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July 3rd 2026
Standard Vinyl Reissue
New standard vinyl edition of The Gun Club's second album, "Miami". With a howling and unholy mix of punk rock and the blues, Jeffrey Lee Pierce and The Gun Club exploded upon the L.A. club scene in the early 1980s. When it came time to record a follow-up to their acclaimed debut "Fire Of Love", the group decamped to New York to work with producer Chris Stein of Blondie and his new label, Animal. Stein produced Miami at Blank Tape Studios in June 1982, with Deborah Harry on hand to sing backup vocals, credited under the pseudonym D.H. Laurence Jr. Despite the involvement of two members of Blondie, "Miami" was no pop-punk concoction, but rather a further exploration of the neo-swamp blues Pierce and company had mined on "Fire Of Love", though Stein's production made Pierce's toxic musical stew a little easier to swallow. "Miami" didn't get its proper due back in the day, but was hugely impactful. While The Gun Club went on to inspire such artists as Chris Isaak, Billy Idol, The White Stripes, and Mark Lanegan, the band also highlighted their own influences on "Miami". The album includes a howling take on Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Run Through Jungle", a revved up version of the traditional folk song "John Hardy", and a Cramps-like rendition of Jody Reynolds' "Fire Of Love".
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