The La De Da's - Discografia essencial

Banda: The La De Da's
Gênero: Blues-Rock, Boogie Rock, Garage Rock

Disco: La De Da's

Ano: 1995(*)

Faixas:

1. Little Girl (Borich, Wilson) 2:32

2. Ever Since That Night (Borich) 2:46

3. How Is The Air Up There (Duboff, Kornfeld) 2:38

4. Pied Piper (Duboff, Kornfeld) 2:26

5. Don't You Stand In My Way (Howard, Wilson) 2:23

6. I Take What I Want (Hayes, Porter, Hodges) 3:06

7. Hey Girl (Marriott, Lane) 2:14

8. On Top Of The World (Mayall) 2:27

9. Little Red Book (Bacharach, David) 2:21

10. Jump Back (Thomas) 2:19

11. Bright Lights In A Big City (Reed) 1:51

12. I Put A Spell On You (Hawkins) 3:25

13. What Ya Gonna Do About It (Samwell, Potter) 3:11

14. Land Of A Thousand Dances (Kenner, Domino) 3:04

15. Shake (Cooke) 2:57

16. Parchman Farm (Allison) 2:23

17. I've Got My Mojo Working (Morganfield) 2:50

18. Ride Your Pony (Dorsey) 2:32

19. Stupidity (Burke) 2:01

20. Coming Home (Clark, Smith) 2:28

21. I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore (Sawyer, Burton) 3:37

22. Respect (Redding) 1:47

23. Find Us A Way (Howard, Wilson) 2:45

24. All Purpose Low (Howard, Wilson) 2:52

25. Too Many Fish In The Sea (Whitfield, Holland) 2:18

26. Rosalie (Howard, Wilson) 2:23

27. Thank You For The Flowers (Howard, Wilson) 3:14

28. Hey Baby (Channel, Cobb) 2:50

Créditos:

Phil Key, Kevin Borich: Guitar, Vocals

Bruce Howard: Keyboards

Trevor Wilson: Bass

Brett Neilsen: Drums, Vocals

(*) Gravações de 1966 e 1967.

Disco: Find Us A Way

Ano: 1967(*)

Faixas:

1. Find Us A Way (Howard, Wilson) 2:47

2. Goodbye Sisters (Howard, Wilson) 2:57

3. All Purpose Low (Howard, Wilson) 2:51

4. Too Many Fish In The Sea (Whitfield, Holland) 2:19

5. Rosalie (Howard, Wilson) 2:24

6. I Gotta A Woman (Charles) 4:21

7. Beside Me Forever (Howard, Wilson) 3:14

8. Tell The Truth (Howard, Wilson) 2:54

9. Gimme Some Lovin' (Winwood) 3:15

10. Sonny Boy (Howard, Wilson) 2:31

11. Cool Jerk (Storball) 2:55

12. Thank You For The Flowers (Howard, Wilson) 3:12

Créditos:

Kevin Borich: Lead Guitar, Vocals

Phil Key: Rhythm Guitar, Vocals

Bruce Howard: Keyboards

Trevor Wilson: Bass Guitar

Brett Neilsen: Drums, Vocals

(*) CD lançado em 2012.

Disco: The Happy Prince

Ano: 1969(*)

Faixas:

1. Covered In Gold (5:58)

2. Ruby For The Lady (5:50)

3. Come And Fly With Me (3:53)

4. Swallow, Little Swallow (3:12)

5. You Can't Take It With You (5:57)

6. Life Is Leaving (3:47)

7. Tales Of The Nile (3:16)

8. Winter Song (4:37)

9. Lullaby (3:46)

10. Civic Pride (3:26)

11. Chant (4:45)

Músicas de autoria de Bruce Howard e Trevor Wilson.

Créditos:

Kevin Borich: Lead Guitar, Vocals

Phil Key: Rhythm Guitar, Vocals

Bruce Howard: Keyboards

Keith Barber: Drums

Adrian Rawlins: Narration

(*) CD lançado em 2005.

Disco: Rock And Roll Sandwich

Ano: 1973

Faixas:

1. The Place (Borich, Barber) 5:29

2. To Get Enough (Borich) 4:04

3. Temple Shuffle (Borich) 7:45

4. No Law (Against Having Fun) (Borich) 4:46

5. Searchin' (Borich) 4:42

6. Who's The One You Love (Borich) 4:40

7. She Tell Me What To Do (Borich, Barber) 2:09

Créditos:

Kevin Borich: Guitars, Flute, Piano, Vocals

Ron Peel: Bass, Vocals, Drum

Keith Barber: Drums, Percussion, Harmonica

Músicos adicionais:

Don Wright: Saxophones

Joe Whippy: Congas

Bobbie Marchini, Renee Geyer: Backing Vocals

Disco: Legend: The Best Of The La De Da's

Ano: 1975(*)

Faixas:

1. Gonna See My Baby Tonight (Borich) 3:17

2. Morning Good Morning (Borich, Key) 3:31

3. I Guess I'll Never Stop Loving You (Borich) 2:55

4. It's The Beginning (Borich) 4:37

5. Honky Tonkin' (Williams) 2:45

6. Too Pooped To Pop (Berry) 2:32

7. Feel Like A Dog (Borich) 6:02

8. Sentimental Rose (Borich) 4:45

9. I'm In Love Again (Domino, Bartholomew) 3:21

10. All Along The Watchtower (Dylan) 5:58

Créditos:

Kevin Borich: Lead Guitar, Electrical & Acoustic Guitars, Vocals

Ron Peel: Bass, Vocals

Keith Barber: Drums, Percussion, Vocals

Phil Key: Rhythm Guitar & Vocals (faixas 1, 2)

Peter Roberts: Bass (faixas 1, 2)

Jimmy Taylor: Piano (faixa 9)

Tom Sparkes: Baritone Saxophone (faixa 9)

Bruno Lawrence: Percussion (faixa 10)

(*) CD lançado em 1995.

Biografia:

Ao lado da Ray Columbus & The Invaders, a La De Da's foi o grupo roqueiro mais popular da Nova Zelândia nos anos 60. Mas, como um peixe grande num pequeno aquário, seu trabalho não resiste a uma comparação na era das grandes bandas americanas e inglesas. 

O grupo, porém, gravou alguns números pop garageiros excelentes, no espírito da Rolling Stones da metade da década de 60. Algumas canções ("How Is The Air Up There?" e "All Purpose Low") tornaram-se sucessos neozelandeses, e "On Top Of The World" e "Hey Baby", covers de John Mayall e Bruce Channel, respectivamente, chegaram ao Top Ten. Em 1968, surgiu "The Happy Prince", um disco conceitual infantil, adornado por psicodelia, que guarda semelhança com o pop adocicado moderno. Após uma tentativa frustrada de entrar no mercado britânico, a La De Da's seguiu em frente por algum tempo com um prosaico hard rock que – a exemplo dos seus melhores trabalhos iniciais – se mostrava bastante influenciado pelas tendências ultramarinas (Richie Unterberger; AllMusic; tradução livre do inglês).