The La's

The La's are an English rock band originally active from the mid-1980s to early 1990s. Fronted by singer, songwriter and guitarist Lee Mavers, the group is most famous for their hit single "There She Goes".

They released their first singles, "Way Out" in 1987, "There She Goes" in 1988 and "Timeless Melody" in 1990. The band released their debut album, The La's, in 1990. The group entered a prolonged hiatus in 1992 which lasted almost two decades. The group later reformed briefly in the mid-1990s, 2005 and 2011 however no new recordings have been released. The album reached No. 30 in the UK charts and reached No. 196 on the Billboard 200. The album included, among new material, re-recorded versions of all the previous singles, including a remixed version of "There She Goes" which was then re-released as a single. The song reached number 13 in the UK singles chart and remains the most visible and enduring of all the band's songs. Additional singles from the album included the LP versions of "Timeless Melody" and "Feelin'".

The La's reunited sporadically for a series of live performances throughout 1994 and 1995. The reformed band consisted of differing line-ups for each concert.

Two compilation albums of early demos and home recordings were released, Lost La's 1984–1986: Breakloose in 1999 and Lost La's 1986–1987: Callin' All in 2001.

Following a reunion, The La's reformed in June 2005 with a lineup of Lee Mavers, John Power, Jay Lewis and Nick Miniski.

In 2008, a new deluxe edition of The La's was released containing the lost Mike Hedges album, alternate recordings and live recordings for radio and television including previously unreleased songs "I Am the Key" and a Buddy Holly cover "That'll Be the Day".

In 2010, a four disc box-set of singles, b-sides, studio out-takes, alternate recordings and live material Callin' All was released which collected most of the band's still unreleased recordings.