On June 8, 2004, “RCA” label released “Contraband”, the debut Velvet Revolver studio album. It was recorded June – December 2003, at “NRG”, “Pulse Recording”, and was produced by Josh Abraham, Nick Raskulinecz, Scott Weiland, Slash, Duff McKagan, Matt Scorum and Dave Kushner. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in US by the “RIAA”.

Personnel:

• Scott Weiland – lead vocals
• Slash – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Dave Kushner – rhythm guitar
• Duff McKagan – bass, backing vocals
• Matt Sorum – drums, backing vocals
• Douglas Grean – keyboards, vocal production, engineer, associate producer
• Ryan Williams – engineer
• Brandon Belsky – engineer assistant
• Rocco Guarino – engineer assistant
• Chris Young – mixing assistant
• George Marino – mastering
• Robin C. Hendrickson – art direction
• Brett Kilroe – art direction
• Dan Winters – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Scott Weiland, except where noted; all music by Scott Weiland, Slash, Duff McKagan, Matt Scorum and Dave Kushner, except where noted.

1. Sucker Train Blues
2. Do It for the Kids
3. Big Machine
4. Illegal I Song
5. Spectacle
6. Fall to Pieces
7. Headspace
8. Superhuman
9. Set Me Free
10. You Got No Right
11. Slither
12. Dirty Little Thing – Scott Weiland, Slash, Duff McKagan, Matt Scorum, Dave Kushner, Keith Nelson
13. Loving the Alien