The Gun Club/Jeffrey Lee Pierce

Tracklist: 1.Sex Beat/ 2.Preaching The Blues/ 3.Promise Me/ 4.She Is Like Heroin To Me/ 5.For The Love Of Ivy/ 6.Fire Spirit/ 7.Ghost On The Highway/ 8.Jack On Fire/ 9.Black Train/ 10.Cool Drink Of Water/ 11.Goodbye Johnny.

Recording info: Recorded in 1981 @ Studio America,Los Angeles. Engineered by Noah Shark. Produced by Tito Larrova (from the Plugz). Further recordings @ Pat Burnette's Quad Teck studio on Western Ave., Los Angeles. Engineered by Pat Burnette. Produced by Chris D(esjardins) (from The Flesh Eaters).

Note: Not remastered.

Line-up: Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals)/ Ward Dotson (guitar)/ Rob Ritter (bass) and Terry Graham (drums).

• Ruby Records -JRR102 (US,31-Aug-81) Original US LP release.
• Beggars Banquet -BEGA 37 (UK,1982) Original UK LP release.
• Slash/Red Rhino -79945 (US,1993) Latest CD re-release in US.
• Last Call -3057172 (FR,Apr-00) Latest CD re-release in Europe.

Tracklist: 1.Carry Home/ 2.Like Calling Up Thunder/ 3.Brother And Sister/ 4.Run Through The Jungle/ 5.A Devil In The Woods/ 6.Texas Serenade/ 7.Watermelon Man/ 8.Bad Indian/ 9.John Hardy/ 10.The Fire Of Love/ 11.Sleeping In Blood City/ 12.Mother Of Earth.

Recording info: Recorded during May/June 1982 @ Blank Tapes studios and Chris Stein's basement, New York City. Engineered by Joe Arlotta. Mixed by Butch Jones. Produced by Chris Stein (of Blondie).

Note: Animal Records CD re-release remastered by Mike Reese. SFTRI CD release remastered by John Vestman (in July 2004).

Line-up: Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals)/ Ward Dotson (guitar)/ Rob Ritter (bass) and Terry Graham (drums).

• Animal Records -APE6001 (US,20-Sep-82) Original LP release.
• Chrysalis Records -CHR1398 (UK,20-Sep-82) Original LP release.
• Animal Records/I.R.S. -X2 13065 (US,1991) Original CD re-release.
• Sympathy For The Record Industry -SFTRI 740 (US,12-Oct-04) Latest re-release in the US.

Tracklist: 1.Carry Home/ 2.Like Calling Up Thunder/ 3.Brother And Sister/ 4.Run Through The Jungle/ 5.A Devil In The Woods/ 6.Texas Serenade/ 7.Watermelon Man/ 8.Bad Indian/ 9.John Hardy/ 10.The Fire Of Love/ 11.Sleeping In Blood City/ 12.Mother Of Earth + bonus disc: 1.Ghost On The Highway/ 2.Walkin’ With The Beast/ 3.I Hear Your Heart Singing/ 4.A Devil In The Woods/ 5.Goodbye Johnny/ 6.For The Love Of Ivy/ 7.Bad Indian/ 8.Strange Fruit-Fire Spirit/ 9.Carry Home/ 10.Preachin’ The Blues/ 11.Sex Beat/ 12.Jack On Fire.

Recording info: Recorded during May/June 1982 @ Blank Tapes studios and Chris Stein's basement, New York City. Engineered by Joe Arlotta. Mixed by Butch Jones. Produced by Chris Stein (of Blondie). Bonus disc recorded live @ The Continental, Buffalo on 27-Apr-82.

Note: Same release as the SFTRI one + bonus live disc. Mastered by Peter Reynolds @ Reynolds mastering, Colchester (UK). The live set is also available on the "Early Warning"/"Da Blood.." releases, but does not sound as clear on the Cooking Vinyl release and is shorter too (47:51 as opposed to 49:20).

Line-up: Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals)/ Ward Dotson (guitar)/ Rob Ritter (bass) and Terry Graham (drums).

• Cooking Vinyl -COOKCD505 (UK,26-Oct-09) Latest re-release in the UK.

Tracklist: 1.The House On Highland Ave/ 2.The Lie/ 3.The Light Of The World/ 4.Death Party/ 5.Come Back Jim/ + bonus: 6.Strange Fruit/ 7.Fire Of Love/ 8.The House On Highland Ave/ 9.Death Party/ 10.Heebie Jeebies/ 11.The Lie/ 12.Run Through The Jungle.

Recording info: 1-5: recorded during a 5 day session in January/February 1983 @ Blank Tapes studios. Engineered by Joe Arlotta. Mixed by Butch Jones. Produced by Chris Stein (of Blondie); 6-12: recorded live @ Studio 4 of a jazz radio station,Rockline program, Genève (CH) on 18-Mar-1983.

Note: SFTRI CD re-release remastered by John Vestman (in July 2004). Tracks 6-12 previously unreleased.

Line-up: Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals)/Jim Duckworth (guitar)/Jimmy Joe Uliana (bass) and Dee Pop (drums), with Texacala Jones [Tex & The Horseheads] (backing vocals).

• Animal Records -GUN12/1 (UK,13-Apr-83) Original 12" EP release.
• Animal Records -600 804 (GE,13-Apr-83) Original 12" EP release.
• Sympathy For The Record Industry -SFTRI 741 (US,12-Oct-04) Latest CD re-release in the US.

Tracklist: 1.The House On Highland Ave/ 2.The Lie/ 3.The Light Of The World/ 4.Death Party/ 5.Come Back Jim/ + bonus disc: 1.Strange Fruit/ 2.Fire Of Love/ 3.Run Through The Jungle/ 4.John Hardy/ 5.The Lie/ 6.Black Train/ 7.Cool Drink Of Water/ 8.The House On Highland Avenue/ 9.Fire Spirit/ 10.Death Party.

