Moonrider

Moonrider were an English rustic-rock band that released a self-titled album on small-press Anchor Records in 1975. The band featured ex-Tomorrow vocalist Keith West and once-Quiver/future-Attractions bassist Bruce Thomas.
The band developed through ties between Keith West and guitarist John Weider, who worked together on the former’s 1974 solo album Wherever My Love Goes, which marked a ruralised turn for the former Tomorrow vocalist. The guitarist himself had an extensive background with stints in The Animals(1967–69) and Family (1970–71), as well as brief appearances with Stud, Home, and the 1972 one-off Ro Ro with Alan Ross.
Completing the Moonrider lineup were former Bodast/Quiverbassist Bruce Thomas and ex-Jasper/Trifle drummer Chico Greenwood.
Musically, the Moodrider album merges rustic twang with dark balladry: a balance exemplified in the track “Danger in the Night,” which Weider would re-record with his subsequent band Gulliver. Bruce Thomas reemerged in late-1977 in Elvis Costello‘s backing band The Attractions.
==Links to Peel==
Peel reviewed the group's single, 'Having Someone' in Singles Reviews, published in Sounds on 5th July 1975 and rated the single as four stars ('Well worth having if you got the money'). He also played it on his 10 July 1975 show and had the group do a session for his programme in August 1975, which Bob Harris sat in for.
==Sessions==
1. Recorded: 1975-07-24. First Broadcast: 04 August 1975. Repeated: 30 October 1975
*Our Day's Gonna Come / Danger In The Night / Gold Digger (& Having Someone 30/10/75)
==Other Shows Played==
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*10 July 1975: Having Someone (7") Anchor
==External Links==
*Jazz Rock Soul
*Discogs
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