L.A. Guns discography explained

Artist:	L.A. Guns
Studio:	14
Live:	9
Compilation:	13
Video:	6
Music Videos:	25
Ep:	4
Singles:	29

The discography of L.A. Guns, an American hard rock band, consists of 17 studio releases (14 original studio albums, 2 cover albums and 1 re-recorded album), 9 live albums, 13 compilation albums, 4 extended plays, 27 singles, 6 video albums and 25 music videos. After some early lineup changes, the group – consisting of vocalist Phil Lewis, lead guitarist Tracii Guns, rhythm guitarist Mick Cripps, bassist Kelly Nickels and drummer Nickey Alexander – signed with PolyGram and released its self-titled debut album in 1988.^[1] It reached number 50 on the US Billboard 200 and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).^{[2] [3]} Alexander was replaced by Steve Riley,^[1] and the 1989 follow-up Cocked & Loaded reached number 38 on the Billboard 200.^[2] The single "The Ballad of Jayne" gave L.A. Guns its debut on the Hot 100, reaching number 33.^[4]

Hollywood Vampires, released in 1991, reached number 42 on the Billboard 200.^[2] Three of the album's four singles charted on the Mainstream Rock chart,^[5] and "It's Over Now" charted at number 62 on the Hot 100.^[4] After the band's fourth album Vicious Circle failed to chart in the US,^[2] L.A. Guns was dropped by PolyGram and went through a number of lineup changes, with Lewis, Cripps and Nickels leaving in 1995.^[1] The band continued to issue new albums throughout the 1990s, with limited commercial success.^[1] The group also went through a long line of personnel changes: 1996's American Hardcore featured new vocalist Chris Van Dahl and bassist Johnny Crypt,^[6] the 1998 EP Wasted featured Crypt and vocalist Ralph Saenz,^[7] and 1999's Shrinking Violet featured Crypt and vocalist Jizzy Pearl.^[8]

The classic lineup of Lewis, Guns, Cripps, Nickels and Riley reunited in 1999 to record Cocked & Re-Loaded, a new version of the group's second album.^[9] 2001's Man in the Moon featured Mark "Muddy Stardust" Dutton on bass,^[10] and 2002's Waking the Dead was recorded by a four-piece lineup of Lewis, Guns, Riley and Adam Hamilton, after which founding member Guns left the band.^[1] After three albums without the guitarist, Lewis and Guns reunited for the first time since 2002 in 2016.^[1] In 2017 the band released The Missing Peace, which reached number 16 on the Billboard Hard Rock Albums chart and number 12 on the Independent Albums chart.^{[11] [12]} The Devil You Know was released as the album's follow-up in March 2019.^[13] Checkered Past was released on November 21, 2021. Tracii Guns' version of the band will release Black Diamonds in 2023. Steve Riley's version of the band will release The Dark Horse on July 14, 2023.

Albums

Studio albums

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Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
US	US Hard	US Indie	US Sales ^[14]	AUS ^[15]	CAN ^[16]	JPN ^[17]	SWI ^[18]	UK ^[19]	UK Rock ^[20]
L.A. Guns	Released: January 4, 1988 Label: Vertigo Formats: CD, LP, CS	50	—	—	—	—	88	67	—	73	—	RIAA Gold
Cocked & Loaded	Released: August 22, 1989 Label: Vertigo Formats: CD, LP, CS	38	—	—	—	—	—	23	—	45	—	RIAA: Gold
Hollywood Vampires	Released: June 25, 1991 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, LP, CS	42	—	—	42	91	—	20	28	44	—
Vicious Circle	Released: October 4, 1994 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, CS	—	—	—	—	—	—	58	—	—	13
American Hardcore	Released: October 29, 1996 Label: CMC International Formats: CD, CS	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Shrinking Violet	Released: June 1, 1999 Label: Perris Format: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Man in the Moon	Released: April 24, 2001 Label: Spitfire Format: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Waking the Dead	Released: August 20, 2002 Label: Spitfire Format: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Tales from the Strip	Released: August 16, 2005 Label: Shrapnel Format: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Hollywood Forever	Released: June 5, 2012 Label: Deadline Formats: CD, LP, DL	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Missing Peace	Released: October 13, 2017 Label: Frontiers Formats: CD, LP, DL	—	16	12	52	—	—	114	—	—	18
The Devil You Know	Released: March 29, 2019 Label: Frontiers Formats: CD, LP, DL	—	—	10	45	—	—	179	—	—	12
Checkered Past	Released: November 12, 2021 Label: Frontiers Formats: CD, LP, DL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Black Diamonds	Released: April 14, 2023 Label: Frontiers Formats: CD, LP, DL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Cover albums

