Credit: Damion Romero
30 years ago today, on April 14, 1992, L7’s breakthrough third album, Bricks Are Heavy was released on Slash Records! In celebration, Licorice Pizza Records has announced the special Bricks Are Heavy 30th anniversary reissue, set to be released September 30. Originally debuting at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, this special anniversary edition will include all 11 tracks digitally remastered by Howie Weinberg (Ramones, Pixies, Metallica). Produced by Butch Vig (Nirvana, Garbage, Smashing Pumpkins), this limited edition reissue will be available with special packaged gold and black vinyl. More information and preorders are available here on the Licorice Pizza Records webstore.
ABOUT LICORICE PIZZA RECORDS:
Licorice Pizza Records, an independent label in Studio City, CA, is helmed by Kerry Brown, an award-winning, RIAA multi-platinum certified music producer, artist manager, and event producer. His wide-ranging career spans more than three decades, encompassing performance, production, and marketing, with total worldwide sales of more than 50M records including works by such iconic superstars and legendary artists as Smashing Pumpkins, Miley Cyrus, Cheap Trick, Courtney Love, the Afghan Whigs, the Twilight Singers, and Ziggy Marley.
The boutique record store of the same name continues the legacy of the original, famed Southern California chain opened by James Greenwood in July 1969. New releases & vintage albums line the walls, while handpicked playlists - and free licorice - add to the atmosphere. Nurturing the local music & art community in Studio City, fashion designers and craft vendors sell their art during monthly Flea Markets. At weekly Licorice Pizza Party in-store events, local artist showcases feature our staff and their friends, many of whom grew up hearing about their rockstar parents and how cool the original Licorice Pizza was in the 1970s and 80s.
Expanding to more than 34 area locations by 1986, the chain was an integral part of Southern California’s influential rock scene, featured prominently in 1982’s Fast Times at Ridgemont High and later giving title to Paul Thomas Anderson’s critically acclaimed, Academy Award-nominated 2021 film. It was more than just a record store; it served as a meeting place and haven for fans of all ages, a club house where music obsessives – including a teenaged Kerry Brown – could hang out and discover a spectacular range of new and classic music, from punk and glam to hard rock, metal, and more. A new generation is rediscovering vinyl for the first time. It's the tastiest music in town, where you get it nicer.
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ABOUT THE RECORD:
As the band’s vocalist/guitarist Donita Sparks states, “After all these years, we began thinking it is strange that we have never received a proper accounting of actual sales to date for this record. We were so close to Certified Gold 30 years ago, surely we have crossed the line by now.” Never a band known to wait for anyone, let alone the suits, to validate them, Donita continues, “so we thought to hell with it, we are declaring ourselves Gold and making our own gold records. Get ‘em while they are hot.” Fans can preorder the release here.
With this reissue officially sanctioned by the band, fans can expect never before seen content and “over the top packaging,” says Sparks, “ We are going to pull out all the stops for this release. Together with Licorice Pizza this is going to be one tasty treat.”
Bricks Are Heavy tracklisting:
1. Wargasm
2. Scrap
3. Pretend We’re Dead
4. Diet Pill
5. Everglade
6. Slide
7. One More Thing
8. Mr. Integrity
9. Monster
10. Shitlist
11. This Ain’t Pleasure
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