guyitho's video: The Shining Hour - Before You Know It

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.