Songs from the Laundry Room
2015 EP by Foo Fighters
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Songs from the Laundry Room is an EP by American rock band Foo Fighters, released exclusively for Record Store Day 2015. The songs were recorded by Dave Grohl during his time with Nirvana. As with the album Foo Fighters, Grohl plays all the instruments.[1]
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| Released | April 18, 2015 | |||
| Studios | Laundry Room, Arlington, Virginia | |||
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| Length | 12:22 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producers | Barrett Jones, Dave Grohl | |||
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Release
Released exclusively for Record Store Day 2015, just 4,000 copies were made available of the 10" vinyl, which includes two demo versions of songs from the band's debut album Foo Fighters, a cover song, and a previously unreleased song, titled "Empty Handed".[2][3]
Re-release
On September 11, 2015, it was announced that Foo Fighters intended to re-release their rare Songs From the Laundry Room EP as a mainstream release.[4] Later the same day, the EP became available digitally.[5]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Dave Grohl, except "Kids in America" by Marty and Ricky Wilde.
| No. | Title | Recording Date | Length |
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| 1. | "Alone + Easy Target" (demo) | January 3, 1992 | 5:16 |
| 2. | "Big Me" (demo) | March 1994 | 2:19 |
| No. | Title | Recording Date | Length |
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| 3. | "Kids in America" (Kim Wilde cover) | February 16, 1991 | 3:40 |
| 4. | "Empty Handed" (previously unreleased) | January 3, 1992 | 1:47 |
Personnel
Personnel taken from Songs from the Laundry Room liner notes.[6]
- Dave Grohl – vocals, all instruments
- Barrett Jones – backing vocals on "Kids in America", recording, mixing
- Gavin Lurssen – mastering
- Chris Bettman – vinyl lacquer cut
- Morning Breath Inc. – art
Chart positions
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Physical Singles Sales (Official Charts Company)[7] | 3 |
| UK Vinyl Singles Chart Top 40 (Official Charts Company)[8] | 3 |
| US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[9] | 22 |
| US Indie Store Album Sales (Billboard)[10] | 21 |