Guns (EP)

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Guns E.P.
EP by Negativland
Released	1992
Recorded	1991
Genre	Sound Collage
Length	16:41
Label	Seeland Records
Producer	Negativland
Negativland chronology
U2 (1991) Guns (1992) The Letter U and the Numeral 2 (1995)

Guns is the name of the 1992 EP by the experimental music and sound collage band Negativland. It was released as a replacement for their deleted/withdrawn EP "U2". The cover art reuses that of which appears on "U2". The album is about the mainstream showing of guns in today's society from "Then" (samples from the westerns of the 1950s) and "Now" (samples from the 1980s and 1990s gun commercials, some spoken by girls).

[edit] Track Listings

1. "Then" - 8:05
2. "Now" - 8:36

[edit] Notes

The back of the EP has a tongue-in-cheek letter to U2 regarding the infamous "U2" Incident:

“

This recording is dedicated to the members of our favorite Irish rock band, their record label, and their attorneys. The music is two U.

”

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