Songs from the Laundry Room

Songs from the Laundry Room
EP by Foo Fighters
Released April 18, 2015
Studio Laundry Room Studios, Arlington
Genre Alternative rock, post-grunge, power pop, punk rock
Length 12:22
Label RCA Records
Producer Barrett Jones, Dave Grohl
Foo Fighters chronology
Sonic Highways
(2014)
Songs From the Laundry Room
(2015)
Saint Cecilia
(2015)

Songs from the Laundry Room is an EP by American rock band Foo Fighters, released exclusively for Record Store Day 2015.

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".[1][2]

Re-release

In September 2015 it was announced that Foo Fighters intend to re-release their rare Songs From the Laundry Room EP as a mainstream release.[3][4]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Dave Grohl, except "Kids in America" by Marty and Ricky Wilde.

Side A
No. TitleRecording Date Length
1. "Alone + Easy Target" (demo)January 3, 1992 5:16
2. "Big Me" (demo)March 1994 2:19
Side B
No. TitleRecording Date Length
3. "Kids in America" (Kim Wilde cover)February 16, 1991 3:40
4. "Empty Handed" (previously unreleased)January 3, 1992 1:47

Chart positions

Chart (2015) Peak
position
UK Physical Singles Sales (Official Charts Company)[5] 3
UK Vinyl Singles Chart Top 40 (Official Charts Company)[6] 3
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[7] 22
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[8] 21

References

  1. Foo Fighters - Songs From The Laundry Room recordstoreday.com. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  2. Foo Fighters – Songs From The Laundry Room (Vinyl) Discogs Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  3. Foo Fighters to release rare 'Songs From The Laundry Room' EP music-news.com. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  4. Foo Fighters to release "Songs From the Laundry Room" 4-Song EP vintagevinylnews.com. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  5. Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 19 April 2015 - 25 April 2015 officialcharts.com. Retrieved 228 April, 2015.
  6. Official Vinyl Singles Chart Top 40 - 19 April 2015 - 25 April 2015 officialcharts.com. Retrieved 228 April, 2015.
  7. "Foo Fighters – Chart history" Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums for Foo Fighters. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  8. "Foo Fighters – Chart history" Billboard Top Tastemaker Albums for Foo Fighters. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
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