The La's - I Can't Sleep (BBC in session)

It's quite possible that the La's showcased on BBC in Session is the closest to the ideal sound Lee Mavers had in mind when he sweated over the group's debut. The group is so lean and clean in these 17 radio sessions that their pop sparkles. It sounds genuinely out of time, hearkening back to the golden age of British pop and pointing toward the golden age of Brit-pop, especially when stripped of the lightest production flair Steve Lillywhite imposed on the band's debut.

This doesn't necessarily make for a revelation -- there's no change on the arrangement, not even on the funky outtake "Come In Come Out," the tunes are just brought down to the bone -- but that doesn't make BBC Sessions any less valuable for die-hard La's fans: this is the group at their purest, arguably at their best, and it's as addictive as the classic studio LP.

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• i can't sleep
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• lee mavers

[MrFireboy1992]

Who else loves this version better than the original?

[kaiboy83]

@MrFireboy1992 yeah... love it

[hervicus]

Thank God Steve Lilywhite never worked for the beeb...

[2WheelEscapeArtist]

I had this CD last summer and played the crap out of it. There was a song on it called "Over" which is just so spooky and raw sounding.

I can't find my copy and it was special order from shop in Vancouver. Could you add that song please?

[arthorymen2005]

Please!! more songs!!!!