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Laurie Marshall
Best Of Laurice Vol. 1

Compil. US 2011 on Mighty Mouth Music label
Rock and R&B/Soul (Punk, Rockabilly, Disco, Glam, Pop Rock)

Track B3 actually plays before B2. Notes from back of jacket: Hi There and Welcome! Enter the amazing world of LAURICE, known primarily in North America for his dance and smooth jazz hits. Formerly Canada's Number One male dance vocalist for two years running, it is not generally known that before he left the UK for North America's greener pastures in the mid-70's, LAURICE wrote and recorded a lot of incredible rock material for various record companies as a session singer, songwriter and producer in London. His most notable success, of course, was the underground 1973 pre-punk hut "When Christine Comes Around" / "I'm Gonna Smash Your Face In," which he recorded under the band name Grudge for the Black label. The song remains an underground punk rock classic to this day. Current record sales bear out LAURICE's claim that he was doing punk before punk was really thought of. LAURICE ventured into rock/blues territory with "That's Nice," scream rock with "Ain't Got Enough To give" and romantic tock with "Shy Baby," all having a heavy updated retro 60's rock sound that only enhanced their popularity. You can hear the sheet force and vitality of these 70's classics on this album. LAURICE was influenced by the works of rock leather icon Lou Reed with his "Walk On The Wild Side" and "Vicious" hits. A move to Toronto, New York and Los Angeles in the mid 70's had this versatile artist challenging himself further with macho rock gems, such as "Rock Hard," highlighting very controversial material for the time in the form of "He's My Guy," "Born To Serve" (S&M) and "Wild Sugar," with highly sexualized lyrics and singing style. Much of this material was aimed at the leather subculture and is included on this album. Lou Reed would have been proud. LAURICE went on to conquer the dance and smooth jazz worlds of the 70's, 80's and 90's, but his treasure trove of early to mid 70's rock standouts can't all be fit onto this one album by any means, so look out for further LAURICE releases from MIGHTY MOUTH MUSIC in the near future. For more information on LAURICE go to his web site at: www.lauricenow.com Thank you and enjoy! Harry Howes MIGHTY MOUTH MUSIC 313 President St. #2 Brooklyn, NY 11231

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