Recording info: 1-5: recorded during a 5 day session in January/February 1983 @ Blank Tapes studios. Engineered by Joe Arlotta. Mixed by Butch Jones. Produced by Chris Stein (of Blondie); bonus disc: recorded live @ Rote Fabrik, Zürich (CH) on 20-Mar-83.

Note: Same release as the SFTRI one + bonus live disc. Mastered by Peter Reynolds @ Reynolds mastering, Colchester (UK). Bonus disc, previously unreleased, contains the complete concert, except for the encores: "Sex Beat", "Goodbye Johnny" and "Texas Serenade". Sourced from a fair cassette tape.

Line-up: Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals)/Jim Duckworth (guitar)/Jimmy Joe Uliana (bass) and Dee Pop (drums), with Texacala Jones [Tex & The Horseheads] (backing vocals).

• Cooking Vinyl -COOKCD506 (UK,26-Oct-09) Latest CD re-release in the UK.

Tracklist: 1.The Las Vegas Story/ 2.Walkin' With The Beast/ 3.Eternally Is Here/ 4.The Stranger In Our Town/ 5.My Dreams/ 6.The Creator Was A Master Plan/ 7.My Man's Gone Now/ 8.Bad America/ 9.Moonlight Motel/ 10.Give Up The Sun/ 11.Secret Fires.

Recording info: Recorded during March/April 1984 @ Ocean Way Recording studios, Hollywood. Engineered by Mark Ettel. Assistent engineer: Judy Clapp. Produced by Jeff Eyrich.

Note: Animal Records CD re-release remastered by Mike Reese. SFTRI CD re-release remastered by John Vestman (in July 2004). Track 11 previously only available on the cassette version of this album.

Line-up: Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals/guitar)/Kid Congo Powers (guitar)/Patricia Morrison (bass) and Terry Graham (drums).

• Animal Records -APE 6006 (US,2x-Jun-84) Original LP release.
• Animal/Chrysalis -CHR1477 (UK,2x-Jun-84) Original LP release.
• Animal Records/I.R.S. -X2 313064 (US,1991) Original CD re-release.
• Sympathy For The Record Industry -SFTRI 742 (US,12-Oct-04) Latest CD re-release in the US.

Tracklist: 1.The Las Vegas Story/ 2.Walkin' With The Beast/ 3.Eternally Is Here/ 4.The Stranger In Our Town/ 5.My Dreams/ 6.The Creator Was A Master Plan/ 7.My Man's Gone Now/ 8.Bad America/ 9.Moonlight Motel/ 10.Give Up The Sun/ 11.Secret Fires + bonus disc: 1.Walkin’ With The Beast/ 2.Run Through the Jungle/ 3.Moonlight Motel/ 4.The Lie/ 5.John Hardy/ 6.Bad America/ 7.Stranger In Our Town/ 8.Death Party/ 9.Fire Of Love/ 10.Sex Beat/ 11.Jack On Fire/ 12.Louie Louie/ 13.The Twist/ 14. The House On Highland Ave.

Recording info: Recorded during March/April 1984 @ Ocean Way Recording studios, Hollywood. Engineered by Mark Ettel. Assistent engineer: Judy Clapp. Produced by Jeff Eyrich; bonus disc: recorded live @ Le Loft, Strasbourg on 20-Nov-84.

Note: Same release as the SFTRI one + bonus live disc. Mastered by Peter Reynolds @ Reynolds mastering, Colchester (UK). Track 11 previously only available on the cassette version of this album. Bonus disc contains the complete concert sourced from a fair/poor cassette tape.

Line-up: Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals/guitar)/Kid Congo Powers (guitar)/Patricia Morrison (bass) and Terry Graham (drums).

• Cooking Vinyl -COOKCD507 (UK,26-Oct-09) Latest CD re-release in the UK.

Tracklist: Disc 1: 1.Eternally Is Here/ 2.Bad America/ 3.Stranger In Town/ 4.Gila Monster, New Mexico-Preaching Blues/ 5.Sleeping In Blood City/ 6.Goodbye Johnny/ 7.Give Up The Sun.
Disc 2: 1.Strange Fruit/ 2.Moonlight Motel/ 3.Run Through The Jungle/ 4.Brother & Sister/ 5.House On Highland Avenue/ 6.Cool Drink Of Water/ 7.The Lie/ 8.Fire Of Love/ 9.Kangaroo Farm Disco (a.k.a. Death Party)/ 10.Jack On Fire/ 11.Sex Beat/ 12.For The Love Of Ivy/ 13.Love Supreme/ 14.Hello Walls.

Recording info: Disc 1 recorded live @ the Pandora's Box festival, De Doelen, Rotterdam (NL) on 22-Sep-84; disc 2 recorded live in Australia 1983: tracks 1-6+13: @ Geelong-Calendina,Eureka Hotel on 29-Sep-83, tracks 7-12: @ Melbourne-Collingwood,The Club on 2x-Oct-83, track 14 @ Melbourne,Prospect Hill Hotel on 28-Sep-83.

Note: Disc 1 re-mastered by @ Custom Recording Studios, Eindhoven (NL) (November 2005) by Peer Rave with assistance from Gene Temesy, disc 2 re-mastered from the original board cassette tapes by @ Custom Recording Studios, Eindhoven (NL) (January 2006) by Peer Rave with assistance from Gene Temesy. Disc 2 contains previously unreleased live tracks.

The Flow Records release is the best and most complete version of this album.

Line-up: Disc 1: Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals/guitar)/Kid Congo Powers (guitar)/Patricia Morrison (bass) and Terry Graham (drums).
Disc 2: tracks 1-6+13: Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals/guitar)/Patricia Morrison (bass)/Spencer P. Jones (guitar) and Billy Pommer Jr. (drums), tracks 7-12: Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals/guitar)/Patricia Morrison (bass)/Kid Congo Powers/Spencer P.Jones (guitar) and Billy Pommer Jr. (drums) and track 14: Jeffrey Lee Pierce solo (vocals/guitar).

