Laurence Archer
Laurence Archer | |
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Laurence Archer with Grand Slam in 1984 | |
Background information | |
Born | (1961-11-09) 9 November 1961 (age 62) London, England |
Origin | London, England |
Genres | Rock |
Occupation | Guitarist |
Years active | 1980–present |
Website | https://grandslamrocks.com |
Laurence Archer (born 9 November 1961) is a British guitarist and songwriter notable for his work with British rock bands UFO and Phil Lynott's Grand Slam.[1] He wrote many of Grand Slam's songs together with Phil Lynott and Mark Stanway, some of which were released as Thin Lizzy songs. Archer was also a member of British band Wild Horses, Stampede, Lautrec, Medicine Head and Rhode Island Red with Gary Leiderman on bass (ex-Talk Talk, Thin Lizzy), Manolo Antonana on drums and frontman/actor/writer Mike Dyer.
While Archer was in Stampede, the band recorded two albums for Polydor Records: The Official Bootleg and Hurricane Town. Before that, Archer was in Lautrec with his stepfather, singer Reuben Archer.
Stampede re-formed in 2009[2] in the wake of renewed interest and the CD re-issues of both The Official Bootleg and Hurricane Town via UK-based Rock Candy Records and Universal Music in Japan. The line-up consisted of original members Laurence Archer, Reuben Archer, and Colin Bond, with Steve Graystone replacing Eddie Parsons on drums, and new guitarist Chris Clowsley.
In 2011, Archer also began playing in the band X-UFO, alongside fellow former members of UFO, Danny Peyronel and Clive Edwards, with Rocky Newton (ex-McAuley Schenker Group) on bass.
In May 2016, Mark Stanway announced the reformation of Phil Lynott's Grand Slam together with Laurence Archer, Micky Barker, Neil Murray and Stefan Berggren.
In March 2019, Archer confirmed he was recording new material for Grandslam, with Mike Dyer, David Boyce, Benji Reid. Mark Stanway was asked to contribute keyboards on 3 songs. On 30 August 2019, BBC Radio 2 played the world premiere of the new Grandslam single "Gone are the Days". Grand Slam’s album, Hit the Ground, was released on 22 November 2019 via Marshall Records.
Discography
w/ Lautrec
- Mean Gasoline EP (1980)
Solo
- LA (1986)
- LA Secret (2019)
w/ Stampede
- Days of Wine and Roses EP (1982)
- The Official Bootleg (1982)
- Hurricane Town (1983)
- The Other Side 7" single (1983)
- A Sudden Impulse (2013)
with UFO
- High Stakes & Dangerous Men (1992)
- Lights Out In Tokyo (1992)
with Phil Lynott's Grand Slam
- Studio Sessions (2002)
- Live 1984 (2003, recorded 1984)
- Twilight's Last Gleaming (2003, recorded 1984)
with Grand Slam
- Hit the Ground (2019, recorded 2018)
References
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- Phil Mogg
- Andy Parker
- Neil Carter
- Vinnie Moore
- Rob De Luca
- Pete Way
- Mick Bolton
- Larry Wallis
- Bernie Marsden
- Michael Schenker
- Paul Chapman
- Danny Peyronel
- Paul Raymond
- John Sloman
- Paul Gray
- Tommy McClendon
- Robbie France
- Barbara Schenker
- Jim Simpson
- Myke Gray
- Fabio Del Rio
- Rik Sandford
- Tony Glidewell
- Erik Gamans
- Laurence Archer
- Clive Edwards
- Jem Davis
- Simon Wright
- Aynsley Dunbar
- Jason Bonham
- UFO 1
- UFO 2: Flying
- Phenomenon
- Force It
- No Heavy Petting
- Lights Out
- Obsession
- No Place to Run
- The Wild, the Willing and the Innocent
- Mechanix
- Making Contact
- Misdemeanor
- Ain't Misbehavin'
- High Stakes & Dangerous Men
- Walk on Water
- Covenant
- Sharks
- You Are Here
- The Monkey Puzzle
- The Visitor
- Seven Deadly
- A Conspiracy of Stars
- The Salentino Cuts
- Live
- Strangers in the Night
- Regenerator – Live 1982
- Live on Earth
- Space Metal
- Anthology
- The Best of the Rest
- The Essential UFO
- The Best of UFO: Gold Collection
- The Best of UFO: Ten Best Series
- Flying: The Early Years 1970–1973
- An Introduction to UFO
- The Best of UFO (1974–1983)
- One of Those Nights: The Anthology
- "C'mon Everybody"
- "(Come Away) Melinda"
- "Who Do You Love?"
- "Doctor Doctor"
- "All or Nothing"
- "Alone Again Or"
- "Mystery Train"
- "Heart Full of Soul"
- "Break On Through (to the Other Side)"
- "River of Deceit"
- "The Pusher"
- "Paper in Fire"
- "Rock Candy"
- "Mississippi Queen"
- "Ain't No Sunshine"
- "It's My Life"
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