Another Sub Pop 7” here with great Charles Peterson photography. Peterson was the photographer of the grunge era, snapping amazing live and offstage photos of Nirvana, Pussy Galore, Tad, Mudhoney, etc. His photos graced the cover of most Sub Pop releases throughout the late 80’s and 90’s. This L7 shot really captures the personality of the band– on the one hand, a tightknit group of women in a male dominated scene, and on the other a collection of individual personalities. The trademark black band across the top with and the Sub Pop logo became synonomous for “must have”, regardless if the band name was known to me or not. This type of unifying cover aesthetic was one of the things that made the Sub Pop label such a strong brand in it’s heyday. They continue with this layout for most singles to this day.

For more of Charles Peterson’s music photography, check out his book Touch Me I’m Sick.