L7 (album)

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L7
Studio album by L7
Released 1988
Recorded 1987
Genre Punk rock, grunge, heavy metal
Length 31:58
Label Epitaph
Producer Brett Gurewitz
L7 chronology
L7
(1988)
Smell the Magic
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars....[1]
Rolling Stone 2.5/5 stars....[2]
Piero Scaruffi 7/10 stars.........[3]

L7 is the eponymous debut album by Los Angeles band L7. Recorded in 1987 and released in 1988, the album demonstrates the band's punk rock origins, although there are traces of the heavier grunge sound that would dominate their later work.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

No. Title Music Length
1. "Bite the Wax Tadpole[4]"   Gardner 2:16
2. "Cat-O'-Nine-Tails"   Gardner 2:12
3. "Metal Stampede"   Sparks 2:25
4. "Let's Rock Tonight"   Gardner, Sparks 3:12
5. "Uncle Bob"   L7, Sparks 6:32
6. "Snake Handler"   Gardner 2:29
7. "Runnin' From the Law"   Gardner, Sparks 3:10
8. "Cool Out"   Sparks 2:54
9. "It's Not You"   Gardner 1:45
10. "I Drink"   L7, Sparks 2:55
11. "Ms. 45"   L7, Sparks 2:40
Total length:
31:58

[edit] Personnel

L7
Productions
  • Brett Guerwitz - Producer
  • Jordan Tarlow - Guitar Technician
  • Suzy Beal - Artwork
  • Donnell Cameron - Engineer
  • Jeff Campbell - CD Layout
  • Al Flipside - Photography, Cover Photo
  • Bruce Kalberg Photography
  • Randall Martin - Logo
  • Eddy Schreyer - Mastering
  • N.Todd Skiles - Design

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Huey, Steve. "allmusic ((( L7 > Review )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r11286. Retrieved March 17, 2010. 
  2. ^ Brackett, Nathan. "L7". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. November 2004. pg. 500, cited March 17, 2010
  3. ^ Scaruffi, Piero. "L7". pieroscaruffi.com (Italian). Retrieved on March 17, 2010.
  4. ^ The title of this track is taken from the urban legend which says that it is a Chinese transliteration of "Coca-Cola" [1].

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