Lord Large
Background information
GenresSoul, R&B, pop
LabelsAcid Jazz, 2Bit

Lord Large is a 60s-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

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 feat. 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

Stephen Large

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

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

Singles

  • 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

  • Lord Large – The Lord's First Eleven – AJX 182 LP
  • Lord Large – The Lord's First Eleven – AJX 182 CD[16][17]

References

  1. ↑ "biography". 8 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Lord Large | Savoir Faire Entertainment". www.savoirfaireentertainment.com.
  3. ↑ Scoop.co,.nz, 19 July 2017 - The Voice of ‘the Peddlers’
  4. ↑ The Malta Independent, Friday, 11 January 2008 - Andrea Britton Live on ‘Bla Agenda’
  5. ↑ iTunes - Lord Large
  6. ↑ Metro, Monday 12 Feb 2007 - Lord Large: The Lord’s First XI - Arwa Haider
  7. ↑ Mojo, Issues 158-161 - - -
  8. ↑ 45Cat - Acid Jazz - Label Discography
  9. ↑ Official Charts - DEAN PARRISH
  10. ↑ Archived 20 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑ "Radio A Go Go – The Home of Mod Radio UK – Reviews Area – Lord Large – The Lord's First XI". Modradiouk.net. 9 February 2004. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  12. ↑ "About Us | 2bitrecordings.com".
  13. ↑ "LORD LARGE FT DEAN PARRISH | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  14. ↑ "DEAN PARRISH | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  15. ↑ "Dean Parrish obituary". the Guardian. 18 June 2021.
  16. ↑ Archived 22 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ↑ AllMusic - Lord Large, The Lord's First Eleven
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