British Lions
Trouble With Women

British Lions US Radio Promo K-ZOK Seattle
Trouble With Women (Fiddler)
Any Port in a Storm (Fiddler)
Lady, Don't Fall Backwards (Watts/Fiddler)
High Noon (Fisher/Fidler)
Lay Down Your Love (Watts/Fiddler)
Wave of Love (Watts/Fiddler)
(Won't You Give Him) One More Chance? (Martin/Scott)

plus Eight Bonus Tracks
British Lions US Radio Promo K-MIEL San Francisco
One More Chance to Run (Fiddler) home demo
But the Night is Young (Fiddler) home demo
The Studio Song (Watts) home recording
Eat the Rich (Fidler) The Staus Quote Demo
British Lions US Radio Promo K-SJO San Jose
Rising Sun (Fiddler) Live - Friar's Aylesbury - Christmas Party 1977
Come On (Chuck Berry) Live - JB's Club, Dudley
My Life's in your Hands (Watts/Fisher/Fidler) Live - JB's Club, Dudley
Wild One (Fiddler/Watts) Live - JB's Club, Dudley
The Entire Catalogue of British Lions US Radio Promo's

John Fiddler vocals, guitar, harp
Morgan Fisher keyboards, vocoder, other devilish electronic devices, backing vocals
Ray Major lead guitar
Overend Watts bass, guitars, backing vocals
Dale Griffin drums, backing vocals

Mastered by Nick Watson at SRT Studios, St. Ives, Cambridgeshire, UK during August 2000

British Lions tapes licensed from John Fiddler, Ray Majors, Morgan Fisher, Overend Watts and Dale Griffin.

Tour Manager: Stan Tippins
Technical Manager: Bazz Ward
Recorded/Mixed at RAK Studios 1 and 2, London by Greg 'The Sweg' Walsh
Assisted by Phil Thornally
November and December 1978
Titles 3 and 4 mixed at Audio International, London.

SJPCD075 Available in all good record stores, or by mail order from Angel Air Records

Half Moon Bay says… Now, I'm taking the strange route and writing the review for this before doing one for their first and self-titled album.

The reason is that, as I update these pages, this is the CD playing once again and I have to pass on a few words in the hope that some of you who may not otherwise be so taken, will venture to have a listen or even purchase the thing yourselves.

Oh, this is one fine album. Creatively, it is a step on from 'British Lions' and, if they had produced a third album, that would have been truly tremendous. For this record demonstrates that they were growing as a unit; the playing and the breadth of ideas is remarkable given that the tapes then lay unreleased for a couple of years at the time.

Morgan Fisher stamps his mark all over the thing, but then so does John Fiddler and Overend Watts. In fact there are shades of Silence (Shotgun Eyes) here as Pete takes on plenty of guitar work while Ray Major was absent due to serious illness.

However, on his return, Ray turns in some mighty, mighty guitar work. And, of course, Buff/Dale once again (to me anyway) proves to be one of the best rock drummers. Ever.

Phew. I just love this. And I can listen to it without having to listen to the bonus tracks which are all also hugely entertaining.

Forget Mott the Hoople reunions and reformations, get the Lions roaring again, I say…

Terry Burgess. November 2000.