Stuck in a Wind Up

"Stuck In A Wind Up" is a song released by Lord Large on the Acid Jazz label with former The Foundations front man Clem Curtis singing the lead vocals. The B side is a Ska track called Move Over Daddy. Stuck In A Wind Up is popular with the Northern Soul scene.

"Stuck In A Wind Up"
Single by Lord Large feat Clem Curtis
from the album The Lord's First XI
B-side"Move Over Daddy"
Released2005
GenreNorthern Soul
LabelAcid Jazz AJX174S
Composer(s)Lord Large
Producer(s)A. Jones
Lord Large feat Clem Curtis singles chronology
"Don't Stick Around Too Long" "Stuck In A Wind Up"

Background

The song was written by Lord Large. The recording came about as a result of a bass playing friend of his, Steve Walters mentioning that Foundations singer Clem Curtis was his unofficial godfather. Curtis's status in British 60's soul and "Baby, Now That I've Found You" being one of the top ten favorites of Large and his drummer / producer friend Jones, had a part in it. Curtis liked it enough to come down from his home near Milton Keynes to East London to record it. The song was first released on 2Bit, a label created by Large and Jones. The release got airplay on Radio 2 with the act credited as "Lord Large featuring Clem Curtis". Acid Jazz picked it up with an offer to put an album out with Curtis and recordings by other potentially classic singers.[1][2] The song backed with "Move Over Daddy" would be released on Acid Jazz AJX 174 S in 2005. [3]

In a review of Lord Large's The Lord's First XI album, Record Collector referred to the song as a slice of breezy, upbeat soul so authentic that it sounded like it was recorded in the late 1960s.[4] It was also one of the three songs referred to by Mojo as the highlights of the album. Mojo also said that it was the perfect Northern Soul dance floor filler.[5]

In addition to its inclusion on The Lord's First XI,[6][7] the song appears on the various artists compilation albums, Hammond Street, Vol. 3, released on Acid Jazz AJXCD 195 in 2008[8] Dig the New Breed: Singles From the New Millennium album, released on Acid Jazz 233 in 2010,[9] and Modern Northern Soul on Acid Jazz AJXCD 376 in 2015.[10][11]

Popularity

The song was at no. 30 on onetruekev's 50 at 50 – Northern Soul Songs list in 2020.[12] Some three years after Curtis' death,[13] the song spent a week in the iTunes chart, peaking at no. 54 on 3 April 2022.[14]

Discography (selective)
Single releases
Title Catalogue Year Notes #
"Stuck in a Wind Up" / "Move Over Daddy" 2 Bit 2BIT45 - 1 [15]
"Stuck in a Wind Up" / "Move Over Daddy" Acid Jazz AJX 174 S 2005 [16]

References
  1. Bisikleta Productions, Friday, July 17, 2009 - PAUL WELLER PENNED TUNE DONE BY LORD LARGE
  2. 2Bit Recordings - Credits, Record Production
  3. 45Cat - Lord Large Featuring Clem Curtis - Discography
  4. Record Collector, Issue 334 - Lord Large - The Lord’s First XI, Sharon Jones has herself a new rival… Reviewed by Jason Draper
  5. Mojo, Issues 158-161 - - Page 4
  6. Spotify - The Lord's First XI by Lord Large
  7. Record Collector, Issue 334 - Lord Large - The Lord’s First XI, Sharon Jones has herself a new rival… Reviewed by Jason Draper
  8. AllMusic - Various Artists, Hammond Street, Vol. 3
  9. AllMusic - Various Artists, Dig the New Breed: Singles From the New Millennium, Overview
  10. Spotify - Stuck in a Wind Up By Lord Large, Clem Curtis
  11. AllMusic - Various Artists, Modern Northern Soul, Releases
  12. onetruekev - 50 at 50 – Northern Soul Songs
  13. The Guardian, Tue 28 Mar 2017 - Foundations lead singer Clem Curtis dies aged 76
  14. Top Charts - Stuck in a Wind Up (feat. Clem Curtis)
  15. Discogs - Lord Large Feat. Clem Curtis – Stuck In A Wind Up / Move Over Daddy
  16. 45Cat - Lord Large Featuring Clem Curtis - Discography
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