Lord Large Explained

Lord Large
Genre:Soul, R&B, pop
Label:Acid Jazz, 2Bit
Associated Acts:Clem Curtis Dean Parrish, Roy Phillips

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

Albums

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biography. Stephenlarge.com. 8 April 2014.
  2. Web site: Lord Large | Savoir Faire Entertainment. 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. Web site: Lord Large on Apple Music. Apple Music. 12 August 2024.
  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. http://www.acidjazz.co.uk/pages/LordLargealbum.htm
  11. Web site: Radio A Go Go – The Home of Mod Radio UK – Reviews Area – Lord Large – The Lord's First XI . Modradiouk.net . 9 February 2004 . 2014-06-29.
  12. Web site: About Us . 2bitrecordings.com. 12 August 2024.
  13. Web site: LORD LARGE FT DEAN PARRISH | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company. Officialcharts.com.
  14. Web site: DEAN PARRISH | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company. Officialcharts.com.
  15. News: Dean Parrish obituary. 18 June 2021. The Guardian.
  16. http://www.acidjazz.co.uk/pages/catalogue/catajx.htm
  17. [AllMusic]