• Megadisc -MD7979 (NL,xx-Dec-85) Original LP release.
• Triple X -51166-2 (US,1994) Original CD re-release.
• Flow Records -FR012-2 (NL,26-May-06) Updated CD re-release (#4 in the "9 Lives" series).

Tracklist: Disc 1: 1.Bill Bailey/ 2.Thunderhead/ 3.Lupita Screams/ 4.Yellow Eyes/ 5.The Breaking Hands/ 6.Araby/ 7.Hearts/ 8.My Cousin Kim/ 9.Port of Souls/ 10.Crab Dance/ 11.Nobody's City/ 12.Breaking Hands (12" version).
Disc 2: 1.Port Of Souls/ 2.Araby/ 3.Lupita Screams/ 4.Funky Junkie (a.k.a. Yellow Eyes)/ 5.Hearts/ 6.Bill Bailey/ 7.Sleepy Time Blues (a.k.a. Nobody's City)/ 8.My Cousin Kim/ 9.Thunderhead/ 10.Breaking Hands/ 11.Crab Dance/ 12.Country One.

Recording info: Recorded during a 6 day session in summer 1987 @ Hansa Ton Studios, Berlin (GE). Engineered by Lincoln Fong [Dif Juz/Lords of the New Church], assisted by André Giere [Wire]. Disc 1 produced and remixed by Robin Guthrie [The Cocteau Twins] @ his home studio The Town House, Acton-London during the summer of 1987.

Note: 2.13.61 and Buddha releases re-mastered by Phil Klum @ Master Cutting Room, New York. SFTRI CD re-release remastered by John Vestman (in July 2004). Flow Records release re-mastered from the original two inch master tapes @ Custom Recording Studios, Eindhoven (NL) (January 2006) by Peer Rave with assistance from Gene Temesy.
Disc 2 contains a previously unreleased version of the "Mother Juno" album.

The Flow Records release is the best and most complete version of this album.

Line-up: Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals/guitar)/ Kid Congo Powers (guitar)/ Romi Mori (bass) and Nick Sanderson (drums), with Blixa Bargeld (guitar on "Yellow Eyes").

• Red Rhino -RED84 (UK,19-Oct-87) Original LP release.
• 2.13.61 Records/Thirsty Ear -TH121313.2 (US,08-Oct-96) Original CD re-release (has only tracks 1-11 of disc 1).
• Buddha Records -74465 99696 2 (US,12-Dec-00) Remastered re-release (has only tracks 1-11 of disc 1).
• Sympathy For The Record Industry -SFTRI 765 (US,31-Oct-05) Remastered re-release (has only tracks 1-11 of disc 1).
• Flow Records -FR011-2 (NL,26-May-06) Updated re-release (#3 in the "9 Lives" series).

Tracklist: 1.Humanesque/ 2.The Straits Of Love & Hate/ 3.Emily's Changed. 4.I Hear Your Heart Singing/ 5.St. John's Divine/ 6.The Great Divide/ 7.Another Country's Young/ 8.Flowing/ 9.Temptation & I/ 10.Eskimo Blue Day/ 11.Crab Dance (2nd version).

Recording info: Recorded and mixed during May 1990 @ ICP Studios, Brussel (BE). Engineered by Michiel Dierickx.

Line-up: Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals/guitar)/ Kid Congo Powers (guitar)/ Romi Mori (bass) and Nick Sanderson (drums),

• New Rose/WSFA/Fire/Solid (FR/GE/UK/NL,01-Oct-90) Original LP release.
• 2.13.61 Records/Thirsty Ear -TH21327.2 (US,25-Mar-97) Remastered re-release (incl. "Divinity" album).
• Buddha Records -74465 99695 2 (US,12-Dec-00) Remastered re-release (incl. "Divinity" album).
• Flow Records -FR015-2 (NL,Oct-05) Aborted (#7 in the "9 Lives" series).

Tracklist: Disc 1: 1. St. John's Divine (remix)/ 2. Keys To The Kingdom/ 3. Richard Speck/ 4. Black Hole/ 5.Sorrow Knows/ 6.Yellow Eyes (live)/ 7. Hearts (live)/ 8.Cool Drink Of Water (live)/ 9.Fire Of Love (live)
Disc 2: 1. Sorrow Knows (alt. version)/ 2.Keys To The Kingdom (instrumental)/ 3.Straights Of Love & Hate (live)/ 4.She's Like Heroin To Me (live)/ 5.Emily's Changed (live)/ 6.Bad Indian (live)/ 7.Devil In The Woods (live)/ 8.Fire Spirit (live)/ 9.Jack On Fire (live)/ 10.Temptation And I (live)/ 11.Sleeping In Blood City (live)/ 12.Not Supposed To Be That Way (radio session)/ 13.Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town (radio session)/ 14. Mother Of Earth (radio session).

Recording info: Studio tracks recorded and mixed during May 1991 (except "St. John's Divine (remix)" May 1990) @ ICP Studios, Brussel (BE). Engineered by Michiel Dierickx; live tracks recorded @ the Elysée Montmartre, Paris (FR) on 29-Nov-90 by Rob De Vries; radio session recorded by Huub Hogeweg @ NOB radiostudio,2 Meter session, VARA FM (NL) on 01-Sep-91 (broadcast 05-Sep-91).

Note: The Flow Records release combines the original album with an incomplete live concert (complete on "Larger Than Live") and a radio session.
Re-mastered from the original master tapes @ Custom Recording Studios, Eindhoven (NL) (June 2006) by Peer Rave with assistance from Gene Temesy.

The Flow Records release is the best and most complete version of this album.

Studio Line-up: Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals/guitar)/ Kid Congo Powers (guitar)/ Romi Mori (bass) and Desi Desperate (drums).
Live Line-up: Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals/guitar)/ Kid Congo Powers (guitar)/ Romi Mori (bass) and Nick Sanderson (drums).
Radio session Line-up: Jeffrey Lee Pierce/Romi Mori (bass)/René van Barneveld (lap steel [Tres Manos from Urban Dance Squad]) & Tony Chmelik (a.k.a.Cyprus Grove).

