Holiday Foreplay is an extended play (EP) by American hard rock band L.A. Guns. Released in November 1991 by Polydor Records, it features one track from the band's third album Hollywood Vampires, three previously unreleased live recordings from shows on the album's promotional tour, and a short holiday message from the band's frontman Phil Lewis. The album was a promotional release, and was not made available for widespread retail purchase.
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| Released | November 1991 | |||
| Recorded | August 1991 | |||
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| Length | 18:23 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
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Background
editReleased in November 1991, Holiday Foreplay includes one track from the studio album Hollywood Vampires ("Dirty Luv"), three live recordings from the album's promotional tour ("Some Lie 4 Love", "Rip and Tear" and "Sex Action"), and a 12-second holiday message from L.A. Guns lead vocalist Phil Lewis.[1] The previously unreleased tracks, produced and mixed by Biff Dawes, were recorded at two shows during the summer: "Some Lie 4 Love" on August 31, 1991 at Sunken Gardens in San Antonio, Texas, and "Rip and Tear" and "Sex Action" on September 14, 1991 at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre in Irvine, California.[2]
Reception
editReviewing the Holiday Foreplay EP, The Hard Report claimed that "The live tracks are cool, but it's still hard to capture the energy and excitement of their live set", adding that "these live tracks give you a little insight into the rawness of it" due to the lack of "studio gloss" added in their production.[1] Tracks from the EP reportedly received a lot of radio play, making it onto the publication's "Most Added Metal" list and later its "Hard Hitters" chart.[3][4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Dirty Luv" | 4:29 | |
| 2. | "Some Lie 4 Love" (live) |
| 4:03 |
| 3. | "Rip and Tear" (live) |
| 5:10 |
| 4. | "Sex Action" (live) |
| 4:20 |
| 5. | "Holiday Greetings" | Lewis | 0:12 |
| Total length: | 18:23 | ||
Personnel
editL.A. Guns
- Phil Lewis – lead vocals
- Tracii Guns – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Mick Cripps – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Kelly Nickels – bass, backing vocals
- Steve Riley – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Additional personnel
- Michael James Jackson – production and recording (track 1)
- Biff Dawes – recording, engineering and mixing (tracks 2–4)
- Maxine Miller – illustration
References
edit- ^ a b "Heavy Hitters: L.A. Guns, "Holiday Foreplay", Polydor/PLG" (PDF). The Hard Report. No. 255. Medford Lakes, New Jersey: The Hard Report, Inc. November 29, 1991. p. 42. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- ^ Holiday Foreplay (Media notes). L.A. Guns. Polydor Records. 1991. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Most Added Metal" (PDF). The Hard Report. No. 256. Medford Lakes, New Jersey: The Hard Report, Inc. December 6, 1991. p. 39. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- ^ "Hard Hitters" (PDF). The Hard Report. No. 258. Medford Lakes, New Jersey: The Hard Report, Inc. January 10, 1992. p. 46. Retrieved January 28, 2019.