Ray Columbus And The Invaders - She’s A Mod (1964)

The Senators - She’s A Mod (1964)

(Terry Beale)
 UK
Original version

Track on Brum Beat on Birmingham label Dial, February 1964, an album showcasing various local artists. The song was written for Brum Beat, and re-recorded for a single.

She’s A Mod was written by The Senators’ lead singer Terry Beale (c.1944-2011). His surname is often misspelt as “Beal”.

The line-up of The Senators included future Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, heard here for the first time on record.

The liner notes for Brum Beat state that She’s a Mod was “composed… by the group’s vocalist Bobby Child“, although the track listings on the sleeve and the label both credit Beale. The explanation is that The Senators were originally called Bobby Child And The Sidewinders with lead singer Barry Goodchild aka Bobby Child. When Barry/Bobby left he was replaced by Terry Beale:

Terry Beale took on the name of “Bobby Child” because we had a professionally sign-written van!

Senators bass player Bill Ford at the Brum Beat website

At Brum Beat’s Senators page, bass player Bill Ford tells the story of how the band was floundering without a good regular drummer until Terry Beale went off during a break and brought back John Bonham, his former bandmate in The Blue Stars. Ford says the result was “as if someone had stuck rocket fuel in our drinks!”

Source: The Senators at Brum Beat. This is also the source of the Birmingham Music Archives page on The Senators.

Thanks to Teresa for clarification on the spelling of Beale.