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ARTIST..: The La's
ALBUM...: Callin' All
GENRE...: Indie
STYLE...: Jangle Pop, Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Britpop, Power Pop
YEAR....: 2010
LABEL...: Polydor
COUNTRY.: United Kingdom
FORMED..: Liverpool, Merseyside, 1983
ACTIVE..: 1983-2011
ENCODER.: FLAC 1.3.1 -8 -V
BITRATE.: 871 kbps avg
QUALITY.: 44.1kHz / 2 channels
SOURCE..: CD
TRACKS..: 92
SIZE....: 1676.01 MB
URL..: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_La%27s
- TRACKLIST
Disc 1 - The As & Bs
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1 Way Out 2:43
2 Knock Me Down 3:15
3 Endless 3:09
4 Liberty Ship (Demo) 1:55
5 Freedom Song (Demo) 2:28
6 There She Goes 2:29
7 Who Knows? 3:30
8 Come In Come Out 2:13
9 Man I'm Only Human 4:34
10 Way Out (Newer Version) 2:42
11 Timeless Melody (Unreleased Version) 3:13
12 Clean Prophet (Unreleased Version) 1:48
13 Ride Yer Camel (Unreleased Version) 8:18
14 Over 5:03
15 Clean Prophet 1:48
16 All By Myself 5:54
17 I.O.U. (Alternative Version) 2:07
18 Feelin' (Alternative Version) 2:05
19 Timeless Melody (Live) 2:51
20 I Can't Sleep (Live) 2:27
21 Callin' All (Live) 3:32
22 Timeless Melody (Album Promo) 3:06
Disc 2 - Out-Takes
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1 Son Of A Gun (Take 2) 1:59
2 Failure 2:47
3 Timeless Melody (Rehearsal) 3:14
4 Way Out (Rehearsal) 2:37
5 Doledrum (Take 1) 3:05
6 Feelin' 1:48
7 There She Goes (Acoustic Version) 2:33
8 Come In Come Out 2:16
9 Callin' All 3:42
10 I Can't Sleep 2:25
11 Son Of A Gun (Rehearsal) 2:01
12 Looking Glass (Rehearsal) 6:49
13 Failure 3:05
14 Callin' All (Acoustic Version) 3:56
15 Son Of A Gun (Take 2) 1:59
16 Freedom Song 2:43
17 There She Goes 2:29
18 Knock Me Down 3:04
19 Callin' All 3:30
20 Come In Come Out (Rehearsal) 2:29
21 I Can't Sleep (Rehearsal Instrumental) 2:36
Disc 3
Live At The Town & Country Club - 26th May 1989
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1 Son Of A Gun 1:59
2 Freedom Song 2:30
3 Clean Prophet 1:53
4 Way Out 2:25
5 There She Goes 2:42
6 Doledrum 3:06
7 Come In Come Out 2:22
8 Timeless Melody 3:00
9 I Can't Sleep 2:37
10 Knock Me Down 2:54
11 I.O.U. 2:06
12 Feelin' 1:41
13 Callin' All 3:47
14 Liberty Ship 1:56
15 Failure 2:47
16 Looking Glass 8:18
17 I Am The Key 3:12
Radio Session 1989
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18 Son Of A Gun (Acoustic Version) 1:48
19 I Can't Sleep (Acoustic Version) 2:33
20 Timeless Melody 2:53
21 I.O.U. 2:00
22 Feelin' 1:45
23 Failure 2:50
Disc 4
Live At The Marquee - 23rd April 1991
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1 Son Of A Gun 1:58
2 Freedom Song 2:28
3 Clean Prophet 1:53
4 Come In Come Out 2:11
5 Way Out 2:41
6 Timeless Melody 3:00
7 I.O.U. 2:02
8 I Can't Sleep 2:48
9 There She Goes 2:36
10 Doledrum 2:58
11 Follow Me Down 2:35
12 Knock Me Down 3:09
13 Feelin' 1:47
14 Alright 3:11
15 Liberty Ship 2:35
16 Callin' All 3:54
17 Failure 2:56
18 Looking Glass 9:50
19 Swashbuckler 4:18
20 I Can't Sleep 2:37
21 Feelin' 1:58
Radio Session 1991
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22 There She Goes 2:28
23 Timeless Melody 2:49
24 Doledrum 2:42
25 Feelin' 1:41
26 Alright 3:13
Total Playtime: 271:39
With this collection, and the previously released material, the story has
been told. I'm sure that fans don't need a history lesson. It has all been
said before, analyzed, and retold. This set ties it all together in one box,
with all facets of the sadly limited work of this great band displayed. Just
buy it, you know you want every possible version of every song! After hearing
all of it, I must say the as released version of the album stands up pretty
well, and came closest to the vision of Lee Mavers. It sounds fresh,
spontaneous, and energetic. He may not agree, but from the outside looking in
it seems to capture the essence of what his mind's eye saw.