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Album details
Rips the Covers Off	Released: April 27, 2004 Label: Shrapnel Format: CD
Covered in Guns	Released: February 23, 2010 Label: Frontiers Formats: CD

Re-recording albums

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Album details
Cocked & Re-Loaded	Released: 2000 Label: Shrapnel Format: CD

Live albums

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Album details	Peak
JPN
Live! Vampires (released in Japan only)	Released: March 16, 1992 Label: Vertigo Format: CD	91
Live! A Night on the Strip	Released: February 8, 2000 Label: Deadline Format: CD	—
	Released: September 12, 2006 Label: Shrapnel Format: CD	—
	Released: June 17, 2008 Label: Dream Catcher Format: CD	—
Extended Versions	Released: 2010 Label: Sony Format: CD	—
Acoustic Gypsy Live	Released: September 27, 2011 Label: Favored Nations Formats: CD, DL	—
Boston 1989	Released: November 18, 2014 Label: Deadline Formats: CD, LP, DL	—
Toronto 1990	Released: March 17, 2015 Label: Deadline Formats: CD, DL	—
Made in Milan	Released: March 23, 2018 Label: Frontiers Formats: CD, LP, DL	—
Cocked And Loaded Live	Released: July 9, 2021 Label: Frontiers Formats: CD, LP, DL	—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Compilations

