'''''A.O. Mod. TV. Vers.''''' is the second studio album by Australian rock band [[Spy vs Spy (Australian band)|Spy vs Spy]], produced by Leszek Karski (Boys Next Door, [[Midnight Oil]], [[Supernaut (band)|Nauts]])<ref name="McFarlane">{{cite book |title=[[Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop]] |url= |last=McFarlane |first=Ian |authorlinkauthor-link= Ian McFarlane |publisher=[[Allen & Unwin]] |year=1999 |chapter=Encyclopedia entry for 'v. Spy v. Spy' |chapterurlchapter-url=http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=750 |isbn=1-86448-768-2 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20040803171805/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=750|isbn=1access-86448-768-2 |accessdatedate=10 November 2008 |archive-date= 3 August 2004}}</ref><ref name="Les">{{cite web | archiveurlarchive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130929140126/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/k/karskiles.html | url = http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/k/karskiles.html | title = Les Karski | publisher= [[Australian Rock Database]]. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren) | last1 = Holmgren | first1 = Magnus | archivedatearchive-date = 29 September 2013 | accessdateaccess-date = 10 March 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jmv.com.au/cgi-bin/Database_manager/db_search.cgi?setup_file=mpsearch.setup&name=Les%20Karski&exact_match=on&sort_by=2&submit_search=Submit |title=Leszek Karski|publisher=Music Producer Database |accessdateaccess-date=14 November 2008}}</ref> and released through [[Warner Music Group|WEA]] in 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.<ref name="McFarlane"/> The album peaked at No. 12 on the [[Kent Music Report]] and went [[Gold record|gold]].<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Kent">{{cite book|title=[[Kent Music Report|Australian Chart Book 1970–1992]]|last=Kent|first=David|authorlinkauthor-link=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=[[St Ives, New South Wales|St Ives]], N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}} NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] created their own [[ARIA Charts|charts]] in mid-1988.</ref> 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.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="ARDb">{{cite web | archiveurlarchive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131105161249/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/s/spyvspy.html | url = http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/s/spyvspy.html | title = Spy v Spy | last1 = Holmgren | first1 = Magnus | first2 = Mark | last2 = Cuffe | publisher = Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren) | archivedatearchive-date = 5 November 2013 | accessdateaccess-date = 10 March 2014 }}</ref>
The album provided three singles – "Don't Tear it Down" inspired by the [[Department of Main Roads (New South Wales)|Department of Main Roads]] seeking to demolish the band's Darling Street [[Squatting#Australia|squat]],<ref name="Glebe">{{cite web|url=http://www.glebesociety.org.au/BulletinBackIssues/2008_08.pdf |title=Spy v Spy |publisher=The Glebe Society Inc |date=September 2008 |accessdateaccess-date=14 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106141816/http://www.glebesociety.org.au/BulletinBackIssues/2008_08.pdf |archivedatearchive-date=6 January 2009 }}</ref> "Sallie-Anne" about murdered prostitute/[[whistleblower]] [[Sallie-Anne Huckstepp]] and "Credit Cards" a commentary on spiralling debt and [[consumerism]].<ref name="Howl">{{cite web|url=http://www.howlspace.com.au/en2/spyvspy/spyvspy.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010221220838/http://www.howlspace.com.au/en2/spyvspy/spyvspy.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 February 2001 |title=Spy v Spy |last=Nimmervoll |first=Ed |authorlinkauthor-link=Ed Nimmervoll |publisher=Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music (Ed Nimmervoll) |accessdateaccess-date=10 February 2014 }}</ref> "Don't Tear It Down" was the band's most successful single, peaking at No. 31 on the [[Kent Music Report]] of the Australian singles charts<ref name="Kent"/> in February 1987, it stayed in the charts for 20 weeks and went [[Platinum record|platinum]].<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Kent"/>
==Background==
Spy vs Spy had formed in 1981 in Sydney as a [[ska]]/[[Pub rock (Australia)|pub rock]] band.<ref name="McFarlane"/> 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.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="ARDb"/> They became known for tackling political issues including racism, homelessness and contemporary drug culture.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Howl"/> By 1984 they were using the name v. Spy v. Spy to avoid legal problems with ''Mad'' magazine.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Howl"/> They were signed to [[Midnight Oil]]'s label Powderworks and managed by Oils manager, Gary Morris.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Howl"/> Their first full-length album ''Harry's Reasons'' was released in February 1986.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Les"/>
Spy vs Spy switched labels to [[Warner Music Group|WEA]] in 1986 and released the single "Don't Tear it Down" in November 1986.
