Son of a Gun (EP)
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| Released | 14 August 1987 | |||
| Recorded | March 1987, Berkeley Street Studios, Glasgow | |||
| Genre | Indie pop, jangle pop, indie rock | |||
| Label | 53rd & 3rd | |||
| Producer | Stephen Pastel The Vaselines | |||
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Son of a Gun is the debut extended play single by Glasgow alternative rock group The Vaselines.[1][2] The title-song of the EP came to a wider audience after a Nirvana Peel session version of it, along with "Molly's Lips", was released on their compilation album Incesticide.[3][4]
"You Think You're A Man" is a cover of a song written by Geoff Deane for the cult-film actor Divine.[4]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Frances McKee and Eugene Kelly except where noted.
Side A
[edit]- "Son of a Gun"
- "Rory Rides Me Raw"
Side B
[edit]- "You Think You're a Man" (Geoff Deane)
Personnel
[edit]- Eugene Kelly — vocals, guitars
- Frances McKee — vocals, guitars
Additional personnel
[edit]- Aggi Wright — keyboards on "Son of a Gun"
- Stephen Pastel - Producer, Additional guitar on "You Think You're a Man"
- Gordon Rintoul — engineer
Charts
[edit]| Charts (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Indie Singles (MRIB)[5] | 26 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Dirty Talk". Portland Mercury.
- ^ Gross, Douglas Wolk,Kory Grow,Richard Bienstock,Daniel Kreps,Tom Mallon,Grayson Haver Currin,Christopher R. Weingarten,Nick Murray,Joe; Stone, Rolling (April 5, 2019). "No Apologies: All 102 Nirvana Songs Ranked". Rolling Stone.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Eugenius". www.trouserpress.com.
- ^ a b Novoselic, Krist (May 12, 2009). "Krist Novoselic's column runs every Tuesday on the Daily Weekly. The Vaselines". Seattle Weekly.
- ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 978-0-9517206-9-1. OCLC 38292499. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
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