Glory Boys is the debut album by mod revival band Secret Affair, released in November 1979 by their label I-Spy, which they founded after signing to Arista Records.

[4] After the demise of their previous band New Hearts, Ian Page and David Cairns formed Secret Affair, inspired by the 1960s mod movement.

[5] He'd invented the Glory Boys concept, as a "reaction to being told that I wasn’t any good and if I am going to be honest the real idea was like a spiv; a black shirt and white tie, clothes being very important."

This image was inspired by Page and Cairn's fascination with the 1970 crime drama film Performance, with its main characters having a "very modish look".

The lyrics aren't bad either – sharp, concise, unpretentious and an all-round reflection of Page's personality and present pre-occupations.