The Gun Club – Miami LP ***PRE ORDER***
€24.90
The Gun Club – Miami LP ***PRE ORDER***
NEW AND UNPLAYED
Blixa Sounds
STREET DATE: MIDDLE OF JULY
The Gun Club's 1982 Punk-Blues classic MIAMI returns with a new standard edition reissue. The LP has a lower price point, and includes a printed sleeve with rare photos and full lyrics.
On July 3rd, BLIXA SOUNDS will release a Standard Edition of MIAMI, the classic 1982 album by punk rock legends The Gun Club. When it came time to record a follow-up to their acclaimed debut Fire Of Love, the group decamped to New York to work with producer Chris Stein of Blondie. Stein produced Miami at Blank Tape Studios in June 1982, with Deborah Harry on hand to sing backup vocals, credited under the pseudonym D.H. Laurence Jr.
Despite the involvement of two members of Blondie, Miami was no pop-punk concoction, but rather a further exploration of the neo-swamp blues Pierce and company had mined on Fire of Love, though Stein's production made Pierce's toxic musical stew a little easier to swallow. Miami didn't get its proper due back in the day, but was hugely impactful. Billy Idol said the closing track "Mother Earth" was a key influence on his 1982 hit "White Wedding."
While The Gun Club went on to inspire such artists as Chris Isaak, The White Stripes and Mark Lanegan. The Gun Club recorded a few albums after Miami, but this one with the original band is considered their masterpiece!
Side A :
1. Carry Home / 2. Like Calling Up Thunder / 3. Brother And Sister / 4. Run Through The Jungle / 5. Devil In The Woods / 6. Texas Serenade
Side B :
1. Watermelon Man / 2. Bad Indian / 3. John Hardy / 4. Fire Of Love / 5. Sleeping In Blood City / 6. Mother Of Earth
