of Confusion". Their first two albums, Glory Boys

(December 1979) and Behind Closed Doors (September 1980), with its more complex

orchestrated arrangements, proved successful and in their first year Secret Affair

regularly appeared on the BBC Television show Top Of The Pops, and were cover stars of

many UK music magazines, including New Musical Express, Sounds and Smash Hits.



The mod movement that had swept Secret Affair into the pop charts had all but

evaporated by mid 1980, losing out to the rival 2 Tone fashion movement, and after the

release of the band's second album, drummer Shelton quit to join the "Come On Eileen"

era Dexys Midnight Runners. Secret Affair regrouped, recruiting ex-Advertising drummer

Paul Bultitude and embarking on a lengthy tour of the United States, before returning in

late 1981 with their final chart hit, "Do You Know?” One more single followed, "Lost In

The Night", before the release of Business As Usual, an album that saw the band return to

the rock-soul fusion of their earlier work.



More recently new CD releases included a new album featuring NEW HEARTS “A

Secret Affair” charting the bands early career with CBS as New Hearts, a SINGLES

COLLECTION featuring all the bands A and B sides, released January 2011.

September 7th after 33 years, on their iconic and original label I-SPY RECORDS and was showcased March 13th 2013 at Madame JoJo’s in the heart of Soho. The album features the new 8 piece line-up with full horn section and guest hammond supremo, Andy Fairclough.



The band continue to perform throughout the year and embark on a national press advertised ‘Soho Dreams’ UK tour beginning August 17th the IOW Scooter Rally, august 23rd and ending in London, Islington Assembly Hall, December 7th.



Founder members: Ian Page, Lead Vocals, Trumpet, Keyboard. Dave Cairns, Guitar &

vocals. Complementing the line-up are: Russ Baxter on Drums, Ed Pearson on bass and

Andy Fairclough on Hammond. The line up includes a new brass section with Stephen

Wilcock on sax, Steve Rinaldi on trombone, and Tim Pannell on trumpet.



2012 saw the release of the band’s first studio album ‘Soho Dreams” at the IOW Garlic Festival,



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