37:
174:
214:", with new songs performed as encores. The drummer was quickly replaced by Mavers' old schoolfriend Ian Jasper, and live reviews have generally been favourable. New songs that would have featured, or will feature, on the 2nd album include "I Am the Key", "Fishing Net" A.K.A. "Something I Said", "Raindance" and "The Human Race".
194:. In this book the author tracked down Mavers, via connections, to his home in Liverpool. The book culminated in a rare interview with Mavers discussing his band and what he intends to do with his music. While providing insight into Mavers' personality, the book ends on an ambiguous note concerning his return to music.
169:
Mavers gained a reputation for perfectionism and eccentricity particularly due to the fraught recording of their debut album. Obsessing over the group's troubled recording efforts between 1987 and 1992, Mavers eventually retreated to his
Liverpool home after the release of the La's' eponymous debut
259:(Picador), by Daniel Rachel. Within the conversation, Mavers discussed the themes of certain songs and his songwriting craft (essentially describing himself as a conduit rather than author), again decried the sole album released by
209:
festival in Japan, with the line-up of Lee Mavers (vocals, guitar), John Power (bass), Jay Lewis of the band
Cracatilla (guitar) and Nick Miniski (drums). The set generally consisted of old songs, including the perennial favourite
240:): this featured Mavers playing with Gary Murphy of defunct Liverpool band the Bandits. Mavers and Murphy continued impromptu gigs in Sunderland, Glasgow and London, before heading abroad to
187:
interview. Mavers was at this point occasionally playing with other
Liverpool musicians. Mavers disavowed the album in print while struggling to maintain his artistic integrity.
252:, before bringing the 'stripped back' sets to a close at a homecoming show at Liverpool's O2 Academy after announcing they were set to return soon after recruiting a full band.
751:
709:
170:
album, his perception of the music industry soured by the fact the release was not a version of the album he had wished to be made public.
36:
771:
349:
510:
323:
776:
796:
659:
211:
137:
761:
756:
766:
781:
791:
403:
652:
132:(born 2 August 1962) is an English musician. Mavers was the songwriter, singer and rhythm guitarist in
503:
375:
298:
786:
237:
228:
On 19 June 2011, Mavers made a rare outing, doing a secret acoustic set at the Deaf
Institute,
562:
478:
746:
496:
202:
8:
715:
625:
353:
143:
Mavers was originally the bassist for the
Liverpool group Neuklon circa 1980 to 1984.
390:
88:
350:"Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos"
324:"Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos"
725:
698:
666:
327:
282:
633:
587:
245:
417:
740:
570:
151:
92:
222:
206:
147:
474:
693:
539:
519:
445:
260:
158:
133:
263:, and also explained he has a "great patience" for the music to happen.
201:
and
Ireland, their first in a decade, along with festivals sets such as
673:
229:
218:
19:
720:
703:
244:
and later to the Rock En Seine
Festival in Paris and at UK festivals
241:
77:
488:
446:"NME News The La's Lee Mavers makes surprise comeback in Manchester"
232:, under the name of Lee Rude & the Velcro Underpants (a play on
249:
233:
376:
http://tomgraves.blogspot.gr/2004/11/interview-with-british-cult
181:
More silence in the music press followed, aside from one 1995
173:
483:
257:
Isle of Noises: Conversations with Great
British Songwriters
190:
In late 2003 a book about Mavers and his band was released,
280:
Jelbert, Steve (26 January 2001). "Pop: The One and Only".
418:"Pete Doherty plays gig with the La's frontman Lee Mavers"
422:
183:
255:
An interview with Mavers also appears in the 2013 book,
177:
Mavers performing with the La's, Club Quatro, Japan 1991
198:
225:
on stage to play "Son of a Gun" and "There She Goes".
217:
In March 2009, Mavers made a surprise appearance in
161:and Neil Mavers who was the drummer for The La's.
41:Mavers at the Picket in Liverpool, December 1999.
738:
752:Alumni of the University of Central Lancashire
504:
296:
511:
497:
197:In March 2005 the La's announced dates in
35:
710:In Search of The La's: A Secret Liverpool
192:In Search of the La's: A Secret Liverpool
172:
299:"The search for La's singer Lee Mavers"
279:
739:
110:Vocals, guitar, bass, drums, harmonica
518:
492:
146:Mavers is a passionate supporter of
13:
14:
808:
468:
352:. 26 October 2009. Archived from
326:. 26 October 2009. Archived from
157:He is the older brother of actor
136:and is best known for the song "
772:English male singer-songwriters
438:
410:
368:
342:
316:
290:
273:
1:
266:
102:Singer-songwriter, guitarist
7:
484:Neuklon era photo of Mavers
164:
10:
813:
777:English singer-songwriters
17:
686:
644:
617:
526:
114:
106:
98:
84:
61:
51:
46:
34:
27:
797:Musicians from Liverpool
18:Not to be confused with
762:English rock guitarists
757:English male guitarists
238:The Velvet Underground
178:
150:and regularly attends
47:Background information
286:. London. p. 16.
176:
148:Everton Football Club
140:" from October 1988.
767:English rock singers
578:Peter "Cammy" Camell
716:The Lightning Seeds
550:Jim "Jasper" Fearon
544:John "Timmo" Timson
792:People from Huyton
356:on 26 October 2009
330:on 26 October 2009
179:
130:Lee Anthony Mavers
57:Lee Anthony Mavers
734:
733:
398:Missing or empty
297:Alexis Petridis.
