''L.A. L.A.'' is a

compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tr ...

of the best of the music recorded by

Stiv Bators Steven John Bator (October 22, 1949 – June 4, 1990), known professionally as Stiv Bator and later as Stiv Bators, was an American punk rock vocalist and guitarist from Girard, Ohio. He is best remembered for his bands Dead Boys and The Lords ...

at the Bomp! Records studios (other than his 1980 LP, '' Disconnected'') before and after his involvement with

the Lords of the New Church The Lords of the New Church were an English/American supergroup with a line-up originally consisting of four musicians from 1970s punk bands. This line-up comprised vocalist Stiv Bators (ex- the Dead Boys), guitarist Brian James (ex- the Da ...

when he was attempting to reinvent himself as a pop singer. The title track about Los Angeles was a 10" single. 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.

Track listing

# "The Last Year" (

Frank Secich Frank Secich (born June 14, 1951) is an American rock musician, songwriter, author and record producer. He was the bass player and founding member of the group Blue Ash from 1969 to 1979 and guitarist and bassist for the Stiv Bators band from 197 ...

) – 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 "Louie Louie" is a rhythm and blues song written and composed by American musician Richard Berry in 1955, recorded in 1956, and released in 1957. It is best known for the 1963 hit version by the Kingsmen and has become a standard in pop and r ...

") ( Richard Berry/Stiv Bators) – Rec. Jan. 1980, ''unreleased jam session'' # "Blues" (

Kim Fowley Kim Vincent Fowley (July 21, 1939 – January 15, 2015) was the American record producer, songwriter and musician who was behind a string of novelty and cult pop rock singles in the 1960s, and managed The Runaways in the 1970s. He has been ...

/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 "The Story in Your Eyes" is a 1971 hit single by the English rock band the Moody Blues. Written by the band's guitarist Justin Hayward, it was first released as a single with "My Song" on the B-side, and then on the 1971 album '' Every Good Boy ...

" (

Justin Hayward David Justin Hayward (born 14 October 1946) is an English musician best known as the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist of the rock band the Moody Blues. Hayward became the group's principal lead guitarist and vocalist over the 1967–1974 ...

) – Rel. Fall of 1986 # "

Have Love Will Travel "Have Love, Will Travel" is a 1959 song written and recorded by Richard Berry. While the song may have been recorded before the end of 1959, the correct release date appears to be January, 1960. The title is based on a popular television/radi ...

" (Richard Berry) – Rel. Fall of 1986 # "I'm No More" (

Hurriganes Hurriganes was a Finnish rock band that was formed in the early 1970s. They were very popular in Finland, Sweden and Estonia in the 1970s and early 1980s, as well as a popular live act in Sweden during this time. Their classic line-up consisted ...

) – Rel. 1987, ''unreleased demo'' # "

Gudbuy T' Jane "Gudbuy T'Jane" is a song by the British rock band Slade, released in 1972 as the second single from their third studio album ''Slayed?''. It was written by lead vocalist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea, and produced by Chas Chandler. It reach ...

" (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

Punk rock compilation albums 1994 compilation albums Stiv Bators albums