Derek Lawrence
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Derek Lawrence | |
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| Birth name | Derek John Lawrence |
| Born | 16 November 1941 Barnet, London, England |
| Died | 13 May 2020 (aged 78) Peterborough, England |
| Genres | Rock music |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer |
| Years active | 1960s–1990s |
Derek John Lawrence (16 November 1941 – 13 May 2020).
Lawrence came in contact with Meek circa at the end of 1963, when he managed a group, Laurie Black and the Men of Mystery, that won a recording session at Joe Meek's studio. He continued working for him until 1965.Freddie Starr and the Midnighters.
In the late 1960s, he worked for Harold Shampan at Film Music (part of
Pye Studios in London and the next two at De Lane Lea Studios, Kingsway, London. He produced Flash's first two albums, Flash (1972) and In The Can (1973), both at De Lane Lea.[5] After struggling with Flash's ex-Yes guitarist, Peter Banks, he recommended that the band replace Banks, and suggested several top names. It was advice that they failed to heed, which led to the band's abrupt break up while on tour after the release of their third self-produced album, Out Of Our Hands (1973). He produced Wishbone Ash's first three albums Wishbone Ash (1970), Pilgrimage (1971) and Argus (1972), and returned to produce their ninth album No Smoke Without Fire (1978).[5]
In 1974, Lawrence partnered with noted session musician
Hot Chocolate's Tony Wilson in the 1980s.[5] Along with Sullivan in 1992 he produced Survival,[7] the debut album by the British band Little Brother for Line Records
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Lawrence died from cancer on 13 May 2020, at the age of 78.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Derek Lawrence R.I.P." Thehighwaystar.com. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ISBN 9780786482955. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ISBN 9781550226188. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ISBN 9781617136207. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Derek Lawrence | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ Derek Lawrence Interview, Deep Purple Appreciation Society, 2003. Deep-purple.net, Retrieved 17 May 2020
- ^ "Survival". Musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
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