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Purple Hearts | |
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| Origin | Romford, England |
| Genres | Power pop, mod revival |
| Years active | 1977–1982, 1984–1986, 1999, 2009–present |
| Labels | Fiction, Safari, Razor Records |
| Members | Jeff Shadbolt Simon Stebbing Bob Manton Gary Sparks |
| Past members | Nick Lake |
| Website | Purplehearts.co.uk |
Purple Hearts are an English mod revival band, formed in 1977 in Romford, eastern Greater London. They were often considered one of the best English mod revival groups,[1] the NME calling them "one of the few mod bands to actually cut it on rock 'n' roll terms".[2]
- ^ "The Mod Revival – The story of the Mod Revival", by Chris Hunt, published in the NME Mod special edition, April 2005
- ^ Beat That album review by Adrian Thrills, published in the NME, issue dated 29 March 1980