• New Rose/WSFA/Solid (FR/GE/NL,xx-Aug-90) Original LP release.
• 2.13.61 Records/Thirsty Ear -TH21327.2 (US,25-Mar-97) Remastered re-release (incl. "Pastoral" album).(Disc 1, minus tracks 1 and 8).
• Buddha Records -74465 99695 2 (US,12-Dec-00) Remastered re-release (incl. "Pastoral" album).(Disc 1, minus tracks 1 and 8).
• Flow Records -FR014-2 (NL,Nov-06) Updated re-release (#6 in the "9 Lives" series).

Tracklist: 1.(The Creator Was A) Master Plan/ 2.Walkin' With The Beast/ 3. I Hear Your Heart Singin'/ 4.Another Country's Young/ 5.Sexbeat/ 6.Lupita Screams/ 7.Go Tell The Mountain/ 8.Preachin' The Blues/ 9.Stranger In My Heart/ 10.Goodbye Johnny/ 11.Port Of Souls/ 12.Black Hole/ 13.Little Wing/ 14.Yellow Eyes/ 15.Humanesque (demo)/ 16.Pastoral Hide & Seek (demo).

Recording info: 1-14: recorded live @ Tivoli,Utrecht (NL)on 25-Mar-92 by Steve Hawkins. Mastered and edited by Peter Rave at The Masters in Soest with assistance from Jeffrey Lee Pierce, 15-16: recorded at Hansa Ton Studios,Berlin (GE) on 2x-Dec-89.

Note: "Stranger In My Heart" is listed as "Stranger In Town" on the sleeve.

Live Line-up: Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals/guitar)/ Kid Congo Powers (guitar)/ Romi Mori (bass) and Simon Fish (drums).
Studio Line-up: Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals/guitar)/ Kid Congo Powers (guitar)/ Romi Mori (bass) and Nick Sanderson (drums).

• What's So Funny About -SF125 (GE,02-Nov-92) Original release.
• Solid -527500220 (NL,02-Nov-92) Original release.
• Triple X -51144/2 (US,20-Apr-93) Original release ("Live In Europe").
• Flow Records -FR016-2 (NL,Oct-05) Aborted release (#8 in the "9 Lives" series).
• Cherry Red -CDM RED 342 (UK,12-Nov-07) Latest CD re-release.
• Bang Records -Bang! LP3x (SP,18-Feb-09) Latest 2LP re-release.

Tracklist: Disc 1: 1.Lucky Jim/ 2.A House Is Not A Home/ 3.Cry To Me/ 4.Kamata Hollywood City/ 5.Ride/ 6.Idiot Waltz/ 7.Up Above The World/ 8.Day Turn The Night/ 9.Blue Monsoons/ 10.Desire/ 11.Anger Blues.
Disc 2: 1.Be My Kid Blues (Traditional, arranged by JLP)/ 2.L.A. Is Always Real/ 3.I Can’t Explain (The Who:P.Townshend)/ 4.Land Of A 1000 Dances (Roy Orbison:Kenner/Domino)/ 5.B-Side Jammin’/ 6.Zolar Roze/ 7.In My Room/ 8.Shame and Pain/ 9.City In Pain/ 10.A House Is Not A Home/ 11.Another Country’s Young/ 12.Ride/ 13.Go Tell The Mountain.

Recording info: Disc 1 tracks 1-8+10-11: recorded and mixed by Peer Rave @ Bananas Studios,Haarlem (NL), during February 1993. Track 9: recorded and mixed by Peer Rave @ Zeezicht Studios,Spaarnwoude(NL), during January 1992. Disc 2 tracks 1-9: recorded and mixed by Peer Rave @ Bananas Studios,Haarlem (NL), during February and June 1993. Tracks 10-13(*): Live @ Arge Kulturgelände, Salzburg-Nonntal (A) on 25-May-93 (recorded by Edwin Heath).

Note: The Flow Records release combines the original album with a second disc of unreleased studio and live tracks. Disc 2 contains the last ever Gun Club studio recordings. (*): 2 more tracks ("Little Wing" and "Yellow Eyes") from this concert have been released on the "V/A: Fingerprints - Vol.1" CD (Kulturgelände Nonntal CD 140363 -Austria 1994). "Be My Kid Blues" with Rene Van Barneveld [Tres Manos from Urban Dance Squad] on dobro.
Flow Records release re-mastered from the original master tapes @ Custom Recording Studios, Eindhoven (NL) (September 2005) by Peer Rave with assistance from Gene Temesy.

The Flow Records release is the best and most complete version of this album.

Line-up Disc 1 (1-8+10-11) and Disc 2 (1-9): Line-Up: JeffreyLee Pierce (vocals/guitar)/ Romi Mori (bass) and Nick Sanderson (drums).
Line-up Disc 1 (9): Line-Up: JeffreyLee Pierce (vocals/guitar)/ Romi Mori (bass) and Simon Fish (drums).
Line-up Disc 2 (10-13): Line-Up: JeffreyLee Pierce (vocals/guitar)/ Romi Mori (bass)/ Rainer Lingk (guitar) and Nick Sanderson (drums).

• What's So Funny About -SF134 (GE,17-May-93) Original release.
• Solid -52700120 (NL,17-May-93) Original release.
• Triple X -51163/2 (US,20-Sep-93) Original release.
• Flow Records -FR009-2 (NL,25-Nov-05) Updated re-release (#2 in the "9 Lives" series).

