Various Artists
Love, LA: Duets and Covers from the City of Angels
Release Date: 4/20/2024
Format: LP
Label: ORG Music
Quantity: 1000
Release type: RSD Limited Run / Regional Focus Release
Love, LA is a compilation featuring artists with a close connection to Los Angeles, performing some of their favorite songs as duets. Lovingly curated and produced by Paige Stark of Tashaki Miyaki and Rick Ross of Delicious Vinyl, the compilation showcases unique takes on classics from artists like R.E.M., Velvet Underground, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and more.
The contributions to the album include a variety of talents, from actor and comedian Marc Maron to My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, from native Angeleno mainstays to English singer/songwriter Robyn Hitchcock. Proceeds from the release will benefit the Fernando Pullum Community Arts Center, who provides performing arts instruction to youth in South Central Los Angeles. This one-of-a-kind release will be pressed on gold color vinyl, featuring original artwork from Julia Wick, Limited to 1,000 copies worldwide, exclusively for Record Store Day 2024.
Tracklist
Side A:
Emma Swift x Robyn Hitchcock - Arms of Love (R.E.M.)
Leslie Stevens x Jim James - Leather & Lace (Don Henley & Stevie Nicks)
Marc Maron x Paige Stark - Signed D.C. (Love)
Gold Star x Johanna Samuels - I Found A Reason (The Velvet Underground)
more*- Speak Your Mind (Marc Benno)
Side B:
Poppy Jean Crawford x Tashaki Miyaki - You Showed Me (The Turtles)
Particle Kid x Sunny War - Never Let Me Down Again (Depeche Mode)
Cherry Glazerr X Jeffertiti -Dosed (Red Hot Chilli Peppers)
Joel Jerome x Paloma Parfrey - Los Angeles (Black Francis)