L.A. Explosion!

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L.A. Explosion!
L.A. Explosion! cover.jpeg
Studio album by
The Last
ReleasedAugust 15, 1979 (August 15, 1979)
RecordedDecember 1978 – February 1979 (December 1978 – February 1979)
StudioMedia Art Studio, Hermosa Beach
GenrePower pop
LabelBomp!
ProducerJohn Harrison and The Last

L.A. Explosion! is the debut studio album by American power pop band The Last, released in 1979 by record label Bomp!.

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]
Exclaim!favourable[2]
Trouser Pressfavourable[3]

Trouser Press called it "a near-perfect debut, marred only by flat production."[3]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."She Don't Know Why I'm Here"Joe Nolte3:29
2."This Kind of Feeling"Joe Nolte2:53
3."Bombing of London"Joe Nolte2:34
4."Century City Rag"Joe Nolte2:39
5."Walk Like Me"Joe Nolte2:39
6."Slavedriver"Joe Nolte1:55
7."Every Summer Day"Joe Nolte3:36
8."The Rack"Mike Nolte, Joe Nolte1:35
9."Objections"Joe Nolte2:40
10."A Fool Like You"Vitus Mataré2:00
11."Someone's Laughing"Joe Nolte3:16
12."I Don't Wanna Be in Love"Joe Nolte1:30
13."Be-Bop-a-Lula"Gene Vincent, Donald Graves, Bill "Sheriff Tex" Davis4:00
14."Looking At You"Joe Nolte3:09
15."The Rack (Reprise)"Mike Nolte, Joe Nolte1:23
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[]

  1. ^ Schnee, Steve "Spaz". "L.A. Explosion – The Last | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  2. ^ Ferraz, Rob (May 31, 2003). "The Last L.A. Explosion". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Lamey, Charles P.; Robbins, Ira; Rabid, Jack. "TrouserPress.com :: Last". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved May 19, 2016.

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