Lord Large
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{{Infobox musical artist
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| genre = Soul, R&B, pop
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| associated_acts = Clem Curtis Dean Parrish, Roy Phillips
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Lord Large is a 60s-influenced Acid Jazz band formed by Stephen Large,{{Cite web|url=https://stephenlarge.com/biography/|title=Biography|website=Stephenlarge.com|date=8 April 2014}} 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).{{Cite web|url=http://www.savoirfaireentertainment.com/bands/lord_large.php|title=Lord Large | Savoir Faire Entertainment|website=Savoirfaireentertainment.com}}
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,Scoop.co,.nz, 19 July 2017 - [http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1707/S00256/the-voice-of-the-peddlers.htm The Voice of ‘the Peddlers’] Clem Curtis of The Foundations, UK female soul singer Linda Lewis, Glenn Tilbrook and Dean Parrish.The Malta Independent, Friday, 11 January 2008 - [https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2008-01-11/news/andrea-britton-live-on-bla-agenda-202042/ Andrea Britton Live on ‘Bla Agenda’]{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/az/artist/lord-large/78955822|title=Lord Large on Apple Music|via=Apple Music|access-date=12 August 2024}} The album which contains a hidden bonus jam got a 4 star rating by Metro.Metro, Monday 12 Feb 2007 - [https://metro.co.uk/2007/02/12/lord-large-the-lord-s-first-xi-90445/ Lord Large: The Lord’s First XI - Arwa Haider] 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.Mojo, Issues 158-161 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=9nNLAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Clem+Curtis%22Mojo - -] 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.45Cat - [http://www.45cat.com/label/acid-jazz Acid Jazz - Label Discography] Parrish's single charted, peaking at No. 93 on 19 August 2016.Official Charts - [https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/15246/dean-parrish/ DEAN PARRISH]
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[http://www.acidjazz.co.uk/pages/LordLargealbum.htm ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120010527/http://www.acidjazz.co.uk/pages/LordLargealbum.htm |date=20 November 2008 }} and Jools Holland.{{cite web|url=http://www.modradiouk.net/index.php?ind=reviews&op=entry_view&iden=141 |title=Radio A Go Go – The Home of Mod Radio UK – Reviews Area – Lord Large – The Lord's First XI |website=Modradiouk.net |date=9 February 2004 |access-date=2014-06-29}}
=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.{{Cite web|url=https://2bitrecordings.com/about-us/|title=About Us |website=2bitrecordings.com|access-date=12 August 2024}}
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){{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/18835/lord-large-ft-dean-parrish/|title=LORD LARGE FT DEAN PARRISH | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company|website=Officialcharts.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/15246/dean-parrish/|title=DEAN PARRISH | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company|website=Officialcharts.com}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/jun/18/dean-parrish-obituary|title=Dean Parrish obituary|date=18 June 2021|newspaper=The Guardian}}
- 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[http://www.acidjazz.co.uk/pages/catalogue/catajx.htm ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081022230408/http://www.acidjazz.co.uk/pages/catalogue/catajx.htm |date=22 October 2008 }}AllMusic - [https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-lords-first-eleven-mw0001485812/releases Lord Large, The Lord's First Eleven]
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