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
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]