EP
Raw Tracks
Raw Tracks is an EP from Mötley Crüe, released on 25 June 1988 through Elektra. It belongs to a pair of EPs issued under the same name, which came out exclusively in Japan, the first in 1988 and the second in 1990.
It arrived between Girls, Girls, Girls (1987) and Dr. Feelgood (1989) in the band's run of studio albums, so it catches the Los Angeles heavy metal group at a busy point in their story. Because it was a Japan-only release, it is a find for collectors who like to track down the less obvious corners of a band's catalogue.
Raw Tracks: tracklist and credits
6 tracks · 23:39Tracklist
- 1Live Wire (original Leathür mix)Nikki Sixx3:18
- 2Piece of Your Action (original Leathür mix)Vince Neil and Nikki Sixx4:43
- 3Too Young Too Fall in Love (remix)Nikki Sixx3:40
- 4Knock ’Em Dead, KidMick Mars and Nikki Sixx3:45
- 5Home Sweet Home (remix)3:54
- 6Smokin’ in the Boys Room (live)4:19
- Produced by
- Mötley Crüe, Tom Werman, Geoff Workman, Bob Rock
- Recorded at
- Cherokee Studios
- Recorded
- April 1983 – July 1983
- Label
- Elektra
- Length
- 23:39
Line-up
- Tommy Lee · drums (drum set), background vocals
- Mick Mars · guitar, background vocals
- Nikki Sixx · bass guitar, background vocals
- Vince Neil · lead vocals
- Paul Fox · keyboard · guest
- Jai Winding · keyboard · guest
- Tom Kelly · background vocals · guest
- Richard Page · background vocals · guest
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 25 June 1988 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 25 June 1988 | |
| Wikidata | 1988 |
1 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 June 1988 | JP | Elektra | 4988014375436 | original |
Cover art sources
fanarttv · upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| fanarttv ✓ | 1000×1000 | upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50) |
| coverartarchive | 576×552 | rejected |