So Cool - The Very Best Of

Bands emerging from the late Seventies Mod revival can be divided into two camps -
the 'Punks in Parkas', who would grow their fringes out, buy a synthesizer and hop
aboard the next bandwagon twelve months later, and those who wanted to emulate the
soulful craft and passion of the trailblazers from the previous decade. Secret Affair were
definitely in the second category.

In 1978 singer Ian Page and guitarist Dave Cairns crawled from the wreckage of the
New Hearts (their only singles 'Just Another Teenage Anthem' and 'Plain Jane' now
collectable and desirable 45s), channelled their rejection and cynicism into something
more positive and set about writing the songs that would later become Secret Affair
standards.

The band's finest moments have been collected together on vinyl with this fourteen
track "all killer, no filler" LP collection that showcases Secret Affair's consistent ability to
match heartfelt lyrics with well-crafted tunes.

Curated by founding member, guitarist and songwriter Dave Cairns and feature rare and
previously unseen photographs by Paul Calvert along with sleeve notes from original
fan, Acid Jazz Records' founder Eddie Piller, who has the scars (and the tattoo) to show
for his long term loyalty.

The band are still a going concern, their live gigs attracting an enthusiastic crowd of
fans old and new. There is no going through the motions, their commitment, conviction
and style are still obvious. So cool, indeed.

LP Tracklist
A1. Glory Boys 
A2. Sound Of Confusion 
A3. My World
A4. Don't Look Down
A5. So Cool
A6. Time For Action
A7. Lost In The Night (Mack The Knife)
B1. Let Your Heart Dance
B2. Do You Know?
B3. I'm A Bullet
B4. Soho Strut
B5. All The Rage
B6. Soho Dreams
B7. When The Show's Over

2CD Tracklist 
Disc 1
1. Glory Boys
2. Time For Action
3. Let You Heart Dance
4. Going To A Go-Go
5. Shake And Shout
6. Soho Strut
7. One Way World (US Remix)
8. Don't Look Down
9. Sorry, Wrong Number
10. I'm Not Free (But I'm Cheap)
11. Walk Away
12. Turn Me On
13. Land Of Hope
14. Love's Unkind
15. I Don't Need No Doctor
16. All The Rage
17. Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)
Disc 2 
1. Looking Through My Eyes
2. I'm A Bullet
3. Do You Know?
4. Lost In The Night (Mack The Knife)
5. Dancemaster
6. Hide And Seek
7. The Big Beat
8. One Day (In Your Life)
9. Follow The Leader
10. Soho Dreams (Live at The Bridge House, Canning Town 7 May 1979)
11. My World
12. Sound Of Confusion
13. Life's A Movie Too
14. Streetlife Parade
15. What Did You Expect?
16. So Cool
17. When The Show's Over

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