Spotify Release Info
Track: Sex Beat - Remastered 2020
Artist: The Gun Club
Album: Fire of Love (Remastered 2020)
Artist Bio
Name: The Gun Club
Spotify Genres: psychobilly, post-punk, proto-punk, deathrock
Followers: 122,726
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Biography
Rock band from Los Angeles (CA, USA) formed in 1979 by [a=Jeffrey Lee Pierce] and Brian Tristan (aka [a=Kid Congo Powers]), with Don Snowden and Brad Dunning completing the lin-up. The band was initially called The Creeping Ritual. In 1980, Snowden and Dunning quit the band, and were replaced by [a=Rob Ritter] and [a=Terry Graham] (the rhythm section of the [a=The Bags]). Powers accepted an invite to join [a=The Cramps], and his place on guitar was taken by [a=Ward Dotson]. The new band went on to record the group's classic first two albums, "Fire Of Love" & "Miami". Ritter left the band in 1982 just before "Miami" was released - which is the reason the band is seen as a trio on the LP cover. Dotson soon quit as well. Ritter taught his basslines to former Bags band-mate [a=Patricia Morrison] before leaving so she joined in his place. Graham quit, and gave his place to [a=Dee Pop]. The next release, the "Death Party" EP, came from an improptu recording session that featured [a=Jim Duckworth], and a bassist friend of Pop. For their next album - the only release to feature Morrison on bass - "Las Vegas Story" out in 1984, [a=Kid Congo Powers] returned on guitar, and Terry Graham on drums. After some successful tours, Pierce started to travel around the world and the band came to a halt for a period, as he started to work on his solo album. In 1987, Pierce staged a comeback for The Gun Club with [a=Kid Congo Powers], Pierce's girfriend [a=Romi Mori] and [a=Nick Sanderson] joining him. The band put out the well-received album "Mother Juno" the same year. Three more albums followed, and in 1995 a new line-up was formed including [a=Jeffrey Lee Pierce], [a=Wayne Kramer], [a=Mike Martt], [a=Kid Congo Powers] and [a=Romi Mori]. On the 31st of March 1996 the band sadly came to an end due the death of [a=Jeffrey Lee Pierce]. They were notable as one of the first bands in the punk rock subculture to incorporate influences from blues, rockabilly, and country music. The Gun Club has been called a "tribal psychobilly blues" band, as well as initiators of the cowpunk and punk blues sound.
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Check this outPopular Tracks on Spotify
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1.Mother of Earth - Remastered 2020Miami (Remastered 2020)
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2.Sex Beat - Remastered 2020Fire of Love (Remastered 2020)
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3.The Breaking Hands - Remastered 2023Mother Juno (Deluxe Remastered 2023)
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4.She’s Like Heroin to Me - Remastered 2020Fire of Love (Remastered 2020)
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5.Carry Home - Remastered 2020Miami (Remastered 2020)
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6.Ghost on the Highway - Remastered 2020Fire of Love (Remastered 2020)
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7.The Fire of Love - Remastered 2020Miami (Remastered 2020)
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8.Fire Spirit - Remastered 2020Fire of Love (Remastered 2020)
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9.Run Through the Jungle - Remastered 2020Miami (Remastered 2020)
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10.For the Love of Ivy - Remastered 2020Fire of Love (Remastered 2020)
Discogs Release Info
Release: The Gun Club - Fire Of Love (Remastered 2020)
Year: 2020
Genres: Rock
Styles: Pop Rock, Punk