L7 (album)
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| Released | September 1988[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Studio | Westbeach (Hollywood) | |||
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| Length | 31:58 | |||
| Label | Epitaph | |||
| Producer | Brett Gurewitz | |||
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L7 is the debut studio album by American rock band L7, released in September 1988, by Epitaph Records.[2][3]
Production
The album was recorded in Brett Gurewitz's studio, in Hollywood, California.[4] It is the band's only album with drummer Roy Koutsky.[5]
The album's first track, "Bite the Wax Tadpole," refers to the legend that this is a Chinese transliteration of "Coca-Cola".[6]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [7] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [8] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [9] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [10] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 4/10[11] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4.5/5[12] |
Trouser Press wrote that the album "is a heady but largely inconsequential introduction; it’s all brute force and speed, grunge as a sheer sonic description."[13] Reviewing the album for AllMusic, Steve Huey stated that the band's "trademark grungy fusion of punk and metal" wasn't fully formed yet.[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bite the Wax Tadpole" | Suzi Gardner | 2:16 |
| 2. | "Cat-o'-Nine-Tails" | Gardner | 2:12 |
| 3. | "Metal Stampede" | Donita Sparks | 2:25 |
| 4. | "Let's Rock Tonight" | Gardner, Sparks | 3:12 |
| 5. | "Uncle Bob" | Gardner, Sparks, Jennifer Finch, Roy Koutsky | 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" | Gardner, Sparks, Finch, Koutsky | 2:55 |
| 11. | "Ms. 45" | Gardner, Sparks, Finch, Koutsky | 2:40 |
| Total length: | 31:58 | ||
Personnel
L7
- Donita Sparks – vocals, guitar
- Suzi Gardner – guitar, vocals
- Jennifer Finch – bass guitar, vocals
- Roy Koutsky – drums
Production
- Brett Gurewitz – 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
References
- ↑ "L7 Time Line". Reprise Records. Archived from the original on January 23, 1998. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ↑ "L7 Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ↑ "L7 biography". The Great Rock Bible.
- ↑ Niesel, Jeff. "L7's Donita Sparks Talks About Why the Hard Rock Band 'Came Back to Bitch'". Cleveland Scene.
- ↑ Buckley, Peter (November 7, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050.
- ↑ "Bite the Wax Tadpole". Snopes.com. April 5, 1999.
- 1 2 Huey, Steve. "L7 – L7". AllMusic. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
- ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 48.
- ↑ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 698.
- ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 500. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ↑ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 231.
- ↑ Schroer, Brendan (June 16, 2015). "L7 - L7 (album review )". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved July 28, 2026.
- ↑ "L7". Trouser Press. Retrieved November 7, 2020.