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Wundervolle Band, sch"nes Box-Set. Wer die verfahrende Geschichte der La's
kennt (ansonsten empfehle dringend: "A Liverpool Secret in search of the La's
von MW Macefield) weiss, dass man es auf diesem CD-4er immer nur mit der
selben handvoll Songs (unter der Regie diverser Produzenten, in
unterschiedlichen Produktionsstadien oder live) zu tun bekommt. Klar gibt es
da drau▀en (in den Weiten des www) mehr und neuere Lee Mavers Kompositionen,
die aufgrund seiner Abneigung / negativ-Erfahrungen mit der
Recordingindustrie aber (so wage ich vorauszusagen) wohl niemals einen
ordentlichen Output und Release haben werden. Jammer-Jammerschade. Mavers,
das Songwriter-Genie, hat sich selbst mit seinem Perfektionswillen (oder
Wahn?) in einen geradezu mythischen Status man"vriert, den er mit einem neuen
Release eher gefΣhrden / entzaubern k"nnte. Vermutlich ahnt er das selbst und
erhΣlt also den Status der lebenden Legende. - Die La's kamen zu einer Zeit,
als Plastikpop und House-Musik die Charts und H"rgewohnheiten dominierten.
Ihr Mersey-Beat, getrΣnkt von den frⁿhen Kinks, frⁿhen Who, natⁿrlich frⁿhen
/ mittleren Beatles, hat die Verirrungen und den grausigen Zeitgeschmack von
damals bestens ⁿberlebt. Ich hab die Band in Frankfurt in der alten
Batschkapp gesehen - und denke mit Wonne an dieses Konzert zurⁿck. Dieses
BoxSet hat einen Ehrenplatz in meiner Sammlung.
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The bizarre story of Liverpool's The La's is without equal. They are a band
that formed in 1983 and, theoretically, are still in existence, and yet they
have only ever released one studio album. They are also a band with more
former members than there are numbers on a dartboard; many of those rarely
lasting more than a few months. The reason for such personnel profligacy
undoubtedly lies at the door of Lee Mavers, the band's co-founder and
singer-songwriter. Leading up to that eponymous debut, back in 1990, Mavers
continually shuffled his deck of bandmates and producers (often having it
forced upon him by record label pressure), and made them record and re-record
tracks over and over again in an attempt to perfect every note so that each
song mirrored the particular emotion he desired so badly. Even after it's
release, it became clear that still all was not well. With Mavers' self-doubt
now stronger than ever before, and with him rarely appearing in public,
producer Steve Lilywhite has tellingly suggested that the reason the band
have never made another album is because, according to Mavers, they are yet
to complete their first.
Callin' All goes a long way to documenting the ongoing story of this search
for perfection in sound. There are rehearsal out-takes, unreleased, acoustic
and radio versions of songs, b-sides, and a multitude of live versions to
chew on. It's a music geek's wet dream but, with the band's debut having
achieving cult status, this release will undoubtedly pique the curiosity of
more than just the fanatics.
Mavers' songwriting brilliance is here for all to see and remains an
inspiration today - without The La's we'd never have bands like The Kooks,
The Arctic Monkeys or The Fratellis. There have been previous La's
compilations that have covered similar ground but you can't argue with so
many rough-and-ready, multi-hued versions of favourites from their debut and
accompanying rarities. These are brilliant songs, that just don't seem to age
- tracks like 'Liberty Ship' (including the original demo that Mavers so
cherished) and 'Doledrum', that channel the free spirit of The Beatles, and
others like 'Timeless Melody' and 'Son Of A Gun' (check the balls-out
acoustic version) which drip with Northern Soul. Then there are oddities like
the marching band soldiering of 'Clean Prophet', the 60s rock chic of 'Knock
Me Down' or 'I Am The Key' that simply swaggers along in true Stone Roses
style.
