Laurence Archer - L.A. (1986) (2CD) (Japan Rubicon Music Records Edition 2025)
Posted: 15 Oct 2025, 12:34
Laurence Archer - L.A. (1986) (2CD) (Japan Rubicon Music Records Edition 2025)
Year : 1986 (Japan Rubicon Music Records Edition 2025)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock , AOR
Country : United Kingdom
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 208 mb
Bio:
Laurence Archer is a guitarist notable for his work with British rock bands, UFO and Phil Lynott's Grand Slam.He was also a member of British band Wild Horses, Medicine Head and Rhode Island Red with Gary Leiderman Bass (ex Talk Talk, Thin Lizzy), Manolo Antonana Drums and frontman/actor/writer Mike Dyer before temporarily retiring from music in 1994.Archer was previously in Stampede, who recorded 2 albums for Polydor Records: 'The Official Bootleg' and 'Hurricane Town'. Before that, Archer was in Lautrec with his stepfather, singer Reuben Archer.Stampede reformed in 2009 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-Michael Schenker Group) on bass.
Album:
Great new 2CD edition from Rubicon Music Records in Japan edition.Muscially is this album great melodic gem.Released on both vinyl and CD but CD version was a very tiny press as the year,1986,CD costed higher and most of records companies could not press a lot.One single(vinyl) was cut from this album by the way. Good release with decent songs,the kind of songs that we can listen without any prejudice but wouldn't make us jump in the bed of excitement.Laurence is undoubtebly a cheap copy of Eddie Money and somehow Phil Lynnot(thin Lizzy fame)...though is a pretty decent guitar player (he showed up his skills in track 6 and the final song which is an instruental one),about the rest of the songs 'Surrender' could possibly be the best track (AOR in all nature)followed by 'Hiding Away' & 'Claudiette'.Tracks "Rage" and "March In Winter" are bonus tracks for Japan, Laurence plays all the instruments on both of these tracks."Can't Get Away", "Claudiette", "One Time", "Two Hearts" and "When We Were Young" we originally recorded by Laurence Archer and released on his solo studio album L.A. in 1986. The versions here are re-recordings."Gone Are The Days" was re-arranged, re-recorded and released by the reformed Grand Slam on the studio album Hit The Ground, a band Laurence Archer played in from 1984 to 1985 and since 2016.
Line Up:
Laurence Archer - All Guitars, Lead Vocals, Producer - See also: Ex-Grand Slam , Stampede , UFO , Wild Horses
Gary Leidaman - Bass, Backing Vocals
Clive Edwards (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10), Zak Starkey (tracks: 1-1 to 1-9) - Drums
Mark Stanway (tracks: 1-1 to 1-9) - Keyboards
Production:
Recorded At – Herne Place Studios
Recorded At – Scarf Studios
Mixed At – Woodworm Studios
A&R – Rui Maeda
Design – Tommy Yan
Producer – Laurence Archer
Liner Notes – 山崎智之
Photography By – George Chin
Producer – Martin Adams (tracks: 1-1 to 1-9)
Tracklist:
CD1: L.A. (1986)
01. Can't Getaway
02. Hard Fight
03. One Time
04. Hiding Away
05. Two Hearts
06. When You Were Young
07. Claudiette
08. Surrender
09. Shades Of Blue
CD2: Archer, Scallan - L.A. Secrets & bonus
01. Gone Are The Days
02. Can't Get Away
03. Shake Me Up
04. Claudiette
05. Discretion
06. One Time
07. Two Hearts
08. When We Were Young
09. Don't Leave Me Lonely
10. One Way Love
11. Rage (Instrumental) (Japan Bonus Track)
12. March In Winter (Instrumental) (Japan Bonus Track)
Download links for all albums only on our blog here: http://goodmetalandhar.do.am/
Year : 1986 (Japan Rubicon Music Records Edition 2025)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock , AOR
Country : United Kingdom
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 208 mb
Bio:
Laurence Archer is a guitarist notable for his work with British rock bands, UFO and Phil Lynott's Grand Slam.He was also a member of British band Wild Horses, Medicine Head and Rhode Island Red with Gary Leiderman Bass (ex Talk Talk, Thin Lizzy), Manolo Antonana Drums and frontman/actor/writer Mike Dyer before temporarily retiring from music in 1994.Archer was previously in Stampede, who recorded 2 albums for Polydor Records: 'The Official Bootleg' and 'Hurricane Town'. Before that, Archer was in Lautrec with his stepfather, singer Reuben Archer.Stampede reformed in 2009 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-Michael Schenker Group) on bass.
Album:
Great new 2CD edition from Rubicon Music Records in Japan edition.Muscially is this album great melodic gem.Released on both vinyl and CD but CD version was a very tiny press as the year,1986,CD costed higher and most of records companies could not press a lot.One single(vinyl) was cut from this album by the way. Good release with decent songs,the kind of songs that we can listen without any prejudice but wouldn't make us jump in the bed of excitement.Laurence is undoubtebly a cheap copy of Eddie Money and somehow Phil Lynnot(thin Lizzy fame)...though is a pretty decent guitar player (he showed up his skills in track 6 and the final song which is an instruental one),about the rest of the songs 'Surrender' could possibly be the best track (AOR in all nature)followed by 'Hiding Away' & 'Claudiette'.Tracks "Rage" and "March In Winter" are bonus tracks for Japan, Laurence plays all the instruments on both of these tracks."Can't Get Away", "Claudiette", "One Time", "Two Hearts" and "When We Were Young" we originally recorded by Laurence Archer and released on his solo studio album L.A. in 1986. The versions here are re-recordings."Gone Are The Days" was re-arranged, re-recorded and released by the reformed Grand Slam on the studio album Hit The Ground, a band Laurence Archer played in from 1984 to 1985 and since 2016.
Line Up:
Laurence Archer - All Guitars, Lead Vocals, Producer - See also: Ex-Grand Slam , Stampede , UFO , Wild Horses
Gary Leidaman - Bass, Backing Vocals
Clive Edwards (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10), Zak Starkey (tracks: 1-1 to 1-9) - Drums
Mark Stanway (tracks: 1-1 to 1-9) - Keyboards
Production:
Recorded At – Herne Place Studios
Recorded At – Scarf Studios
Mixed At – Woodworm Studios
A&R – Rui Maeda
Design – Tommy Yan
Producer – Laurence Archer
Liner Notes – 山崎智之
Photography By – George Chin
Producer – Martin Adams (tracks: 1-1 to 1-9)
Tracklist:
CD1: L.A. (1986)
01. Can't Getaway
02. Hard Fight
03. One Time
04. Hiding Away
05. Two Hearts
06. When You Were Young
07. Claudiette
08. Surrender
09. Shades Of Blue
CD2: Archer, Scallan - L.A. Secrets & bonus
01. Gone Are The Days
02. Can't Get Away
03. Shake Me Up
04. Claudiette
05. Discretion
06. One Time
07. Two Hearts
08. When We Were Young
09. Don't Leave Me Lonely
10. One Way Love
11. Rage (Instrumental) (Japan Bonus Track)
12. March In Winter (Instrumental) (Japan Bonus Track)
Download links for all albums only on our blog here: http://goodmetalandhar.do.am/