L7 Smells Like Magic Coloured Vinyl LP 1990

Before Nevermind. Before the flannel went mainstream. L7 were already in the pit, louder and angrier than almost anyone else on the Sub Pop roster, and Smell the Magic is the record that proves it.

Released in 1990 and now reissued as a coloured vinyl Loser Edition LP, this is six tracks of pure, unhinged grunge and alternative metal from four women who had zero interest in being palatable. Donita Sparks, Suzi Gardner, Jennifer Finch and Dee Plakas built a sound that sat somewhere between Black Flag and Black Sabbath, with a sneer borrowed from nobody. If you know, you know. If you don't, start here and work backwards. The dark aesthetic of this record, its raw production and relentless riffs, still hits harder than most things recorded in the decade that followed.

Coloured vinyl LP, Loser Edition reissue. Full length album, originally released 1990. Six tracks. Genre: grunge, alternative metal. Country of origin: USA.

Fans of: Babes in Toyland, Hole, Mudhoney, Sleater-Kinney.