{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | name = Lord Large | image = Stephen_Large,_Keyboard_player_with_the_hugely_successful_UK_Band_%27Squeeze%27.jpg | caption = | image_size = | genre = Soul, R&B, pop | years_active = | label = Acid Jazz, 2Bit | associated_acts = Clem Curtis Dean Parrish, Roy Phillips | website = | current_members = | past_members = }}
'''Lord Large''' is a 1960s-influenced acid jazz band formed by Stephen Large,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stephenlarge.com/biography/|title=Biography|website=Stephenlarge.com|date=8 April 2014}}</ref> 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).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.savoirfaireentertainment.com/bands/lord_large.php|title=Lord Large | Savoir Faire Entertainment|website=Savoirfaireentertainment.com}}</ref>
==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,<ref>''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']</ref> Clem Curtis of the Foundations, UK female soul singer Linda Lewis, Glenn Tilbrook and Dean Parrish.<ref>''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']</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> The album which contains a hidden bonus jam got a 4 star rating by ''Metro''.<ref>''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]</ref> 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.<ref>''Mojo'', Issues 158-161 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=9nNLAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Clem+Curtis%22Mojo - -]</ref> 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.<ref>45Cat - [http://www.45cat.com/label/acid-jazz Acid Jazz - Label Discography]</ref> Parrish's single charted, peaking at No. 93 on 19 August 2016.<ref>Official Charts - [https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/15246/dean-parrish/ DEAN PARRISH]</ref>
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<ref>[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 }}</ref> and Jools Holland.<ref name="modradiouk1">{{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}}</ref>
===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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://2bitrecordings.com/about-us/|title=About Us |website=2bitrecordings.com|access-date=12 August 2024}}</ref>
==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)<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/15246/dean-parrish/|title=DEAN PARRISH | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company|website=Officialcharts.com}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> * 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<ref>[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 }}</ref><ref>AllMusic - [https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-lords-first-eleven-mw0001485812/releases Lord Large, ''The Lord's First Eleven'']</ref>
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