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THE SUN AND THE MOON

c'est la vie

About Me

The Sun and the Moon were Mark Burgess, John Lever, Andy Clegg and Andy Whitaker, with both Andy's on guitars. The group was formed when Andy Clegg and John Lever, recruited Mark (a friendship had developed between Mark and Andy Clegg who had played keyboards with the Chameleons) and Andy Whitaker. The two Andy's had been working together on another project (Music for Aborigines).

The band recorded an album, "The Sun and the Moon" and an EP, "Alive; not Dead", which included a cover of Alice Cooper's 'Elected,' a song which the Chameleons sometimes covered during their live shows.
The setup of the band, two ex-Chameleons playing with two guitarists, begged comparison to the Chameleons, though the band tried to develop its own sound. The Sun & The Moon broke up in April 1989.
Associated bands and projects
Music for Aborigines were Andy Clegg, Andy Whitaker, Colin Smith & Dave Booth with some help from John Lever. They released a self-titled EP in 1987 containing "Sitting On A Biscuit", "Faith", and "Ragbone Man" (Spartan 12SP 148).
Weaveworld - After the Sun and the Moon broke up, the two Andy's and John Lever recruited Aky(Radiorii) on guitar with Andy Whitaker taking over bass and vocals. They released an EP, 'Davy Jones'.
Mark Burgess and the Sons of God - In 1993, Mark Burgess finally released his long awaited solo album, "Zima Junction". Many of the songs were recorded two years previous, and one song in particular, 'You Only Live Twice,' had been released on a compilation. The album was released under the group name, Mark Burgess and the Sons of God. The album was mostly Mark, though he did recruit a few friends to help him out, even allowing a couple of songs by friend Bryan Glancy to show up on the album. In the summer of 1994, Mark embarked on a tour of the US after playing warm-up gigs in England with a group which retained the Sons of God name.
Occasionally David is Mark Burgess, Yves Altana, Neil Thin (real name Neil Dwerryhouse) and John Lever. The touring Sons of God included Karen Leatham on bass. Whereas the Sons of God was pretty much a solo outing, Occasionally David is the active name of a band that Mark chose to be involved with. "Zima Junction" can be seen as a transitional period for Mark, a movement from the tumultuous break-up of the Chameleons and the subsequent break-up of the Sun and the Moon, to the start of a new band.
Note 1: Occasionally David was name Mark had originally chosen for The Chameleons but Dave Fielding had thought the name was already in use by another band.
Note 2: It is actually Neil 'Thin' and not 'Finn' as is printed on both Sons of God live CDs.
Andy Whitaker and Andy Clegg are still gigging together regularly.
Andy Clegg is also a member of Kizilok .
Andy Clegg is also producing material under the name Tiny Scientist .
Andy Whitaker can currently be seen playing his semi regular role of PC Mike Swirling in Emmerdale under his Equity name of Andy Moore.
Andy Whitaker and Andy Clegg, along with Colin Smith also produce The "Midlife Dementia" Show . A radio show comprising great music, silly banter and comedy sketches. Listen, subscribe or download at http://themidlifedementiashow.mypodcast.com/rss.xml
About this myspace page.
Created with love by Suzy Mills. Someone had to do it.
Maintained by Mark Burgess, Andy Whitaker, Andy Clegg and Suzy.
For more information and news about The Sun and The Moon and all bands related, please visit the site created by Antonio Toledo http://dreamers.com/chameleons

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/10/2007
Band Members: Mark Burgess - bass and vocals
Andy Clegg - guitar, keyboard, additional vocals
Andy Whitaker - guitar, keyboard, additional vocals
John Lever - drums and percussion
Influences:

Live radio session recorded for Manchester Radio Online, May 2008.


Sounds Like: SINGLES / EPs
Peace In Our Time
- January 1988, Geffen (US)

I Love You, You Bastard
The Boy Who Sees Everything
Peace In Our Time
The Speed Of Life
- July 1988, Geffen (UK)

The Boy Who Sees Everything
I Love You, You Bastard
Death Of Imagination
The Speed Of Life
Alive; Not Dead
- November 1988, Glass Pyramid, (UK)

Adam's Song
C'est La Vie
Arabs And Americans
Elected
ALBUMS
The Sun And The Moon
- July 1988, Geffen (UK)

The Speed Of Life
Death Of Imagination
A Matter Of Conscience
Peace In Our Time
Dolphin
House On Fire
The Price Of Grain
Limbo-Land
A Picture Of England
This Passionate Breed
The Great Escape
- January 1999, Glass Pyramid (UK)

The Speed Of Life
Death Of Imagination
A Matter Of Conscience
Peace In Our Time
Dolphin
House On Fire
The Price Of Grain
Limbo-Land
A Picture Of England
This Passionate Breed
The Boy Who Sees Everything
I Love You, You Bastard
Adam's Song
C'est La Vie
Arabs and Americans
Record Label: Geffen
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Photos on Flickr

I have set up a SATM group on Flickr. http://www.flickr.com/groups/thesunandthemoon/ If you have any photos from the recent gigs or any old pics, tickets, flyers etc please join the group and add you...
Posted by THE SUN AND THE MOON on Sat, 24 May 2008 09:58:00 PST

’FIRST LIVE DATES 2008’

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Posted by THE SUN AND THE MOON on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:53:00 PST

The Speed Of Life

 'The Speed Of Life' (The Sun and the Moon)   StarsSoft whispers by a fireTwo lovers talking endlesslyThe desires and hopesOf adolescent innocenceI see it allYes I recallSuch pure and precio...
Posted by THE SUN AND THE MOON on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:33:00 PST

Upcoming gigs

After a magic night at Club Monkey The Sun and the Moon have reformed to perform some acoustic shows. Sunday 20th Aprilat THE LEGENDARY MANCHESTER BUSKER Matt & Phred's64 Tib StreetMancheste...
Posted by THE SUN AND THE MOON on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:46:00 PST

RECORDINGS AVAILABLE

RECORDINGS AVAILABLE BY CONTACTING                     [email protected] ...
Posted by THE SUN AND THE MOON on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 08:07:00 PST

DISCOGRAPHY

Albums   The Sun And The Moon The Speed Of Life (4'07); Death Of Imagination (3'50); A Matter Of Conscience (5'30); Peace In Our Time (4'26); Dolphin (4'21); House On Fire (5'25); The Price O...
Posted by THE SUN AND THE MOON on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:41:00 PST

The Sun And The Moon (1988)

..> The Sun And The Moon Band formed by the bass player and singer of the Chameleons -Mark Burgess- with the drummer John Lever and two ex-members of Music For Aborigines, Andy Whitaker and Andy C...
Posted by THE SUN AND THE MOON on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:33:00 PST

Fans of the Chameleons

Fans of the Chameleons  (or Chameleons UK, as they were known in the states) may want to have a good, hard look at this item. With copies fetching well over $100 all over the web, this one and on...
Posted by THE SUN AND THE MOON on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:27:00 PST