Lee Mavers. Doco Flat5Productions

[@essemmetv]

A documentary that never materialises: could only be about Lee Mavers.

[@TheRagBag]

essemmetv haha

[@alexjewell2351]

pmsl, Absolutely, wouldn't have it any other way though.

[@jpaulsteadman]

🤣😂😆

[@malkyboody]

All true, but the simple fact remains that 16bluesherbert90 is the most adorable and beautiful of all the women 💕❤.

[@GT380man]

He has an unusually good drumming feel, no?

[@danoaberdare]

Been waiting what feels like a lifetime for this

[@tomben6180]

How do you think we feel now 😂

[@hibeelewy95]

feel so sorry for lee, and i've never even met him. he always looks sad even when he's happy, he looks ill as fuck, has an amazing gift and hasn't really ever been taken as serious as he should have been. Can't wait for this documentary so I can see what he's all about. Such a character.

[@leocollins7893]

Well this is unfortunate.

[@nivekvb]

He looked great at around the time the album came out, but not so good after.

[@modernchampionmusic81]

He was given a million quid to record and album of skiffle tunes over a period of 3 years..I d say he was taken pretty serious. ..apart from timeless melody there she goes and looking glass ..theres nothing unique about it.On top of that he has a cult following of people who don't know any better and believe everything they hear.

[@jamesdavies5266]

He should take a leaf out of your book lad!!

[@charliebrogan1141]

@@modernchampionmusic81 I am still going strong and living in Blackpool you donkey!! New album coming next year la.....

[@defoperator7993]

This guy is aligned with the universal soul frequencies

[@modernchampionmusic81]

Hes a junkie mate..get a grip

[@nintendobl00d]

god damn what a killer drummer too. fookin hell Lee, put out another album.

[@shawndavidclare294]

One my favourite writers and rhythm gtr players...add drums to that

[@brownson1970]

I remember saying to him. 'ya want some honey n lemon to look after ya voice' he looked at me and grinned 'my voice looks after me la, not the other way round!!' hahaha class eh!!

[@yeahyeahyeah-7674]

Hahaha! When was that?

[@eighthstv]

I saw him at a Cast gig of all places with Gary Bandit. I said to him Mate get Fishing Net released! He said back to me, I don’t wear fish nets la and laughed. Was funny as fuck at time. Nice bloke is Lee! Not at all like people say.

[@brownson1970]

camping at pedal calling! we had fun!! lees got a genius sense of humour!@@yeahyeahyeah-7674

[@brownson1970]

thats him all right, quick at a laser!!@@eighthstv

[@botany500kojak]

He's almost 60. Never going to release anything or even re-do the 1st album. This is part of what he will be remembered for.

[@hasslereggae]

Waiting for this Documentary is like waiting for a La's second album,it's never gonna happen,howay man at least give us the documentary

[@billybigtime2808]

Cool Waters give a little

[@cxnnxr8460]

@@billybigtime2808 give us watcha got now

[@botany500kojak]

Still waiting for the 1st album to be re-done. It will never happen. He is almost 60.

[@holmas7]

It’s haway

[@terryfinnegan]

Can the rest of this footage please be released? We need to see it

[@mariacallaghan637]

fab stuff still luve it all - was in london at the same time as them grate times had by all!!! luve to see them agin ! cally from the orgonebox

[@jcalz216]

I know this is coming kinda late and that Lee's mostly retired, but the method of "oneness for humanity" that he was aiming for is a chakra/Kundalini thing. His songs seem to vibe people's chakras, balancing them as one passively listens. That's the reason he spent so long searching for the right tuning. 432hz, also known as Pythagorean or Fibonacci tuning, is one of those tunings; 528hz is another. The best advice I can give on this score is to try to "listen with your spine" to every version of each song. The proof'll be in the pudding if I'm right. Also, the other big reason he let the La's crash is because of his sense of honor--it was Mike Badger's band (the dream he had on Carl Davies' couch in the early 1980s), Lee coveted the name because it's his own ("Lee Anthony Mavers", [L]ee [A]nthony, same initials as the La's themselves)--and that's part of what "All By Myself" is about lyrically. He wouldn't allow himself to profit off the band apart from some of the singles because it's still technically Mike's band's name. is this true? Does it make sense? And if so, does Lee want this known? I'm not sure, but I love him all the more for this idea.