For a four-disc compliation, it is a disappointment to find so much of it
covered by live material, but with a pristine recording of their show at the
Town & Country Club in 1989 included, it's a fine chance to understand just
how well their mere smattering of songs work when performed in a live
environment. Often, this is where the most accessible versions of the songs
can be found - Mavers seems to bust a gut to ram home the dreamy pitch of
'There She Goes', whilst Power's magnificent riff unfurls it's way
beautifully into the arms of a joyful crowd.
The promise of a sophomore album is both never and ever-present and
collectables like this one only serve to fuel our hankering for it. At the
end of the day though, 20 years on now from their only studio album, many of
us have resigned ourselves to the fact that Mavers will never sign on the
dotted line for fear of further imperfection. This release, therefore, serves
mainly as an illusory teaser to an impossible dream.
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CD 1 Track 13 recorded live at Barry Sutton's Flat
CD 1 Track 14 recorded live in a stable in Liverpool
CD 2 Tracks 1 to 4 recorded at Matrix Studio, July 1987
CD 2 Track 5 recorded at Ezee Studios, October 1987
CD 2 Tracks 6 to 8 recorded at Chipping Norton Studios, March - April 1987
CD 2 Tracks 9 to 15 recorded at Woodcray Studios, July - September 1988
CD 2 Track 16 recorded in Devon, Mobile Studio, July - September 1989
CD 2 Tracks 17 to 20 recorded at Eden Studios, December 1990
CD 3 Tracks 1 to 17 recorded on The Mobile Fleetwood Studio
CD 3 Tracks 18 to 23 Manchester Radio Session 1989
CD 4 Tracks 22 to 26 Dutch Radio, 2 Meter Session, 3FM 18th April 1991
Mastered at Audio Archiving Company
Released in a book form.
Please note that tracks 2-1 and 2-15 are both the John Porter versions, which
means the Jeremy Allom version does not appear here.
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Disc 1
1. "Way Out"
2. "Knock Me Down"
3. "Endless"
4. "Liberty Ship" (4-Track Demo)
5. "Freedom Song" (4-Track Demo)
6. "There She Goes" (Original Single Version)
7. "Who Knows?"
8. "Come In, Come Out"
9. "Man I'm Only Human"
10. "Way Out" (New Version)
11. "Timeless Melody" (Single Version)
12. "Clean Prophet" (Single Version)
13. "Ride Yer Camel"
14. "Over"
15. "Clean Prophet"
16. "All By Myself"
17. "I.O.U." (Alternative Version)
18. "Timeless Melody" (Live at Chicago Metro)
19. "I Can't Sleep" (Live at Chicago Metro)
20. "Callin' All" (Live)
21. "Timeless Melody" (Sound Sampler Version)
Disc 2
1. "Son of a Gun" (John Porter Version Take 2 - 1987)
2. "Failure" (John Porter Version - 1987)
3. "Timeless Melody" (John Porter Rehearsal Version)
4. "Way Out" (1987 Rehearsal)
5. "Doledrum" (Dave Allen Version - 1987)
6. "Feelin'" (Alternate Version)
7. "There She Goes" (John Leckie "Busker" Version - 1988)
8. "Come In Come Out" (John Leckie Version - 1988)
9. "Callin' All" (Bob Andrews Version - 1988)
10. "I Can't Sleep" (Bob Andrews Version - 1988)
11. "Son of a Gun" (Rehearsal - 1988)
12. "Looking Glass" (Bob Andrews Rehearsal Version)
13. "Failure" (Jeremy Allom Version - 1989)
14. "Callin' All" (Jeremy Allom Acoustic Version)
15. "Son of a Gun" (Jeremy Allom Version Take 2 - 1989)
16. "Freedom Song" (Mike Hedges Version - 1989)
17. "There She Goes" (Steve Lillywhite Acoustic Version)
18. "Knock Me Down" (Steve Lillywhite Version)
19. "Callin' All" (Steve Lillywhite Version)
20. "Come In Come Out" (Steve Ripley Rehearsal Version)
21. "I Can't Sleep" (Instrumental Outtake)
Disc 3
1. "Son of a Gun" (Live at the Town and Country Club, London, 1989)
