guns n' roses first recordings were for a planned ep in march 1985, shortly after forming, with "don't cry", a cover of "heartbreak hotel", "think about you" and "anything goes". however, the ep did not happen, as original guitarist tracii guns left the band, being replaced by slash. shortly afterward, a new lineup of axl rose, duff mckagan, slash, steven adler and izzy stradlin was confirmed. this is the classic lineup for the band.