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''A.O. Mod. TV. Vers.'' is the second studio album by Australian rock band Spy vs Spy, produced by Leszek Karski (Boys Next Door, Midnight Oil, Nauts)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Leszek Karski )〕 and released through WEA on 8 December 1986. The title is an abbreviation of 'Adults Only Modified Television Version' which used to appear at the bottom of late night movies in Australia at the time.〔 The album peaked at #12 on the Kent Music Report and went gold.〔〔 NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.〕 For this album Spy vs Spy recorded as v. Spy v. Spy, and the line-up was the original trio Craig Bloxom on bass guitar/lead vocals, Cliff Grigg on drums/percussion and Mike Weiley on lead guitar/vocals.〔 The album provided three singles – "Don't Tear it Down" inspired by the Department of Main Roads seeking to demolish the band's Darling Street squat,〔 〕 "Sallie-Anne'" about murdered prostitute/whistleblower Sallie-Anne Huckstepp and "Credit Cards" a commentary on spiralling debt and consumerism. "Don't Tear It Down" was the band's most successful single, peaking at #31 on the Kent Music Report of the Australian singles charts〔 in February 1987, it stayed in the charts for 20 weeks and went platinum.〔〔 ==Background== Spy vs Spy had formed in 1981 in Sydney as a ska/pub rock band.〔 Their line-up was the trio Craig Bloxom on bass guitar/lead vocals, Cliff Grigg on drums/percussion and Mike Weiley on lead guitar/vocals.〔〔 They became known for tackling political issues including racism, homelessness and contemporary drug culture.〔〔 By 1984 they were using the name v. Spy v. Spy to avoid legal problems with ''Mad'' magazine.〔〔 They were signed to Midnight Oil's label Powderworks and managed by Oils manager, Gary Morris.〔〔 Their first full-length album ''Harry's Reasons'' was released in March 1986 and produced by Leszek Karski.〔〔 Spy vs Spy switched labels to WEA and had their highest charting success in February 1987 with their single "Don't Tear it Down" on the Australian singles chart and the associated album ''A.O. Mod. TV. Vers.'' which peaked at #12 on the Australian albums chart.〔 The title is an abbreviation of 'Adults Only Modified Television Version' which used to appear at the bottom of late night movies in Australia at the time.〔 This album, produced by Karski again,〔 provided three singles – "Don't Tear It Down" inspired by the Department of Main Roads seeking to demolish the band's Darling Street squat,〔 "Sallie-Anne'" about murdered prostitute/whistleblower Sallie-Anne Huckstepp and "Credit Cards" a commentary on spiralling debt and consumerism.〔 Aside from managing, Morris (as G Vasicek) was also co-writer for many of their tracks.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Australasian Performing Right Association ) NOTE: Requires user to input track title e.g. DONT TEAR IT DOWN〕 Follow-up album, ''Xenophobia (Why?)'', was written and recorded in just six weeks, released in March 1988 it was produced by Karski〔 and Guy Gray.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「A.O. Mod. TV. Vers.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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