℗ 1981 2020 The Estate of Jeffrey Lee Pierce under exclusive license to Extra Term Audio
| Released | December 12, 2020 |
| Duration | 53m 50s |
| Record Label | Blixa Sounds |
| Catalogue No. | ETA865 |
| Genre | Punk (Post-Punk) |
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1.1
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Sex Beat (Remastered 2020)
The Gun Club |
2:48 | |||
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1.2
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Preaching the Blues (Remastered 2020)
The Gun Club |
4:01 | |||
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1.3
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Promise Me (Remastered 2020)
The Gun Club |
2:37 | |||
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1.4
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She is Like Heroin to Me (Remastered 2020)
The Gun Club |
2:35 | |||
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1.5
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For the Love of Ivy (Remastered 2020)
The Gun Club |
5:37 | |||
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1.6
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Fire Spirit (Remastered 2020)
The Gun Club |
2:49 | |||
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1.7
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Ghost on the Highway (Remastered 2020)
The Gun Club |
2:46 | |||
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1.8
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Jack on Fire (Remastered 2020)
The Gun Club |
4:45 | |||
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1.9
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Black Train (Remastered 2020)
The Gun Club |
2:13 | |||
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1.10
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Cool Drink of Water (Remastered 2020)
The Gun Club |
6:19 | |||
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1.11
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Goodbye Johnny (Remastered 2020)
The Gun Club |
3:47 | |||
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1.12
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Bad Indian (Alternate Version / Remastered 2020)
The Gun Club |
2:25 | |||
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1.13
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Cool Drink of Water (Alternate Version / Remastered 2020)
The Gun Club |
1:00 | |||
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1.14
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Fire of Love (Alternate Version / Remastered 2020)
The Gun Club |
1:49 | |||
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1.15
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For the Love of Ivy (Alternate Version / Remastered 2020)
The Gun Club |
5:33 | |||
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1.16
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Ghost on the Highway (Alternate Version / Remastered 2020)
The Gun Club |
2:46 |
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 line-up 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.
Take it straight from Chris D. of The Flesh Eaters, who (along with Tito Larriva of The Plugz) produced these sessions: "Fire Of Love is probably the definitive record to come out of this roots revival movement. Several people have told me that record made them want to start a band and come to Los Angeles."
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Blixa Sounds Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.46 -0.89 to -0.16 | -16.87 -22.19 to -12.28 | -13.18 -19.50 to -9.20 | 11 8 to 13 | |
| 1 | Sex Beat (Remastered 2020) | -0.48 | -15.39 | -11.9 | 11 |
| 2 | Preaching the Blues (Remastered 2020) | -0.23 | -15.46 | -10.8 | 9 |
| 3 | Promise Me (Remastered 2020) | -0.25 | -17.99 | -15.0 | 12 |
| 4 | She is Like Heroin to Me (Remastered 2020) | -0.23 | -12.28 | -9.2 | 8 |
| 5 | For the Love of Ivy (Remastered 2020) | -0.16 | -17.11 | -12.7 | 10 |
| 6 | Fire Spirit (Remastered 2020) | -0.19 | -15.81 | -11.5 | 11 |
| 7 | Ghost on the Highway (Remastered 2020) | -0.53 | -14.14 | -9.9 | 9 |
| 8 | Jack on Fire (Remastered 2020) | -0.62 | -15.35 | -11.0 | 10 |
| 9 | Black Train (Remastered 2020) | -0.38 | -15.27 | -12.0 | 10 |
| 10 | Cool Drink of Water (Remastered 2020) | -0.31 | -18.98 | -16.6 | 11 |
| 11 | Goodbye Johnny (Remastered 2020) | -0.75 | -18.28 | -15.2 | 11 |
| 12 | Bad Indian (Alternate Version / Remastered 2020) | -0.70 | -18.10 | -14.1 | 11 |
| 13 | Cool Drink of Water (Alternate Version / Remastered 2020) | -0.52 | -22.19 | -19.5 | 13 |
| 14 | Fire of Love (Alternate Version / Remastered 2020) | -0.89 | -17.91 | -14.2 | 12 |
| 15 | For the Love of Ivy (Alternate Version / Remastered 2020) | -0.62 | -19.40 | -14.7 | 12 |
| 16 | Ghost on the Highway (Alternate Version / Remastered 2020) | -0.52 | -16.33 | -12.6 | 11 |