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Album details
(released in Japan only)	Released: April 5, 1996 Label: Mercury Format: CD
Hollywood Rehearsal (released in Japan only)	Released: 1997 Label: Digital Uni Format: CD
Greatest Hits and Black Beauties	Released: June 1, 1999 Label: Deadline Format: CD
Black City Breakdown (1985–1986) (credited to Paul Black's L.A. Guns)	Released: 2000 Label: Black City Format: CD
Ultimate L.A. Guns	Released: September 3, 2002 Label: Deadline Format: CD
Fully Loaded: Greatest Hits	Released: November 18, 2003 Label: Direct Source Format: CD
	Released: October 26, 2004 Label: Deadline Format: 2CD
The Best of L.A. Guns	Released: April 12, 2005 Label: Polydor Format: CD
Black List (credited to Paul Black's L.A. Guns)	Released: 2005 Label: Black City Format: CD
Sex, Booze N' Tattoos	Released: November 20, 2007 Label: Cleopatra Format: LP
'86 Demo Sessions| Released: June 2, 2009 Label: Cleopatra Format: LP |-!scope="row"|Riot on Sunset: The Best Of| Released: 2012 Label: Deadline Format: LP |-!scope="row"|A Fistful of Guns: Anthology 1985–2012| Released: February 3, 2017 Label: Deadline Formats: 2CD, DL |} Extended plays Title!scope="col" style="width:16em;" EP details Collector's Edition No. 1 Released: 1985 Label: Raz Format: 12" vinyl Holiday Foreplay Released: November 1991 Label: Polydor Format: CD Cuts Released: December 2, 1992 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, CS Wasted Released: September 15, 1998 Label: StandBack Format: CD Another Xmas in Hell Released: December 6, 2019 Label: Frontiers Records Format: MP3 File Singles Title!scope="col" rowspan="2" Year Chart peaks Album US US Main. UK "Electric Gypsy" 1988 — — — L.A. Guns "One More Reason" — — — "Sex Action" — — — "Rip and Tear" 1989 — 47 — Cocked & Loaded "Never Enough" — — — "The Ballad of Jayne" 33 25 53 "I Wanna Be Your Man" — — — "Malaria" — — — "Kiss My Love Goodbye" 1991 — 16 — Hollywood Vampires "Some Lie 4 Love" — 48 61 "Over the Edge" — — — "It's Over Now" 62 25 — "Long Time Dead" 1994 — — — Vicious Circle "Face Down" — — — "Killing Machine" — — — "Man in the Moon" 2001 — — — Man in the Moon "Crazy Bitch" 2007 — — — Bumps & Rails "Let It Rock" 2008 — — — "Araña Negra (Black Spider)" 2012 — — — Hollywood Forever "Gorgeous Georgie" 2014 — — — Singles Going Home Alone #1 "Speed" 2017 — — — The Missing Peace "Sticky Fingers" — — — "Christine" — — — "Baby Gotta Fever" — — — "No Mercy" (live) 2018 — — — Made in Milan "Speed" (live) — — — "Stay Away" 2019 — — — The Devil You Know "Rage" — — — "Crawl" 2020 — — — Renegades "Let You Down" — — — Checkered Past "Well Oiled Machine" — — — Renegades "Renegades" — — — "All That You Are" — — — "Knock Me Down" 2021 — — — Checkered Past "Cannonball" — — — "Get Along" — — — "Rewind" 2022 — — — The Dark Horse "You Betray" 2023 — — — Black Diamonds "Rewind" — — — The Dark Horse "Shattered Glass" — — — Black Diamonds "The Dark Horse" — — — The Dark Horse "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. Videos Video albums Title!scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;" Album details Peak Certifications US ^[21] One More Reason Released: August 1989 Label: PolyGram Format: VHS 19 RIAA: Gold Love, Peace & Geese Released: October 1990 Label: PolyGram Format: VHS 23 Hellraiser's Ball: Caught in the Act Released: August 6, 2004 Label: Secret Format: DVD — The Hollywood Years: Live & Loaded Released: June 5, 2007 Label: Deadline Format: DVD — Live in Concert Released: February 12, 2013 Label: Deadline Format: DVD — Made in Milan Released: March 23, 2018 Label: Frontiers Formats: Blu-ray, DVD — "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. Music videos Title!scope="col" Year Director(s) Ref. "One More Reason" 1988 Ralph Ziman ^[22] "Sex Action" ^[23] "Electric Gypsy" ^[24] "One Way Ticket" Phillip Detchmendy ^[25] "Cry No More" 1989 "Cry No More" (solo version) Katy Lynne, Ralph Ziman ^[26] "Bitch Is Back" "No Mercy" (live) "Nothing to Lose" "Rip and Tear" Jeff Zimmerman ^[27] "Never Enough" colspan="2" "The Ballad of Jayne" 1990 Ralph Ziman ^[28] "I Wanna Be Your Man" colspan="2" "Malaria" Ralph Ziman ^[29] "Some Lie 4 Love" 1991 colspan="2" "Kiss My Love Goodbye" Rocky Schneck ^[30] "It's Over Now" ^[31] "Over the Edge" colspan="2" rowspan="2" "Long Time Dead" 1994 "Tie Your Mother Down" 2005 Sean Fodor ^[32] "You Better Not Love Me" 2012 Jack Foster ^[33] "Araña Negra (Black Spider)" "Requiem (Hollywood Forever)" 2013 "Speed" 2017 Pablo Aura ^[34] "The Flood's the Fault of the Rain" Wayne Joyner ^[35] Other appearances Title!scope="col" Year Album Ref. "Around and Around" (The Rolling Stones cover) 1996 Shared Vision 2: The Songs of the Rolling Stones ^[36] "Cold Gin" (Kiss cover) 1997 Return of the Comet: A Tribute to Ace Frehley ^[37] "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" (Van Halen cover) 1999 Killing Machine (Tracii Guns solo album) ^[38] "Atomic Punk" (Van Halen cover) Hot for Remixes: A Tribute to Van Halen ^[39] "Run Run Rudolph" (Chuck Berry cover) 2003 We Wish You a Hairy Christmas ^[40] "Wanted Dead or Alive" (Bon Jovi cover) 2006 Monster Metal Power Ballads ^[41] "Billion Dollar Babies" (Alice Cooper cover with George Lynch) 2007 Guitar Slinger ^[42] "Crazy Bitch" (Buckcherry cover) 2008 Bumps & Rails (Hot Wax Drippin') ^[43] "Living After Midnight" (Judas Priest cover) ^[44] "Piece of Your Action" (Mötley Crüe cover) Crüe Believers: A Tribute to Mötley Crüe ^[45] "Angel of the Morning" (Chip Taylor cover with Juice Newton) The Hits Reloaded ^[46] "Pour Some Sugar on Me" (Def Leppard cover) 2009 This Is Mullet Rock (reissue) ^[47] "Little St. Nick" (The Beach Boys cover) An All-Star Salute to Christmas ^[48] "We Will Rock You" (Queen cover) 2015 Keep Calm and Salute Queen ^[49] External links L.A. Guns official website ]

