Last, The - Look Again

Fat Possum Records - 'The Last's album, "Look Again", was recorded 40 years ago and never released. The short story is that The Last's debut, "LA Explosion" had made them one of the bigger bands in the LA scene playing shows with X, The Germs, even having The Go-Gos open for them a few times. Following the release of "LA Explosion", The Last had major label attention but rather than sign and record using a label's money, the band decided to record it themselves, shop it around and sign with the highest bidder. Simple enough. They went into the newly created studio owned and operated by Jo Julian of the band, Berlin, and recorded "Look Again". Jo Julian wouldn't let them touch his fancy new board and insisted on mixing the record himself. The band hated the resulting mix and ended up shelving the record rather than let anyone hear it. Despite the band hating the sound of the record, their manager had some test pressings made to shop. This time, not one label made an offer. Those test presses now fetch over $800 on Discogs. Everyone thought the record was lost forever, even the band. Through some luck another set of tapes from those original sessions were recently discovered and the band was able to take the tapes to a new studio and mix "Look Again" exactly how they always envisioned the songs sounding. And this is the record we have for you today. After 40 long years, The Last "Look Again" is here.'