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The Shining Hour

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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.A 15 song album "Long Lost" was finally released in November 2006.

Long Lost
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Long Lost - Remixed
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Member Since: 08/05/2006
Band Website: www.shininghour.co.uk
Band Members: Mark Cohen plays all instruments and sings
Influences: The Beatles, The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Bacharach & David, 60s pop, The Jam, Husker Du, The Style Council, The Smiths, REM, The Pixies, Crowded House/Neil Finn, The Posies, Prefab Sprout, Gene, Budapest, Daryll-Ann, Fragile, The Magic Numbers, Richard Hawley, and 100s of others!
Sounds Like: REM, The Smiths, Crowded House
Record Label: Apricot Records - www.apricot-records.de
Type of Label: Indie

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You can now download 'Long Lost' & 'Long Lost-Remixed' free at http://theshininghour.bandcamp.com/. These are all 128k MP3s. There is a small fee for 320k+ downloads in various formats. Enjoy!
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