Gun Club 1981-1982: (l-r) Terry Graham, Jeffrey Lee Pierce, Ward Dotson and Rob Ritter. Photo credit by Ed Colver.
Taken in front of the First Baptist Church of Hollywood (@ 6682 Selma Ave), near their rehearsal studio.
Chronology: a chronological overview of known concert dates (some with setlists and/or ads),
dates of studio recordings, all line-ups and other trivia related to the American band The Gun Club.
Date format is DD-MMM-YY.
-Information in grey italics is uncertain-
Listen to Kid Congo's great oral history of the Gun Club @ Newyorknighttrain whilst reading this chronology.
1976
(Pre Gun Club) Jeffrey Lee Pierce attends Granada Hills High School and is member in several 'living room'-bands. |
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Los Angeles-San Fernando Valley 1972-1976. Jeff attends Granada Hills High School. At the time he really loves (Peter Gabriel-era) Genesis, Sparks, Roxy Music and David Bowie, until in summer '77 he discovers and becomes obsessed with reggae artist Bob Marley. While at Granada Hills, Jeff has several party bands with Steven Wolfe. Those 'bands' were mostly abortive, messing-around-in-the-living-room things, planning and practicing. Most were prog rock/Beatles like. |
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1976 Photo: Courtesy of Steven Wolfe. |
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1977
(Pre Gun Club). Jeffrey's working @ (Greg and Suzy Shaw's) Bomp! record store. |
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14-Feb-77 Photo: Credit Jenny Lens. |
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16-Apr-77 Photo: Credit Jenny Lens. |
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23-Apr-77 Photo: Credit Jenny Lens, published in UK Mojo music mag. |
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23-Nov-77 Photo: Credit Jenny Lens. |
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The Red Lights (July 1978): (l-r) Jack Reynolds, Jeffrey Lee Pierce, Anna Statman and Vitus Mataré.
1978
(Pre Gun Club) Jeff founds The Red Lights (in Los Angeles) and is member of The Individuals (in New Jersey). |
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Los Angeles early 1978. Jeffrey forms his first band The Red Lights, a power pop group with Anna Statman (later A&R for Slash records, Interscope and Geffen records). |
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The Red Lights Line-up #1 (Los Angeles: Spring-Summer 1978):
Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals,guitar,keyboard,piano)/ Anna Statman (bass) and Jack Reynolds [The Last] (drums). |
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The Red Lights Line-up #2 (Los Angeles: Summer-Fall 1978):
Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals,guitar)/ Anna Statman (bass)/ Vitus Mataré (Farfisa keyboard) and Jack Reynolds (drums). |
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14/15-Jul-78 Flyer: Photo of flyer, designed by The Germs' drummer, Don Bolles, for their part of this show. |
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1978 Note: The Red Lights' second live show. Pleasant Gehman [Lobotomy zine] was there. |
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09-Aug-78 Review: Review of show, taken from Flip Side fanzine #9, Sep-1978. |
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Los Angeles mid 1978. Jeffrey meets Brian Tristan (later a.k.a. Kid Congo Powers) from being in the early LA punk scene and going to lots of concerts (a.o. Television at the Roxy in June 1978 and later Pere Ubu at the Whisky in August 1979). |
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1978 Photo: Courtesy of Steven Wolfe. |
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New York City late 1978/mid 1979. Jeffrey is in New York City, checking out the CBGB scene and early Blondie concerts. He is also living in Hoboken (NJ) where he's joining Glenn Morrow's band The Individuals (with Richard Barrone, Rob Norris and Peter Holsapple). They rehearse a lot @ the newly opened (in August, 1978) Maxwell's club. |
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1979
(Pre Gun Club) The year in which Jeffrey founds his second band, Thee Precisions, a R&B band, with Fred Patterson. As well as The Cyclones, followed by Creeping Ritual, a precursor to The Gun Club. |
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Phast Phreddie & Thee Precisions line-up #1A (Los Angeles: 1979):
Fred -Phast Phreddie- Patterson (vocals)/ Joe Nolte (guitar) [from The Last]/ Rod Burns (bass) and Jeffrey Lee Pierce (drums). |
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1979 Note:"The germ for the band began in my living room when I was living on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood in 1979. Jeffrey Lee Pierce would come over quite a bit and we would drink beer and play old 78 RPM jump blues records by Wynonie Harris and Amos Milburn which we found in the thrift stores of South Central Los Angeles. Jeffrey thought it would be a good idea to start an R&B combo to perform jump blues, since no one else was. He had just broken up his band, The Red Lights, and was restless. We got a couple of our drinking buddies together and went to Jeffrey's mother's house in the San Fernando Valley. There, his sister Jacqui had a boyfriend who kept a set of drums in the garage. The bass player was our friend from Cleveland, Rodney Burns. The guitarist was Joe Nolte of the Last. Jeffrey played the drums. We learned Roy Head's "Treat Her Right" and played it for our friend Pleasant Gehman over the phone. That was as far as that version of the band got. " Phast Phreddie 2019. |
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Phast Phreddie & Thee Precisions line-up #1B (Los Angeles: 1979):
Fred -Phast Phreddie- Patterson (vocals)/ Jeffrey Lee Pierce (guitar)/ Don Snowden (bass) and Keith K.K. Barrett [The Screamers] (drums). |
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12-Jul-79 Note 1: "Then we decided to see how serious we could get. Jeffrey and I wrote three songs together: two rockers, "Faster Than You" and "What A Friend I Have In Whiskey." and a sort of junked-out ballad called "When I Get My Cadillac." Jeffrey moved to guitar, we enlisted our friend Don Snowden, a music writer for the L.A. Times, to play bass, and we went through several drummers—including Brendan Mullen, who used to book the punk club the Masque: Robert Newman, who was in the original Motels: KK Barrett, who was in the Screamers: and Robert Bryan, who lived in my building and was in the Silencers. Of all of them, Robert Bryan rehearsed with us the most, but he was never a permanent member. |
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Phast Phreddie & Thee Precisions line-up #1C (Los Angeles: 1979):
Fred -Phast Phreddie- Patterson (vocals)/ Jeffrey Lee Pierce (guitar)/ Don Snowdon (bass)/ Steve Berlin (sax) and Brad Dunnning or Robert Bryan (drums). |
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1979 Note: "Midnight Hour" released on Phast Phreddie and Thee Precisions "Limbo" 2CD (Manifesto 2020). "St. Mark's Place" was later covered by Lydia Lunch and Cypress Grove for the "We Are Only Riders" album (The Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project, 2009) and their joint "Fistful Of Desert Blues" ablum (2014). |
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1979 Photo: From Fred -Phast Phreddie- Patterson's archives. |
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Phast Phreddie & Thee Precisions line-up #2 (Los Angeles: 1979-May 1982):
Fred -Phast Phreddie- Patterson (vocals)/ Harlan Hollander (guitar)/ Don Snowdon (bass)/ Steve Berlin (sax) and Chris Bailey (drums). |
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20-Sep-80 Poster: Reproduction, taken from booklet with Phast Phreddie and Thee Precisions "Limbo" 2CD (Manifesto 2020). |
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The Cyclones line-up (Los Angeles: August 1979 - September 1979):
Jeffrey Lee Pierce (guitar/vocals)/ Johnny Nation (guitar)/ Jon Oliphant (upright bass) and Brad Dunning (drums). |
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Jeffrey Lee Pierce together with Johnny Nation [from The Bags, later in Lydia Lunch's 13.13] , Jon Oliphant (who owned an upright bass) and Brad Dunning form the rockabilly band The Cyclones. They rehearse a few times at Jeffrey's mom's house in Pacoima and perform live only once. Pleasant Gehman joins Jeff in writing songs for the band. |
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18-Sep-79 Setlist: (a.o.) Walking After Midnight [Block/Hecht-Patsy Cline]/ Fever [John Davenport-Elvis Presley]/ Money Honey [The Drifters]/ .. and more |
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xx-Oct-79 Photo: Credit Philomena Winstansley, taken from Slash magazine December 1979. |
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Creeping Ritual line-up (Los Angeles: September 1979 - April 1980):
Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals)/ Brian Tristan (guitar)/ Don Snowden (bass) and Brad Dunning (drums). |
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The Cyclones are renamed Creeping Ritual, replacing Johnny Nation with Brian Tristan (later a.k.a. Kid Congo Powers) and Jon Oliphant with Don Snowden [Thee Precisions], then also a music critic for the L.A. Times. During this period Jeffrey writes most songs that would end up on the Gun Club's debut album " Fire Of Love". |
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1979 Photo: Program Studio - Google Street view 2009, with thanks to Vitus Mataré [The Last] and Brad Dunning for identifying Program Studio's location. Brad Dunning: "There were no windows. It was dark and very very hot, but it was cheap." |
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1979/1980 Note 1: First concert. Main band, The Bags include future Gun Club members Rob Ritter, Terry Graham and Patricia Morrison (born Patricia Rainone). This concert is followed by the another show at a (former) Chinese restaurant. |
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1980 Note: "An early gig at Club 88: Jeffrey dressed in a black suit with a white shirt and a black string tie and a black hat, looking like something out of a Flannery O'Connor short story. He had chains in one hand and an old Bible in the other as he sang "Preachin' Blues." At one point he threw the Bible down and jumped on it. The owner of Club 88 promptly banned the Gun Club from playing there ever again." Fred -Phast Phreddie- Patterson quoted in "We Got the Neutron Bomb", a book by Brendan Mullen. |
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06-Apr-80 Flyer: Taken from "Fucked Up and Photocopied", a book by Bryan R. Turcotte and Chris Miller. |
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In April 1980, Creeping Ritual change their name to The Gun Club, upon suggestion of Keith Morris [Black Flag/Circle Jerks]. At the time Jeffrey was Keith's housemate @ his 'Pink House' on Simms Avenue South in Inglewood (CA). In return for the name the "Gun Club", Jeffrey gave Keith a song which became "Group Sex" for the Circle Jerks. |
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1980
The year in which Rob Ritter and Terry Graham [both ex- The Bags] join. The Gun Club perform live in the Los Angeles area. By year-end, Brian Tristan leaves for The Cramps. |
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Line-up #1 (Los Angeles: April 1980 - May 1980):
Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals)/ Brian Tristan (guitar)/ Don Snowden (bass) and Brad Dunning (drums). |
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30-Apr-80 Flyer 1: Scan of flyer, designed by Brad Dunning, from his private collection.. |
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09-May-80 Flyer: Photo of flyer courtesy of Steven Rascoe. |
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09-May-80 Flyer: Taken from "The Life And Times Of Jeffrey Lee Pierce" 4CD Box Set booklet (Retro Deluxe 2008). |
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10-May-80 Flyer: Scan of flyer courtesy of Brad Dunning, from his private collection. |
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17-May-80 Flyer 1: Scan of flyer courtesy of Brad Dunning, from his private collection. |
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30-May-80 Flyer 1: Photo of flyer, designed by Exene Cervenka [X], courtesy of Steven Rascoe. |
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June 1980, Brad and Don decide to leave the band (they both had proper jobs and needed to make money to survive) and the rhythm section (Rob Ritter and Terry Graham) of the now defunct Bags offers to take their places. According to Terry (in an email reply to me) this happened after a show @ the "Hong Kong cafe when Gun Club opened for the Blasters", according to other sources this happened at Hong Kong Cafe when Gun Club opened for the Bags. According to Don Snowden one of his last shows was a third-on-the-bill at Club 88, with X and the Blasters. |
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Gun Club mid 1980 @ the railroad tracks in Burbank (CA): (l-r) Jeffrey Lee Pierce, Terry Graham, Rob Ritter and Brian Tristan. Credit Anna Statman.
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Line-up #2A (Los Angeles: June 1980 - September 1980):
Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals)/ Brian Tristan (guitar)/ Rob Ritter (bass) and Terry Graham (drums). |
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June 1980 Photo: Google Street view 2009, with thanks to Vitus Mataré [The Last] and Brad Dunning for identifying its location. |
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xx-Jul-80 Setlist: Bo Diddley's A Gunslinger [Bo Diddley]/ Railroad Bill/ Seven Miles With The Devil/ Preachin' The Blues/ Goodbye Johnny / .. and more.. |
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12-Jul-80 Setlist: Black Train/ Walkin' With The Beast/..and more.. |
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13-Jul-80 Setlist: Bad Mood/ Not That Much/ Going Down The Red River / ..and more.. |
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xx-Jul-80 Setlist: Willie Brown [Mack Self]/ Field Holler/ Sex Beat/ ..and more.. |
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02-Aug-80 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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30-Aug-80 Flyer 1: Scan of flyer courtesy of Brad Dunning, from his private collection. |
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Line-up #2B (Los Angeles: September - November 1980):
Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals)/ Brian Tristan (guitar)/ Anna Statman (bass) and Terry Graham (drums). |
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18-Oct-80 Note: Rob Ritter, who had been attending the show, takes over on bass mid set when Anna spots him in the audience and hands him the bass guitar. |
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xx-Oct-80 Note: Across the street from Bebop Records store. |
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October 1980. The Cramps had moved from New York City to Los Angeles in October, after losing their apartment for not extending the lease while on tour. They are looking for a final replacement for Bryan Gregory (who left and was replaced for a few months by Julian Griensnatch, aka Julien Hechtlinger, from July till September 1980). After attending a Gun Club show [according to Fred "Phast Phreddie" Patterson the Cramps approached Brian after a show at Madam Wong's, according to others it was after a show at the Culver Arena bar], Ivy from the Cramps calls Brian to offer him the job as their guitar player. Brian had met Lux and Ivy in New York when he was living there late '78/early '79, with Pleasant Gehman and staying with Kristian Hoffman and Bradly Field @ 240 Grand street. Brian discusses the offer with Jeffrey who supports him in joining The Cramps. Brian Tristan leaves the Gun Club early November and changes his name to Kid Congo Powers. His first show with The Cramps would be on the 10th of December in New York City, followed by a London show @ the Lyceum on 14-Dec-80. He would leave The Cramps in September 1983 and return to The Gun Club. Ward Dotson [Der Stab and Sexually Frustrated] from Orange County replaces him on guitar in The Gun Club. |
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Line-up #2C (Los Angeles: December 1980 - August 1982):
Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals)/ Ward Dotson (guitar)/ Rob Ritter (bass) and Terry Graham (drums). |
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12-Dec-80 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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1981
The year in which the Gun Club is revived, the "Fire Of Love" album is recorded and released. |
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20-Jan-81 Setlist: Devil In The Woods/ Fire of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Bad Indian/ Black Train(*)/ Jack On Fire/ Promise Me(*)/ Preaching The Blues [Robert Johnson]/ Sex Beat/ Ghost On The Highway/ Goodbye Johnny/ Sleeping In Blood City. |
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04-Feb-81 Ad: Scan of ad from LA Times 01-Feb-81. |
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06-Feb-81 Calendar: Photo of calendar. |
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01-Mar-81 Flyer: Photo of flyer courtesy of Steven Rascoe . |
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06-Mar-81 Setlist: Bad Indian/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ Keys To The Kingdom/ Jack On Fire/ Railroad Bill/ Sex Beat/.. and more.. |
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11-Mar-81 Flyer: Photo of flyer. A photo of another flyer courtesy of Steven Rascoe. |
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24-Mar-81 Ad: Scan taken from the Los Angeles Times 22-Mar-81, courtesy of Steven Rascoe. |
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25-Mar-81 Ad: Scan of ad from LA times 22-Mar-81, courtesy of Steven Rascoe . |
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13-Apr-81 Ad: Scan of ad from LA times 05-Apr-81, courtesy of Steven Rascoe . |
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14-Apr-81 Ad: Scan taken from the Los Angeles Times Apr-81, courtesy of Steven Rascoe. |
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16/19-Apr-81 Ad: Scan taken from the Los Angeles Times Apr-81. |
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18-Apr-81 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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April 1981 Photo: Google Street view 2009, with thanks to Vitus Mataré [The Last] and Brad Dunning for identifying its location. |
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24-Apr-81 25-Apr-81 Photo: Kid with the Cramps, credit Larry Hardy [In The Red Records]. |
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May 1981 Note: Initially these tracks were intended as an EP to be released on the Plugz' Fatima label. Because of money problems at Fatima the album is released on Ruby, a subsidiary of Slash records established by Chris D(esjardins) [from The Flesh Eaters]. Slash records is headed by the publisher of Slash magazine, Bob Biggs. Also recorded at these sessions are "Bad Indian" and "Fire Of Love" which remained unreleased until 2021 when Blixa Sounds added them as extra tracks to the "Fire Of Love" album reissue. |
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May 1981 Photo: Google Street view 2017. |
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10-Jun-81 Ad: Scan taken from the Los Angeles Times 07-Jun-81. |
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20-Jun-81 Setlist: Walking The Beast(+)(++)/ Goodbye Johnny-Preaching The Blues [Robert Johnson](+)/ Bol Weevil Man (aka Ghost On The Highway)(+)(++)/.. and more.. |
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24-Jul-81 Flyer: Reproduction taken from "Go Tell The Mountain", book (Creeping Ritual 2017). |
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08-Aug-81 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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19-Aug-81 Flyer: Taken from "Make the Music Go Bang: the Early L.A. Punk Scene" a book by (ex- Creeping Ritual/Gun Club) Don Snowden, with Gary Leonard. |
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25-Aug-81 Flyer: Photo of flyer courtesy of Steven Rascoe . |
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23-Sep-81 Flyer: Scan of flyer courtesy of Steven Rascoe . |
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03-Oct-81 Note: During the late 60's and throughout the 70's, the club was known as Souled Out. Redecorated/reopened in 1981 and run by Brendan Mullen (ex The Masque club), until 1991. |
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20-Oct-81 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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21-Oct-81 Note: Billy Persons [The Falcons/Weirdos] replaces Rob Ritter on bass. |
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24-Oct-81 Flyer: Photo of flyer. Another flyer. |
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31-Oct-81 Note: Billy Persons [The Falcons/Weirdos] replaces Rob Ritter on bass. |
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05-Nov-81 Flyer: Photo of flyer courtesy of Steven Rascoe. |
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06-Nov-81 Setlist: Watermelon Man/ Run Through The Jungle [John Fogerty/CCR]/ She Is Like Heroin To Me/ John Hardy (aka Ballad Of Dead Man)/ Fire Spirit/ Black Train/ Jack On Fire/ Sex Beat/ For The Love Of Ivy/ Goodbye Johnny(*). |
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08-Nov-81 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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18-Nov-81 Flyer: Photo of flyer. Photo of alternative copy. Photo of another flyer. Photo of yet another flyer, courtesy of Mike Ziegler. |
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18-Nov-81 Flyer: Photo of flyer courtesy of Steven Rascoe. |
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24-Nov-81 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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04-Dec-81 Ad: Scan taken from The Heights 23-Nov-81. |
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05-Dec-81 Handbill: Scan of handbill, designed by Guy Ewald. |
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06-Dec-81 Ad: Scan of ad. |
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11-Dec-81 Ad: Scan of ad, taken from Boston Rock #24 (10-Dec-81). |
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11-Dec-81 Ad:Scan of advert, taken from Boston Rock #24 (10-Dec-81). |
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12-Dec-81 Flyer: Scan of flyer. |
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13-Dec-81 Ticket: Scan of ticket. |
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19-Dec-81 Ad: Scan of ad. |
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1982
The year in which the "Miami" album is recorded and released and in which they tour the US and Europe for the first time. In August Rob Ritter leaves the band and Patricia Morrison replaces him on bass. At year end Ward Dotson and Terry Graham leave. The Gun Club break up. |
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20-Jan-82 Setlist: A.o. Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/.. and more. |
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29-Jan-82 Poster: Photo of poster. |
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05-Feb-82 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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February 1982. The band sign with booking agent Bob Singerman. |
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12-Feb-82 Setlist: Goodbye Johnny/ Brother And Sister/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Ghost On The Highway/ Bad Indian/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ Black Train/ Jack On Fire/ Sex Beat/ Devil In The Woods/ For The Love Of Ivy. |
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13-Feb-82 Ad: Scan of ad, courtesy of Mike Ziegler. |
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15-Feb-82 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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16-Feb-82 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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19-Feb-82 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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20-Feb-82 Flyer: Photo of flyer. Photo of another flyer. |
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22-Feb-82 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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03-Mar-82 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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05-Mar-82 Flyer: Photo of flyer. Alternative flyer. |
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06-Mar-82 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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09-Mar-82 Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ Fire Spirit/ Brother And Sister/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Goodbye Johnny/ John Hardy/ Bad Indian/ Preaching The Blues [Robert Johnson]/ Jack On Fire/ Devil In The Woods/ For The Love Of Ivy/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ Keep A Knockin' [Little Richard]. |
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11-Mar-82 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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13-Mar-82 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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15-Mar-82 Poster: Photo of poster courtesy of Roger Morgan. |
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19-Mar-82 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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25-Mar-82 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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10-Apr-82 Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ Fire Spirit/ I Hear Your Heart Singing/ Fire Of Love/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ Brother And Sister/ Sex Beat/ Devil In The Woods/ Texas Serenade/ John Hardy/ Jack On Fire/ For The Love Of Ivy. |
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In April 1982 the band leaves Los Angeles and moves to New York City. |
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23-Apr-82 Calendar: Photo of club calendar. |
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27-Apr-82 Setlist: Ghost On The Highway/ Walkin' With The Beast/ I Hear Your Heart Singing/ Devil In The Woods/ Goodbye Johnny/ For The Love Of Ivy/ Bad Indian/ Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ Fire Spirit/ Carry Home/ Preaching The Blues [Robert Johnson]/ Sex Beat/ Jack On Fire. |
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28-Apr-82 Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Texas Serenade/ Brother And Sister/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ John Hardy/ Cool Drink Of Water [Tommy Johnson]/ Fire Spirit/ Preaching The Blues [Robert Johnson]/ Sex Beat/ Goodbye Johnny/ Ghost On The Highway/ Keep A Knockin' [Little Richard]/ For The Love Of Ivy. |
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30-Apr-82 Review 1: Gossip from New York Rocker #52, which claim that Jeffrey dropped his pants during this performance. |
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14-May-82 Setlist: Cool Drink Of Water [Tommy Johnson]/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ John Hardy/ Sex Beat/ Preaching The Blues. |
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14-May-82 Setlist: Devil In The Woods/ Walkin' With The Beast/ Bo Diddley Is A Gunslinger [Bo Diddley]/ Louie Louie/ She's The Girl I Love-Ghost On The Highway/..and more... |
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18-May-82 Review: Taken from Flipside magazine issue # 32. Another one from Trouser Press September 1982. |
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May/June 1982 |
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29-May-82 Setlist: Goodbye Johnny/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Texas Serenade/ Carry Home/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ Fire Spirit/ Black Train/ Sex Beat/ Promise Me/ Preaching The Blues [Robert Johnson]/ Devil In The Woods(*)/ Jack On Fire/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Keep A Knockin' [Little Richard](*). |
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05-Jun-82 Ad: Scan of ad. |
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11-Jun-82 Setlist: John Hardy/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Preaching The Blues [Robert Johnson]/ [..] Sex Beat/ She's Like Heroin To Me/.. and more... |
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13-Jun-82 Photo: Still taken from the TV Party "Everything For Sale" show DVD. Backstage shot with Chris Stein [Blondie]. |
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June 1982 Rob Ritter leaves the band (returns to 45 Grave) and is replaced by (another ex-Bags and ex-Legal Weapon) Patricia Morrison on bass, upon recommendation of Terry Graham. |
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(l-r) Patricia Morisson, Ward Dotson, Jeffrey Lee Pierce and Terry Graham. Credit Ed Colver.
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Line-up #2D (New York: June 1982 - December 1982):
Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals)/ Ward Dotson (guitar)/ Patricia Morrison (bass) and Terry Graham (drums). |
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18-Jun-82 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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25-Jun-82 Note: Show got cancelled. |
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26-Jun-82 Pass: Photo of backstage pass courtesy of Håkan Beckman. . |
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06-Jul-82 |
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10-Jul-82 Flyer: Photo of flyer courtesy of Steven Rascoe |
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23-Jul-82 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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06-Aug-82 Setlist: Lost Highway/ Fire Spirit/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ John Hardy/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ Cool Drink Of Water [Tommy Johnson]/ Preaching The Blues [Robert Johnson]/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Sex Beat/ Sleeping In Blood City/ For The Love Of Ivy. |
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09-Aug-82 Setlist: Lost Highway/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Brother And Sister/ John Hardy/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ Cool Drink Of Water [Tommy Johnson]/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Sex Beat/ Preaching The Blues [Robert Johnson]/ Goodbye Johnny/ For The Love Of Ivy. |
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13-Aug-82 Poster: Photo of poster. |
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16-Aug-82 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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17-Aug-82 Flyer: Reproduced in "Punk Like Me!", a book by Terry Graham. |
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18-Aug-82 Photo: Credit © Michael Leach (from www.bestrockphotos.com). Used with kind permission. |
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19-Aug-82 Ad: Scan of ad. |
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21-Aug-82 Flyer: Scan of flyer courtesy of Matti A. |
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21-Sep-82 Setlist: Brother And Sister/ Fire Spirit. |
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01-Oct-82 Review: Scan of review, taken from the Boston Globe 02-Oct-82. |
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02-Oct-82 Setlist: Goodbye Johnny/ Brother And Sister/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Run Through The Jungle/ Lost Highway/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Texas Serenade/ Fire Spirit/ Goodbye Johnny (reprise)/ Black Train/ Sex Beat/ Me and Mrs. Jones- Jack On Fire/ Keep A Knockin' [Little Richard]. |
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05-Oct-82 Setlist: Lost Highway/ Texas Serenade/ Run Through The Jungle [John Fogerty/CCR]/ John Hardy/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Goodbye Johnny/ Cool Drink Of Water [Tommy Johnson]/ Preaching The Blues [Robert Johnson]/ Devil In the Woods/ Sex Beat/ For The Love Of Ivy/ Fire Spirit/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Keep A Knockin' [Little Richard]. |
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07-Oct-82 Setlist: Like Calling Up Thunder/ Sleeping In Blood Red City/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Goodbye Johnny/ Preaching The Blues [Robert Johnson]/ Cool Drink Of Water [Tommy Johnson]/ Devil In the Woods/ Sex Beat(*)/ For the Love of Ivy/ Black Train/ Keep A Knockin' [Little Richard]. |
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08-Oct-82 Setlist: Run Through The Jungle [John Fogerty/CCR]/ John Hardy/ Devil In the Woods/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Preaching The Blues [Robert Johnson]/.. and more... |
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09-Oct-82 Poster: Photo of poster. |
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10-Oct-82 Ad: Scan taken from De Volkskrant 07-Oct-82. |
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12-Oct-82 Ad: Scan of ad, taken from San Francisco Examiner 10-Oct-82. |
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13-Oct-82 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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15-Oct-82 Ad: Scan of ad, courtesy of Mike Ziegler. |
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15-Oct-82 Article: Scan from Los Angeles Times 05-Oct-82, courtesy of Mike Ziegler. |
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18-Oct-82 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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19-Oct-82 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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22-Oct-82 Flyer: Taken from "Fucked Up and Photocopied", a book by Bryan R. Turcotte and Chris Miller. |
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23-Oct-82 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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24-Oct-82 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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26-Oct-82 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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27-Oct-82 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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30-Oct-82 |
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01-Nov-82 Flyer: Scan of flyer. |
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04-Nov-82 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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05-Nov-82 Setlist: Bo Diddley's A Gunslinger [Bo Diddley]/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ John Hardy/ Brother And Sister/ Albert Finch/ Fire Spirit/ Cool Drink Of Water [Tommy Johnson]/ Black Train/ Sex Beat/ For The Love Of Ivy/ Stairway To Heaven/ Carry Home/ Texas Serenade. Ad: Scan of ad, taken from American Eagle 05-Nov-82. |
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06-Nov-82 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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10-Nov-82 Ad: Scan taken from The Heights 08-Nov-82. |
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11-Nov-82 Setlist: Run Through The Jungle [John Fogerty/CCR]/.. and more.. |
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12-Nov-82 Flyer: Photo of flyer, designed by Matt Marello. |
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16-Nov-82 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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17-Nov-82 |
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18-Nov-82 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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19-Nov-82 Ticket: Scan of ticket courtesy of Frank M. |
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21-Nov-82 Setlist: Lost Highway/ Goodbye Johnny/ John Hardy/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ Jack On Fire/ Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ Fire Spirit/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Cool Drink Of Water [Tommy Johnson]/ Preaching The Blues [Robert Johnson]/ Devil In The Woods/ Sex Beat/ For The Love Of Ivy/ Stormy Weather/ Bo Diddley's A Gunslinger [Bo Diddley]/ Sleeping in Blood City. |
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22-Nov-82 Review: Scan of review taken from The State News, courtesy of John Neilson [Monkey Pilot]. |
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2x-Nov-82 Note: "It was November of '82. Jeffrey Lee Pierce and his Gun Club were scheduled to play their first Cleveland gig at the Pop Shop, a small bar located under its much larger sister venue, the Agora. Every punk and wayward rocker in the area looked forward to it. But the Gun Club were a disappointment. They were drugged, tour-spent and in poor form, and they struggled to keep the formidable crowd that descended upon the Shop that fateful eve." (uncredited review). |
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24-Nov-82 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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26-Nov-82 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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27-Nov-82 Flyer: Photo of flyer, courtesy of Matti. |
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28-Nov-82 Flyer: Photo of flyer. Photo of another flyer courtesy of Håkan Beckman. . |
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30-Nov-82 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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01-Dec-82 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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02-Dec-82 |
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03-Dec-82 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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07-Dec-82 Photo: Credit Catherine Ceresole, taken from "Beauty Lies in the Eye", photobook (Edition Patrick Frey 2013). |
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08-Dec-82 Photo: Credit Laura Levine. |
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December 1982 Terry Graham and Ward Dotson leave the band. Terry replaces Nick Knox in the Cramps for 2 US live dates (in Detroit/Chicago) and one studio demo session (in Hollywood) late December 1982. Terry would only return to the Gun Club in September 1983. Ward goes on to form first The Phillips Blues Band (1983), then The Pontiac Brothers (1984-1991), later The Liquor Giants (1991-2000) and recently Golden Sombrero (2013). |
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1983
The year in which Jim Duckworth and Dee Pop join in January the 3rd incarnation of the Gun Club. Recording and release of the "Death Party" EP. Second tour of Europe and first and only Australian tour. In August Dee Pop leaves and Terry Graham returns on drums, he skips the Australian tour and returns in November. Jim Duckworth leaves at the start of the Australian tour. |
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Line-up #3A (New York: January 1983 - February 1983):
Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals)/Jim Duckworth (guitar)/Jimmy Joe Uliana (bass) and Dee Pop (drums). |
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January/February 1983 |
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Line-up #3B (New York: February 1983 - August 1983):
Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals)/Jim Duckworth (guitar)/Patricia Morrison (bass) and Dee Pop (drums). |
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According to Dee Pop the band rehearsed one day (for 3 hours), then did a 6 day tour of the East coast, had 2 days off, then went off to Europe for 2 months playing on rented equipment. Dee Pop played the East Coast tour with a broken hand and then left for the European tour, still with a broken hand! |
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February 1983 |
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25-Feb-83 Article: Interview with Jeffrey from FFanzeen #11 . |
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01-Mar-83 Ad: Scan of ad, from the Boston Rock #37. |
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02-Mar-83 Ad: Scan from the Boston Phoenix 01-Mar-83. |
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05-Mar-83 Setlist: (2nd set) Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ Sex Beat/ The House On Highland Ave/ The Lie/ Cool Drink Of Water/ Fire Spirit/ Death Party/ Heebies Jeebies [Boyd Atkins]. |
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09-Mar-83 Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Run Through The Jungle [John Fogerty/CCR]/ John Hardy/ The Lie/ The House On Highland Ave/ Cool Drink Of Water [Tommy Johnson]/ Fire Spirit/ Death Party/ Goodbye Johnny/ Sex Beat/ Heebies Jeebies [Boyd Atkins]/ Texas Serenade. |
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10-Mar-83 Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday](+)/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds](+)/ Run Through The Jungle [John Fogerty/CCR](+)/ John Hardy(+)/ The Lie/ The House On Highland Ave/ Cool Drink Of Water [Tommy Johnson]/ Fire Spirit/ Death Party/ Goodbye Johnny/ Sex Beat/ Heebies Jeebies [Boyd Atkins]. |
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11-Mar-83 Setlist: The Lie/ Death Party/ Sex Beat/.. and more.. |
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12-Mar-83 Ticket: Scan courtesy of Laurent Ouvrard. |
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14-Mar-83 Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Run Through The Jungle [John Fogerty/CCR]/ The Lie/ John Hardy/ Black Train/ Cool Drink Of Water [Tommy Johnson]/ Fire Spirit/ Death Party/ Sex Beat/ Heebies Jeebies [Boyd Atkins]/ Disco Inferno [Trammps]. |
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15-Mar-83 Setlist: Black Train/.. and more.. |
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16-Mar-83 Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Run Through The Jungle [John Fogerty/CCR]/ John Hardy/ The Lie/ Black Train/ ?/ Disco Inferno [Trammps]/ Brother And Sister/ Death Party/ Sex Beat/ Goodbye Johnny/ Heebies Jeebies [Boyd Atkins]. |
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17-Mar-83 Setlist: Cool Drink Of Water [Tommy Johnson]/ Fire Spirit/ Goodbye Johnny/ Texas Serenade/ Heebies Jeebies [Boyd Atkins]/ House On Highland Ave/ Sex Bomb [Flipper]/ .. and more .. Ticket: Scan of ticket. |
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18-Mar-83 Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ The House On Highland Ave/ Death Party/ Heebies Jeebies [Boyd Atkins]/ The Lie/ Run Through The Jungle [John Fogerty/CCR]. |
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20-Mar-83 Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Run Through The Jungle [John Fogerty/CCR]/ John Hardy/ The Lie/ Black Train/ Cool Drink Of Water [Tommy Johnson]/ The House On Highland Ave/ Fire Spirit/ Death Party/ Sex Beat/ Goodbye Johnny/ Texas Serenade. |
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22-Mar-83 Ticket: Scan of ticket courtesy of Pierre Mugnier. |
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23-Mar-83 Ticket: Scan of ticket. |
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24-Mar-83 Ticket: Scan of ticket, credit Chris Begood. |
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25-Mar-83 Ad: Taken from Scritti mag Mar-83. |
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26-Mar-83 Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Run Through The Jungle [John Fogerty/CCR](+)/ John Hardy/ The Lie(+)/ Black Train(+)/ The House On Highland Ave(+)/ Cool Drink Of Water [Tommy Johnson](+)/ Fire Spirit(+)/ Death Party(+)/ Sex Beat(+)/ Goodbye Johnny(+)/ Texas Serenade/ Heebie Jeebies [Boyd Atkins]/ Disco Inferno [Trammps]. |
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28-Mar-83 Ad: Scan of ad, taken from Puls musicmagazine #3, 1983. |
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29-Mar-83 Setlist: Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ and many more... |
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31-Mar-83 0x-Apr-83 |
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03-Apr-83 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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05-Apr-83 Ticket: Scan of ticket courtesy of Ingrid. |
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06-Apr-83 Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Run Through The Jungle [John Fogerty/CCR]/ John Hardy/ The Lie/ Black Train/ Cool Drink Of Water [Tommy Johnson]/ The House On Highland Ave/ Death Party/ Sex Beat/ Goodbye Johnny/ Texas Serenade/ Heebie Jeebies [Boyd Atkins]/ Disco Inferno [Trammps]. |
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07-Apr-83 Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ Fire Spirit/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Run Through The Jungle [John Fogerty/CCR]/ John Hardy/ The Lie/ Black Train/ Cool Drink Of Water [Tommy Johnson]/ Death Party/ Sex Beat/ The House On Highland Ave/ Heebie Jeebies [Boyd Atkins]. |
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08-Apr-83 Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday] /Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Run Through The Jungle [John Fogerty/CCR]/ John Hardy/ The Lie/ Black Train/ Cool Drink Of Water [Tommy Johnson]/ Fire Spirit/ Death Party/ Sex Beat/ Goodbye Johnny/ The House On Highland Ave/ Texas Serenade. |
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09-Apr-83 Ad: Taken from Oor magazine 09-Apr-83. |
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11-Apr-83 Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Run Through The Jungle [John Fogerty/CCR]/ John Hardy/ The Lie/ Black Train/ Cool Drink Of Water [Tommy Johnson]/ Fire Spirit/ Death Party/ Sex Beat/ Goodbye Johnny/ Texas Serenade/ Heebies Jeebies [Boyd Atkins]/ Disco Inferno [Trammps]. |
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13-Apr-83 Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday](*)/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds](*)/ Run Through The Jungle [John Fogerty/CCR]/ John Hardy(*)/ The Lie(*)/ Black Train(*)/ Cool Drink Of Water [Tommy Johnson](*)/ Fire Spirit/ Death Party/ Sex Beat(*)/ Goodbye Johnny/ Texas Serenade/ Heebies Jeebies [Boyd Atkins]/ Disco Inferno [Trammps]. |
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14-Apr-83 Review: Review taken from Het Nieuwsblad van het Noorden, 15-Apr-83. |
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16-Apr-83 Setlist: Goodbye Johnny(*)/ Run Through The Jungle [John Fogerty/CCR](*)/ John Hardy(*)/ The Lie/ Fire Of Love/ Black Train/ Cool Drink Of Water [Tommy Johnson]/ Death Party(*)/ Sex Beat(*)/ Fire Spirit(*)/ Heebies Jeebies [Boyd Atkins](*)/ The House On Highland Ave(*)/ Disco Inferno [Trammps](*). |
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17-Apr-83 Setlist: The Lie/ Fire Spirit/.. and more... |
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19-Apr-83 Ad: Taken from a UK mag April 1983, courtesy of Matti A. |
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20-Apr-83 Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Run Through The Jungle [John Fogerty/CCR]/ John Hardy/ The Lie/ Black Train/ Cool Drink Of Water [Tommy Johnson]/ Fire Spirit/ Death Party/ Sex Beat/ Goodbye Johnny/ Texas Serenade/ Heebies Jeebies [Boyd Atkins]/ Disco Inferno [Trammps]. |
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21-Apr-83 Ticket: Scan of ticket. |
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22-Apr-83 Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Run Through The Jungle [John Fogerty/CCR]/ John Hardy/ The Lie/ Black Train/ Cool Drink Of Water [Tommy Johnson]/ Fire Spirit/ Death Party/ Sex Beat/ Goodbye Johnny. |
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23-Apr-83 Ad: Scan of ad. |
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24-Apr-83 Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Run Through The Jungle [John Fogerty/CCR]/ John Hardy/ The Lie/ Black Train/ Cool Drink Of Water [Tommy Johnson]/ Fire Spirit/ Death Party/ Sex Beat/ Goodbye Johnny/ The House On Highland Ave/ Texas Serenade/ Heebie Jeebies [Boyd Atkins]/ Disco Inferno [Trammps]. |
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25-Apr-83 Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Run Through The Jungle [John Fogerty/CCR]/ John Hardy/ The Lie/ Black Train/ Cool Drink Of Water [Tommy Johnson]/ Fire Spirit/ Death Party/ Sex Beat/ Goodbye Johnny/ ..and more. |
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May 1983. Jeffrey takes a holiday in Paris with his girlfriend Clayton Clark (who made the "Death Party" EP cover). In June 1983 Jim Duckworth tours the Netherlands as member of Plus Instruments. |
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20-Jun-83 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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22-Jun-83 Flyer: Scan of flyer courtesy of Matti. |
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24-Jun-83 Photo: Credit © Michael Leach (from www.bestrockphotos.com). Used with kind permission. |
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07-Jul-83 Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ John Hardy/ The Lie/ Stranger In Your Town/ Black Train/ Cool Drink Of Water [Tommy Johnson]/ Eternally Is Here/ Moonlight Motel/ She's Like Heroin to Me/ Death Party/ Sex Beat/ Texas Serenade/ Goodbye Johnny/ A Love Supreme. |
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12-Jul-83 Flyer: Photo of flyer, courtesy of Mike Z. |
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14-Jul-83 Article: Scan from the Michigan Daily 14-Jul-83. |
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22-Jul-83 Setlist: (partial) Sex Beat/ Texas Serenade/ Goodbye Johnny/ Death Party/ Black Train/ Cool Drink Of Water [Tommy Johnson]/ A Love Supreme. |
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23-Jul-83 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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30-Jul-83 Note: Because Jeff had missed his flight, vocal duties are taken by Dee Pop, Ben Vaughn [Ben Vaughn Combo] and the guy from Dance Factor, the support band. |
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02-Aug-83 03-Aug-83 Flyer: Reproduction of flyer taken from the booklet of the "Death Party" 2CD (Cooking Vinyl 2009). |
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07-Aug-83 Photo: Credit Gary Smith. |
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19-Aug-83 20-Aug-83 Ad: Scan of ad, taken from Boston Rock #42 (08-Aug-83). |
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xx-Aug-83 Note: Dee Pop confirmed (in an email to me) that his last show with the Gun Club was @ Paycheck's Lounge. |
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August 1983. Dee Pop leaves the band. |
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28-Aug-83 Note: Jeffrey Lee Pierce solo. |
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02-Sep-83 Note: Cancelled at the last moment, due to (booking) agent issues. |
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03-Sep-83 Flyer: Scan of front cover of the official festival booklet. |
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08-Sep-83 Ad: Taken from NME 20-Aug-83, courtesy of Matti. |
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September 1983. Terry Graham returns, for a couple of shows only. |
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Line-up #3C (New York: September 1983):
Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals)/Jim Duckworth (guitar)/Patricia Morrison (bass) and Terry Graham (drums). |
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15-Sep-83 Review: Scan of article taken from the Los Angeles Times, 19-Sep-83. |
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23-Sep-83 Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ The Lie/ Walking With The Beast/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Moonlight Motel/ Death Party/ Sex Beat/ Texas Serenade/ Goodbye Johnny. |
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September 1983. The "Fire Of Love" album had been released in Australia on Big Time Records. On the verge of the Australian tour, at San Francisco airport, Jim Duckworth and Terry Graham leave the band. Jeffrey gets on his flight to Melbourne. Patricia Morrison takes hers (to Sydney) as well, but arrives a day later (in Melbourne). In the meantime Spencer P.Jones [later in Beasts of Bourbon] and Billy Pommer Jr., both of Australian band The Johnnys, are hired for the live band. Jeffrey calls Kid Congo, who by then had just left The Cramps, to re-join The Gun Club. Kid flies in from Los Angeles and arrives in Australia on 30-Sep-83. Back in the US, Terry Graham joins The Leaving Trains and records with them for their "Well Down Blue Highway" album. Ad: Scan of ad from RAM magazine September 1983. |
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28-Sep-83 Setlist: Mean Old Train/ I'm Lonesome (Lonely Old Sun)/ Not Supposed To Be That Way [Willie Nelson]/ Secret Fires/ Run Through The Jungle [John Fogerty/CCR]/ Moonlight Motel(+)/ Mother Of Earth(+)/ The House On Highland Ave/ My Man's Gone Now [George Gershwin]/ Brother And Sister/ Carry Home/ Black Train/ Lost Highway/ John Hardy [traditional]/ Hello Walls [Willie Nelson]. |
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September 1983. Spencer P.Jones [later in Beasts of Bourbon] and Billy Pommer Jr. of Australian band The Johnnys |
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Line-up #4A (Australia: 29-Sep-83):
Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals/guitar)/Patricia Morrison (bass)/Spencer P.Jones (guitar) and Billy Pommer Jr.(drums). |
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29-Sep-83 Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ Moonlight Motel/ Run Through The Jungle [John Fogerty/CCR]/ Brother And Sister/ The House On Highland Avenue/ Cool Drink Of Water [Tommy Johnson]/ A Love Supreme/ .. and more.. |
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Line-up #4B (Australia: September 1983 - October 1983):
Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals)/Kid Congo Powers (guitar)/Patricia Morrison (bass)/Spencer P.Jones (guitar) and Billy Pommer Jr.(drums). |
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30-Sep-83 Ad: Scan of xerox of Australian tour ad. |
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01-Oct-83 Review: Photo of review by Lazarus Dobelsky, taken from A-Z magazine, October 1983. |
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02-Oct-83 Photo: Credit Wayne O'Farrell. |
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04-Oct-83 Note: Organised by 2XX FM radio. |
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05-Oct-83 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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07-Oct-83 Listing: Scan of ad, taken from The Sydney Morning Herald 30-Sep-83. |
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08-Oct-83 Setlist: Moonlight Motel/ Brother And Sister/.. and more.. |
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09-Oct-83 Note: Whispers was opened in 1979 as Brisbane’s premier entertainment centre, spread over three levels, it had a capacity of 1,000 people. The owners used the lighting designer from New York's famous Studio 54 spending over half a million (Australian) dollars on lighting alone. Whispers also had valet parking, cigarette girls, drink waiters and an a-la-carte restaurant. |
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12-Oct-83 Listing: Scan of listing, taken from The Sydney Morning Herald 12-Oct-83. |
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12-Oct-83 Photo: Reproduction of photo from Stiletto zine Nov-83, taken from "The Life And Times Of Jeffrey Lee Pierce" 4CD Box Set booklet. |
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14-Oct-83 Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ Moonlight Motel/ Run Through The Jungle [John Fogerty/CCR]/ Brother And Sister/ Cool Drink Of Water [Tommy Johnson]/ The Lie/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Death Party/ Jack On Fire/ Sex Beat/ For The Love Of Ivy/ The House On Highland Ave/ A Love Supreme. |
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15-Oct-83 Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ Moonlight Motel/ Run Through The Jungle [John Fogerty/CCR]/ Brother And Sister/ The Lie/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Death Party/ Jack On Fire/ Sex Beat/ For The Love Of Ivy/ The House On Highland Ave/ Cool Drink Of Water/ A Love Supreme. |
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16-Oct-83 Setlist: The Lie/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Death Party/ Jack On Fire/ Sex Beat/ For The Love Of Ivy/...and more.. |
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23-Oct-83 Ad: Reproduction taken from "Inner City Sound", a book by Clinton Walker (Verse Chorus Press 2005). |
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October 1983. Terry Graham joins for the 3rd and final time. |
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(clockwise from bottom left) Kid Congo Powers, Terry Graham, Patricia Morisson and Jeffrey Lee Pierce.
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Line-up #4C (October 1983 - October 1984):
Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals/guitar)/Kid Congo Powers (guitar)/Patricia Morrison (bass) and Terry Graham (drums). |
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31-Oct-83 Ad: Scan of ad. |
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19-Nov-83 Setlist: Lost Highway/ Moonlight Motel/ Bad Indian/ Brother And Sister/ Bad America/ Walkin' With The Beast/ Preaching The Blues [Robert Johnson]/ Jack On Fire/ Death Party/ Sleeping In Blood City/ For The Love Of Ivy/ A Love Supreme. |
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25-Nov-83 Setlist: Lost Highway/ Moonlight Motel/ Bad Indian/ Bad America/ Walkin' With The Beast/ Preaching The Blues [Robert Johnson]/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Death Party/ Sex Beat/ For The Love Of Ivy/ A Love Supreme. |
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26-Nov-83 Setlist: Lost Highway(*)/ Moonlight Motel(*)/ Bad Indian(*)/ Bad America(*)/ Brother And Sister(*)/ Walkin' With The Beast(*)/ Preaching The Blues [Robert Johnson]/ Sleeping in Blood City/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Death Party/ Sex Beat(*)/ For The Love Of Ivy(*)/ A Love Supreme. |
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27-Nov-83 Note: Visiting Venice, but not playing there. |
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28-Nov-83 Setlist: Lost Highway/ Moonlight Motel/ Bad Indian/ Black Train/ Bad America/ Walkin' With The Beast/ Preachin' The Blues/ Sleeping In Blood City(+)/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds](+)/ Death Party(+)/ For The Love Of Ivy(+)/ A Love Supreme(+). |
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29-Nov-83 Note: The scheduled show at the Plastic club is cancelled. The band remain in Milano for their upcoming shows in neighbouring towns. |
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30-Nov-83 Setlist: Lost Highway/ Moonlight Motel/ Bad Indian/ Brother And Sister/ Bad America/ Walkin' With The Beast/ Preachin' The Blues/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Death Party/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ For The Love Of Ivy/ A Love Supreme. |
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01-Dec-83 Photo: Photo credit Antonio Bacciocchi. |
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02-Dec-83 |
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0x-Dec-83 Photo: Photo credit unknown. |
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04-Dec-83 Setlist: Om/ Bo Diddley's A Gunslinger [Bo Diddley]/ Walking With The Beast/ Bad Indian/ Moonlight Motel/ Bad America/ The House On Highland Ave/ Preaching The Blues [Robert Johnson]/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Death Party/ Sleeping In Blood City/ For The Love of Ivy/ A Love Supreme. |
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06-Dec-83 Setlist: Lost Highway/ Moonlight Motel/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ Bad Indian/ The House On Highland Ave/ Bad America/ Preaching The Blues [Robert Johnson]/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Death Party/ Wipe Out(*)/ Ghost On The Highway(*)/ Sex Beat/ Sleeping In Blood City/ A Love Supreme. |
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07-Dec-83 Setlist: Lost Highway/ Moonlight Motel/ Bad Indian/ The House On Highland Ave/ Bad America/ Preaching The Blues [Robert Johnson]/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Death Party/ For The Love of Ivy/ A Love Supreme/..and more... |
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09-Dec-83 Review: Scan taken from Trouser Press March 1984. |
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10-Dec-83 Ad: Scan from the Boston Phoenix 06-Dec-83. |
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13-Dec-83 |
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30-Dec-83 Setlist: Lost Highway(+)/ Moonlight Motel(+)/ Bad Indian/ Texas Serenade/ Bad America(+)/ Preaching The Blues [Robert Johnson](+)/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Death Party/ Sleeping In Blood City/ For The Love Of Ivy. |
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1984
The year in which the "The Las Vegas Story" album is recorded and released. Terry Graham leaves the band for good in October. The Gun Club make London their new home. |
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14-Jan-84 |
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19-Jan-84 Photo: Credit Rob Gander . Used with kind permission. |
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20-Jan-84 Poster: Photo of poster. |
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21-Jan-84 Poster: Photo of poster. |
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xx-xxx-84 |
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02-Mar-84 Ad: Scan of ad. |
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03-Mar-84 |
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From March till September 1984 Jeffrey is living with Kid at his place on Sunset & Western, East Hollywood. |
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March/April 1984
Photo: Google street view, 2017. |
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16-Mar-84 Setlist: Bo Diddley's A Gunslinger [Bo Diddley]/ Death Party/.. and more.. |
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18-Mar-84 Flyer: Photo of flyer. Photo of another flyer. |
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19-Mar-84 Note: The band is booed and pelted with coins to which Jeffrey responds by sticking his arse out and getting himself thrown off stage, after six songs only. |
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24-Mar-84 |
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09-Apr-84 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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13-Apr-84 Setlist: Eternally Is Here/ Brother And Sister/ Bad America/ Give Up The Sun/ Walking With The Beast/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Death Party/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ Jack On Fire/ A Love Supreme. |
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30-May-84 Flyer: Scan of flyer courtesy of Matti A. |
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07-Jun-84 |
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22-Jun-84 Flyer: Taken from "Fucked Up and Photocopied", a book by Bryan R. Turcotte and Chris Miller. |
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23-Jun-84 Setlist: (partial) Walking With The Beast/ A Love Supreme. |
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25-Jun-84 |
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03-Jul-84 Ad: Scan of ad taken from San Francisco Examiner 01-Jul-84. |
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04-Jul-84 Handbill: Photo of handbill. |
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06-Jul-84 Flyer: Photo of flyer. Alternative flyer . |
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07-Jul-84 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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13-Jul-84 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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28-Jul-84 Setlist: (partial) Walkin With The Beast/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Stranger In Our Town/ A Love Supreme. |
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02-Aug-84 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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03-Aug-84 |
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05-Aug-84 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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06-Aug-84 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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08-Aug-84 Setlist: Hey Juana/ Brother And Sister/ Walkin' With the Beast/ Eternally is Here/ Stranger In Our Town/ Moonlight Motel/ JLP trumpet solo/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ JLP trumpet solo (dedicated to Fats Navarro)/ Preachin' The Blues(*)/ Like Calling Up Thunder(*)/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ House on Highland Ave/ Give Up The Sun. |
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09-Aug-84 Note: Fan account: "Ugh, they were horrible. Jeffrey Lee Pierce was drunk and couldn't play the clarinet (or whatever it was). For about twenty minutes, they held it together, and lapsed back into chaos." |
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10-Aug-84 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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1x-Aug-84 |
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14-Aug-84 Setlist: Hey Juana/ Brother And Sister/ Walking With The Beast/ Eternally Is Here/ Stranger In Our Town/ Bad America/ Preaching The Blues [Robert Johnson]/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Moonlight Motel/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny. |
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15-Aug-84 Flyer: Photo of flyer, courtesy of Glenn Sebastian [Kids After Dark]. |
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16-Aug-84 Setlist: (partial) Brother And Sister/ Walkin' With the Beast/ Eternally is Here/ Stranger In Our Town/ .. and encore: Bo Diddley's A Gunslinger [Bo Diddley](*) . |
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17-Aug-84 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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18-Aug-84 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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21-Aug-84 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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23-Aug-84 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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25-Aug-84 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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28-Aug-84 |
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31-Aug-84 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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01-Sep-84 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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02-Sep-84 Flyer: Photo of flyer. |
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06-Sep-84 Setlist: Hey Juana/ Brother And Sister/ Bad Indian/ Sex Beat/ Eternally Is Here/ Bad America/ Stranger In Your Town/ Preaching The Blues [Robert Johnson]/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ Give Up The Sun. |
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07-Sep-84 |
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08-Sep-84 Ad: Scan of ad. |
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11-Sep-84 Setlist: Hey Juana/ Eternally Is Here/ Stranger In Our Town/ Bad Indian/ Sex Beat/ My Dreams/ Bad America/ Preaching The Blues [Robert Johnson]/ Moonlight Motel/ Goodbye Johnny/ Give Up The Sun. |
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12-Sep-84 Review: Scan of review by Ted Drozdowski from Sweet Potato, October 1984. |
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13-Sep-84 |
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14-Sep-84 Poster: Courtesy of David M. |
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September 1984. Jeffrey and Kid leave Los Angeles and move to Berlin and later to London. |
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21-Sep-84 Setlist: .../ Give Up The Sun/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ House On Highland Ave/ Moonlight Motel. |
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22-Sep-84 Setlist: Brother And Sister/ Sex Beat/ Bad Indian(*)/ Eternally Is Here(+)(*)/ Bad America(+)(*)/ Stranger In Our Town(+)(*)(-)/ Gila Monster,New Mexico-Preaching The Blues [Robert Johnson](+)(*)(-)/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds](*)/ Sleeping In Blood City(+)/ Goodbye Johnny(+)/ Give Up The Sun(+)/ She's Like Heroin To Me(*). |
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23-Sep-84 Setlist: Brother And Sister/ Sex Beat/ Bad Indian/ Eternally Is Here/ Bad America/ Stranger In Our Town/ Preaching The Blues [Robert Johnson]/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ The House On Highland Ave/ She's Like Heroin To Me. |
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24-Sep-84 Setlist: Brother And Sister/ Sex Beat/ Moonlight Motel/ Eternally Is Here/ Bad America/ Stranger In Our Town/ Preaching The Blues [Robert Johnson]/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ My Dreams/ Give Up The Sun/ Bo Diddley's A Gunslinger [Bo Diddley]. |
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25-Sep-84 Setlist: Eternally Is Here/ Sex Beat/ Moonlight Motel/ My Dreams/ Bad America/ Stranger In Our Town/ Preaching The Blues [Robert Johnson]/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ The House On Highland Ave/ Give Up The Sun/ Black Train/ A Love Supreme. |
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26-Sep-84 Setlist: Eternally Is Here/ Brother And Sister/ Sex Beat/ Moonlight Motel/ My Dreams/ Bad America/ Stranger In Our Town/ Preaching The Blues [Robert Johnson]/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ The House On Highland Ave/ Black Train/ A Love Supreme. |
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28-Sep-84 Ticket: Scan of ticket courtesy of Ger P. |
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29-Sep-84 Setlist: Moonlight Motel/ Sex Beat/ Eternally Is Here/ Bad America/ Stranger In Our Town/ Preaching The Blues [Robert Johnson]/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Goodbye Johnny/ A Love Supreme/ Louie Louie. |
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30-Sep-84 Setlist: Eternally Is Here/ Brother And Sister/ Sex Beat/ Moonlight Motel/ My Dreams/ Bad America/ Stranger In Our Town/ Preaching The Blues [Robert Johnson]/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ A Love Supreme. |
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01-Oct-84 Setlist: My Dreams. |
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01-Oct-84 |
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02-Oct-84 Setlist: Strange Fruit [Lewis Allan/Billie Holiday]/ Eternally Is Here/ Brother And Sister/ Sex Beat/ Moonlight Motel/ My Dreams/ Bad America/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Stranger In Our Town/ Preaching The Blues/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ The House On Highland Ave/ She's Like Heroin To Me/ For The Love Of Ivy. |
