The Gun Club - Fire Of Love

Release Date	12/08/2022
Format	LP
Label	Munster Records
Catalogue Number	MR256

'Fire of Love' is the no-nonsense debut from blues-punk legends The Gun Club. Formed in 1979 - when singer Jeffrey Lee Pierce taught a young Kid Congo Powers to play guitar - the band injects the Delta blues, rockabilly and '60s garage with their own amplified fury. Originally released in 1981 on Slash's sub-label Ruby Records, 'Fire of Love' features the classic second lineup with Ward Dotson on guitar (replacing Powers, who left to join The Cramps) and The Bags' rhythm section. Opener 'Sex Beat' shakes and stutters through a dynamic slab of American rock 'n' roll that reverberates throughout the album. 'She's Like Heroin to Me' is perhaps Pierce's most famous paean to modern love, elevating him to raucous demigod of the underground.

Tracklist:

Sex Beat 
Preaching The Blues 
Promise Me 
She's Like Heroin To Me 
For The Love Of Ivy 
Fire Spirit
Ghost On The Highway 
Jack On Fire 
Black Train 
Cool Drink Of Water 
Goodbye Johnny