THE GUN CLUB Miami 1982 1st Press ANIMAL APE 6001 Sterling NM LP in SHRINK Punk

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THE GUN CLUB
MIAMI
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ANIMAL Records APE 6001
Original 1982 issue • Stereo LP
STERLING Master

VINYL is NM
Looks and plays Like New. 1st issue RED labels are immaculate both sides.
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COVER is EX
Still in the original shrink wrap; bright, tight and crisp with bumped l.r. corner, otherwise NM with no other creases, wear, writing, soil or marks. Edges straight, corners sharp. Seams and spine 100% intact with no wear or splits.

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STERLING stamped in Dead Wax both sides?

Superb 2nd album from L.A. Punk/Roots/Psychobilly rockers THE GUN CLUB, following close on the heels of their equally superb debut?.?
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Ward Dotson replaced Congo Powers (temporarily, at least) on guitar, and there were a ton of guest performances, including Debbie Harry and Chris Stein. Stein produced the album.

Going for a rougher sound, Stein left the instruments at one level and boosted Pierce's vocal. There is plenty of guitar here, screaming and moping like a drunken orphan from the Texas flatlands. Going for a higher, more desolate sound, frontman and slide player Jeffrey Lee Pierce and his band were literally on fire. The songs here, from "Carry Home," "Like Calling Up Thunder," "Devil in the Woods," "Watermelon Man," "Bad Indian," and "Texas Serenade," among others, centered themselves on a mutant form of country music that met the post-punk ethos in the desert, fought and bloodied each other, and decided to stay together. This is hardcore snake-charming music (as in water moccasins not cobras), evil, smoky, brash, and libidinally uttered. Their spooky version of an already creepy tune by Creedence Clearwater Revival, "Run Through the Jungle" runs the gamut from sexual nightmare to voodoo ritual gone awry. Finally, Pierce and company pull out all the roots and reveal them for what they are: "John Hardy," is a squalling punk-blues, with the heart of the country in cardiac arrest.

Dotson proved to be a fine replacement for Congo Powers, in that his style was pure Telecaster country (à la James Burton) revved by the Rolling Stones and Johnny Thunders. Miami was given a rough go when it was issued for its lo-fi production. But in the bird's-eye view of history its songs stack up, track for track, with Fire of Love and continue to echo well into this long good night.

Recorded at Blank Tape Studios, June 1982
Produced by Chris Stein
Mastered at Sterling Sound

Disc inside of an anti-static lined inner sleeve.
TOP ARCHIVE CONDITION Scarce Original Press!

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Even though still in the original shrink-wrap
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