2. "Freedom Song" (Live at the Town and Country Club, London, 1989)
3. "Clean Prophet" (Live at the Town and Country Club, London, 1989)
4. "Way Out" (Live at the Town and Country Club, London, 1989)
5. "There She Goes" (Live at the Town and Country Club, London, 1989)
6. "Doledrum" (Live at the Town and Country Club, London, 1989)
7. "Come In Come Out" (Live at the Town and Country Club, London, 1989)
8. "Timeless Melody" (Live at the Town and Country Club, London, 1989)
9. "I Can't Sleep" (Live at the Town and Country Club, London, 1989)
10. "Knock Me Down" (Live at the Town and Country Club, London, 1989)
11. "I.O.U." (Live at the Town and Country Club, London, 1989)
12. "Feelin'" (Live at the Town and Country Club, London, 1989)
13. "Callin' All" (Live at the Town and Country Club, London, 1989)
14. "Liberty Ship" (Live at the Town and Country Club, London, 1989)
15. "Failure" (Live at the Town and Country Club, London, 1989)
16. "Looking Glass" (Live at the Town and Country Club, London, 1989)
17. "I Am the Key" (Live at the Town and Country Club, London, 1989)
18. "Son of a Gun" (Live Acoustic at Key 103, Manchester - January 1989)
19. "I Can't Sleep" (Live Acoustic at Key 103, Manchester - January 1989)
20. "Timeless Melody" (Live at Key 103, Manchester - January 1989)
21. "I.O.U." (Live at Key 103, Manchester - May 1989)
22. "Feelin'" (Live at Key 103, Manchester - May 1989)
23. "Failure" (Live at Key 103, Manchester - May 1989)
Disc 4
1. "Son of a Gun" (Live at the Marquee Club, London - 4/23/1991)
2. "Freedom Song" (Live at the Marquee Club, London - 4/23/1991)
3. "Clean Prophet" (Live at the Marquee Club, London - 4/23/1991)
4. "Come In Come Out" (Live at the Marquee Club, London - 4/23/1991)
5. "Way Out" (Live at the Marquee Club, London - 4/23/1991)
6. "Timeless Melody" (Live at the Marquee Club, London - 4/23/1991)
7. "I.O.U." (Live at the Marquee Club, London - 4/23/1991)
8. "I Can't Sleep" (Live at the Marquee Club, London - 4/23/1991)
9. "There She Goes" (Live at the Marquee Club, London - 4/23/1991)
10. "Doledrum" (Live at the Marquee Club, London - 4/23/1991)
11. "Follow Me Down" (Live at the Marquee Club, London - 4/23/1991)
12. "Knock Me Down" (Live at the Marquee Club, London - 4/23/1991)
13. "Feelin'" (Live at the Marquee Club, London - 4/23/1991)
14. "Alright" (Live at the Marquee Club, London - 4/23/1991)
15. "Liberty Ship" (Live at the Marquee Club, London - 4/23/1991)
16. "Callin' All" (Live at the Marquee Club, London - 4/23/1991)
17. "Failure" (Live at the Marquee Club, London - 4/23/1991)
18. "Looking Glass" (Live at the Marquee Club, London - 4/23/1991)
19. "Swashbuckler" (Live at the Marquee Club, London - 4/23/1991)
20. "I Can't Sleep" (Live at the Marquee Club, London - 4/23/1991)
21. "Feelin'" (Live at the Marquee Club, London - 4/23/1991)
22. "There She Goes" (2 Meter Session, 3FM Dutch Radio)
23. "Timeless Melody" (2 Meter Session, 3FM Dutch Radio)
24. "Doledrum" (2 Meter Session, 3FM Dutch Radio)
25. "Feelin'" (2 Meter Session, 3FM Dutch Radio)
26. "Alright" (2 Meter Session, 3FM Dutch Radio)
Previously unreleased except Disc 1 Tracks 1-10 and 14-21 and Disc 2 Track 6
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Shoegaze
is a genre of alternative rock that
originated in the late 80s. The genre is very
difficult to define, and it is even more difficult to evaluate music
within it. Generally, the genre is characterized by its
shimmering vocals, reverberating guitars, and
textural distortion that create
a tranquil, opaque
feeling.
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