Man, it would really suck to run a label, have an artist slap down a few tunes like “Call Me in the Day” and “Easy Baby,” and have to decide between paying rent and putting out a 7-inch on 45RPMs. I say this because, personally, I’d have to let the landlord sit tight for another month. La Luz demand to be propagated on the strength of “Easy Baby” alone. This is what The Concretes were doing before that chick left and sang on that whistling song. This is what Phil Spector did with the Teddy Bears 50 years or so before he became an afro’d murderer. This is pure, post-Leslie Gore rock ‘n’ roll glory, pressed to wax in hopes a few dance hall operators might take notice. I fucking hope they do. “Call Me in the Day,” a pleasant enough track, is so much like Fresh & Onlys’ “I’m a Thief” I’ll need clearance before I can even go beyond mentioning it. La Luzzzzzzz…
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