What is "l.a."

abbreviation for Los Angeles, attested from 1949.

L.A. (Light Album) is the 23rd studio album by The Beach Boys, released on March 19, 1979. Produced by Bruce Johnston, James William Guercio and the band itself, the album was The Beach Boys' first on CBS Records, and the first to feature contributions from Johnston since his departure from the band in 1972. Johnston was brought in when it became clear that the ailing Brian Wilson was in no fit state to produce the album, and has remained in the band ever since.

L.A. (Light Album) reached #100 in the US during a chart stay of thirteen weeks, and #32 in the UK.

"L.A." is a song written and performed by Neil Young from the 1973 album Time Fades Away, a live album noted for its abrasive experimentation and its "wild, agonized, deliberately jarring" vocals.

Johnny Rogan in his Complete Guide to the Music of Neil Young tells us that "L.A." was "Young's fantasy vision of the destruction of Los Angeles. There is an underlying glee in his apocalyptic vision that is both intriguing and disconcerting." Rogan also suggests that the song may have been written by Young a full five years before it was debuted during his 1973 Time Fades Away tour. Rogan talks about the song at greater length in the book Neil Young: Zero To Sixty.

The Black Crowes performed the song on some legs of their 2005-2006 reunion tour, with lead guitarist Marc Ford handling vocal duties. Several of these performances saw official release via the band's deal with Instant Live. Although the Instant Live versions are now out of print, several shows have been made available via the band's official live download site, liveblackcrowes.com 1.

Jubilee recorded "L.A." (released in January 2008) as a B-Side on their single "Rebel Hiss" with the participation of guest drummer Troy Petrey.

Lukas Nelson, son of Willie Nelson, released a version of "L.A." on his CD, Promise Of The Real.

"L.A." is a single recorded by Amy Macdonald, which was released in October 2007. It reached #48 in the UK singles charts.

L.A. is an EP by singer-songwriter Teddy Thompson, released in 2001 after his self-titled, debut album. The EP was recorded in November, 2001 at Fez, NYC by Ed Haber. "Shine So Bright" and "Sorry to See Me Go" later appeared on Thompson's second full-length album, Separate Ways (2005).