The Shining Hour | ru

Mark has been writing and recording his own songs since 1985. He has been influenced and inspired by 60's pop, 70's punk & new wave, 80's indie & alternative and 90's Brit Pop. In the early 90s he adopted the name, "The Shining Hour" and has produced a number of home made CD albums. In 1998, Germany's Apricot Records released a limited edition 7 inch single EP entitled "Five o'Clock Rise" which sold out. In 1999, they released a 15 track CD, "Wait All Summer", which was a compilation of songs recorded between 1988 and 1998. The follow up CD, "Postcards From Home", was released in 2002 by Apricot Records and contained 12 brand new songs. The new 15 songs album "Long Lost" was finally released in November 2006. .