[@jcalz216]

@Caverman Never done acid, though I have taken cannabis edibles plenty of times. Don't deride it, as psychedelics make one's body more resonant with itself; we "ring" more vibrantly when we take them. Doesn't mean you want to take them constantly. All I'm saying is Lee's music seems to make a more technical sense when your subtle body matches his songs' vibe. Take "Over" for example; the three chakras I get the sense it vibes are the solar plexus, the heart, and the throat, with the energy flowing both up into space and down toward the planet's core. All three at once, that flow constant all our lives; music is like meditation that way, in that it harnesses the best of all possible worlds in a multidimensional sense. "Timeless Melody" and "Callin' All" do something similar, the former vibing the the top three chakras--crown, third eye, and throat--while the latter does the same with the bottom three--root, sacral, solar plexus. You'll also want to think in terms of how electrical circuits need to be grounded, which is what "Doledrum" does, pushing the energy down same way "Way Out" raises it up. And don't even get me started on how "Ride Yer Camel" and "The Way We Came" do all seven all at once, the aforementioned Kundalini or Hara or Prana Tube channels in our spines being the focus. "Son of a Gun" and "Failure" do this with what's called Microcosmic Orbit, circulating the energy up your spine and down your front, cycling; "Son of a Gun" does it a LOT slower than "Failure" does, though. Just to clarify, I learned not merely by listening but also by singing-along and matching pitch with Lee. Got the resonance to match. Same as in Macefield's book when "Mr. X" speaks of Lee's belief that when four people tap into the Source of All Creation or something, a real-life Force like in Star Wars, some of that Oneness is easier to discern, and the band-members can "harvest" the energy and channel it into the guise of a song. You CAN achieve the same effect as just one guy singing-along. Sort of. Sounds weird initially, but while listening to songs, don't we become their instruments rather than the other way 'round? Aren't our bodies and minds instead played by them? ;)

[@jcalz216]

@Caverman Also, if it helps, the newer songs become easier to "hear" as full-band performances because of that Oneness and how it seems to work. For instance, "Robberman" seems to be a mix of "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and the Television song "Friction." It's slowed-down on the Kitchen tape as Lee even said, but when you speed it up--in your mind--and add other instruments, the form sounds a lot like those two merged together. I'd posit that Lee hasn't released the newer songs expressly BECAUSE he wants people to think this way and make their own songs. To reference Macefield's book again, one of the footnotes comes to mind, and how Mavers was always adamantly against sharing songwriting credits, saying "No, you should learn to become bitter, then you can write your own songs." Same idea, basically, as with how/why he withholds the release we'd all like so much. Last but not least, Michael Head's music has a similar quality to it, the chakra-vibing thing, especially the Strands' stuff. And if you really want to FEEL what I'm talking to, just listen to music that's been retuned to 432hz so you feel what Lee's been talking about for years. Maybe all music does it and concert pitch currently being 440hz is the problem...

[@jcalz216]

@Caverman Agreed on just about every point. The word "heyoka" comes to mind, too. "Starseed" as well. The 2011 Daniel Rachel interview mentioned Cymatics briefly, and that's part of what triggered my initial interest in all this spiritual stuff. Other musicians I've heard who vibe in the multidimensional manner we're dishing on include Gene Clark, Lotti Golden, Gary Higgins, and the La's own biggest influence, Captain Beefheart. Speaking of whom, if you've never listened to "Low Yo Yo Stuff" on Clear Spot, it has a rhythm-section that sounds almost the same as "Son of a Gun." Thanks for understanding! :)

[@jcalz216]

@Caverman P.S.: Just as John Powers named his band Cast, in part, because of the "Looking Glass" line "The change is cast," so too did Mike Badger name his band the Onset, also in part, because of the "Failure" line "In the grip on an onset." Another theory, not quite as groundbreaking as the sort-of-spiritual stuff above, but well-worth mentioning.

[@TenementFunster.74]

he would have liked this,especially his 60s dust on the console whilst recording the album.

[@astroboirap]

please release this documentary!!

[@FogAndLime]

i watched this full documentary it was incredible. all of you should watch it!!!

[@theculturedthug6609]

Tosser.

[@nivekvb]

Crikey, he's a good drummer too! It's a mystery why he never made another record.

[@gomey70]

because he never thought anything he recorded was good enough which made him a nightmare to work with.

[@_sudipidus_]

Played rolling stone's jumping jack flash riff at the end..