Notes and References

1. Web site: L.A. Guns: Biography & History . Erlewine . Stephen Thomas . Stephen Thomas Erlewine . . January 24, 2019 .
2. L.A. Guns Chart History: Billboard 200 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171026223211/http://www.billboard.com/music/la-guns/chart-history/billboard-200 . dead . October 26, 2017 . . January 24, 2019 .
3. Web site: Gold & Platinum Search "L.A. Guns" . . January 24, 2019 .
4. L.A. Guns Chart History: Hot 100 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171028222346/http://www.billboard.com/music/la-guns/chart-history/hot-100 . dead . October 28, 2017 . . January 24, 2019 .
5. L.A. Guns Chart History: Mainstream Rock Songs . https://web.archive.org/web/20171028225659/http://www.billboard.com/music/la-guns/chart-history/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks . dead . October 28, 2017 . . January 24, 2019 .
6. Web site: American Hardcore - L.A. Guns: Credits . . January 24, 2019 .
7. Web site: Wasted - L.A. Guns: Credits . . January 24, 2019 .
8. Web site: Shrinking Violet - L.A. Guns: Credits . . January 24, 2019 .
9. Web site: Cocked & Re-Loaded - L.A. Guns: Songs, Reviews, Credits . Zupp . Adrian . . January 24, 2019 .
10. Web site: Man in the Moon - L.A. Guns: Songs, Reviews, Credits . Anderson . Jason . . January 24, 2019 .
11. L.A. Guns Chart History: Hard Rock Albums . https://web.archive.org/web/20171028231353/http://www.billboard.com/music/la-guns/chart-history/hard-rock-albums . dead . October 28, 2017 . . January 24, 2019 .
12. L.A. Guns Chart History: Independent Albums . https://web.archive.org/web/20171028224427/http://www.billboard.com/music/la-guns/chart-history/independent-albums . dead . October 28, 2017 . . January 24, 2019 .
13. News: Listen To New L.A. Guns Single 'Stay Away'; 'The Devil You Know' Album Due In March . . January 24, 2019 . January 28, 2019 .
14. L.A. Guns Chart History: Top Album Sales . https://web.archive.org/web/20171026223619/http://www.billboard.com/music/la-guns/chart-history/top-album-sales . dead . October 26, 2017 . . April 9, 2019 .
15. 159.
16. RPM100 Albums . . 51 . 1 . November 4, 1989 . January 24, 2019 .
17. [Oricon Albums Chart]
18. Web site: Discographie L.A. Guns . German . hitparade.ch . January 24, 2019 .
19. Web site: L.A. Guns Full Official Chart History . . January 24, 2019 .
20. [UK Rock & Metal Singles and Albums Charts|UK Rock & Metal Albums Charts]
21. US Billboard Music Video Sales peak positions for L.A. Guns releases:
    • One More Reason: https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0=ss_chart_search_title%3A%22One%20More%20Reason%22&f[1]=ts_chart_artistname%3AL.A.%20Guns&refine=1 L.A. Guns - One More Reason (Music Video Sales) ]. . January 24, 2019 .
    • Love, Peace & Geese: https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0=ss_chart_search_title%3A%22Love%2C%20Peace%2C%20And%20Geese%22&f[1]=ts_chart_artistname%3AL.A.%20Guns&refine=1 L.A. Guns - Love, Peace & Geese (Music Video Sales) ]. . January 24, 2019 .
22. Video Music: New Videoclips . . New York City . Billboard Publications, Inc. . February 13, 1988 . 0006-2510 . 100 . 7 . 42 . January 24, 2019 .
