The Las Vegas Story (album)

1984 studio album by The Gun Club

The Las Vegas Story

Studio album LP by

the Gun Club

Released| June 1984
Recorded| March–April 1984
Studio| Ocean Way, Hollywood, California
Genre| Post-punk
Length| 35:16
Label| Animal
Producer| Jeff Eyrich
The Gun Club chronology
| Death Party EP
(1983)  | The Las Vegas Story
(1984)  | Mother Juno
(1987)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Classic Rock| [2]
Mojo| [3]

The Las Vegas Story is the third studio album by American rock band the Gun Club, released in 1984.[4] This album saw the return of founding member and lead guitarist Kid Congo Powers, after a three-year stint with the Cramps. The album was dedicated to Debbie Harry "for her love, help and encouragement."

## Track listing

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All songs composed by Jeffrey Lee Pierce; except where indicated

Side oneNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "The Las Vegas Story"| 0:23
2.| "Walkin' with the Beast"| 4:30
3.| "Eternally Is Here"| 3:02
4.| "The Stranger in Our Town"| 5:10
5.| "My Dreams"| 4:01
Total length:| 17:06

Side twoNo.| Title| Music| Length

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1.| "The Master Plan"| Leon Thomas, Pharoah Sanders| 1:50
2.| "My Man's Gone Now"| DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin| 3:14
3.| "Bad America"|  | 4:56
4.| "Moonlight Motel"|  | 3:08
5.| "Give Up The Sun"|  | 6:02
Total length:| 19:10

Cassette edition bonus trackNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Secret Fires"| 2:34
Total length:| 2:34

## Personnel

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### The Gun Club

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* Jeffrey Lee Pierce – vocals, guitars, bells, musical tube, montage and piano on "The Master Plan"
* Kid Congo Powers – excessive feedback, guitar and slide guitar, whirling whirlies, maracas and ancient mutterings
* Patricia Morrison – bass, backing vocals, maracas and Bacardi
* Terry Graham – drums

### Additional musicians

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* Mustang Dave Alvin – lead guitar on "Eternally Is Here" and "The Stranger in Our Town"
* The Synanon Reeds (Lois Graham and Phast Phreddie Patterson) – wooden recorders on "The Master Plan"

### Production

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* Jeff Eyrich – producer
* Mark Ettel – engineer
* Judy Clapp – assistant engineer
* Bernie Grundman – mastering
* Gillian Titus – art direction, design
* Tom Campbell – front cover photograph

## References

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1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "The Las Vegas Story". AllMusic. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
2. ^ Martin, Gavin (February 2010). "The Gun Club - Miami/The Las Vegas Story". Classic Rock. No. 141\. p. 89.
3. ^ "The Gun Club: The Las Vegas Story". Mojo. p. 112.
4. ^ Green, Jim; Sprague, David (2007). "Gun Club". Trouser Press. Retrieved May 4, 2013.

## External links

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* The Las Vegas Story at Discogs (list of releases)

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The Gun Club

* Jeffrey Lee Pierce
* Kid Congo Powers
* Rob Ritter
* Patricia Morrison
* Jim Duckworth
* Nick Sanderson
* Romi Mori
* Ward Dotson
* Mike Martt
* Dee Pop

Albums|

* Fire of Love
* Miami
* The Las Vegas Story
* Mother Juno
* Pastoral Hide and Seek
* Divinity
* Lucky Jim

EPs|

* Death Party

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* MusicBrainz release group

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