[@sratus]

Glad you were here Sherlock

[@VAPIDISM]

@@sratus Sherlock Stones

[@ryansams1268]

What will come first - the documentary or a new La's album? Answer: neither. xD

[@GT380man]

In all seriousness, his funeral. That he doesn’t take care of his physical health is obvious. That is a horribly accurate predictor of not making old bones. Also, and I’ve no idea, but some have said he’s rarely been a truly happy man. That’s so corrosive of vitality. Ranging from resentfulness to depression, such are very unhelpful in relation to longevity. Speaking as a 61 yo former smoker (quit at 43, having smoked 25y) the impact of continuing smoking really cranks up by your fifties. I was pretty miserable for so many years that I’d not wish it on anyone. I hope Lee is able to find meaning in his life. Without meaning, it’s extraordinarily difficult to line up those things which must be aligned, for a good life (as judged by the person living it), Lee Mavers has injected beauty & pleasure into the lives of countless millions worldwide. I hope he’s aware just how much love there is out there for him.

[@nivekvb]

@@GT380man yes, he looks wrecked. That's the sort of atmosphere you could do too much drinking in. It's not really fun in the end. I remember drinking a lot in my teens and early 20s.

[@bgeek]

Back here again. He's certainly like a wizard, not a pinball one, though. Come back, Lee.

[@dowz1969]

I’ll gladly pay for more footage if you’ve got it

[@duanedibbley258]

Okay so no documentary, but could you tel us why?

[@jjh___5459]

Excellent piece of footage, shame nothing materialised on the documentary front. What's the song Lee is drumming out ?

[@ryansams1268]

Pinball Wizard

[@nikmark01]

Jumping Jack Flash. In fact.

[@davidbirks6074]

Its pinball wizard. He plays jumpin jack flash at the end

[@danielcooke91]

Hope there more footage to come :)

[@dan32113]

I doubt Mavers has the will to record new material if there is any! Produce the Album himself if he feels know one can get his sound. He looks of his tree in this clip. I personally will be very suprised if he ever has a new record out!

[@donaquinilator4959]

Nice drumming, Lee

[@alexskerten7059]

I only just realised he’s singing Pinball Wizard!

[@ryansams1268]

Where is the documentary?!

[@MCshlthead]

Just my take as a serious la's enthusiast. Lee is never gonna release any more songs, time to stop hoping, he'll probably ask to be buried with his box of tapes. so I think a lee voice double needs to be found, (tall order) and a talented cover band and just make full band arrangements and studio quality recordings of all the second album songs and rarities. Would have to be charitable people that don't mind giving proceeds to Lee. It might be our only hope.

[@billybigtime2808]

His tapes buried with him would be classic Mavers that made me laugh

[@theculturedthug6609]

Have you heard Aisisi the A. I liam voice. Well surely AI. Lee Mavers new album.

[@user-mx3uk3mw1q]

日本で待ってますよ。　welcome to japan

[@samueljweston]

Hasn't aged well?! The guy is fifty, has a full head of hair and the frame of a twenty year old. New songs please!

[@cranberrypaul]

I'm staying optimistic! It takes time for independent projects to get out into the public. If we stay patient we will see what Lee is up to... hopefully.

[@ryansams1268]

I don't know - it's been 8 years, I'm pretty sure it ain't gonna happen.

[@duffbaker9554]

He still has to finish re-doing the first album before he start on the second one, remember? Please be a little more patient...

[@GettingPsychedelic]

Someone get this documentary out!!

[@GettingPsychedelic]

heroehat "forthcoming documentary"

[@GettingPsychedelic]

heroehat Christ this is difficult. You do realize it was meant to come out in 2011? and never came out cos Lee didn't want it to.

[@GettingPsychedelic]

heroehat Which is why I wanted it to be released... there's no need to get so stressy geez

[@blackmore4]

GettingPsychedelic Geez indeed. Seems that everyone's an "idiot" on KZbin these days. To the idiotic at least ;) But the levels of stress really are almost surreal.

[@susantodd3233]

If he didn't want it out I'm glad it didn't. He seems to be able to stand up for himself just fine and knows what he wants & doesn't want.

[@JoseWhon]

When when when is this coming out?!!

[@ryansams1268]

Come on Lee, do something! Stop hiding away.

[@crabjuice08]

when?

[@pedrez_]

Coming soon: 9 years ago LOL

[@hibeelewy95]

well supposedly he's "working" with Pete Doherty at the moment writing some songs so it sounds to me like he's over the first la's album now.. if that's happening

[@andypickeringmusic]

I know what a shame, always hopeful were gona get something new and never comes to fruition

[@Tmacker71165]

This ever get made ?

[@raining69]

How soon!

[@keerza]

Jesus... he's not that old. He looks knackered.

[@XtremeVelocity]

He is absolutely off it

[@michaelgraham9774]

Looks like we got bamboozled.

