Felt Felt released ten albums in the 1980s, and Lawrence was the only constant member of the band from its inception in 1979 to its dissolution in 1989, though he doesn't appear at all on the band's penultimate album,
Train Above The City, despite being present at the recording sessions. During his time in the band, he served as lyricist and co-songwriter, together with then-lead guitarist
Maurice Deebank, who left the band in 1985.
Denim After the dissolution of Felt, Lawrence formed
Denim. Influenced lyrically by Lawrence's upbringing during the 1970s and stylistically by
bubblegum and
glam rock, Denim released two albums in the 1990s, plus a compilation of
B-sides and extra tracks, but mainstream success continued to elude Lawrence. A third album (sometimes referred to as
Denim Take Over) was shelved indefinitely, and a standalone single "Summer Smash" was withdrawn from being released shortly after the death of
Princess Diana. Lawrence co-wrote the first single by
Shampoo, "Blisters and Bruises", released in 1993.
Go-Kart Mozart and Mozart Estate 1999 saw the full-length debut of Lawrence's current project,
Go-Kart Mozart, released through his personal imprint, West Midlands Records and distributed by
Cherry Red. The 2005 follow-up was titled
Tearing Up The Album Chart – a wry comment on his failure to achieve commercial success, a habit the album itself did nothing to break.
UNCUT awarded Lawrence the dubious honour of being "one of the stars fame forgot." In 2006, Lawrence began working on a new Go-Kart Mozart album entitled
On the Hot Dog Streets that was eventually released in June 2012 to coincide with the nationwide premiere of
Lawrence of Belgravia, which documented the making of the record. ==Documentary & book==