The La's (album)

Infobox Album | Name = The La's
Type = Album
Artist = The La's


Released = 1990
Recorded = 1987-1990, Eden Studios
London, England
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 35:09
Label = Go! Discs
828 202-2
London
Producer = Steve Lillywhite
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jcp1z81ajyvj~T1 link]
Last album =
This album = "The La's"
(1990)
Next album = Breakloose: Lost La's 1984-1986
(2000)|

"The La's" is the only album by the band of the same name, released in 1990.

The album was re-released as a deluxe edition on 7 April 2008.

Track listing

All songs written by Lee Mavers.
# "Son of a Gun" – 1:56
# "I Can't Sleep" – 2:37
# "Timeless Melody" – 3:01
# "Liberty Ship" – 2:30
# "There She Goes" – 2:42
# "Doledrum" – 2:50
# "Feelin'" – 1:44
# "Way Out" – 2:32
# "I.O.U." – 2:08
# "Freedom Song" – 2:23
# "Failure" – 2:54
# "Looking Glass" – 7:52

The album was re-released in January 2001 featuring the following extra tracks (previously available as b-sides) after "Looking Glass":

# "All By Myself" – 5:53
# "Clean Prophet" – 1:47
# "Knock Me Down" – 3:15
# "Over (Live in a stable in Liverpool)" – 5:02
# "I.O.U. (Alternate version)" – 2:08

The album was re-released in Japan in December 1998 featuring a different set of extra tracks than the 2001 UK re-issue:

# "Knock Me Down" – 3:17
# "Endless" – 3:11
# "Come In Come Out" – 2:14
# "Who Knows" – 3:31
# "Man I'm Only Human" – 4:34
# "All By Myself – 5:56
# "Clean Prophet" – 1:49
# "There She Goes (1988 single version)" – 2:35

2008 Deluxe Edition (Universal Polydor 5306021)

Disc 1

#Son Of A Gun
#I Can't Sleep
#Timeless Melody
#Liberty Ship
#There She Goes
#Doledrum
#Feelin'
#Way Out
#I.O.U.
#Freedom Song
#Failure
#Looking Glass
#Son Of A Gun - Gary Crowley, GLR Session Dec '88
#Doledrum - Gary Crowley, GLR Session Dec '88
#I Can't Sleep - Gary Crowley, GLR Session Dec '88
#Way Out - Key 103, Jan '89
#I Am The Key - Key 103, Jan '89
#That'll Be The Day - BBC2 'The Late Show' 2/2/89

Disc 2

#I.O.U. - Mike Hedges Version
#I Can't Sleep - Mike Hedges Version
#Knock Me Down - Mike Hedges Version
#Way Out - Mike Hedges Version
#Doledrum - Mike Hedges Version
#There She Goes - Mike Hedges Version
#Feelin' - Mike Hedges Version
#Timeless Melody - Mike Hedges Version
#Son Of A Gun - Mike Hedges Version
#Clean Prophet - Mike Hedges Version
#Come In Come Out - Mike Hedges Version
#Failure - Mike Hedges Version
#Looking Glass - Mike Hedges Version
#Doledrum - John Porter Mix Version
#Way Out - Andy MacDonald Version
#There She Goes - John Leckie Version
#Man I'm Only Human - John Leckie Version
#Feelin' - Bob Andrews Version
#Clean Prophet - Bob Andrews Version
#I Can't Sleep - Jeremy Allom Version

Credits

All Tracks (L.A. Mavers) Go! Discs Music Ltd.

Produced by Steve Lillywhite

Additional Production and Engineering by Mark Wallisexcept:

5 Produced by Bob Andrews, Mixed by Steve LillywhiteEngineered by Dave charles

12 Engineered by Mark Wallis and Donal HodgsonSleeve by Ryan Art

Production

* Producers: Steve Lillywhite, "There She Goes" by Bob Andrews
* Engineers: Dave Charles, Donal Hodgson, Mark Wallis

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - UK