This is the discography of the American rock band L7.

L7 discography
Studio albums7
EPs1
Compilation albums3
Singles12
Music videos12

L7 was originally formed in 1985 by Donita Sparks and Suzi Gardner, both of whom sang and played guitar.[1] The band's early lineup consisted of bassist Jennifer Finch and drummer Roy Koutsky. After their debut album, the band recruited Demetra Plakas as their permanent drummer. This lineup continued through their albums Smell the Magic (1990), released on Subpop records, and Bricks Are Heavy (1992) and Hungry for Stink (1994), both released on Slash. In 1996, Finch elected to leave the band to attend college and Greta Brink replaced her as the bass player for The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum, the third and final album released through Slash, in 1997. Gail Greenwood took over on bass for the album Slap-Happy (1999), which was produced by L7's own company, Wax Tadpole Records. After this, there were further changes to the lineup when Greenwood left the band, to be replaced by Janis Tanaka on bass. The group announced it was on an indefinite hiatus in 2001.[citation needed]

L7 reunited in 2014, including Jennifer Finch. The following year, they performed in Europe and North America.[citation needed] The reception was positive and the band continued to tour in 2016 and 2017.[citation needed] In 2016, a Kickstarter-funded documentary film, titled L7: Pretend We're Dead, directed by Sarah Price, was screened at film festivals and later released in the US and abroad.[2]

In September 2017, the band issued the single "Dispatch from Mar-a-Lago", their first new song in eighteen years. This song was closely followed by the single "I Came Back to Bitch" in 2018. On May 3, 2019, L7's full-length album Scatter the Rats was released to generally favorable reviews.[3]

Albums

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Notes
US
[4]
US Heat
[5]
AUS
[6]
SWE
[7]
UK
[8]
L7
Smell the Magic
  • Released: September 1, 1990
  • Label: Sub Pop
Reissued in 1991 with three extra songs
Bricks Are Heavy
  • Released: April 14, 1992
  • Label: Slash
160 1 47 24
Hungry for Stink
  • Released: July 12, 1994
  • Label: Slash
117 2 57 47 26
The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum
  • Released: February 25, 1997
  • Label: Slash
172 12 First album without bassist Jennifer Finch
Slap-Happy
  • Released: August 24, 1999
  • Label: Wax Tadpole
Scatter the Rats 19

Compilations

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Title Details Notes
The Slash Years
  • Released: May 2, 2000
  • Label: Slash
Compilation of popular songs from 1992–1997
Fast and Frightening
  • Released: September 16, 2016
  • Label: Easy Action
2-CD set of rarities, covers, compilation tracks + radio session + live set
Pretend We're Dead – Best Of
  • Released: March 2019
  • Label: Slash
Compilation of popular songs from 1992–1997
L7: Wargasm – The Slash Years
  • Released: 2021
  • Label: Slash
3-CD box set of releases under Slash

Live albums

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Title Details Notes
Live: Omaha to Osaka
Hollywood Palladium
  • Released: November 5, 2014
  • Label: Easy Action
Recorded May 17, 1991, at the Hollywood Palladium[9]
Detroit
  • Released: January 13, 2017
  • Label: Easy Action
Wireless
  • Released: February 2, 2018
  • Label: Easy Action
Recorded in Brisbane in 1992 for Triple J's Live at the Wireless radio programme[10]

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US Alt.
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AUS
[6]
UK
[8]
"Shove" 1990 Smell the Magic
"Pretend We're Dead" 1992 8 50 21 Bricks Are Heavy
"Everglade" 85 27
"Monster" 33
"Slide" (live) (split single with Faith No More) Non-album single
"Andres" 1994 20 86 34 Hungry for Stink
"Drama" 1997 The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum
"Off the Wagon"
"Freeway" 1999 Slap-Happy
"Mantra Down"
"Dispatch from Mar-a-Lago" 2017 Non-album singles
"I Came Back to Bitch" 2018
"Burn Baby / Fighting the Crave" 2019 Scatter the Rats
"Fake Friends / Witchy Burn" 2020 Non-album singles
"Cooler Than Mars" 2023

