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Lost La's songs available to download

Rare cuts by the Liverpool legends will go online this September

Eight unreleased songs by The La's are set to be available to buy online for the first time this September.

The songs will be available on Lost Tunes - a new online download store launched today (July 30) that is dedicated to exclusive, rare or overlooked classics.

Lost Tunes already features a catalogue of 134 exclusive albums, with artists including Scott Walker, GENE and The House Of Love.

The eight La's songs are set to go online on September 1 and include alternative versions of 'Way Out'' and 'Son Of A Gun' from their eponymous 1990 album.

Their release also coincides with an exclusive from Southampton band Delays, who are recording covers of their four favourite 'lost tunes' for the site.

A further 500 download albums are scheduled to be launched on the store in the coming six months, and all downloads on the site are available as high quality 320kpbs MP3s.

The download store is online now at Losttunes.com.

The full tracklisting of 'The La's - Lost Tunes' is:

'Son Of A Gun (John Porter Outtake 1)'
'Doledrum (John Leckie mix)'
'Come In Come Out (John Leckie mix)'
'Way Out (Bob Andrews Mix)'
'Doledrum (Bob Andrews Mix)'
'Clean Profit (Jeremy Allom Mix)'
'Son Of A Gun (Jeremy Allom Mix)'
'Come In Come Out (Steve Lillywhite Mix)
'

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nedrauk 

Jul 31, 2008

I only hope the sound quality of these downloads is above the 128kbs normal! The Radiohead album was only 160! I'm getting on in years, but low bitrates are noticeable! Bloc Party was better at 192kbs! Why are so few concerned about sound fidelity? 128 is NOT near CD

nedrauk 

Jul 31, 2008

I see Lost Tunes is run by Universal! I see they ARE using a good bitrate! 320kbs which is "the highest possible for MP3 and better than iTunes (256) My BIG grouse with Universal is that they are apparently dropping the best silver disc format SACD! Why? Its compatible with CD players and actually is as good sonically as analogue vinyl!

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