Cuts (EP)

Cuts
Cuts
EP by L.A. Guns
Released	December 2, 1992
Recorded	1991–1992
Studio	Red Zone (Burbank, California)
Genre	Hard rock; glam metal;
Length	19:50
Label	Polydor
Producer	L.A. Guns
L.A. Guns chronology

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.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	3/10[2]

Background

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

Japanese edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Love Song" (The Damned cover)	David Vanian Raymond Burns Algy Ward Christopher Millar	2:05
2.	"Rock & Roll High School" (Ramones cover)	Joey Ramone Johnny Ramone Dee Dee Ramone	1:43
3.	"Night of the Cadillacs" (Generation X cover)	Idol James	3:19
4.	"Suffragette City" (David Bowie cover)	Bowie	3:22
5.	"Ain't the Same '92"	Guns Lewis Cripps Nickels Riley	4:16
6.	"Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" (James Brown cover)	Brown	3:29
7.	"Killer Mahari"	Guns Lewis Cripps Nickels Riley	5:24
Total length:			23:38

International edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Night of the Cadillacs" (Generation X cover)	Idol James	3:19
2.	"Suffragette City" (David Bowie cover)	Bowie	3:22
3.	"Ain't the Same '92"	Guns Lewis Cripps Nickels Riley	4:16
4.	"Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" (James Brown cover)	Brown	3:29
5.	"Killer Mahari"	Guns Lewis Cripps Nickels Riley	5:24

Personnel

L.A. Guns

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

"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.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

Cuts at Discogs (list of releases)

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[1] "L.A. Guns - Cuts review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2021-05-02.

[martin-2] 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.

[3] "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.

[4] "Cuts - L.A. Guns: Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved January 28, 2019.

[5] "L.A. Guns - Cuts (CD, Album)". Discogs. Retrieved January 28, 2019.

[6] "Tracii Guns". Artists Worldwide. Archived from the original on January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2019.

[7] Cuts (Media notes). L.A. Guns. Polydor Records. 1992. Retrieved January 28, 2019.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)