Tracklist: Disc 1: 1.Goodbye Johnny/ 2.Preaching The Blues/ 3.Watermelon Man/ 4.Devil In The Woods/ 5.Fire Of Love/ 6.Ghost On The Highway/ 7.Walkin' With The Beast/ 8.I Hear Your Heart Singing/ 9.Devil In The Woods/ 10.Goodbye Johnny/ 11.For The Love Of Ivy/ 12.Bad Indian/ 13.Strange Fruit/ 14.Fire Spirit/ 15.Carry Home/ 16.Preaching The Blues/ 17.Sex Beat/ 18.Jack On Fire
Disc 2: 1.Promise Me/ 2.Treat Your Train Right/ 3.Cool Drink Of Water Blues/ 4.Devil In The Woods/ 5.Goodbye Johnny/ 6.Gonna Find My Baby/ 7.Desire By Blue River/ 8.The Devil And The Nigger/ 9.An American Promise/ 10.I'm On This Rocket/ 11.Your Man's Feelin' Low/ 12.John Henry/ 13.Black Jack Davey/ 14.Waiting/ 15.Hey Baby/ 16.Hey, Madame.

Recording info: Disc 1 tracks 1-5: recorded @ Program Studio, Los Angeles during May 1981. Recorded by Vitus Mataré (from The Last), tracks 6-18: recorded live @ The Continental, Buffalo on 27-Apr-82; Disc 2 recorded @ Jeff's home 1981-1982. Mastered by John Vestman.

Note: Disc 1 tracks 1-5: the earliest Gun Club studio recordings. "Devil In The Woods" ended up on the "Keith Rides A Harley" compilation LP album (Happy Squid 1981). Disc 2 has also been released on vinyl as "Six String Sermon" by Bang Records in Spain (BANG!-LP40) on 26-Jun-09.

Line-up disc 1: Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals)/ Ward Dotson (guitar)/ Rob Ritter (bass) and Terry Graham (drums).
Line-up disc 2: Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals) and Ward Dotson (guitar) on track 16."Hey, Madame".

• Sympathy For The Record Industry (US,11-Nov-97) Ltd edition (1500 copies).

Tracklist: Disc 1: 1.Goodbye Johnny/ 2.Preaching The Blues/ 3.Watermelon Man/ 4.Devil In The Woods/ 5.Fire Of Love/ 6.Ghost On The Highway/ 7.Walkin' With The Beast/ 8.I Hear Your Heart Singing/ 9.Devil In The Woods/ 10.Goodbye Johnny/ 11.For The Love Of Ivy/ 12.Bad Indian/ 13.Strange Fruit/ 14.Fire Spirit/ 15.Carry Home/ 16.Preaching The Blues/ 17.Sex Beat/ 18.Jack On Fire
Disc 2: 1.Promise Me/ 2.Treat Your Train Right/ 3.Cool Drink Of Water Blues/ 4.Devil In The Woods/ 5.Goodbye Johnny/ 6.Gonna Find My Baby/ 7.Desire By Blue River/ 8.The Devil And The Nigger/ 9.An American Promise/ 10.I'm On This Rocket/ 11.Your Man's Feelin' Low/ 12.John Henry/ 13.Black Jack Davey/ 14.Waiting/ 15.Hey Baby/ 16.Hey, Madame.

Recording info: Disc 1 tracks 1-5: recorded @ Program Studio, Los Angeles during May 1981. Recorded by Vitus Mataré (from The Last), tracks 6-18: recorded live @ The Continental, Buffalo on 27-Apr-82; Disc 2 recorded @ Jeff's home 1981-1982. Mastered by John Vestman.

Note: Disc 1 tracks 1-5: the earliest Gun Club studio recordings. "Devil In The Woods" ended up on the "Keith Rides A Harley" compilation LP album (Happy Squid 1981). Disc 2 has also been released on vinyl as "Six String Sermon" by Bang Recordsin Spain (BANG!-LP40) on 26-Jun-09.

Line-up disc 1: Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals)/ Ward Dotson (guitar)/ Rob Ritter (bass) and Terry Graham (drums).
Line-up disc 2: Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals) and Ward Dotson (guitar) on track 16."Hey, Madame".

• Sympathy For The Record Industry -SFTRI 478 (US,1997) Regular release.

Tracklist: Disc 1: 1.Goodbye Johnny/ 2.Preaching The Blues/ 3.Watermelon Man/ 4.Devil In The Woods/ 5.Fire Of Love/ 6.Ghost On The Highway/ 7.Walkin' With The Beast/ 8.I Hear Your Heart Singing/ 9.Devil In The Woods/ 10.Goodbye Johnny/ 11.For The Love Of Ivy/ 12.Bad Indian/ 13.Strange Fruit/ 14.Fire Spirit/ 15.Carry Home/ 16.Preaching The Blues/ 17.Sex Beat/ 18.Jack On Fire
Disc 2: 1.Promise Me/ 2.Treat Your Train Right/ 3.Cool Drink Of Water Blues/ 4.Devil In The Woods/ 5.Goodbye Johnny/ 6.Gonna Find My Baby/ 7.Desire By Blue River/ 8.The Devil And The Nigger/ 9.An American Promise/ 10.I'm On This Rocket/ 11.Your Man's Feelin' Low/ 12.John Henry/ 13.Black Jack Davey/ 14.Waiting/ 15.Hey Baby/ 16.Hey, Madame/ 17.Non Plus Audio Magazine interview with the band (7:24).

Recording info: Disc 1 tracks 1-5: recorded @ Program Studio, Los Angeles during May 1981. Recorded by Vitus Mataré (from The Last), tracks 6-18: recorded live @ The Continental, Buffalo on 27-Apr-82; Disc 2 recorded @ Jeff's home 1981-1982, except tracks 17 recorded during April 1982 in New York City. Re-mastered by Nick Watson @ Fluid, London.

Note: Disc 1 tracks 1-5: the earliest Gun Club studio recordings. "Devil In The Woods" ended up on the "Keith Rides A Harley" compilation LP album (1981 Happy Squid); Disc 2 has track 17 as a bonus to the Sympathy For The Record Industry release. Disc 2 (except track 17) has also been released on vinyl as "Six String Sermon" by Bang Recordsin Spain (BANG!-LP40) on 26-Jun-09.