124:
123:
804:
782:The La's members
687:Related articles
677:
584:John "Boo" Byrne
513:
506:
499:
490:
489:
462:
461:
459:
457:
442:
436:
435:
433:
431:
414:
408:
407:
401:
396:
394:
386:
384:
382:
372:
366:
365:
363:
361:
346:
340:
339:
337:
335:
320:
314:
313:
311:
309:
294:
288:
287:
277:
117:
89:Alternative rock
75:
71:
69:
54:
39:
25:
24:
812:
811:
807:
806:
805:
803:
802:
801:
737:
736:
735:
730:
726:The Viper Label
699:The Cherry Boys
682:
675:
667:Timeless Melody
640:
613:
522:
517:
471:
466:
465:
455:
453:
444:
443:
439:
429:
427:
426:. 26 March 2009
416:
415:
411:
399:
397:
388:
387:
380:
378:
374:
373:
369:
359:
357:
348:
347:
343:
333:
331:
322:
321:
317:
307:
305:
295:
291:
283:The Independent
278:
274:
269:
167:
127:
115:
76:
73:
67:
65:
52:
42:
30:
23:
12:
11:
5:
810:
800:
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
764:
759:
754:
749:
732:
731:
729:
728:
723:
718:
713:
706:
701:
696:
690:
688:
684:
683:
681:
680:
670:
663:
660:There She Goes
656:
648:
646:
642:
641:
639:
638:
634:BBC in Session
630:
621:
619:
615:
614:
612:
611:
608:
605:
602:
599:
596:
593:
590:
588:Chris Sharrock
585:
582:
581:Iain Templeton
579:
576:
573:
568:
565:
560:
557:
554:
551:
548:
545:
542:
536:
535:
527:
524:
523:
516:
515:
508:
501:
493:
487:
486:
481:
470:
469:External links
467:
464:
463:
452:. 19 June 2011
437:
409:
367:
341:
315:
289:
271:
270:
268:
265:
246:Kendal Calling
212:There She Goes
166:
163:
138:There She Goes
126:Musical artist
125:
122:
121:
118:
112:
111:
108:
104:
103:
100:
96:
95:
86:
82:
81:
63:
59:
58:
55:
49:
48:
44:
43:
40:
32:
31:
28:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
809:
798:
795:
793:
790:
788:
787:Living people
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
773:
770:
768:
765:
763:
760:
758:
755:
753:
750:
748:
745:
744:
742:
727:
724:
722:
719:
717:
714:
712:
711:
707:
705:
702:
700:
697:
695:
692:
691:
689:
685:
678:
671:
668:
664:
661:
657:
654:
650:
649:
647:
643:
636:
635:
631:
628:
627:
623:
622:
620:
616:
609:
606:
603:
600:
597:
594:
591:
589:
586:
583:
580:
577:
575:Mark Birchall
574:
572:
571:Paul Hemmings
569:
566:
564:
561:
558:
555:
552:
549:
546:
543:
541:
538:
537:
534:
533:
529:
528:
525:
521:
514:
509:
507:
502:
500:
495:
494:
491:
485:
482:
480:
476:
473:
472:
451:
447:
441:
425:
424:
419:
413:
405:
392:
377:
371:
355:
351:
345:
329:
325:
319:
304:
300:
293:
285:
284:
276:
272:
264:
262:
258:
253:
251:
247:
243:
239:
235:
231:
226:
224:
220:
215:
213:
208:
204:
200:
195:
193:
188:
186:
185:
175:
171:
162:
160:
155:
153:
152:Goodison Park
149:
144:
141:
139:
135:
131:
119:
113:
109:
107:Instrument(s)
105:
101:
99:Occupation(s)
97:
94:
93:rock and roll
90:
87:
83:
79:
74:(age 62)
72:2 August 1962
64:
60:
56:
50:
45:
38:
33:
26:
21:
16:
708:
632:
624:
607:Nick Miniski
592:Barry Sutton
553:Bernie Nolan
547:Phil Butcher
531:
530:
454:. Retrieved
449:
440:
428:. Retrieved
421:
412:
400:|title=
379:. Retrieved
370:
358:. Retrieved
354:the original
344:
332:. Retrieved
328:the original
318:
306:. Retrieved
303:The Guardian
302:
292:
281:
275:
256:
254:
227:
223:Pete Doherty
216:
207:Summer Sonic
196:
191:
189:
182:
180:
168:
156:
145:
142:
129:
128:
116:Years active
15:
747:1962 births
610:Gary Murphy
601:Lee Garnett
598:James Joyce
595:Neil Mavers
567:Barry Walsh
559:Paul Rhodes
556:Tony Clarke
540:Mike Badger
203:Glastonbury
159:Gary Mavers
741:Categories
563:John Power
532:Lee Mavers
475:Lee Mavers
267:References
230:Manchester
221:, joining
219:Birmingham
68:1962-08-02
53:Birth name
29:Lee Mavers
20:Lee Majors
721:The Onset
704:Go! Discs
604:Jay Lewis
456:11 August
360:2 January
334:2 January
308:11 August
242:Amsterdam
120:1980–2011
80:, England
78:Liverpool
679:" (1991)
669:" (1990)
662:" (1988)
655:" (1987)
626:The La's
520:The La's
479:AllMusic
391:cite web
261:The La's
250:Bestival
234:Lou Reed
205:and the
165:The La's
134:The La's
653:Way Out
645:Singles
430:18 July
381:21 June
199:Britain
674:Feelin
637:(2006)
629:(1990)
618:Albums
85:Genres
676:'
694:Cast
458:2014
432:2010
404:help
383:2014
362:2012
336:2012
310:2014
248:and
236:and
62:Born
477:at
450:NME
423:NME
184:NME
743::
448:.
420:.
395::
393:}}
389:{{
301:.
154:.
91:,
70:)
672:"
665:"
658:"
651:"
512:e
505:t
498:v
460:.
434:.
406:)
402:(
385:.
364:.
338:.
312:.
210:"
66:(
22:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
