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Smell the Magic

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Released
  
September 1, 1990

Artist
  
L7

Label
  
Sub Pop

Length
  
29:36

Release date
  
1 September 1990

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Recorded
  
1989 at Reciprocal Recording in Seattle, WA (Tracks 1, 4, 6 and 7), Radio Tokyo in Venice, CA (Tracks 2, 3, 5 and 9), Paramount Studios in Hollywood, CA (Track 8)

Smell the Magic (1990)
  
Bricks Are Heavy (1992)

Genres
  
Grunge, Punk rock, Heavy metal

Similar
  
L7 albums, Grunge albums

L7 smell the magic 1990 full album


Smell the Magic is the second album by the Los Angeles band L7. It was initially released in September 1990 as a 12" EP containing only the first six songs. It was reissued on CD in July 1991, expanded to album length with three more tracks: "Packin' a Rod", "Just Like Me" and "American Society". The opening song, "Shove", was released as the band's first single. In 1993 the tune was covered by the Cosmic Psychos on their Palomino Pizza EP.

Contents

Personnel

L7
  • Donita Sparks - guitar, vocals, lead vocals on tracks 2,4,5,7,9
  • Suzi Gardner - guitar, lead vocals on tracks 1,5,6,9
  • Jennifer Finch - bass guitar, lead vocals on tracks 3,8,9
  • Demetra Plakas - drums
  • Guest
  • Mike Patton - guest vocals
  • Production
  • Jack Endino - engineer
  • Michael James - engineer
  • Daniel Rey - engineer
  • Randall Martin - logo
  • Charles Peterson - photography
  • Howard Rosenberg - photography
  • Jeff Price - art director
  • Songs

    1Shove3:13
    2Fast and Frightening2:37
    3(Right on) Thru3:15

    References

    Smell the Magic Wikipedia