Line-up disc 1: Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals)/ Ward Dotson (guitar)/ Rob Ritter (bass) and Terry Graham (drums).
Line-up disc 2: Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals) and Ward Dotson (guitar) on track 16."Hey, Madame".

• Castle -CMQDD1508 (UK,25-Jun-07)

Tracklist: 1.Give Up The Sun/ 2.I Hear Your Heart Singing/ 3.The Straits Of Love And Hate/ 4.She's Like Heroin To Me/ 5.Thunderhead/ 6.Emily's Changed/ 7.Yellow Eyes/ 8.Another Country's Young/ 9.Hearts/ 10.Cool Drink Of Water - Fire Of Love/ 11.Bad Indian/ 12.Devil In The Woods/ 13.Fire Spirit/ 14.Jack On Fire/ 15.Temptation And I/ 16.Goodbye Johnny/ 17.Sleeping In Blood City..

Recording info: Recorded live @ the Elysée Montmartre, Paris (FR) on 29-Nov-90.

Note: Complete concert. All tracks, except 5 ("Thunderhead", "Another Country's Young", "Give Up The Sun", "I Hear Your Heart Singing" and "Goodbye Johnny") also available on the "Divinity- 9 Lives No6" 2CD (Flow Records 2006).

Line-up: Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals/guitar)/ Kid Congo Powers (guitar)/ Romi Mori (bass) and Nick Sanderson (drums).

• Last Call -3131342 (FR,21-Apr-08)

Tracklist: Disc 1 - Go Tell The Mountain (studio): 1.Bad America/ 2.She's Like Heroin To Me/ 3.Ghost On The Highway/ 4.A Devil In The Woods/ 5.The Fire Of Love/ 6.House On Highland Avenue/ 7.Death Party/ 8.My Mans Gone Now/ 9.Hey Juana/ 10.Eternity Is Here/ 11.Love & Desperation/ 12.Wildweed/ 13.Moonlight Motel/ 14.Bill Bailey/ 15.Hearts/ 16.Going Down/ 17.Go Tell The Mountain

Disc 2 - Shake Me Up Some Punk Blues! (live 1980-1983): 1.Sexbeat (Madame Wong's West café,LA June 1980)/ 2.Not That Much (Hong Kong Café,LA June 1980)/ 3.She's Like Heroin To Me (Club 88,LA 7th March 1981)/ 4.Cool Drink Of Water (Accoustilog Studio,N.Y. 5th May 1982)/ 5.Fire Of Love (Accoustilog Studio,N.Y. 5th May 1982)/ 6.John Hardy (Accoustilog Studio,N.Y. 5th May 1982)/ 7.Sex Beat (Accoustilog Studio,N.Y. 5th May 1982)/ 8.Preaching The Blues (Accoustilog Studio,N.Y. 5th May 1982)/ 9.Devil In The Woods (CBGB's,N.Y. 14th May 1982)/ 10.Walking With The Beast (Fast Version) (CBGB's,N.Y. 14th May 1982)/ 11.Bo Diddley Is A Gunslinger (CBGB's,N.Y. 14th May 1982)/ 12.Louie Louie (Instrumental) (CBGB's,N.Y. 14th May 1982)/ 13.She's The Girl I Love-Ghost On The Highway (CBGB's,N.Y. 14th May 1982)/ 14.The Lie (Markthalle,Hamburg 26th March 1983)/ 15.Band interview (backstage @ Paradiso,Amsterdam 17th April 1983)/ 16.Fire Spirit (Paradiso,Amsterdam 17th April 1983)/ 17.Fire Of Love (Brighton,Extreems Club 25th April 1983)/ 18.Moonlight Motel (JLP solo @ Prospect Hill Hotel,Melbourne 28 September 1983)/ 19.Mother Of Earth (JLP solo @ Prospect Hill Hotel,Melbourne 28 September 1983)/ 20.Moonlight Motel (Miranda Venue,Sydney 8th October 1983)/ 21.Brother And Sister (Miranda Venue,Sydney 8th October 1983)

Disc 3 - Some Killing Floor Blues (live 1983-1984): 1.Lost Highway-Moonlight Motel (On Broadway,S.F. 17th or 30th December 1983) 2. Bad America (On Broadway,S.F. 17th or 30th December 1983)/ 3.Preachin The Blues (On Broadway,S.F. 17th or 30th December 1983)/ 4.Gunslinger (On Broadway,S.F. 16th March 1984)/ 5.Death Party (On Broadway,S.F. 16th March 1984)/ 6.Stranger In Our Town (Pandoras Music Box Festival,Rotterdam 22nd September 1984)/ 7.Gila Monster New Mexico-Preachin The Blues (Pandoras Music Box Festival,Rotterdam 22nd September 1984)/ 8.My Dreams (University,Leeds 22nd October 1984)/ 9.Bad America (University,Leeds 22nd October 1984)/ 10.Walking With The Beast (Jeffrey on saxophone) (Nottingham,Rock City 23rd October 1984)/ 11.Moonlight Motel (Nottingham,Rock City 23rd October 1984)/ 12.Eternity Is Here (Nottingham,Rock City 23rd October 1984)/ 13. 96 Tears (Dingwalls,London 10th December 1984)/ 14.The Twist (Dingwalls,London 10th December 1984)/

