7 and 7 Is

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7 and 7 Is is a song from the band Love, written by Arthur Lee and recorded on June 20,1966 at Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood. It was produced by Jac Holzman and engineered by Bruce Botnick. The song took a great deal of work to record with Love's drummer, Alban "Snoopy" Pfisterer, being unable to cope with its frantic demands after 30 takes or so and being replaced on drums by Arthur Lee himself. Described as "proto-punk", it was later covered by the Ramones, Alice Cooper, Rush and others, as well as being re-recorded by Lee himself.

The song was released as Elektra single 45605 (c/w "No.Fourteen")in July, 1966 and made the Billboard Top Hundred on July 30th, peaking at #33 in a ten week stay.

[edit] Remakes

Rush released a version on their EP Feedback.

[edit] Trivia

Members of the band The_77s have used the name 7&7iS, derived from 7 and 7 Is, for various releases.