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{{Short description|Single by Clem Curtis and Lord Large}}
{{Infobox song
| name       = Stuck In A Wind Up
| cover      =
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| type       = single
| artist     = [[Lord Large]] feat [[Clem Curtis]]
| album      = The Lord's First XI
| B-side     = Move Over Daddy
| released   = 2005
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| genre      = [[Northern Soul]]
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| label      = [[Acid Jazz Records|Acid Jazz]] AJX174S
| composer   = Lord Large
| lyricist   =
| producer   = A. Jones
| prev_title = Don't Stick Around Too Long
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}}

"'''Stuck In A Wind Up'''" is a song released by [[Lord Large]] on the [[Acid Jazz Records|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.
==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 [[The Foundations|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.<ref>Bisikleta Productions, Friday, July 17, 2009 - [http://bisikletaproductions.blogspot.com/2009/07/ PAUL WELLER PENNED TUNE DONE BY LORD LARGE]</ref><ref>2Bit Recordings - [https://2bitrecordings.com/credits-2/ Credits, Record Production]</ref> The song backed with "Move Over Daddy" would be released on [[Acid Jazz Records|Acid Jazz]] AJX 174 S in 2005. <ref>45Cat - [http://www.45cat.com/artist/lord-large-featuring-clem-curtis Lord Large Featuring Clem Curtis - Discography]</ref>

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.<ref>''[[Record Collector]]'', Issue 334 - [https://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/the-lords-first-xi Lord Large - The Lord’s First XI, Sharon Jones has herself a new rival… Reviewed by Jason Draper]</ref> It was also one of the three songs referred to by ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'' as the highlights of the album. ''Mojo'' also said that it was the perfect [[Northern Soul]] dance floor filler.<ref>''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'', Issues 158-161 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=9nNLAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Clem+Curtis%22Mojo - Page 4]</ref>

In addition to its inclusion on ''The Lord's First XI'',<ref>[[Spotify]] - [https://open.spotify.com/album/6Xg9kIdBAmUWMwDDU9EFSJ The Lord's First XI by Lord Large]</ref><ref>''Record Collector'', Issue 334 - [https://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/the-lords-first-xi Lord Large - The Lord’s First XI, Sharon Jones has herself a new rival… Reviewed by Jason Draper]</ref>  the song appears on the various artists compilation albums, 
''Hammond Street, Vol. 3'', released on Acid Jazz AJXCD 195 in 2008<ref>[[AllMusic]] - [https://www.allmusic.com/album/hammond-street-vol-3-mw0001197004 Various Artists, ''Hammond Street, Vol. 3'']</ref> 
''Dig the New Breed: Singles From the New Millennium'' album, released on Acid Jazz 233 in 2010,<ref>[[AllMusic]] - [https://www.allmusic.com/album/dig-the-new-breed-singles-from-the-new-millennium-mw0001988379 Various Artists, ''Dig the New Breed: Singles From the New Millennium'', Overview]</ref> and ''Modern Northern Soul'' on Acid Jazz AJXCD 376 in 2015.<ref>Spotify - [https://open.spotify.com/track/5iAc0KQ9o5e4Zesb5TDqPW Stuck in a Wind Up By Lord Large, Clem Curtis]</ref><ref>AllMusic - [https://www.allmusic.com/album/modern-northern-soul-mw0002851481/releases Various Artists, ''Modern Northern Soul'', Releases]</ref>

==Popularity==
The song was at no. 30 on onetruekev's 50 at 50 – Northern Soul Songs list in 2020.<ref>onetruekev - [https://onetruekev.co.uk/Mutterings/2020/06/25/50-at-50-northern-soul-songs/ 50 at 50 – Northern Soul Songs]</ref> 
Some three years after Curtis' death,<ref>''The Guardian'', Tue 28 Mar 2017 - [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/mar/27/foundations-lead-singer-clem-curtis-dies-aged-76 Foundations lead singer Clem Curtis dies aged 76]</ref> the song spent a week in the [[iTunes]] chart, peaking at no. 54 on 3 April 2022.<ref>Top Charts - [https://www.top-charts.com/s/stuck-in-a-wind-up-feat-clem-curtis-lord-large Stuck in a Wind Up (feat. Clem Curtis)]</ref>

==Discography (selective)==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ Single releases
|-
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Title
! scope="col" | Catalogue
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes #
|-
! scope="row" | "Stuck in a Wind Up" / "Move Over Daddy"
| 2 Bit 2BIT45 - 1
| 
| <ref>Discogs - [https://www.discogs.com/Lord-Large-Feat-Clem-Curtis-Stuck-In-A-Wind-Up-Move-Over-Daddy/release/6587242 Lord Large Feat.  Clem Curtis  – Stuck In A Wind Up / Move Over Daddy]</ref>
|- 
! scope="row" | "Stuck in a Wind Up" / "Move Over Daddy"
| [[Acid Jazz Records|Acid Jazz]] AJX 174 S
| 2005
| <ref>45Cat - [http://www.45cat.com/artist/lord-large-featuring-clem-curtis Lord Large Featuring Clem Curtis - Discography]</ref>
|- 
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* Steviemtothec channel -[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2FpRdb9qAU Lord large - stuck in a wind up (Clem Curtis lead vocals)]
* snipturn channel - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsP5ddrpTZQ The Stephen Large Quartet - Stuck in a wind up - 16th March 2010 (female lead singer)]
* modphil64 channel - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfdzMtxCVBM lord large - stuck in a wind up (instrumental)]
* modphil64 channel - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMsEPAesvbo lord large - stuck in a wind up (instrumental remix version)]

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