HARVEST MOON - The Lion & The Snake EP (1980) UK

bigfootkit · Post by **bigfootkit** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 3:25 am

As promised, here's the other Harvest Moon release.

HARVEST MOON - The Lion & The Snake EP (1980) UK
Smile Records

320kbps

01. Lion & Snake (05:49)
02. Harvest Moon (04:31)
03. Nothing You Can Do (03:21)

Steve "Pablo" Jones - Vocals (WHITE TYGRZ, KARAC)
John "Mogga" Morris - Bass (SWAN, CHARLIE, WHITE TYGRZ, SCRATCH, DIZZY MAMA, BADGER BELL)
Glynn Porrino - Guitar (STEPPING STONES, NIGHTWING, WHITE TYGRZ, KARAC)
Tony "Sully "O'Sullivan - Drums (STEPPING STONES, SULLYSIXTY)
Dave Evans - Keyboards (STEPPING STONES)

HARVEST MOON were a five piece NWOBHM band from North Wales, who originally formed in early 1979 from the ashes of a prior act called STEPPING STONES.
From the start they were a popular live draw in their home country, playing countless club dates and supporting larger bands passing through.
The band also gigged hard in the North West Of England, which brought them to the attention of Manchester's Smile Records label.
1980 saw Harvest Moon release their first record, the 3 song "The Lion And The Snake" EP, released on Smile.
Harvest Moon then won the Radio City FM Battle Of The Bands contest at Liverpool Empire in 1980, where the judges were former THIN LIZZY guitarist Gary Moore, RAINBOW's Graham Bonnet and DEEP PURPLE/GILLAN vocalist Ian Gillan.
As a result of this exposure the band signed a contract with Charisma Records.
However their only Charisma release was to be the excellent "Tales Of Wonder" 7" released in 1981.
The record sold well in Wales and was championed by DJ Tommy Vance who played it often on his BBC Radio 1 Friday Rock Show.
Charisma sadly decided not to pick up Harvest Moon's option after the label was bought by new owners and dropped the band from their roster.
After this the band opted to shorten their name to THE MOON, and tried to build up their profile again.
Under this name they played to the biggest crowd of their career at a festival at Wrexham Football Ground in 1982 alongside MOTORHEAD, TWISTED SISTER, TANK, RAVEN, ORION & RAMPANT ANTICS.
This was to prove to be another false dawn however, with a split coming in late 1983.
Guitarist Glynn Porrino then went on to join NIGHTWING, first appearing on record with them on the 1985 live album " A Night Of Mystery - Alive! Alive!".
Porrino remained with Nightwing until the band split in 1988, at which point he formed Hard Rock band WHITE TYGRZ with ex-Harvest Moon members "Pablo" Jones & bassist "Mogga".
Porrino rejoined the reformed Nightwing in 1996 in time for their "Natural Survivors/VI" album.
He remains with the band to this day, and appears on their most recent release 2008's "8472".
Tony "Sully "O'Sullivan is still active in the world of music, recording and gigging under the name SULLYSIXTY.
Bassist John "Mogga" Morris has also kept busy in music, playing in CHARLIE and DIZZY MAMA, and now gigging with BADGER BELL.
Nowadays, singer Steve "Pablo" Jones is a well respected artist, but still plays music too, and has reunited with Porrino in a Blues Rock band called KARAC.
Jones also recently released a solo album entitled "Pablo's Gone Bouzouki".

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Ernest Thesiger · Post by **Ernest Thesiger** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 9:19 am

lunaboy · Post by **lunaboy** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 5:33 pm

Thanks!!! This EP sounds much Better than 7" on Charizma.

bigfootkit · Post by **bigfootkit** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 9:37 pm

lunaboy wrote:Thanks!!! This EP sounds much Better than 7" on Charizma.

Personally i don't hear too much difference in style between the two records, apart from the recording budgets.
Glad you liked it anyway.

MEXDefenderOfSteel · Post by **MEXDefenderOfSteel** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 5:13 pm

got curious about this one, never heard the band before but the track Tales of Wonder sounds a lil bit like a stoned version of Iron Maiden

how hard to get is this EP?

bigfootkit · Post by **bigfootkit** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 8:04 pm

MEXDefenderOfSteel wrote:got curious about this one, never heard the band before but the track Tales of Wonder sounds a lil bit like a stoned version of Iron Maiden

how hard to get is this EP?

I'm afraid it's rarer than hens teeth mate.
I believe it was only sold by Smile Records shop in Manchester and by the band at gigs, and the pressing can't have been more than 1000 copies, possibly less.
Good luck with the hunt .

MEXDefenderOfSteel · Post by **MEXDefenderOfSteel** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 8:19 pm

bigfootkit wrote:
MEXDefenderOfSteel wrote:got curious about this one, never heard the band before but the track Tales of Wonder sounds a lil bit like a stoned version of Iron Maiden

how hard to get is this EP?
I'm afraid it's rarer than hens teeth mate.
I believe it was only sold by Smile Records shop in Manchester and by the band at gigs, and the pressing can't have been more than 1000 copies, possibly less.
Good luck with the hunt .

sounds like another pain in the ass for my want list, thanks big!

bigfootkit · Post by **bigfootkit** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 10:47 pm

I'm sorry and you're welcome Mex.

omen of hate · Post by **omen of hate** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 9:12 pm

Thanks a lot for sharing this Bigfoot !! Very interesting unknown NWOBHM act !

bigfootkit · Post by **bigfootkit** » Fri Jul 15, 2011 11:02 pm

My pleasure Omen, i posted their other 7" single here too if you need it.