Cuts (EP)
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| Released | December 2, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1991–1992 | |||
| Studio | Red Zone (Burbank, California) | |||
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| Length | 19:50 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | L.A. Guns | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 3/10[2] |
Cuts is an extended play (EP) by American hard rock band L.A. Guns. Recorded at Red Zone Studios in Burbank, California, it was self-produced by the band and released on December 2, 1992, by Polydor Records. The standard edition of the EP features five tracks, including three cover versions, one re-recording and one new song. The Japanese edition includes two additional cover versions. Cuts is the first L.A. Guns release to feature drummer Michael "Bones" Gershima.
Background
[edit]Released in December 1992, Cuts was issued in response to rumors that L.A. Guns were due to split up, with the news that the band would be recording a new studio album the following year.[3] The EP includes three cover versions – of Generation X's "Night of the Cadillacs", David Bowie's "Suffragette City" and James Brown's "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" – as well as a re-recording of Hollywood Vampires Japanese bonus track "Ain't the Same" and new song "Killer Mahari".[4] The Japanese edition also includes covers of "Love Song", originally by The Damned, and "Rock & Roll High School", originally by the Ramones.[5] Cuts is the first L.A. Guns release to feature drummer Michael "Bones" Gershima, who replaced Steve Riley in January 1992.[6] Riley performed on three tracks before his departure.[7]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Song" (The Damned cover) | 2:05 | |
| 2. | "Rock & Roll High School" (Ramones cover) | 1:43 | |
| 3. | "Night of the Cadillacs" (Generation X cover) |
| 3:19 |
| 4. | "Suffragette City" (David Bowie cover) | Bowie | 3:22 |
| 5. | "Ain't the Same '92" |
| 4:16 |
| 6. | "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" (James Brown cover) | Brown | 3:29 |
| 7. | "Killer Mahari" |
| 5:24 |
| Total length: | 23:38 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Night of the Cadillacs" (Generation X cover) |
| 3:19 |
| 2. | "Suffragette City" (David Bowie cover) | Bowie | 3:22 |
| 3. | "Ain't the Same '92" |
| 4:16 |
| 4. | "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" (James Brown cover) | Brown | 3:29 |
| 5. | "Killer Mahari" |
| 5:24 |
Personnel
[edit]- Phil Lewis – vocals, production
- Tracii Guns – lead guitar, production
- Mick Cripps – rhythm guitar, production
- Kelly Nickels – bass, production
- Michael "Bones" Gershima – drums (tracks 1-4), production
- Steve Riley – drums (tracks 5-7)
Additional musicians
- Spike Gray – backing vocals (track 3)
- Kellie Rucker – harmonica and backing vocals (track 6)
- James Outlaw III – backing vocals (track 7)
- Shandra Lockett – backing vocals (track 7)
- Jennifer Perkins – backing vocals (track 7)
- J. K. Scott – backing vocals (track 7)
Additional personnel
- Dennis Degher – engineering
- Trent Slatton – engineering
- Micajah Ryan – additional engineering
- Steve Hall – mastering
- Duke Design Co. – art direction, design
- William Hames – photography
References
[edit]- ^ "L.A. Guns - Cuts review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 238. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ^ "L.A. Guns' Fave 'Cuts'" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 970. Los Angeles, California: Radio & Records, Inc. December 4, 1992. p. 23. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- ^ "Cuts - L.A. Guns: Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- ^ "L.A. Guns - Cuts (CD, Album)". Discogs. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- ^ "Tracii Guns". Artists Worldwide. Archived from the original on January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- ^ Cuts (Media notes). L.A. Guns. Polydor Records. 1992. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
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