L.A. Guns

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Hair / Glam Metal (Heavy Metal) band from Los Angeles, California (USA).

L.A. Guns is an American rock band whose music is frequently associated with the L.A. glam metal scene which grew up around the Sunset Strip in the 1980s, in particular the sleaze rock subgenre. Guns N' Roses, which once featured three of the original L.A. Guns members, was the most prominent exponent of this subgenre, generally preferring an anti-social image to elaborate make-up and costumes.

L.A. Guns was formed in 1983 by guitarist Tracii Guns and drummer Rob Gardner. Over the next couple years it would evolve into what became the original version of Guns N' Roses. Tracii Guns would depart that band in 1985 and launch a new version of L.A. Guns. Throughout the years, a large number of musicians would pass through some version of the band (of which, at times, there have been two) and no single member would be consistently present at all times. The band's longest-serving and best-known members are Tracii Guns, drummer Steve Riley (who joined the band in 1987 and is the closest thing to a constant member, having been in the band from 1987 until 1992, and again from 1994 until 2016), and vocalist Phil Lewis. The L.A. Guns name is owned by both Tracii Guns and Steve Riley and both musicians have led their own versions of the band. Riley and Lewis led L.A. Guns from 1999 until 2016 while Guns had a second version of the band from 2006 to 2012. In 2016, Lewis and Guns formed a new version of the band, while in 2018 Riley announced he had his own version which included one-time bassist Kelly Nickels. In 2020, Lewis and Guns filed a lawsuit against Riley over the trademark to the L.A. Guns name after which a settlement was reached in which Tracii Guns and Phil Lewis would retained ownership of the L.A. Guns name while Steve Riley would use the name "Riley's L.A. Guns".
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834 144-4 L.A. Guns — L.A. Guns L.A. Guns L.A. Guns (Album) Vertigo 834 144-4 Europe 1988 Sell This Version
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838 592-2 Cocked & Loaded — L.A. Guns L.A. Guns Cocked & Loaded (Album) Vertigo 838 592-2 US 1989 Sell This Version
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#89-51 High Voltage - L.A. Guns Christmas Special — L.A. Guns L.A. Guns / Mr. Big L.A. Guns / Mr. Big - High Voltage - L.A. Guns Christmas Special(2xLP, Transcription) Westwood One Radio Networks #89-51 US 1989 Sell This Version
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P2 49485 Hollywood Vampires — L.A. Guns L.A. Guns Hollywood Vampires (Album) Polydor P2 49485 Canada 1991 Sell This Version
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91-44 High Voltage - In Concert — L.A. Guns L.A. Guns High Voltage - In Concert(2xReel, 2tr Stereo, 7" Reel, Transcription) Westwood One Entertainment 91-44 US 1991 Sell This Version
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91-33 Off The Record Specials With Mary Turner — L.A. Guns Mary Turner (4), Nils Lofgren / L.A. Guns Mary Turner (4), Nils Lofgren / L.A. Guns - Off The Record Specials With Mary Turner(2xLP, Transcription) Westwood One 91-33 US 1991 Sell This Version
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PHCR-2094 Live! Vampires — L.A. Guns L.A. Guns Live! Vampires (Album) Vertigo PHCR-2094 Japan 1992 Sell This Version
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P2 23158 Vicious Circle — L.A. Guns L.A. Guns Vicious Circle (Album, EP) Polydor P2 23158 Canada 1994 Sell This Version
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0607686205-4, none American Hardcore — L.A. Guns The L.A. Guns* American Hardcore (Album) CMC International Records 0607686205-4, none Malaysia 1996 Sell This Version
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BLCK-85964 Hollywood Rehearsal — L.A. Guns L.A. Guns Hollywood Rehearsal (Album) Digital Uni BLCK-85964 Japan 1997 Sell This Version
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LA 99282 Shrinking Violet — L.A. Guns L.A. Guns Shrinking Violet (Album) Perris Records LA 99282 US 1999 Sell This Version
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CLP0559-2 Greatest Hits And Black Beauties — L.A. Guns L.A. Guns Greatest Hits And Black Beauties (Comp, Album) Deadline Music CLP0559-2 US 1999 Sell This Version
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3057242 Live! A Night On The Strip — L.A. Guns L.A. Guns Live! A Night On The Strip (Album) Deadline Music 3057242 France 2000 Sell This Version
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CLP 0864-2 Cocked And Re-Loaded (Millenium Edition) — L.A. Guns L.A. Guns Cocked And Re-Loaded (Millenium Edition) (Album) Deadline Music CLP 0864-2 US 2000 Sell This Version
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SPITMC179 Man In The Moon — L.A. Guns L.A. Guns Man In The Moon (Album) Spitfire Records, Spitfire Records, Spitfire Records SPITMC179 Indonesia 2001 Sell This Version
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74321 97010 4 Waking The Dead — L.A. Guns L.A. Guns Waking The Dead (Album) Spitfire Records, Spitfire Records 74321 97010 4 Russia 2002 Sell This Version
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IROND CD-DD152 Rips The Covers Off — L.A. Guns L.A. Guns Rips The Covers Off (Album, Comp) Mascot Records (2) IROND CD-DD152 Russia 2004 Sell This Version
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SH 11812 Tales From The Strip — L.A. Guns L.A. Guns Tales From The Strip (Album) Shrapnel Records SH 11812 US 2005 Sell This Version
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SH-1185-2  Loud & Dangerous (Live From Hollywood) — L.A. Guns L.A. Guns Loud & Dangerous (Live From Hollywood) (Album, Comp) Shrapnel Records SH-1185-2 US 2006 Sell This Version
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CRIDE 91 Hellraisers Ball (Caught In The Act) — L.A. Guns L.A. Guns Hellraisers Ball (Caught In The Act) (Album) Secret Records Limited CRIDE 91 UK & Europe 2008 Sell This Version
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CLP 2778 '86 Demo Sessions — L.A. Guns L.A. Guns '86 Demo Sessions (Album) Cleopatra CLP 2778 US 2009 Sell This Version
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CLP 8743 Covered In Guns — L.A. Guns L.A. Guns Covered In Guns (Comp) Deadline Music CLP 8743 US 2010 Sell This Version
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A 755007 Extended Versions — L.A. Guns L.A. Guns Extended Versions(CD, Album) Sony Music Custom Marketing Group A 755007 US 2010 Sell This Version
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FN2740-2 Acoustic Gypsy Live — L.A. Guns L.A. Guns Acoustic Gypsy Live (Album) Favored Nations Entertainment, Jibboom FN2740-2 US 2011 Sell This Version
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2M083 Hollywood Forever — L.A. Guns L.A. Guns Hollywood Forever (Album) Deadline Music 2M083 Argentina 2012 Sell This Version