''The Modern Bop'' is the fourth
studio album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...
by Australian rock band
Mondo Rock
Mondo Rock are an Australian rock band, formed in November 1976 in Melbourne, Victoria. Singer-songwriter Ross Wilson founded the band, following the split of his previous band Daddy Cool. Guitarist Eric McCusker, who joined in 1980, wrote man ...
, released in March 1984
and peaked at number 5 on the
Kent Music Report
The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to January 1999. The chart was re-branded the Australian Music Report (AMR) in July ...
.
Rolling Stone stated: “The album achieves the Mondo’s oft-quoted aim: ‘adult’ music that isn't soft or easy-listening.”
Track listing
Personnel
Mondo Rock:
*Ross Wilson – vocals, guitar, harmonica
*Eric McCusker – guitar, backing vocals
*James Black – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
*James Gillard – bass, backing vocals
*John James Hackett – drums
with:
*
Joe Camilleri
Joseph Vincent Camilleri, (born 21 May 1948) aka Jo Jo Zep or Joey Vincent, is a Maltese Australian singer-songwriter and musician. Camilleri has recorded as a solo artist and as a member of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons and The Black Sorrows. Jo Jo ...
– saxophone on "Flight 28"
Production team:
*Producer – John Sayers, Mondo Rock
*Engineers – John Sayers, John French, Ross Cockle
*Assistant Engineers – Doug Brady, Gary Constable
*Mixed by – John Sayers
Charts
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Modern Bop
1984 albums
Mondo Rock albums
Polydor Records albums
Albums produced by John L Sayers