It's quite possible that the La's showcased on BBC in Session is the closest to the ideal sound Lee Mavers had in mind when he sweated over the group's debut. The group is so lean and clean in these 17 radio sessions that their pop sparkles. It sounds genuinely out of time, hearkening back to the golden age of British pop and pointing toward the golden age of Brit-pop, especially when stripped of the lightest production flair Steve Lillywhite imposed on the band's debut. This doesn't necessarily make for a revelation -- there's no change on the arrangement, not even on the funky outtake "Come In Come Out," the tunes are just brought down to the bone -- but that doesn't make BBC Sessions any less valuable for die-hard La's fans: this is the group at their purest, arguably at their best, and it's as addictive as the classic studio LP.
It’s a strange feeling to be holding a new La’s product that is not a bootleg or re-master of previously released work. However here we have 17 tracks from 4 BBC sessions, spanning 3 years and four different band line-ups. Informative liner notes come from fan M W Macefield, who explains the birth of the band and unhappiness within the ranks over their debut album.The first session is from t
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| 1 Doledrum |
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| 2 Way Out |
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| 3 Freedom Song |
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| 4 Come in Come Out |
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| 5 Song of a Gun |
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| 6 There She Goes |
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| 7 I Can't Sleep |
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| 8 Over |
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| 9 Feelin' |
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| 10 Timeless Melody |
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| 11 Calling All |
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| 12 I.O.U. |
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| 13 Way Out |
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| 14 I Can't Sleep |
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| 15 Timeless Melody |
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| 16 Callin' All |
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| 17 Feelin' |
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