British Lions (band)

This article is about the British band. For other uses of the term, see British Lions. For the 2010s hard rock band, see British Lion (band).

British Lions
OriginHerefordshire, England
GenresGlam rock, hard rock
Years active1977–1980
LabelsVertigo/RSO, Angel Air
Past membersDale "Buffin" Griffin
Morgan Fisher
Ray Majors
John Fiddler
Pete Watts
Steve Hyams

British Lions were a short-lived British rock band, together from 1977 to 1979, with former members of Mott and Medicine Head.[1] They toured Britain extensively, as support to Status Quo, whose management they shared, and AC/DC, but were more successful in America. They released two studio albums with little commercial success in the UK.[2] Their second album was rejected by RSO and then by Vertigo, and they disbanded in 1979.[1] The release rights were acquired by Cherry Red, who released it the following year. Their debut album was reissued in 2023 by Think Like A Key Music.

  1. ^ a b Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 329. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  2. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "British Lions | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 January 2016.