Four Fifths Of Original L.A. GUNS Lineup To Appear On New CD
February 6, 2012, 12 years ago
L.A. GUNS - featuring Phil Lewis, Steve Riley, Stacey Blades and Scotty Griffin - recently announced the signing of their new record deal with Cleopatra Records.
The band started tracking in early February with legendary producer, and old friend, Andy Johns (LED ZEPPELIN, ROLLING STONES, CINDERELLA,VAN HALEN and CHICKENFOOT, as well as the last three L.A. Guns albums).
An update reads: "Yesterday was our last day of pre-production. We got to play 20 new songs to Andy Johns, the guys from Cleopatra and our agent. They all seemed to like what they heard.
On Monday we start tracking drums in a big old school studio for a few days and after that hours days and weeks in the little studio with Bruce Witkin.
We ran into our old band mate, Mick Cripps last night and he's on board to play a few tracks so that's him and Kelly - wow thats four fiths of the original band! How cool is that."
A CD and vinyl release, as well as bonus tracks available only on iTunes, is set for early summer. A nine-month World Tour following the release is also currently being put together.
Singer Phil Lewis is said to be thrilled to get back in the studio and finally get a chance to record once again with Andy.
"We've been waiting a long time to get back in and record. Our last album, Tales From The Strip, was incredibly well-received and we're looking forward to putting out something even better! With today's uncertain musical landscape it's great to have a label like Cleopatra Records behind us. We've been friends with Brian Perera (Cleopatra Records owner and founder) for a long time, and are really looking forward to working together on this and many more projects with him in the future."In live news, L.A. Guns has the following shows booked:
April
20 - Telfs, Austria - Rathaussaal21 - Lichtinfels, Germany - Paunchy Cats
August
10 - Rejmyre, Sweden - Skogsrojet Festival
