Modern Eon - Radio Sessions and Live in 1981- UPDATE

 

Some days ago I was requested to update a couple of dead links associated with an early post that I did back in 2012 on Liverpool band, Modern Eon. Try as I might, I was unable to locate the original files which resulted in an appeal for help to which you responded. I would like to thank here Pod who sent over replacement files.

Whilst these new files are in MP3 format, they are of excellent quality, and more complete than what I had previously posted. 'Second Still' and 'Watching The Dancers' in Liverpool are here whereas these two songs were missing from the original post and the Dutch gig from Groningen is new.

There is one thing puzzling me here. Modern Eon were tour support for The Stranglers in February 1981. Records show that The Stranglers played at Liverpool University on 20th February and Manchester Apollo the following night on 21st. And yet, according to these files, Modern Eon played Liverpool's Royal Court Theatre on 21st. Maybe the band raced back to Liverpool to perform a headline slot after the manchested support?

So, here you have it, I am no expert on Modern Eon, but I would imagine that aside from official studio recordings, the material here would be pretty much the extent of what is out there for the band.

Thanks again for the help.

MP3: https://we.tl/t-r4EiBLC8NO

John Peel Session 21st January 1981

01. Real Hymn
02. The Grass Will Grow
03. High Noon
04. Mechanic

Richard Skinner Session 10th September 1981

01. The Foist
02. Garland Leaves
03. After The Party
04. From The Window

Royal Court Liverpool 21st February 1981

01. Second Still
02. Watching The Dancers
03. Waiting For The Cavalry
04. Mechanic
05. Choreography
06. Euthentics
07. Real Hymn

Sterrebos Groningen 23rd August 1981

01. Choreography
02. Playwrite
03. Child’s Play
04. High Noon
05. Real Hymn
06. After The Party

Modern Eon 1981 Radio Recordings - Can anyone help out?

I have recently received a request to reactivate the links to a post that goes a long way back (January 2012). I have searched my PC and a number of external drives but to no avail. I can only assume that the files were on the one hard drive that failed outright some years ago. 

Did anyone download this FLAC post of Modern Eon's 1981 Radio Sessions back in 2012?

Thanks.

John Peel Session BBC   1981-02-05

1. High Noon
2. The Grass Still Grows
3. Mechanic
4. Real Hymn

Richard Skinner's Radio One show 
Recorded 10th September 1981

1. The Foist
2. Garland Leaves
3. After the Party
4. From the Window

BBC In concert Royal Court Theater, Liverpool, UK
FM broadcast 1981-02-21  This is incomplete.

Second Still     --    missing
Watching The Dancers  --   missing
01 Waiting for the cavalry
02 Mechanic
03 Choreography
04 Euthenics
05 Real Hymn

Modern Eon Royal Court Liverpool 21st February 1981

Modern Eon were a Liverpool band of the post-punk era. There studio output ran to an album, 1981's 'Fiction Tales' and five 7" singles. They also appeared on a number of compilation albums at the time.  This gig from Liverpool's Royal Court was a BBC radio recording of a gig that occurred two weeks before their support slot with The Stranglers that took place on 7th March 1981.

FLAC: http://we.tl/56Zb97Cdg8

01. Second Still
02. Watching The Dancers
03. Waiting For The Cavalry
04. Mechanic
05. Choreography
06. Euthenics
07. Real Hymn

More information on Modern Eon can be found on their website here.

Modern Eon Article - Smash Hits July 1981

A short interview that appeared in teen twice weekly UK magazine 'Smash Hits' on 9th July 1981. The occasion was the release of their 'Fiction Tales'. Modern Eon played support dates on the 'Meninblack Tour'.

Modern Eon 1981 Radio Recordings

I have to admit, I don't know a great deal about this band (although I do own their only album and one of their singles). Nevertheless, some of you reading this will have seen them in their Rainbow support slot of 7th March 1981 (assuming of course that you weren't propping up a bar until the headliners appeared!) and other UK dates that made up 'The Meninblack Tour'.

For those familiar with this short lived Liverpool band, I though that you might like to hear some radio sessions that appeared recently on Dime (thanks here do to the original uploader, dclubok). Giving these tracks a listen, the material is very much of it's time and very in keeping with the scene that was at that time emerging from Liverpool.

More information on the band can be found on their site, here. Moreover, Modern Eon feature in Phil Coxon's excellent account of following the band on this tour, as posted on the official site.

Modern Eon in 1981

THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED... HERE.

John Peel Session BBC   1981-02-05

1. High Noon
2. The Grass Still Grows
3. Mechanic
4. Real Hymn

Richard Skinner's Radio One show 
Recorded 10th September 1981

1. The Foist
2. Garland Leaves
3. After the Party
4. From the Window

BBC In concert Royal COurt Theater, Liverpool, UK
FM broadcast 1981-02-21  This is incomplete.

Second Still     --    missing
Watching The Dancers  --   missing
01 Waiting for the cavalry
02 Mechanic
03 Choreography
04 Euthenics
05 Real Hymn

Files have been uploaded in lossless FLAC format.