Videos

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  • 1990 – "Just Like Me" (from Smell the Magic)
  • 1991 – "Fast and Frightening" (from Smell the Magic)
  • 1992 – "Pretend We're Dead" (from Bricks are Heavy)
  • 1992 – "Everglade" (from Bricks are Heavy)
  • 1992 – "Monster" (from Bricks are Heavy)
  • 1994 – "Andres" (from Hungry for Stink)
  • 1994 – "Stuck Here Again" (from Hungry for Stink)
  • 1999 – L7: The Beauty Process – documentary about the band by Krist Novoselic[12]
  • 2016 – L7: Pretend We're Dead (single)
  • 2018 – "I Came Back to Bitch" (single)
  • 2019 – "Burn Baby"[13](from Scatter the Rats)
  • 2019 – "Stadium West" (from Scatter the Rats)

Other appearances

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Year Compilation Track
1988 The Melting Plot "Yummy Yummy" (Ohio Express cover)
1989 Radio Tokyo Tapes Volume 4: Women "Sweet Sex" (cover of Flipper's "Sex Bomb")
1989 Gabba Gabba Hey: A Tribute to the Ramones "Suzy Is a Headbanger"
1989 Every Band Has a Shonen Knife Who Loves Them "Baggs"
1990 "Shove" single "Fast" (early version of "Fast and Frightening")
1990 Teriyaki Asthma "Bloodstains" (Agent Orange cover)
1992 "Pretend We're Dead" single "Lopsided Head" & "Used to Love Him"
1992 Virus 100 "Let's Lynch the Landlord" (Dead Kennedys cover)
1992 Maneater (live in Waterfront bootleg) "She's a Lost Cause"
1994 Serial Mom Soundtrack "Gas Chamber"
1995 Spirit of '73: Rock for Choice "Cherry Bomb" (with Joan Jett)
1995 The Jerky Boys Soundtrack "Hanging on the Telephone" (The Nerves cover)
1996 Twisted Willie "Three Days" (Willie Nelson cover with Waylon Jennings)
1996 A Small Circle of Friends "Lion's Share" (Germs cover)
1997 "Off the Wagon" single "Guera" & "Punk Broke (My Heart)"
1997 Live: Omaha to Osaka "Pattylean" & "El Wahtusi"
1997 I Know What You Did Last Summer Soundtrack "This Ain't the Summer of Love" (Blue Öyster Cult cover)
2000 Free the West Memphis 3 "Boys in Black"

Compilation appearances

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Year Compilation Track
1988 Tantrum "Bite the Wax Tadpole"
1990 The Big One: City of L.A. Power "American Society"
1991 International Pop Underground "Packin' a Rod"
1992 Pet Sematary II Soundtrack "Shitlist"
1994 Alternative NRG "Shitlist"
1994 Natural Born Killers Soundtrack "Shitlist"
1994 The Grunge Years "Shove"
1995 Tank Girl Soundtrack "Shove"
1996 Foxfire Soundtrack "Shirley"
1999 Stoned Again! – A Bong Load Records Collection "Stick to the Plan"
2004 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack Boxset "Pretend We're Dead"
2008 Rock Band 2 "Pretend We're Dead"

References

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  1. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. p. 589. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
  2. ^ "L7: Pretend We're Dead (2016)". IMDB. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "Scatter the Rats by L7". Metacritic. May 3, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  4. ^ "L7 Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  5. ^ "L7 Chart History: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
  7. ^ "Swedish chart positions". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  8. ^ a b "Official Charts > L7". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  9. ^ "xL7: Hollywood Palladium – Limited Edition Red Vinyl LP SOLD OUT !! – Easy Action". Easy Action Records. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  10. ^ "Taxi Driver (record store)".
  11. ^ "L7 Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  12. ^ "L7: The Beauty Process (1998)". IMDB. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  13. ^ Grow, Kory (February 28, 2019). "L7 Preview First LP in 20 Years With Hellscape-Laden 'Burn Baby' Video". rollingstone.com. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
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