| L.A. Explosion! | ||||
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| Studio album by the Last | ||||
| Released | August 15, 1979 (August 15, 1979) | |||
| Recorded | December 1978 – February 1979 (December 1978 – February 1979) | |||
| Studio | Media Art Studio, Hermosa Beach | |||
| Genre | Power pop | |||
| Label | Bomp! | |||
| Producer | John Harrison, The Last | |||
| The Last chronology | ||||
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L.A. Explosion! is the debut studio album by American power pop band the Last, released in 1979 by record label Bomp!.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Exclaim! | favourable |
Trouser Press called it "a near-perfect debut, marred only by flat production." In 1988, The Washington Post wrote that, "before the onslaught of corporate pop-rock ... there was one L. A. power-pop combo that was for real: The Last, whose classic 1979 L. A. Explosion album influenced popsters and punkers alike."
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "She Don't Know Why I'm Here" | Joe Nolte | 3:29 |
| 2. | "This Kind of Feeling" | Joe Nolte | 2:53 |
| 3. | "Bombing of London" | Joe Nolte | 2:34 |
| 4. | "Century City Rag" | Joe Nolte | 2:39 |
| 5. | "Walk Like Me" | Joe Nolte | 2:39 |
| 6. | "Slavedriver" | Joe Nolte | 1:55 |
| 7. | "Every Summer Day" | Joe Nolte | 3:36 |
| 8. | "The Rack" | Mike Nolte, Joe Nolte | 1:35 |
| 9. | "Objections" | Joe Nolte | 2:40 |
| 10. | "A Fool Like You" | Vitus Mataré | 2:00 |
| 11. | "Someone's Laughing" | Joe Nolte | 3:16 |
| 12. | "I Don't Wanna Be in Love" | Joe Nolte | 1:30 |
| 13. | "Be-Bop-a-Lula" | Gene Vincent, Donald Graves, Bill "Sheriff Tex" Davis | 4:00 |
| 14. | "Looking At You" | Joe Nolte | 3:09 |
| 15. | "The Rack (Reprise)" | Mike Nolte, Joe Nolte | 1:23 |
| Total length: | 39:13 | ||
Personnel
The Last
- Joe Nolte - guitar, lead vocals
- Vitus Mataré - keyboard, flute
- Mike Nolte - backing vocals, lead vocals on tracks 4, 8 and 15
- David Nolte - bass, lead vocals on track 12
- Jack Reynolds - drums
References
- Schnee, Steve "Spaz". "L.A. Explosion – The Last | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- Ferraz, Rob (May 31, 2003). "The Last L.A. Explosion". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- Lamey, Charles P.; Robbins, Ira; Rabid, Jack. "TrouserPress.com :: Last". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- Jenkins, Mark (26 Aug 1988). "The Other Indy 500: Underplayed Circuit". The Washington Post. p. N22.
External links
- L.A. Explosion! at Discogs (list of releases)
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