L7 (album)

L7
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1988[1]
Recorded1987
GenrePunk rock, grunge
Length31:58
LabelEpitaph[2]
ProducerBrett Gurewitz
L7 chronology
L7
(1988)
Smell the Magic
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]
Spin Alternative Record Guide4/10[7]

L7 is the debut studio album by American rock band L7, released in 1988 by Epitaph Records.[8][9] It demonstrates the band's punk rock origins, although there are traces of the heavier grunge sound that dominated their later work.

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  2. ^ Records, Epitaph. "L7 - L7" – via epitaph.com.
  3. ^ Huey, Steve. "L7 – L7". Allmusic. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 48.
  5. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 698.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 231.
  8. ^ "L7 | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  9. ^ "L7 biography". The Great Rock Bible.