L.A. L.A. is a compilation album of the best of the music recorded by Stiv Bators at the Bomp! Records studios (other than his 1980 LP, Disconnected) before and after his involvement with the Lords of the New Church when he was attempting to reinvent himself as a pop singer. The title track about Los Angeles was a 10" single. [1]
L.A. L.A. | |
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Compilation album by | |
Released | 1994 |
Recorded | 1979–1980 1986–1987 |
Genre | Punk rock |
Label | Bomp! |
Track listing
edit- "The Last Year" (Stiv Bators/Frank Secich) – Rel. May 1979, single version
- "It's Cold Outside" (Danny Klawon) – Rel. May 1979, single version
- "Circumstantial Evidence" (Stiv Bators/Frank Secich) – Rel. January 1980, single version
- "Not that Way Anymore" (Stiv Bators/Frank Secich) – Rel. January 1980, single version
- "I'll Be Alright" (Stiv Bators/Frank Secich) – Rec. 1980, unreleased demo
- "I Stand Accused" (W. Levine) – Rec. 1979, unreleased demo
- "L.A. L.A." ("Louie Louie") (Richard Berry/Stiv Bators) – Rec. Jan. 1980, unreleased jam session
- "Blues" (Kim Fowley/Stiv Bators) – Rec. January 1980, unreleased jam session
- "Factory Boy" (Kim Fowley/Stiv Bators) – Rec. January 1980, unreleased jam session
- "The Story in Your Eyes" (Justin Hayward) – Rel. Fall of 1986
- "Have Love Will Travel" (Richard Berry) – Rel. Fall of 1986
- "I'm No More" (Stiv Bators) – Rel. 1987, unreleased demo
- "Gudbuy T' Jane" (Holder/Lea) – Rel. 1987, unreleased demo
- "Circumstantial Evidence" (Stiv Bators/Frank Secich), alternate version
- "I'll Be Alright" (Stiv Bators/Frank Secich), alternate version
- "Not that Way Anymore" (Stiv Bators/Frank Secich), alternate version
- "It's Cold Outside" (Danny Klawon), alternate version
- "The Last Year" (Stiv Bators/Frank Secich), alternate version
References
edit- ^ CMJ New Music Monthly - Dec 2003 - Page 12 No. 119 · – PAGE 12 Stiv Bators, "L.A. L.A." 10-inch This was Stiv Bators in his blues period away from the Dead Boys. It was unusual to have him throwing together a garage- rock band in 1979 or 1980 that's so different from what he had done.