13 Bands You Didn't Realise Were One Album Wonders
5. The La's
The Las are a band people sleep on. Theyre written off as just another one hit wonder from the north west of England. But their entire first and only album is entirely brilliant, its a polished gem of a recording. Yes, we do have to talk about There She Goes though. Its just about the perfect pop song, its magical, a ballad from the heavens. Initially released as a single in 1988, There She Goes is probably the most beautiful song of the entire eighties. But the entire self-titled album from this Liverpool foursome is something to behold. Its so jangly, the riffs could be mistaken for Johnny Marrs. And with tracks like Timeless Melody, Feelin and Way Out, The Las are so much more than a band with only one decent track to their name. As an album, The Las was born out of drugs, arguments, issues with the recording company and more than just a dollop of madness, but as Fleetwood Mac will tell you; thats how you get great pop songs made. The Las could never possibly follow this up and frontman Lee Mavers quietly became something of an enigma. He disavowed the album totally and became something of a recluse. But if he wont vouch for it then I will, its an alternative music album thats as good as anything to have come out of Liverpool and thats seriously saying something.