British Lions
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The British Lions were a British rock band in the late 1970s. As the successor to Mott the Hoople , it was formed in 1977 and dissolved again in 1979.
history
After Nigel Benjamin left Mott the Hoople in December 1976 , the remaining band members started new recordings in March 1977. With Steve Hyams they also appeared again, but without much success. The demo recordings were only released in 1993 under the name Mott the Hoople Featuring Steve Hyams .
Hyams got their own record deal, and in the summer of 1977 the band was back without a front man. Morgan Fisher , who starred on Medicine Head's last album , suggested John Fiddler . An agreement was reached and Fiddler even gave up his hip game look for the band. A new band name was sought. Big Ben couldn't prevail, so they finally decided on British Lions and began recording an album.
Fiddler wrote most of the titles. The album British Lions was released in February 1978. The first single in England was One More Chance To Run , in the US it was Wild In The Streets . At the end of 1977 the Lions went on tour with Status Quo in England, then in May 1978 with AC / DC . In August 1978 they were touring America as the opening act for Blue Öyster Cult .
The recordings for the second album at the end of 1978 were difficult because they had little new material after the tour. The record companies in both America and England refused to release. After internal quarrels, the band broke up in April 1979. Only in May 1980 did the second album appear under the title Trouble With Women .
Web links
- British Lions biography on Justabuzz.com, "A Mott The Hoople fan site" (English)
- Discography on Hunter-mott.com, "Unofficial site for Mott the Hoople and Ian Hunter" (English)