L7 (album)

L7 is the eponymous debut studio album by American rock band L7, released in 1988 by Epitaph Records.[7][8] It demonstrates the band's punk rock origins, although there are traces of the heavier grunge sound that dominated their later work.

L7
Studio album by
L7
Released1988
Recorded1987
Genre
Length31:58
LabelEpitaph[1]
ProducerBrett Gurewitz
L7 chronology
L7
(1988)		 Smell the Magic
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]
Spin Alternative Record Guide4/10[6]

Production

The album was recorded in Brett Gurewitz's studio, in Hollywood, California.[9] It is the band's only album with drummer Ray Koutsky.[10]

The album's first track, "Bite the Wax Tadpole," refers to the legend that this is a Chinese transliteration of "Coca-Cola."[11]

Critical reception

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."[12]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bite the Wax Tadpole"Gardner2:16
2."Cat-O'-Nine-Tails"Gardner2:12
3."Metal Stampede"Sparks2:25
4."Let's Rock Tonight"Gardner, Sparks3:12
5."Uncle Bob"L7, Sparks6:32
6."Snake Handler"Gardner2:29
7."Runnin' from the Law"Gardner, Sparks3:10
8."Cool Out"Sparks2:54
9."It's Not You"Gardner1:45
10."I Drink"L7, Sparks2:55
11."Ms. 45"L7, Sparks2:40
Total length:31:58

Personnel
L7
Productions
  • 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
  1. Records, Epitaph. "L7 - L7" – via epitaph.com.
  2. Huey, Steve. "L7 – L7". Allmusic. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 5: MUZE. p. 48.CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 698.
  5. 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. rolling stone l7 album guide.
  6. Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 231.
  7. "L7 | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  8. "L7 biography". The Great Rock Bible.
  9. Niesel, Jeff. "L7's Donita Sparks Talks About Why the Hard Rock Band 'Came Back to Bitch'". Cleveland Scene.
  10. Buckley, Peter (November 7, 2003). "The Rough Guide to Rock". Rough Guides – via Google Books.
  11. "Bite the Wax Tadpole". Snopes.com.
  12. "L7". Trouser Press. Retrieved 7 November 2020.



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