Son of a Gun (EP)

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]

Son of a Gun
EP by
Released14 August 1987
RecordedMarch 1987, Berkeley Street Studios, Glasgow
GenreIndie pop, jangle pop, indie rock
Label53rd & 3rd
ProducerStephen Pastel
The Vaselines
The Vaselines chronology
Son of a Gun
(1987)
Dying for It
(1988)

"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

All songs written by Frances McKee and Eugene Kelly except where noted.

Side A

  1. "Son of a Gun"
  2. "Rory Rides Me Raw"

Side B

  1. "You Think You're a Man" (Geoff Deane)

Personnel

Additional personnel

  • Aggi Wright — keyboards on "Son of a Gun"
  • Stephen Pastel - Producer, Additional guitar on "You Think You're a Man"
  • Gordon Rintoul — engineer

Charts

Charts (1987) Peak
position
UK Indie Singles (MRIB)[5] 26

References

  1. "Dirty Talk". Portland Mercury.
  2. 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)
  3. "TrouserPress.com :: Eugenius". www.trouserpress.com.
  4. Novoselic, Krist (May 12, 2009). "Krist Novoselic's column runs every Tuesday on the Daily Weekly. The Vaselines". Seattle Weekly.
  5. 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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