Disc 4 - Last Roll Of The Dice! (live and radio sessions 1985-1993): 1.Sex Killer (Jeffrey Lee Pierce Quartet @ Paradiso,Amsterdam 23rd May 1985)/ 2.Fire (Jeffrey Lee Pierce Quartet @ Paradiso,Amsterdam 23rd May 1985)/ 3.I Asked For Water, She Gave Me Gasoline (Jeffrey Lee Pierce with Dutch harmonica player Kim Snelten [Jack Of Hearts] @ Stompin',VPRO FM radio 3rd December 1989)/ 4.Pastoral Hide And Seek (I Beam,S.F 17th July 1989)/ 5.Flowing (I Beam,S.F 17th July 1989)/ 6.I Hear Your Heart Singing (Le Transbordeur,Lyon 17th November 1990)/ 7.Another Country's Young (Le Transbordeur,Lyon 17th November 1990)/ 8.Heart (Le Transbordeur,Lyon 17th November 1990)/ 9.Fire Spirit (Le Transbordeur,Lyon 17th November 1990)/ 10.Temptation And I (Le Transbordeur,Lyon 17th November 1990)/ 11. Little Wing (Tivoli,Utrecht 25th March 1992)/ 12.Yellow Eyes (Tivoli,Utrecht 25th March 1992)/ 13.I'm Going Upstairs (Jeffrey Lee Pierce and Tres Manos [René van Barneveld from Urban Dance Squad] @ Nozems A Go Go,VPRO FM radio 4th March 1992)/ 14. Be My Kid Blues (Jeffrey Lee Pierce and Tres Manos [René van Barneveld from Urban Dance Squad] @ Nozems A Go Go,VPRO FM radio 4th March 1992)/ 15.L.A. County Jail Blues (Jeffrey Lee Pierce and Tres Manos [René van Barneveld from Urban Dance Squad] @ Nozems A Go Go,VPRO FM radio 4th March 1992)/ 16.Lucky Jim (Jeffrey Lee Pierce and Romi Mori (acoustic guitar) @ Villa 65,VPRO FM radio 6th April 1993)/ 17.Laughing (Jeffrey Lee Pierce @ Villa 65,VPRO FM radio 6th April 1993).

Recording info: Disc 1: studio, discs 3-4: live and radio. Mastered by Peter Reynolds @ Reynolds mastering, Colchester (UK).

Note: Discs 2-4 sourced from live (audience) cassettes and radio broadcast cassettes. Vibrant Records has gone out of business early 2009.

• Retro Deluxe/Vibrant Records -RDBX004 (UK,03-Nov-08)

Tracklist: 1.Love and Desperation/ 2.Sex Killer/ 3.Cleopatra Dreams On/ 4.From Temptation To You/ 5.Sensitivity/ 6.Hey Juana/ 7.Love Circus/ 8.Wildweed/ 9.The Midnight Promise/ 10.Get Away/ 11.Fire/ 12.Hey Juana/ 13.Wildweed/ 14. Love and Desperation (12" Midnight Mix).

Recording info: tracks 1-9+14: recorded @ Brittannia Row & Jam Studios, London during February/March 1985. Mixed by Craig Leon ( who produced Suicide's first album in 1977) @ Air Studios, London during March 1985; tracks 10-11: Recorded/Mixed Craig Leon @ Solid Bond Studios , London during March 1985; tracks 12-13: recorded live @ Pandora’s Box, festival, De Doelen, Rotterdam (NL) on 11-Oct-85 by Dieter Van Denzel.

Note: The Flow Records release combines the "Wildweed" album with 3 (out of 6) tracks from the "Flamingo" EP and 2 live tracks. Track 14."Love and Desperation (12" Midnight Mix) is the "Flamingo" EP 6:48 version, followed by 1:29 of silence, then a 44 seconds guitar instrumental. Not included are : "Love and Desperation (7" remix)", 3 tracks from the "Flamingo" EP: "Flamingo (part 1) (1.33)", "Flamingo (part 2) (4.52)", "No More Fire (3.33)", the 4 tracks from the promo 7" that came with the original LP: "Open The Door Osiris (3.15)"(*), "The Fertility Goddess"(*), "Portrait Of The Artist In Hell"(*) and "Chris And Maggie Meet Blind Willy McTell At A James Brown Concert (1.65)" (*).

The SFTRI release includes the (*) tracks, but leaves out tracks 10-14 and does not have the other missing tracks either.

Flow Records release re-mastered from the original master tapes @ Custom Recording Studios, Eindhoven (NL) (September 2005) by Peer Rave with assistance from Gene Temesy.

The Flow Records release is the best version of this album.

Line-up (1-9+14): Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals/guitar/piano)/ Murray Mitchell [Siouxsie and Gun Club roadie] (guitar/sax)/ John Mackenzie [The Explorers with Phil Manzanera & Andy Mackay of Roxy Music in 1984] (bass) and Andy Anderson [The Cure 1983-1984] (drums).
Line-up (10-13): Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals/guitar)/ Romi Mori (aka Hiromi Otani) (guitar)/ Dean Dennis [Clock DVA] (bass) and Nick Sanderson [Clock DVA] (drums).

• Statik -825 857-1 (UK,xx-Oct-85) Original LP release.
• Sympathy For The Record Industry -SFTRI 764 (US,25-Oct-05) Re-release.
• Flow Records -FR008 (NL,25-Nov-05) Updated re-release (#1 in the "9 Lives" series).

Tracklist: 1.Goin' Down [Don Nix]/ 2.Pony Blues [Charlie Patton]/ 3.Future Blues [Willie Brown]/ 4.Long Long Gone [Frankie Lee Sims]/ 5.Bad Luck & Trouble [O.Hicks/J.West]/ 6.Alabama Blues [Robert Wilkins]/ 7.Good Times [Sam 'Lightnin' Hopkins]/ 8.Stranger In My Heart [Jeffrey Lee Pierce]/ 9.Go Tell The Mountain [Jeffrey Lee Pierce]/ 10.Moanin' In The Moonlight [Chester Burnett/Howlin' Wolf]/ 11.Hardtime Killin' Floor Blues [Skip James]/ 12.Goin' Down (full version) [Don Nix]/ 13. L.A. County Jail Blues [Jeffrey Lee Pierce]/ 14.Mississippi Bottom Blues [Kid Bailey]/ 15.In My Room [Jeffrey Lee Pierce]/ 16.Ommie Wise [G.B. Grayson and Henry Whitter].

Recording info: 1-15 recorded @ Zeezicht Studios, Spaarnwoude (NL) during January 1992. Engineered by Peter Rave; 16 recorded @ Mike Sugatte's home studio, West Kensington,London during Summer/Autumn 1991.

