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Leather Jacket-Worthy: Lawrence's Favourite Albums
Siobhan Kane , February 1st, 2023 10:30

From the musical worlds of Lionel Bart and 60s psychedelia to the modern pop of Charli XCX, Lawrence takes Siobhan Kane through the 13 albums that have defined his life and work

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The Free Design – Butterflies Are Free

It’s extremely difficult to find their albums. I have never seen an original, and I have been collecting since the 80s, going to record fairs and shops. They were from America and I am not sure if their records were ever released in the UK. You get all the original albums in this one little release, and again, you get a book. It’s hard to find out about the band, and I’m talking as someone who is not on the internet. I first heard about them in the early 90s. At that time I was into middle of the road music, my love of them came about through my love of that really. It was a group that we could never find, so it was exciting. They seemed like a Carpenters-type group with great song writing, and because they were siblings, their harmonies melded in a different way. If you want to get into The Free Design, this is the way to do it.