Son of a Gun (EP)

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Son of a Gun
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Released14 August 1987
RecordedMarch 1987, Berkeley Street Studios, Glasgow
Genre Indie pop, jangle pop, indie rock
Label 53rd & 3rd
Producer Stephen Pastel
The Vaselines
The Vaselines chronology
Son of a Gun
(1987)
Dying for It
(1988)

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]

Contents

"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

Charts

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

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