CP Lee
Encyclopedia
CP Lee is a musician, author, broadcaster and lecturer from Manchester
, England
.
explosion with his next band Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias
(other members included Jimmy Hibbert
, Bruce Mitchell
, Les Prior, Bob Harding, Simon White, Ray "Mongo" Hughes, Tony Bowers, John Scott and Captain Mog). In 1977 Lee wrote the "snuff-rock" musical Sleak, which ran for several months in London's Royal Court Theatre and the Roundhouse. It subsequently had a run at Privates in New York City
in 1980. Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias split up in 1982 after releasing three albums. Lee went on to record an album under the name Lord Buckley, and worked as a music journalist.
When We Were Thin (published October 2007) is a personal memoir in which Lee recounts how he produced one side of the first Factory Records
release, ate muffins with Andy Warhol
, drove a table with Wreckless Eric
and was Elvis Costello
for a day.
His other works include books about Bob Dylan
, one of which, Like The Night (Revisited), focuses on the shout of 'Judas
' aimed at Dylan at his Manchester Free Trade Hall
performance in 1966, which was the climax of Martin Scorsese
's documentary of Dylan, No Direction Home
. Another book, Shake, Rattle & Rain, is adapted from his PhD thesis on Manchester music-making.
CP Lee is now a course leader in Film Studies and senior lecturer at the University of Salford
and successfully continues writing and presenting talks as well as documentaries for BBC Radio and TV.
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Biography
Christopher Paul "CP" Lee (born 19 January 1950) is a writer, broadcaster, lecturer and performer who started playing in the North West folk and beat clubs of the 1960s with his band Greasy Bear and became a lynchpin of the punk rockPunk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
explosion with his next band Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias
Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias
Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias were a comedy rock band, formed in Manchester, England in 1973. Their story is told in the book When We Were Thin...
(other members included Jimmy Hibbert
Jimmy Hibbert
James "Jimmy" Hibbert is an English television writer and voice actor best known for his work for Cosgrove Hall.He was brought up and educated at Leighton Park School and in Henley-on-Thames and later studied at the University of Manchester achieving a BA in drama...
, Bruce Mitchell
Bruce Mitchell (drummer)
Bruce Mitchell is a jazz drummer, who plays regularly with Vini Reilly in the Durutti Column.-Biography:Mitchell was born in the suburb of Didsbury, in the south of Manchester, on 6 June 1940....
, Les Prior, Bob Harding, Simon White, Ray "Mongo" Hughes, Tony Bowers, John Scott and Captain Mog). In 1977 Lee wrote the "snuff-rock" musical Sleak, which ran for several months in London's Royal Court Theatre and the Roundhouse. It subsequently had a run at Privates in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
in 1980. Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias split up in 1982 after releasing three albums. Lee went on to record an album under the name Lord Buckley, and worked as a music journalist.
When We Were Thin (published October 2007) is a personal memoir in which Lee recounts how he produced one side of the first Factory Records
Factory Records
Factory Records was a Manchester based British independent record label, started in 1978 by Tony Wilson and Alan Erasmus, which featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Joy Division, New Order, A Certain Ratio, The Durutti Column, Happy Mondays, Northside and James and...
release, ate muffins with Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol
Andrew Warhola , known as Andy Warhol, was an American painter, printmaker, and filmmaker who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art...
, drove a table with Wreckless Eric
Wreckless Eric
Wreckless Eric is an English rock and roll/new wave singer-songwriter, best known for his 1977 single " Whole Wide World" on Stiff Records. More than two decades after its release, the song was included in Mojo magazine’s list of the best punk rock singles of all time...
and was Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello , born Declan Patrick MacManus, is an English singer-songwriter. He came to prominence as an early participant in London's pub rock scene in the mid-1970s and later became associated with the punk/New Wave genre. Steeped in word play, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader...
for a day.
His other works include books about Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
, one of which, Like The Night (Revisited), focuses on the shout of 'Judas
Judas Iscariot
Judas Iscariot was, according to the New Testament, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. He is best known for his betrayal of Jesus to the hands of the chief priests for 30 pieces of silver.-Etymology:...
' aimed at Dylan at his Manchester Free Trade Hall
Free Trade Hall
The Free Trade Hall, Peter Street, Manchester, was a public hall constructed in 1853–6 on St Peter's Fields, the site of the Peterloo Massacre and is now a hotel. The hall was built to commemorate the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846. The architect was Edward Walters The hall subsequently was...
performance in 1966, which was the climax of Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese
Martin Charles Scorsese is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film historian. In 1990 he founded The Film Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to film preservation, and in 2007 he founded the World Cinema Foundation...
's documentary of Dylan, No Direction Home
No Direction Home
No Direction Home is a documentary film by Martin Scorsese that traces the life of Bob Dylan, and his impact on 20th century American popular music and culture. The film does not cover Dylan's entire career; it concentrates on the period between Dylan's arrival in New York in January 1961 and his...
. Another book, Shake, Rattle & Rain, is adapted from his PhD thesis on Manchester music-making.
CP Lee is now a course leader in Film Studies and senior lecturer at the University of Salford
University of Salford
The University of Salford is a campus university based in Salford, Greater Manchester, England with approximately 20,000 registered students. The main campus is about west of Manchester city centre, on the A6, opposite the former home of the physicist, James Prescott Joule and the Working Class...
and successfully continues writing and presenting talks as well as documentaries for BBC Radio and TV.