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'''Mike Hart''' was a [[Liverpool]] based [[singer/songwriter]] and [[poet]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/content/articles/2007/10/02/music_mikehart_feature.shtml |title=Mike Hart: Wayward Genius |work=BBC Liverpool |date=2007-10-04 |accessdate=2009-01-25}}</ref>
'''Mike Hart''' was a [[Liverpool]] based [[singer/songwriter]] and [[poet]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/content/articles/2007/10/02/music_mikehart_feature.shtml |title=Mike Hart: Wayward Genius |work=BBC Liverpool |date=2007-10-04 |accessdate=2009-01-25}}</ref>


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[[File:Mike-Hart-mugshot.jpg|border|right|Publicity shot circa 1968]]


In 1962 he founded the band [[Liverpool Roadrunners|The Roadrunners]], before leaving in 1965 to join [[The Liverpool Scene]], a poetry and music collective, with [[Adrian Henri]], [[Andy Roberts (musician)|Andy Roberts]] and Mike Evans. After recording one album with them he had a solo album, ''Mike Hart Bleeds'', produced by [[John Peel]], on Peel's [[Dandelion Records]] label.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-mike-hart-mike-hart-bleeds-dandelioncherry-red-1038414.html |title=Album: Mike Hart, Mike Hart Bleeds (Dandelion/Cherry Red) |author=Andy Gill |work=The Independent |date=2008-11-28 |accessdate=2009-01-25}}</ref>
In 1962 he founded the band [[Liverpool Roadrunners|The Roadrunners]], before leaving in 1965 to join [[The Liverpool Scene]], a poetry and music collective, with [[Adrian Henri]], [[Andy Roberts (musician)|Andy Roberts]] and Mike Evans. After recording one album with them he had a solo album, ''Mike Hart Bleeds'', produced by [[John Peel]], on Peel's [[Dandelion Records]] label.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-mike-hart-mike-hart-bleeds-dandelioncherry-red-1038414.html |title=Album: Mike Hart, Mike Hart Bleeds (Dandelion/Cherry Red) |author=Andy Gill |work=The Independent |date=2008-11-28 |accessdate=2009-01-25}}</ref>

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Mike Hart was a Liverpool based singer/songwriter and poet.[1]

Publicity shot circa 1968
Publicity shot circa 1968

In 1962 he founded the band The Roadrunners, before leaving in 1965 to join The Liverpool Scene, a poetry and music collective, with Adrian Henri, Andy Roberts and Mike Evans. After recording one album with them he had a solo album, Mike Hart Bleeds, produced by John Peel, on Peel's Dandelion Records label.[2]

He recorded a second solo album with Dandelion; Basher, Chalky, Pongo and Me.

In 1980 he began work on a third solo project. Five tracks were recorded, but none were released. They have been rediscovered, remastered and put online.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Mike Hart: Wayward Genius". BBC Liverpool. 2007-10-04. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  2. ^ Andy Gill (2008-11-28). "Album: Mike Hart, Mike Hart Bleeds (Dandelion/Cherry Red)". The Independent. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  3. ^ The lost sessions "Mike Hart". 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2010-04-09. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)