[@Noisehead101]

Obviously. It’s Lee Mavers haha. Aliens would land outside Buckingham Palace before this documentary ever got finished

[@babidaboopy]

Do a steve lilywhite and piece together what you got and release it on the sly, it's the only way, time has told us this

[@susantodd3233]

Good way to get sued.

[@thegoodsgone1965]

I think we've got to accept that Lee has gone back to reclusion for good.

[@matthewjdouglas6471]

Is that Lee's brother? Playin bass

[@Noisehead101]

No. It’s Gary from a band called The Bandits

[@modernchampionmusic81]

Gary Murphy

[@matthewjdouglas6471]

​@paddy_conroys_eye_patch thanks Paddy

[@parlance.electricco]

nice drumming - especially so as he was standing up...

[@JoeyLevenson]

BRING IT! BRING IT! FURKIN BRING IT!

[@billybigtime2808]

Where.is.the.god dam.documentary

[@MarkByrne1965]

Out of his box....

[@oweningle3921]

2017 and still nothing

[@gavinwallace7341]

Will this ever be released?

[@britishlion145]

Yeah deffo....

[@thegoodsgone1965]

Nope

[@astroboirap]

nice fake documentary trailer

[@dAYveY1]

please please please tell me where I can watch the rest of this doc..my fave band ever the la`s and can never find anything about them anywhere..thanks for this clip..come back lee mavers

[@susantodd3233]

The Las forum

[@thegoodsgone1965]

Doesn't appear to exist unfortunately.

[@dAYveY1]

@@thegoodsgone1965 thanks for letting me know

[@thegoodsgone1965]

@@dAYveY1 no worries. It's very frustrating being a La's fan isn't it 🤣

[@dAYveY1]

@@thegoodsgone1965 oh it is. The joy of being a las fan, Where is Lee mavers ?? Come back Lee 😂,

[@light106year6]

Jumping jack flash

[@merseymarinermusic]

it's The La's! not The Lar's!

[@morrissey07]

lee mavers is brilliant. take off that shirt and put on a hearts shirt. up the midlothian!

[@B0N4N2A]

Pinball Wizard by The Who

[@millennialanimal]

Where the fuck is this?? if nothing is happening could at lest release the raw footage

[@progforcefield5779]

aigburth liverpool

[@millennialanimal]

I meant the documentary haha, thanks anyway

[@progforcefield5779]

I think we will be waiting forever mate,sad but that's the la's for ya

[@millennialanimal]

+progforcefield Yeah until the bbc pull their finger out and make something about the la's or lee

[@progforcefield5779]

yea been thinking that for a long time

[@babidaboopy]

RELEASE THIS SHIT!!!!!

[@olivergale6796]

lets have it

[@Johnconno]

They shoot horses don't they?

[@dukeswhiteshark]

Ahh fantastic, The LA,s & Celtic FC!! Just watched the Celts qualify for the Champions league group stages,..23/08/16!! C,mon the tic & Mavers with a new Record!!!

[@britishlion145]

Lee had his rangers top on underneath.

[@1878Originals]

Probably doesn't care about Celtic or Rangers. Everton are his team

[@KINGMONKEY1989]

Kiddie fiddling Scumbags. Mon The Rangers 😂

[@KINGMONKEY1989]

​@@1878OriginalsIt wasnt Lee wearing it you fool 😂😂😂

[@MCshlthead]

if anyone here has any way of contacting lee, i have an album i would love him to sing on, he could cowrite the lyrics and obviously take a share of whatever money is made from it. bit of a long shot i know but worth a try.

[@digiface]

yeah I got an album without lyrics as well .. called half finished songs .. no doubt Lee isn't short of any of that

[@MCshlthead]

Caverman ha well im stuck in ireland at the moment, there isnt much chance of me ever tracking down lee, much less convincing him that its worth his time or effort. itd be an absolute dream though.

[@StormOneUK]

Damn that's tough on Mavers that you can't make it. Keep the dream alive though mate keep penning the old ditties. :)

[@MCshlthead]

@@digiface the logic was that Lee wouldn't be so impossibly perfectionist about other people's songs so it might have been possible for him to actually do it

[@MCshlthead]

@The Betbet Underground well, the result is kind of sad, I kind of finished over half of the songs, but I got fed up with them so I've uploaded them to the interweb just for posterity but they've not been recorded or sung on properly. The dream died a death sorry to say.

[@greigypeg]

what a load of shite!! this will probably be released when the La's second album is.... #nothappening

[@Aiur]

Will this ever be released?

[@theculturedthug6609]

Lol you must be joking. They must have a good bit of footage why not just upload that?