L.A. Explosion!

L.A. Explosion!
Studio album by The Last
Released 1979 (1979)
Recorded December 1978 – February 1979 (December 1978 – February 1979)
Studio Media Art Studio, Hermosa Beach
Genre Power pop
Label Bomp!
Producer John 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
AllMusic[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. 1 2 Lamey, Charles P.; Robbins, Ira; Rabid, Jack. "TrouserPress.com :: Last". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
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