British Lions (album)
Encyclopedia
British Lions is a 1977 album released on the Vertigo
label in the UK and the RSO
label in the US. The band was made up of former members of Mott the Hoople
and Medicine Head
.
Original Release:
Re-release (2000 Angel Air CD)
Vertigo Records
Vertigo Records today is a UK-based record label operated by Universal Music UK.-History:Vertigo Records was the name Philips Records chose in the late 1960s for its record sub-label to counter the progressive labels of its rivals EMI with Harvest Records and Decca Records with Deram...
label in the UK and the RSO
RSO Records
RSO Records was a record label, formed by rock and roll and musical theatre impresario Robert Stigwood in 1973. The "RSO" stands for the Robert Stigwood Organisation. The company's main headquarters were at 67 Brook Street, in London's Mayfair...
label in the US. The band was made up of former members of Mott the Hoople
Mott the Hoople
Mott the Hoople were a British rock band with strong R&B roots, popular in the glam rock era of the early to mid 1970s. They are popularly known for the song "All the Young Dudes", written for them by David Bowie and appearing on their 1972 album of the same name.-The early years:Mott The Hoople...
and Medicine Head
Medicine Head
Medicine Head were a British blues rock band, active in the 1970s. Their biggest single success was in 1973, with "One and One is One", a Number 3 hit in the UK Singles Chart.-Main personnel:The group worked as a duo for most of its career, consisting of...
.
Track listing
All tracks composed by John Fiddler; except where indicatedOriginal Release:
- "One More Chance to Run"
- "Wild in the Streets" (Garland Jeffries)
- "Break This Fool" (Fiddler, Pete Watts)
- "International Heroes" (released as single) (Kim FowleyKim FowleyKim Vincent Fowley is an American record producer, impresario, songwriter, musician, film maker, and radio actor. He is best known for his role behind a string of novelty and cult rock pop singles in the 1960s, and for managing The Runaways in the 1970s...
, Kerry Scott) - "Fork Talking Man"
- "My Life's in Your Hands"
- "Big Drift Away"
- "Booster" (Fiddler, Pete Watts)
- "Eat the Rich"
Re-release (2000 Angel Air CD)
- "One More Chance to Run" (3:36)
- "Wild in the Streets" (3:00)
- "Fork Talkin' Man" (4:20)
- "International Heroes" (4:19)
- "Break This Fool" (5:30)
- "My Life in Your Hands" (5:17)
- "Big Drift Away" (8:29)
- "Booster" (4:07)
- "Eat the Rich" (3:40)
- "One More Chance to Run" (BBC John PeelJohn PeelJohn Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...
Show session) (3:49) - "Break This Fool" (BBC John Peel Show session) (5:10)
- "Wild in the Streets" (BBC John Peel Show session) (3:23)
- "Wild One" (live) (6:12)
- "Eat the Rich: The Second Course" (demo) (3:52)
- "Can't Get Over You" (demo) (3:05)
- "Long Distance Love" (demo) (3:30)
- "You Got Everything" (demo) (3:00)
Personnel
- Morgan FisherMorgan FisherMorgan Fisher is an English keyboard player / composer, and is most known for being a member of Mott the Hoople in the early 1970s. However, his career has covered a wide range of musical activities, and he is still highly active in the music industry...
- piano, Hammond organ, Korg synthesizer, davolisint - John Fiddler - guitar, vocals
- Dale "Buffin" Griffin - drums
- Ray Majors - guitar, vocals
- Pete WattsPeter Watts (musician)Peter Overend Watts is a bass guitar player and founding member of 1970s rock band, Mott the Hoople....
- bass, vocals - Bruce Irvine - guitar