L7 (band) discography

L7 was originally formed in 1985 by Donita Sparks vocals/guitar and Suzi Gardner vocals/guitar.[1] The band's early line up consisted of bassist Jennifer Finch and drummer Roy Koutsky. After their debut album, the band recruited Demetra Plakas as their permanent drummer. This line up continued through their albums, Smell the Magic (1990) on Subpop records, and both albums Bricks Are Heavy (1992), and Hungry for Stink (1994) on Slash Records. Finch elected to leave the band to attend college and Greta Brink replaced Finch as the bass player for The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum, the third and final album released with Slash Records in 1997. Gail Greenwood took over as their bassist 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 line up when Greenwood left the band, replaced by Janis Tanaka on bass. The band announced it was on an indefinite hiatus in 2001.

L7 (band) discography
Studio albums7
Compilation albums1
Music videos12
EPs1
Singles12

The discography for the rock band L7.

L7 reunited in 2014, including the primary bassist Jennifer Finch for the first time since 1996. The following year the band performed in Europe and North America. The reception was positive and the band continued to tour in 2016 and 2017. In 2016, a Kickstarter funded documentary film titled L7: Pretend We're Dead, directed by Sarah Price, was screened at film festivals and later release in the US and abroad.[2]

In September 2017, the band released 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
List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Year Details Peak chart positions Notes
US US Heat AUS
[4]		 SWE UK
[5]
1988 L7 — — — — —
1990 Smell the Magic
  • Released: September 1, 1990
  • Label: Sub Pop
 — — — — — Reissued in 1991 with three extra songs.
1992 Bricks Are Heavy 160 1 47 — 24
1994 Hungry for Stink 117 2 57 47 26
1997 The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum 172 12 — — — First album without bassist Jennifer Finch.
1999 Slap-Happy
  • Released: August 24, 1999
  • Label: Wax Tadpole Records
 — — — — —
2019 Scatter the Rats

Compilation albums
Year Details Peak chart positions Notes
US
[6]		 US Heat
[6]		 AUS
[4]		 SWE
[7]		 UK
[5]
2000 The Slash Years — — — — — Compilation of popular songs from 1992 - 1997.
2019 Pretend We're Dead - Best Of — — — — — Compilation of popular songs from 1992 - 1997.

Live albums
Year Details Peak chart positions Notes
US
[6]		 US Heat
[6]		 AUS
[4]		 SWE
[7]		 UK
[5]
1998 Live: Omaha to Osaka — — — — —
2018 Wireless
  • Released: February 2, 2018
  • Label: Easy Action
 Recorded in Brisbane in 1992 for Triple J's Live At The Wireless radio programme[8]

Singles
Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US Alt
[9]		 AUS
[4]		 UK
[5]
1990 "Shove" — — — Smell the Magic
1992 "Pretend We're Dead" 8 50 21 Bricks Are Heavy
"Everglade" — 85 27
"Monster" — — 33
"Slide (live)" (split single with Faith No More) — — — Non-album single
1994 "Andres" 20 86 34 Hungry for Stink
1997 "Drama" — — — The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum
"Off the Wagon" — — —
1999 "Freeway" — — — Slap-Happy
"Mantra Down" — — —
2017 "Dispatch from Mar-a-Lago" — — — Non-album single
2018 "I Came Back to Bitch" Non-album single

Videos
  • 1990 – "Just Like Me"
  • 1991 – "Fast and Frightening"
  • 1992 – "Pretend We're Dead"
  • 1992 – "Everglade"
  • 1992 – "Monster"
  • 1994 – "Andres"
  • 1994 – "Stuck Here Again"
  • 1999 – L7:The Beauty Process – documentary about the band by Krist Novoselic.[10]
  • 2016 – L7: Pretend We're Dead
  • 2018 – "I Came Back to Bitch"
  • 2019 – "Burn Baby"[11]
  • 2019 – "Stadium West"

Appearances outside their studio albums
Year Compilation Track
1988 The Melting Plot "Yummy Yummy"
1989 Radio Tokyo Tapes Volume 4: Women "Sweet Sex" (cover of Flipper "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 EP "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
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
  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. Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
  5. "Official Charts > L7". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  6. "American album positions". billboard.com. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  7. "Swedish chart positions". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  8. "Taxi Driver (record store)".
  9. "American singles positions". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  10. "L7: The Beauty Process (1998)". IMDB. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  11. Grow, Kory (28 February 2019). "L7 Preview First LP in 20 Years With Hellscape-Laden 'Burn Baby' Video". rollingstone.com. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
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