![]() #GROUNDED MODS MOD#After returning from the second tour, Mod Fun continued to appear in their local area, including a sold-out show at Maxwell's and an outdoor performance for the "Liberty Weekend" celebration, both in Hoboken, New Jersey. It was during that second tour that Dorothy's Dream was released. #GROUNDED MODS FULL#In spring 1986, after a number of "mini tours" which took them to places such as Rochester, Vermont and Washington D.C., Mod Fun (who had taken to referring to themselves as The Mod Fun) set out for their second full scale US tour, which brought them to many more cities than their previous tour. They recorded material for a single (Mary Goes 'Round b/w Grounded) and a second album, Dorothy's Dream. Shortly after the release of "Hangin' Round" they signed with New York City's Cryptovision Records. After returning from the tour, the band had a falling out with Midnight Records and released a three-song EP on their own Making Tyme! label entitled "Hangin' Round". With the bulk of their performances taking place in California, the band carved a niche in the " Paisley Underground" scene popularized by bands such as The Bangles, The Rain Parade and The Three O'Clock. On the strength of their first releases, Mod Fun set out on their first United States tour in spring 1985, playing concerts from New York City to Los Angeles to San Francisco. Their live shows were high energy (sometimes reckless) spectacles, which have been said to have influenced many people who saw them to start bands of their own. They released their first album, 90 Wardour Street in 1985. Firefly, they signed a record deal with NYC's Midnight Records. Playing frequently at such New York City clubs as CBGB, The Dive and R.T. In 1984 Mod Fun released their first single, "I Am With You" b/w "Happy Feeling" on their own label, New Records. During the band's introduction that night, the club's owner, Johnny Dirt, made it a point to tell the crowd that the band members were only 16 years old. Their first club date was on Januat the infamous Dirt Club in Bloomfield, New Jersey. During this time, Mod Fun also started performing frequently in the New York/New Jersey area. The first collection, "If You Are New", was produced by Steve Peer of the New York/New Jersey act TV Toy. Mod Fun wrote and recorded their first original songs in 1982-83 and released them only on cassette beginning with a 4-track recording of four songs entitled "If You Are New" and subsequently, a collection called Release For The Mates. They counted a lot of FM radio rock and early punk among their influences, before their approach to music was revitalized when they discovered The Jam in 1982. The members of Mod Fun started playing music together as childhood friends in early 1979, and initially called their band Rage. ![]()
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