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The La's - In the Kitchen (1989)

Track listing:
  1. When Will I See You Again? 3:13
  2. Our Time 2:19
  3. Robber Man 2:57
  4. She Came Down in the Morning (take 1) 0:31
  5. She Came Down in the Morning \ Run to You 4:09
  6. Was it Something I Said? (take 1) 0:54
  7. Was it Something I Said? 4:31
  8. It's Impossible (take 1) 1:18
  9. It's Impossible 2:57
  10. (chatter) \ Tears in the Rain (take 1) 1:12
  11. Tears in the Rain 3:36
  12. I am the Key 4:08
  13. (chatter) \ Go Go Daddy (take 1) 3:49
  14. Go Go Daddy 3:48

Notes

Devon, 1989

This is a tape recording of The La's, rehearsing new songs, that would potentially have ended up on their second album that never materialised.

The cassette is probably second or third generation (the 1st generation was allegedly a video recording)

The song titles are mainly guesses, based on key lyrics or the band's conversation.

The story behind this is that it was recorded in the kitchen of Andy Macdonald, their label's owner (Go! Discs). It was as a kind of showcase / progress report of their second album, which as we know, has yet to materialise, seventeen years since the first.

This recording is pretty rough, and some of the songs are only half-written. However, as one of the greatest bands of the 1980's , this recording is a very important discovery. They've recently reformed, and who knows, may well still make that follow-up: however, this tape can give us some idea as to what we might have got, had the band not lost its momentum.

Don't expect any miracles here - the sound's not perfect, and the songs are unfinished. This is not the second album. But if you're a La's fanatic, I promise you that this is the most important recording to have materialised since the first album was released.