Lord Large
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| Genres | Soul, R&B, pop |
| Labels | Acid Jazz, 2Bit |
Lord Large is a 1960s-influenced acid jazz band formed by Stephen Large,[1] a British keyboard-player currently in Squeeze (and previously in the Electric Soft Parade, a band who won a Q Award and a Mercury Music Prize nomination in 2002) and drummer Andrew Jones (from Ronnie Scotts Rejects).[2]
Career
[edit | edit source]An album by Lord Large, The Lord's First XI, was released that featured Lord Large with some other artists namely Roy Phillips from the Peddlers,[3] Clem Curtis of the Foundations, UK female soul singer Linda Lewis, Glenn Tilbrook and Dean Parrish.[4][5] The album which contains a hidden bonus jam got a 4 star rating by Metro.[6] It was given a 3 star rating by Mojo with Curtis' three songs as the highlights and "Stuck in a Wind Up" being the perfect Northern Soul dance floor filler.[7] A number of singles were released including "Stuck in a Wind Up" by Lord Large feat Clem Curtis and "Left Right & Centre" by Lord Large featuring Dean Parrish.[8] Parrish's single charted, peaking at No. 93 on 19 August 2016.[9]
Lord Large performs regularly with other musicians at the North Pole cocktail bar in Greenwich.
Members
[edit | edit source]Stephen Large
[edit | edit source]Stephen Large has recorded and toured with the following artists: the Ordinary Boys, the Dualers and Squeeze. He played organ on a Graham Coxon album. He has also recorded Glenn Tilbrook and has duetted with Glenn Tilbrook[10] and Jools Holland.[11]
Andrew Jones
[edit | edit source]As well as being the drummer for Ronnie Scotts Rejects, Jones has collaborated with the band Morcheeba and set up laptop pop record label 2bit Recordings in 2005.[12]
Discography
[edit | edit source]Singles
[edit | edit source]- Lord Large feat. Clem Curtis – "Stuck in a Wind Up" / "Move Over Daddy" – AJX 174 S
- Lord Large feat. Dean Parrish – "Left Right & Centre" / "Sun in the Sands" – AJX185 S (UK Singles Chart No. 93)[13][14][15]
- Lord Large feat. Clem Curtis – "Stuck in a Wind Up" – AJX 174CDS
- Lord Large feat. Glenn Tilbrook – "Don't Stick Around Too Long" – AJX 179 CDS
- Lord Large feat. Dean Parrish – "Left Right & Centre" – AJX185CDS
Albums
[edit | edit source]- Lord Large – The Lord's First Eleven – AJX 182 LP
- Lord Large – The Lord's First Eleven – AJX 182 CD[16][17]
References
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- ^ Scoop.co,.nz, 19 July 2017 - The Voice of 'the Peddlers'
- ^ The Malta Independent, Friday, 11 January 2008 - Andrea Britton Live on 'Bla Agenda'
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- ^ Metro, Monday 12 Feb 2007 - Lord Large: The Lord’s First XI - Arwa Haider
- ^ Mojo, Issues 158-161 - - -
- ^ 45Cat - Acid Jazz - Label Discography
- ^ Official Charts - DEAN PARRISH
- ^ [1] Archived 20 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ [2] Archived 22 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ AllMusic - Lord Large, The Lord's First Eleven
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