L.A. Guns recorded its debut EP at Westwind Studios in
Thousand Oaks, California, a recording studio owned by former
Rainbow and
Black Sabbath frontman
Ronnie James Dio. According to former vocalist Michael Jagosz, the group had only 24 hours available in the studio to record the EP, with "20–21 hours" used for the instrumentals and the remaining four used for vocals. The tracks recorded for ''Collector's Edition No. 1
have been re-released several times since 1985. First, in 2004, the songs were included as a bonus second disc with Hollywood Raw: The Original Sessions'', a compilation containing several recordings from before the release of the band's
self-titled debut album in 1988. In 2017, all four songs were also included on the career retrospective compilation
A Fistful of Guns: Anthology 1985–2012. ==Track listing==