23. Video Music: New Videoclips . . New York City . Billboard Publications, Inc. . February 27, 1988 . 0006-2510 . 100 . 9 . 60 . January 24, 2019 .
24. Music Video: New Videoclips . . New York City . Billboard Publications, Inc. . August 13, 1988 . 0006-2510 . 100 . 33 . 46 . January 24, 2019 .
25. Music Video: Video Track: Los Angeles . . New York City . Billboard Publications, Inc. . December 17, 1988 . 0006-2510 . 100 . 51 . 46 . January 24, 2019 .
26. One More Reason . . . 1989 .
27. Music Video: New Videoclips . . New York City . Billboard Publications, Inc. . October 7, 1989 . 0006-2510 . 101 . 40 . 67 . January 24, 2019 .
28. Music Video: New Videoclips . . New York City . Billboard Publications, Inc. . May 5, 1990 . 0006-2510 . 102 . 18 . 62 . January 24, 2019 .
29. Music Video: New Videoclips . . New York City . Billboard Publications, Inc. . January 19, 1991 . 0006-2510 . 103 . 3 . 50 . January 24, 2019 .
30. Web site: L.A. Guns - "Kiss My Love Goodbye" . mvdbase.com . January 24, 2019 .
31. Web site: L.A. Guns - "It's Over Now" . mvdbase.com . January 24, 2019 .
32. Web site: About West . West Multimedia . January 24, 2019 .
33. News: Phil Lewis-Fronted L.A. Guns Reveals New Album Details . . March 7, 2012 . January 24, 2019 .
34. Web site: L.A. Guns - "Speed" (Official Music Video) . Frontiers Records . Frontiers Records . . July 12, 2017 . January 24, 2019 .
35. News: L.A. Guns, 'The Flood's The Fault Of The Rain' – Exclusive Video Premiere . Childers . Chad . Loudwire . October 17, 2017 . January 24, 2019 .
36. Web site: Shared Vision, Vol. 2: The Songs of the Rolling Stones - Various Artists: Songs, Reviews, Credits . Erlewine . Stephen Thomas . . January 24, 2019 .
37. Web site: Return of the Comet: Tribute to Ace Frehley - Various Artists: Songs, Reviews, Credits . Stone . Doug . . January 24, 2019 .
38. Web site: Killing Machine - Tracii Guns: Songs, Reviews, Credits . . January 24, 2019 .
39. Web site: Hot for Remixes: A Tribute to Van Halen - Various Artists: Songs, Reviews, Credits . Erlewine . Stephen Thomas . . January 24, 2019 .
40. Web site: We Wish You a Hairy Christmas - Various Artists: Songs, Reviews, Credits . . January 24, 2019 .
41. Web site: Monster Metal Power Ballads - Various Artists: Songs, Reviews, Credits . . January 24, 2019 .
42. Web site: Guitar Slinger - George Lynch: Songs, Reviews, Credits . Prato . Greg . . January 24, 2019 .
43. Web site: Bumps & Rails - Various Artists: Songs, Reviews, Credits . . January 24, 2019 .
44. Web site: Hell Bent Forever: A Tribute to Judas Priest - Various Artists: Songs, Reviews, Credits . . January 24, 2019 .
45. Web site: Crue Believers: A Tribute to Motley Crue - Various Artists: Songs, Reviews, Credits . . January 24, 2019 .
46. Web site: The Hits Reloaded - Various Artists: Songs, Reviews, Credits . . January 24, 2019 .
47. Web site: This Is Mullet Rock - Various Artists: Release Info . Monger . James Christopher . . January 24, 2019 .
48. Web site: An All-Star Salute to Christmas - Various Artists: Songs, Reviews, Credits . Campbell . Al . . January 24, 2019 .
49. Web site: Keep Calm and Salute Queen - Various Artists: Release Info . . January 24, 2019 .