WHO’S COUNTING?

Dianne Henderson takes Lorraine Ali to task for omitting the “fact” that “Gala” was Lush’s first album, not “Spooky” (Letters, May 19).

“Gala” (initially a U.S.-only release) was a collection of the first three EPs the band released in Britain in 1989 or thereabouts. It is not a proper album any more than the Smiths’ “Louder Than Bombs” is. So Ali is quite correct when she points out that “Love-life” is Lush’s third album, not its fourth.

STEVE LANDAU

Los Angeles