Bricks Are Heavy
Bricks Are Heavy is the third studio album by American band L7, released on 14 April 1992 on Slash Records. It followed their self-titled debut in 1988 and Smell the Magic in 1990, and it sits at the point where the band's mix of grunge, punk and alternative metal reached a wider audience. It was followed by Hungry for Stink in 1994.
The record climbed to number 160 on the US Billboard 200 and topped the Heatseekers Albums chart, a sign of a band moving from underground favourite to a name people were starting to talk about. Later sales in the United States reached 327,000 copies. If you like your guitars thick and your attitude unapologetic, this is the L7 record to start with, and it is well worth revisiting alongside the best loud rock of the early nineties.
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Bricks Are Heavy: tracklist, credits and charts
11 tracks · 37:45Tracklist
- 1WargasmDonita Sparks2:42
- 2ScrapBrett Gurewitz and Donita Sparks2:55
- 3Pretend We're DeadDonita Sparks3:55
- 4Diet PillDonita Sparks4:23
- 5EvergladeJennifer Finch and Daniel Ray3:17
- 6SlideSuzi Gardner and Donita Sparks3:39
- 7One More ThingJennifer Finch4:10
- 8Mr. IntegrityDonita Sparks4:09
- 9MonsterSuzi Gardner2:57
- 10ShitlistDonita Sparks2:55
- 11This Ain't PleasurePhil Caivano and Suzi Gardner2:43
- Produced by
- L7, Butch Vig
- Recorded at
- Smart Studios, Sound City Studios, Smart (Madison, Wisconsin), Sound City (Van Nuys, California)
- Recorded
- November 1991
- Mixed by
- Butch Vig
- Engineered by
- Mr. Colson, Steve Marker, Jeff Sheehan, Butch Vig
- Label
- Slash
- Length
- 37:45
Line-up
- Yoko Ono · other vocals · guest
- Peter Love · handclaps · guest
- Pauli Ryan · bongos · guest
Singles
- “Pretend We're Dead” · 1992
- “Everglade” · 1992
- “Monster” · 1992
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1992 | 24 |
| US Billboard 200 · 1992 | 160 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) · 1992 | 1 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1992 | 47 |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 14 April 1992 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 14 April 1992 | |
| Wikidata | 1992 | |
| US release | 14 April 1992 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 14 April 1992 | earliest UK or European date |
6 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | US | Slash | 075992678445 | other |
| 14 April 1992 | XE | London Records | 042282830722 | original |
| 14 April 1992 | US | Reprise Records | 075992678421 | original |
| 31 March 2009 | XW | Rhino | 603497969517 | other |
| 2015 | US | Plain Recordings | 646315519310 | other |
| 22 April 2022 | US | Licorice Pizza Records | 196852163366 | remaster |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: minor: best source 1426x1426, upscaled to 1500 (x1.05)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1426×1426 | upscaled: minor: best source 1426x1426, upscaled to 1500 (x1.05) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |