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The Las Vegas Story (album)

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Released
  
June 1984

Length
  
35:16

The Las Vegas Story (1984)
  
Mother Juno (1987)

Release date
  
June 1984

Recorded
  
March–April 1984

Producer
  
Jeff Eyrich

Artist
  
The Gun Club

Label
  
Chrysalis Records

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Studio
  
Ocean Way Studios, Hollywood, California

Genres
  
Punk rock, Punk blues, Post-punk

Similar
  
Fire of Love, Miami, Mother Juno, Lucky Jim, Danse Kalinda Boom ‑ Li

The gun club the las vegas story album


The Las Vegas Story is the third studio album by punk blues group The Gun Club, released in 1984. This album saw the return of founding member and lead guitarist Kid Congo Powers, after a three-year stint with The Cramps. The album was dedicated to Debbie Harry "for her love, help and encouragement."

Contents

Track listing

All songs composed by Jeffrey Lee Pierce; except where indicated

Side one
  1. "The Las Vegas Story" - 0:23
  2. "Walkin' with the Beast" - 4:30
  3. "Eternally Is Here" - 3:02
  4. "The Stranger in Our Town" - 5;10
  5. "My Dreams" - 4:01
Side two
  1. "The Creator Was a Master Plan" (Leon Thomas, Pharoah Sanders) - 1:50
  2. "My Man's Gone Now" (DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin) - 3:14
  3. "Bad America" - 4:56
  4. "Moonlight Motel" - 3:08
  5. "Give Up the Sun" - 6:02
Cassette edition bonus track
  1. "Secret Fires" - 2:34

The Gun Club

  • Jeffrey Lee Pierce – vocals, guitars, bells, musical tube, montage and piano on "The Master Plan"
  • Kid Congo Powers – excessive feedback, guitar and slide guitar, whirling whirlies, maracas and ancient mutterings
  • Patricia Morrison – bass, backing vocals, maracas and Bacardi
  • Terry Graham – bass drum, snare drum, tom-toms, floor tom, hi-hat and cymbals

    • Additional musicians

  • Mustang Dave Alvin – lead guitar on "Eternally Is Here" and "The Stranger in Our Town"

    • Production

  • Jeff Eyrich - producer
  • Mark Ettel - engineer
  • Judy Clapp - assistant engineer
  • Bernie Grundman - mastering
  • Gillian Titus - art direction, design

    • Songs

    1The Las Vegas Story0:23
    2Walkin' With the Beast4:34
    3Eternally Is Here3:01

    References

    The Las Vegas Story (album) Wikipedia
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