La's

The La's | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 19, 1991)
• Original Release Date: March 19, 1991
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: London / Umgd
• ASIN: B000001FGX
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (55 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,909 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #26 in Music > Alternative Rock > British Alternative > Britpop

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Like many bands of the British pop movement of the early 1990s, the La's created a big--though short-lived--splash, then belly-flopped into obscurity. Most will remember them only from their pillowy single, "There She Goes," but this album is replete with delightfully jangly, remarkably well-crafted songs and deserves to be waived from the stigma of one-hit-wonderdom. Lead singer and songwriter Lee Mavers is largely the culprit responsible for the success and failure of this album; a perfectionist, he ultimately paralyzed the album's momentum with band-member changes, the relentless rerecording of songs, and obsession over details, which caused fatal delays in its completion and release. But his pursuit of perfection was nearly achieved--almost every song had potential as a successful single. Truly a sleeper classic. --Beth Bessmer

Product Description

Digitally remastered reissue of the brit-pop act's 1990 album. Includes five bonus tracks, 'All By Myself', 'Clean Prophet', 'Knock Me Down', 'Over' (Live in a stable in Liverpool) and 'I.O.U.'. Universal. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic pop album, July 10, 1999

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This review is from: La's (Audio CD)

The La's produced one great album. Lee Mavers, in his quest for perfection, went through band members like some people go through shoe--he wore them out and then replaced them. Only the bassist in the band was a consistent member besides Mavers.

That quest for musical perfection led to the firing of a number of producers (including John Leckie of XTC and Stone Roses fame). Finally, Steve Lilywhite (Peter Gabriel, Xtc, U2) came to the rescue. He, too, was fired before the album was completed. Despite the checkered production history, The La's is a terrific album brimming with melody, jangly guitar chord changes and top flight performances.

I would recommend the Japanese import version which has 8 bonus tracks (all previously unavailable on CD b sides with the exception of the single version of There She Goes). This is the completist version of the album. It has everything the band committed to vinyl and had released. A pity that Mavers isn't doing much as he showed tremendous promise with this, The La's debut.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great Pop group ignored., September 15, 2000

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JPGRfan "Alex" (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: La's (Audio CD)

Though they didnt last long after the release of this CD they were together 7 years, 1985-92, some of them went on to form the group Cast. Some how it didnt work for the La's, but this CD tells a different story. 4 years in the making! producer after producer till they finally settled on one. Produced by one of the best, Steve Lillywhite, who also produced XTC.

The group is from Liverpool, and in some ways its obvious, yes you guessed it, the fabs and others, It wont take you long to find out who their heros were.

The song "I can't Sleep" is worth it by it self, the vocals dance for you weaving in and out. and the guitars on this CD, it will hook you and you won't want to listen to anything else for a week. The well known single is on here as well, "There She Goes".

The folky Doledrum is great, the vocals once again weave all over. the Beatlesque "Feelin" you will want to play it again and again on your CD player. "Way Out" this time the guitars do the weaving complete with hand claps (dont hear that much any more. You'll love it!, buy now and enjoy.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cool pop, January 3, 2000

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Erik Vitols (San Antonio, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: La's (Audio CD)

Too bad this group saw fit to release only one CD. But what a great one it is! Of course, 'There She Goes' has become a pop classic, despite its middling chart position back in '90. It also blows Sixpence's recent remake version away. The rest of the songs on the CD come close to that standard, while the psychedelic last track brings the CD to a shattering close (a cool way to end it). Very worthy addition for an intelligent pop CD collection - you won't find this stuff on the 'soft and easy' music stations.