- (This page is about the 70's British funk rock band. For the Ray Owen's Moon band of the same name, see Moon(2). For the American 60's psychedelic rock band of the same name, see Moon(3)).
Moon was a 70's British funk rock band consisting of Doug Bainbridge, Nicky Payn, Ron Lawrence, Graham Colyer, Loz Netto, Luigi Salvoni, and Noel McCalla. The group were short lived and produced two albums and several singles between 1976 and 1977. After they disbanded, vocalist Noel McCalla pursued a solo career and then joined several groups before becoming singer of Manfred Mann's Earth Band from 1991 until 2009, when he was replaced as the band's vocalist by Peter Cox, best known for his work as lead singer of Go West.
Links to Peel[]
The group did four sessions for Peel's show during the 70's, despite only making two albums and some singles. Despite the band's exposure on his show, the group never lasted long and didn't become commercially successful, despite signing to Epic, a major record label.
Sessions[]
1. Recorded: 1975-07-15. First Broadcast: 28 July 1975. Repeated: 03 October 1975
- Lone Ranger / My Old Friend / Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight / You've Got The Love
2. Recorded: 1976-01-13. First Broadcast: 20 January 1976. Repeated: 16 March 1976
- My Kinda Music / Makin' Love / It's Getting Better / Don't Wear It
3. Recorded: 1976-07-27. First Broadcast: 23 August 1976. Repeated: 15 October 1976
- Too Close For Comfort / Day Dreaming / Cold Nights
4. Recorded: 1977-06-08. First Broadcast: 20 June 1977. Repeated: 08 July 1977
- Only Sad Boys Cry / Name Of The Game / This Is Your Life (Take 2)
Other Shows Played[]
Lone Ranger
- 1976
- 13 July 1976: Lone Ranger (7" - Lone Ranger / Back To Your Old Ways) Epic
- 10 September 1976: It's Getting Better (album - Too Close For Comfort) Epic EPC 81456
- 1977
- 21 June 1977: Broken Hearts (At High School) (album - Turning The Tides) Epic EPC 82084