Along with Overend Watts and Dale Griffin, fairly recent Mott the Hoople member Morgan stayed in the camp to become part of Mott. And he stayed with them through two albums and the subsequent British Lions project.

During this period Morgan guested with many artists including Wayne County and the Electric Chairs, The Dead Kennedy's, Mike Harrison (Spooky Tooth).

As can be seen from the following, since those halcyon days Morgan has been far from idle:

1978-80 Set up Pipe Music an independent studio and record label in London. Released "Slow Music" (ambient album), "Hybrid Kids" (art-punk album) and "Miniatures" (51 one-minute tracks by Robert Fripp, Robert Wyatt, Michael Nyman, Gavin Bryars, members of The Flying Lizards, The Pretenders, XTC, The Penguin Cafe Orchestra, The Damned and other artists).

1981-84 Played keyboards on Queen's 1982 tour of Europe, then traveled in India, Europe and USA.

1985-88 Moved to Japan and built The Handmade Studio. Recorded ambient albums ("Look at Life", "Water Music", "Flow Overflow", "Life Under The Floor", Peace in the Heart of the City") and music for art videos, films and television.

1989 Performed at Heian Shrine for the 1200th anniversary of Kyoto City. Played with Japanese dancer Kisanuki Kuniko. Abstract photograph exhibition at Nippon Telephone Company.

1990 Performed at Expo 90 (Osaka), Tenkawa Jinja (Shinto shrine), Tsubosakadera (Buddhist temple) and Kobe City Museum. Recorded album "Echoes of Lennon" with guest Yoko Ono.

1991 Appeared in Honda T.V. commercial and Comme des Garçons Tokyo fashion show. Played with Japanese bands Dip in the Pool (techno), Tensaw (rock) and Okinawan singer Kina Shoukichi.

1992 Recorded "Relax", "Refresh" and "Recharge" (the "Re-Series": ambient/polyrhythmic music). Created the sound track for animated film "The Apfel Land Story". Performed music from "Twin Peaks" with Haruomi Hosono of Yellow Magic Orchestra, Julee Cruise and Yasuaki Shimizu. Wrote and performed world music for the Matsuda fashion company in Paris and Tokyo.

1993 Performed with major Japanese band The Boom and in China with Yasuaki Shimizu (sax), Aska Kaneko (vln), Ryu Hon Jin (China/traditional flutes) and Wasis Diop (Senegal/voc).

1994 Played at Hitachi International Symposium and at a London charity concert tribute to the late Mick Ronson with Ian Hunter (Mott the Hoople), Roger Taylor (Queen), Roger Daltrey (The Who) and Bill Wyman (Rolling Stones). Composed music for the 4th International Whale and Dolphin Conference and the Tokyo Gas Building. Recorded "Rebalance", 4th in the "Re-Series", with Mamadou Doumbia (ex-Salif Keita band). Co-produced and played on "Far East Samba" album by The Boom and performed on their Japan tour.

1995 Re-worked the first two "Re-Series" albums with Japanese musicians (singer Shizuru Ohtaka and violinist Aska Kaneko). Continuing performances with The Boom. Wrote and published "Far East Tour Diary", a book about their tour. Performance at the second Japan Mick Ronson Memorial Concert. Recorded with Japanese artists Sayoko (reggae singer) and Homeless Heart (rock duo).

1996 Worked with The Boom ("Tropicalism-0" album, tours of Japan/Brazil). Produced "Moth Poet Hotel", a Mott the Hoople tribute album with major Japanese bands such as Yellow Monkey, Heat Wave, High Lows, plus Brian May (Queen). Reworked "Recharge" album with trumpeter Isao Osada and Andy Bevan (Australia/sax). Recorded "Remix" (radical remixes of excerpts from the "Re-Series"). Recorded/performed with Heat Wave.

1997 Produced "Miniatures for the Millennium" (60-track sequel to "Miniatures"). Several tracks were mixed by Mick Glossop (producer of Van Morrison and enginner for Mott and British Lions). Performed at MIDEM with The Boom.

And more besides. Visit Morgan's website for further details.

Details of two pre-MTH albums by his band, Morgan...