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04-Oct-84 |
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05-Oct-84 Setlist: Moonlight Motel/ My Dreams/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ Black Train/..and more.. |
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06-Oct-84 Photo: Credit © Johan Ödmann (from www.stockholmrockaction.com). Used with kind permission. |
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08-Oct-84 Setlist: Eternally Is Here/ Brother And Sister/ Sex Beat/ Moonlight Motel/ My Dreams/ Bad America/ Stranger In Our Town/ Preaching The Blues/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Black Train/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ The House On Highland Ave/ Give Up The Sun/ She's Like Heroin To Me. |
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10-Oct-84 Setlist: Eternally Is Here/ Brother And Sister/ Sex Beat/ Moonlight Motel/ My Dreams/ Bad America/ Stranger In Our Town/ Preaching The Blues/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Black Train/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ A Love Supreme/ Give Up The Sun/ Death Party. |
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11-Oct-84 Review: Review taken from Het Nieuwsblad van het Noorden, 12-Oct-84. |
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12-Oct-84 Poster: Photo of poster. |
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13-Oct-84 Setlist: Eternally Is Here/ Brother And Sister/ Moonlight Motel/ Sex Beat/ My Dreams/ Bad America/ Stranger In Our Town/ Preaching The Blues/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ House On Highland Ave/ Give Up The Sun/ A Love Supreme. |
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14-Oct-84 15-Oct-84 Listing: Scan of listing from Vinyl mag Vol4 #10, Oct-84. |
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19-Oct-84 Setlist: Eternally Is Here/ Moonlight Motel. |
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20-Oct-84 Setlist: Eternally Is Here/ Brother And Sister/ Sex Beat/ Moonlight Motel/ My Dreams/ Bad America/ Stranger In Our Town/ Preaching The Blues/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Black Train/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ The House On Highland Ave/ Give Up The Sun. |
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21-Oct-84 Article: Scan of review from Sounds 03-Nov-84 courtesy of Matti A. |
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22-Oct-84 Setlist: Eternally Is Here/ Brother And Sister/ Stranger In Our Town/ Sex Beat/ Bad Indian/ My Dreams/ Bad America/ Walkin' With The Beast/ Preaching The Blues/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ Give Up The Sun/ Moonlight Motel. |
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23-Oct-84 Setlist: Walkin' With The Beast(+)/ Sex Beat/ Moonlight Motel(+)/ Eternally Is Here(+)/ Bad America/ Stranger In Our Town/ Preaching The Blues/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Black Train/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ A Love Supreme. |
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25-Oct-84 Setlist: Eternally Is Here/ Stranger In Our Town/ Walkin' With The Beast/ Sex Beat/ Moonlight Motel/ My Dreams/ Bad America/ Preaching The Blues/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Black Train/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ Give Up The Sun/ She's Like Heroin To Me. |
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26-Oct-84 Setlist: Hey Juana/ Eternally Is Here/ Stranger In Our Town/ Bad Indian/ Sex Beat/ Brother And Sister/ Bad America/ Preaching The Blues/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Moonlight Motel/ Goodbye Johnny/ Give Up The Sun/ Sleeping In Blood City. |
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27-Oct-84 Ad: Photo of ad. |
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28-Oct-84 Handbill: Scan of handbill. |
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30-Oct-84 Setlist: Eternally Is Here/ Sex Beat/ Moonlight Motel/ Brother And Sister/ Stranger In Our Town/ Bad America/ Preaching The Blues/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ My Dreams/ Like Calling Up Thunder/ Sleeping In Blood City/ Goodbye Johnny/ The House On Highland Ave/ Give Up The Sun(?). |
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31-Oct-84 Ticket: Scan of ticket, courtesy of Dominique. |
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01-Nov-84 Photo: Credit © Jean Zindel . |
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November 1984. Desi Desperate (a.k.a. Peter Kablean) takes over on drums, without any rehearsal. Peter used to drum for the Mystery Girls, a band from Slough, England. Later he would drum in Kid and Patricia's band Fur Bible in 1985/86. After Terry Graham left the band, Robert Burnett [Gun Club road manager] telephoned Desi Desperate and sent him a plane ticket to Charles de Gaulle (Paris) airport. Desi arrived during the Gun Club's set at Le Zig Zag club in Orléans on 01-Nov-84. He meets the band for the first time as they came off stage. (Desi in an email to me). |
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Line-up #4D (November 1984 - December 1984):
Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals/guitar)/Kid Congo Powers (guitar)/Patricia Morrison (bass) and Desi Desperate (drums). |
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03-Nov-84 Ticket: Scan courtesy of Dominique. |
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04-Nov-84 Ticket: Scan of ticket by Didier Belloc, courtesy of Marc Sastre. |
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05-Nov-84 Ticket: Scan of ticket. |
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07-Nov-84 Ticket: Scan of ticket courtesy of Pierre Mugnier. |
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08-Nov-84 Setlist: Walkin' With The Beast/ Brother And Sister/ Run Through The Jungle [John Fogerty/CCR]/ Moonlight Motel/ The Lie/ John Hardy/ Bad America/ Stranger In Our Town/ Death Party/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Sex Beat/ Jack On Fire/ Louie Louie/ The Twist. |
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09-Nov-84 Ticket: Scan of ticket, courtesy of Dominique. |
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xx-Nov-84 Note: A few shows in Spain. |
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13-Nov-84 Setlist: Walkin' With The Beast/ Run Through The Jungle [John Fogerty/CCR]/ Moonlight Motel/ The Lie/ (Paloma Chamorro interviews the band)/ John Hardy/ Bad America/ Death Party/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Sex Beat/ Jack On Fire/ The Twist. |
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16-Nov-84 Setlist: Walkin' With The Beast/ Brother And Sister/ Run Through The Jungle [John Fogerty/CCR]/ Stranger In Our Town/ Moonlight Motel/ The Lie/ John Hardy/ Bad America/ Death Party-A Love Supreme/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Sex Beat/ Jack On Fire/ Louie Louie/ The Twist/ Bo Diddley's A Gunslinger [Bo Diddley]. |
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18-Nov-84 Photo: Credit Arnoldo Steiner, taken from Music Scene 01/1985. |
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20-Nov-84 Setlist: Walkin' With The Beast/ Run Through The Jungle [John Fogerty/CCR]/ Moonlight Motel/ The Lie/ John Hardy/ Bad America/ Stranger In Our Town/ Death Party/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Sex Beat/ Jack On Fire/ Louie Louie/ The Twist/ House On Highland Ave. |
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22-Nov-84 Review: Review taken from Leeuwarder Courant, 23-Nov-84. |
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23-Nov-84 Setlist: Walkin' With The Beast/ Run Through The Jungle [John Fogerty/CCR]/ Brother And Sister/ Sex Beat/ Jack On Fire/ 96 Tears/.. and more... 24-Nov-84 Setlist: Eternally Is Here/ Moonlight Motel/ Eternally Is Here (reprise)/ Run Through The Jungle/ Brother And Sister/ The Lie/ John Hardy/ Bad America/ The Stranger In Our Town/ Walkin' With The Beast/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Sex Beat/ Jack On Fire/ The House On Highland Ave/ Hound Dog/ The Twist. 25-Nov-84 Setlist: Hey Juana/ Eternally Is Here/ Brother And Sister/ Run Through The Jungle [John Fogerty/CCR]/ Moonlight Motel/ The Lie/ Walkin' With The Beast/ John Hardy/ Bad America/ The Stranger In Our Town/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Sex Beat/ Jack On Fire/ The House On Highland Ave/ Tutti Frutti. Ad: Scan of ad taken from Vinyl magazine November 1984. |
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28-Nov-84 Setlist: instrumental/ Hey Juana/ Eternally Is Here/ Run Through The Jungle [John Fogerty/CCR]/ Brother And Sister/ Moonlight Motel/ The Lie/ Jack On Fire/ Louie Louie. |
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29-Nov-84 Ticket: Photo of ticket, courtesy of Paolo Bedini (1983-1993 Italian promoter for many bands including Nick Cave, Suicide, Gun Club, Einstürzende Neubauten,..). |
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02-Dec-84 Ticket: Photo of ticket, courtesy of Francesco Fiore. |
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10-Dec-84 Setlist: 96 Tears/ The Twist/... and more.. |
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11-Dec-84 Setlist: Eternally Is Here/ Run Through The Jungle [John Fogerty/CCR]/ Moonlight Motel/ The Lie/ John Hardy/ Bad America/ The Stranger In Our Town/ Walkin' With The Beast/ Fire Of Love [Jody Reynolds]/ Sex Beat/ Jack On Fire/ Louie Louie. |
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1985
Scheduled Australian and American tours are cancelled. The band break up in London. |
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January 1985. The Gun Club was about to tour Australia, with Desi Desperate (drums) as a member, when they break up. Then it seemed like it was for good. Jeffrey Lee and Romi take some holidays in Egypt before returning to London. |
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13-Feb-85 Ad: Taken from the Boston Phoenix, 08-Feb-85. |
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05-Mar-85 Note: Announced as "Jeffrey Lee Pierce & the Gun club". Tour cancelled. |
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13-Mar-85 Ad: Taken from US newspaper. |
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14-Mar-85 Ad: Taken from the Day, 04-Feb-85. |
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Gun Club chronology (II) (October 1986 - December 1995) Home Mail me (don't forget to remove the anti spam section). |