Note: One can hear a cat mewling during the intro and outro of "Future Blues". A second take of "In My Room" was recorded during the final Gun Club recordings in June 1993 (available on the Flow Records version of the "Lucky Jim" album). The Flow Records release adds 5 previously unreleased bonus tracks.

Flow Records release re-mastered from the original master tapes @ Custom Recording Studios, Eindhoven (NL) (June 2006) by Peer Rave with assistance from Gene Temesy.

The Flow Records release is the best version of this album.

Line-up (1-15): Jeffrey Lee Pierce (guitar/vocals) and Tony Chmelik (a.k.a. Cypress Grove) (guitar) with Carl La Fong [a.k.a. ?name?] (bass) and Kimberley S. [a.k.a. Kim Snelten] (blues harp).
Line-up (16): Jeffrey Lee Pierce (guitar/vocals) and Tony Chmelik (a.k.a. Cypress Grove) (guitar), with Roger Fahbey (violin) and Mike Sugatte (guitar).

• New Rose/Solid/WSFA (FR/NL,GE,xx-Mar-92) Original release.
• Triple X -CD 51129-2 (US,xx-Aug-92) Original release.
• Flow Records -FR013 (NL,Nov-06) Updated re-release (#5 in the "9 Lives" series).

Tracklist: Strange Fruit/ Fire Of Love/ Run Through The Jungle/ John Hardy/ The Lie/ Black Train/ Cool Drink Of Water/ Fire Spirit/ Death Party/ Sex Beat/ Goodbye Johnny/ Texas Serenade/ Heebies Jeebies/ Disco Inferno// Hey Juana/ Eternally Is Here/ Stranger In Our Town/ Bad Indian/ Sex Beat/ Brother And Sister/ Bad America/ Preaching The Blues/ Fire Of Love/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Moonlight Motel/ Goodbye Johnny/ Give Up The Sun/ Sleeping In Blood City.

Recording info: Recorded live @ the Hacienda, Manchester (UK) on 20-Apr-83 and 26-Oct-84.

Notes: Combines the "Live At The Hacienda" and "Preaching The Blues" videos. 117 mins.

Line-up (1983): Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals)/Jim Duckworth (guitar)/Patricia Morrison (bass) and Dee Pop (drums).
Line-up (1984): Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals/guitar)/Kid Congo Powers (guitar)/Patricia Morrison (bass) and Terry Graham (drums).

• Visionary -JE248 (UK,Jan-94) "Live At The Hacienda" original VHS.
• Visionary -JE276 (UK,Dec-94) "Preaching The Blues" original VHS.
• Cherry Red -CRDVD122 (UK,24-Apr-06) NTSC DVD re-release.

Tracklist: Lost Highway/ Moonlight Motel/ Bad Indian/ The House On Highland Ave/ Bad America/ Preaching The Blues/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Fire Of Love/ Death Party/ For The Love of Ivy/ A Love Supreme// Walkin' With The Beast/ Run Through The Jungle/ Moonlight Motel/ The Lie/ interview with the band/ John Hardy/ Bad America/ Death Party/ Fire Of Love/ Sex Beat/ Jack On Fire/ The Twist.

Recording info: Recorded live @ the Hacienda, Manchester (UK) on 07-Dec-83 and La Edad De Oro TV show, TVE3, Madrid (SP) on 13-Nov-84.

Notes: 118 mins.

Line-up (1983): Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals/guitar)/Kid Congo Powers (guitar)/Patricia Morrison (bass) and Terry Graham (drums).
Line-up (1984): Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals/guitar)/Kid Congo Powers (guitar)/Patricia Morrison (bass) and Desi Desperate (drums).

• Cherry Red -CRDVD153 (UK,26-Mar-07) NTSC DVD.

Info: A film (started in 2003 and completed in July 2006) by Kurt Voss. The story of the Gun Club as evoked through interviews with ex-Gun Club members Kid Congo Powers, Ward Dotson, Terry Graham, Jim Duckworth, and Dee Pop as well as interviews with Dave Alvin (Blasters), John Doe (X), Henry Rollins (Black Flag, Rollins Band), Mike Martt (Tex and the Horseheads), Peter Case (Plimsouls), and Lemmy Kilmister (Motörhead).

Notes: Great documentary containing no Gun Club music, only interviews, interspersed with a few clips of Jeffrey's on- and offstage banter. 96 mins. The film premiered on June 29-July 2006 in Los Angeles at the Don't Knock the Rock Festival.

• French Fan Club Films -FFC-DVD-01 (US,01-Mar-08) NTSC DVD.

Info: London, early October 1994: Jeffrey Lee Pierce's final months in the UK. Jeff is filmed for Henri-Jean Debon film (completed in 2007). The filming is divided between Jeff's place at 34 Elsham Road, Kensington-London (where he's seen rehearsing with Tony Chmelik [Cypress Grove], who's living half a mile away) and Jeff's watering hole The Kensington at 11B Russell Gardens (where he's seen with his drinking buddies). Nick Cave, then living nearby, visits on 03-Oct-94. Nick Cave: "You have to take hold of your life Jeffrey and organise things". Jeffrey: "That's what people keep telling me". Nick Cave: "Fucking pigsty over here". Contains footage of the last Gun Club concert in Europe @ Elbeuf,Champ de Foire,Circus tent on 08-Oct-94. In November 1994 Jeffrey is arrested for trying to settle a bar fight by using his samorai sword(!). He is put in custody by London police at Heathrow airport and is requested to leave the country.

Notes: 60 mins.

• Choses-vues (FR,20-May-08) PAL DVD.

Content: Long time German fan Jürgen Fuchs tells the well known history of the band in 80 pages, with several references to live tapes/CDRs and their setlists; adding a discography (official and bootleg releases) in 100 pages and a videography in 10 pages. Written in German.

Note: Is only printed on demand (i.e. after your order).

Format: Hardback. 200 pages.

• Pro BUSINESS Verlag -ISBN 978-3-86805-294-7 (GE, Jan-09)

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