''BBC In Session'' is a compilation of four

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sessions by

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, containing the band's session appearances on radio shows hosted by Janice Long,

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, Bob Harris and

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. The songs were compiled from recording sessions starting September 2, 1987 with the last track being recorded October 7, 1990. The album was released on September 18, 2006 to small scale acclaim, being given generally favorable reviews from the outlets that ranked it.

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makes the claim that this album could possibly be the closest example of the “rootsy, stripped back sound” that

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was attempting to achieve on the La’s debut album, but this is disputed due to material from the La’s being in such short supply.

Track listing

Personnel

The La's *

– lead vocals, guitar * John Power – bass, backing vocals * Paul Hemmings – guitar (tracks 1–4) * John Timson (credited as Timo Timson) – drums (tracks 1–4) * Iain Templeton – drums (tracks 5–8) * Chris Sharrock – drums (tracks 9–13) * Barry Sutton – guitar (tracks 9–13) * Neil Mavers – drums (tracks 14–17) * Peter Cammell (credited as Peter Camille) – guitar (tracks 14–17) Production * Peter Watts – producer (tracks 1–8) * Phil Stannard – engineer (tracks 1–4) * Fred Kay – engineer (tracks 1–4) * Martyn Parker – engineer (tracks 5–13) * Harry Parker – producer (tracks 9–13) * Miti Adhikari – producer (tracks 14–17) * Paul Allen – engineer (tracks 14–17) * M.W. Macefield – liner notes

References

The La's albums BBC Radio recordings 2006 live albums 2006 compilation albums Universal Records compilation albums Universal Records live albums {{2006-rock-album-stub