GUN - RACE WITH THE DEVIL

[deadfiero]

no ! i did

[sirlordwhitman]

Didn't Grand Funk Railroad write this?

[laurel614]

Brillant...:)



[leftyzappa]

Never heard P90s sound better.

[Armagedn12]

60s Thrash.

[zappoke]

@Armagedn12 Thumbs up

[Lordoftheflies234]

Is this the original one?

[deadfiero]

@Lordoftheflies234  YES

[1vegonefishing]

@Lordoftheflies234 Ya better believe it. It was on the jukebox in our local pub in the mid 70's, I used to play it whenever I went in. No-one else seems to have heard this, or remember it for the masterpiece it is. Judas Priest did a decent cover, but these thought of it & it shows. I'm not sure if the brothers have yet agreed on who wrote it, so we have to thank both I think. I've been in many bands myself & know what it's like, we could be in a pub & write some stuff down on a beermat

[1vegonefishing]

@Lordoftheflies234 The beermat could have words only, the rest of the tune could be done in a "live" situation during practice. These things are difficult to either prove or even form an educated guess, maybe it's why Lennon & McCartney gave each other credit for their songs jointly. I don't think Lennon had much to do with say Eleanor Rigby or McCartney with "Revolution".

[jennyparfum]

always coming back to listen to this song. I love this song so much!!! Awesone

[deadfiero]

whatever

[GibStratMarshall]

i think the priest version is better Priest rule metal 4ever

[Irisss1990]

Omggggg this song is sooooooo hornnyyy <33333

[deadfiero]

you are entitled to your opinion , but as the writer and creator of the original

i think priest is the worst cover

[powerslave451]

great song but i have to say i like the priest version better

[Doomanoid1979]

Church of Misery from Japan are the most recent band I know to cover it.

[rogerstill71]

Paul, I don't fucking believe this-I just was blasting this on the 'puter and a cop came to my door again! I didn't hear her knocking and I was smoking a joint... oh crap. At least it wasn't about the noise this time, but a previous tenant. Sure hope the officer

doesn't have a great sense of smell...

Regards

[deadfiero]

GUN , GUN , GUN

[ets1410]

PRIEST , JUDAS PRIEST!

[NoGufff]

Great track. I got it on the Best of Tour of Duty soundtrack. Many thanks Paul

[richardlancewilliams]

In 1969 I thought this was the speed & volume at which all rock needed to be played! Faster, louder! You know what? I still do & it's all about that brilliantly infectious guitar riff, still amazing 40 years later. Ten Years After with "Going Home" equally rocked it.

[tiborvivi]

the quality is not that good, but the song is #1. Why that bozo is interrupt the video with his gun????

[OinkySetsTheCurve]

Originally purchased the album because of Roger Deans Artwork...and ended up playing it so much I had to retire it ! Great album , great tune and a great band.

[thegerrie19561]

This race will never be ended!

[metalmillita666]

didn't girlschool write this?

[deadfiero]

@metalmillita666 no ! i did with my brother

[spliffburton]

@deadfiero hahahahahaha.

[Phlack]

@deadfiero Girlschool didn´t even do the best cover of it! Black Oak Arkansas and Judas Priest have both made cover that are superior! But the original is still best

[affaceci]

@deadfiero

are you from gun band?

[ZSOSER69]

@metalmillita666 Gun wrote this way back around 1969. Girlschool did a great cover on it.

[LizRichieBand]

@metalmillita666 no only covered it...judas priest did too

[h4unt3dfx]

@metalmillita666 lol this song was recorded back in 67. Girlschool were still lil kids then.

[Hallenfors]

Don´t forget MC5!!!!!

[mrvnorty]

FUBAR2

[deadfiero]

what

[JEANNOTMEAUX]

Et dire que ça date de 1968 .... C'était mon premier album acheté !!! Je ne sais pas ou il se trouve maintenant !!!! Quel collector !!!!!!!

[kwikkwak77]

just heard this on the Radcliffe and Marconi show on radio 2,love it!!!!!

[Imlucysdad]

@kwikkwak77 Same here. Love that show.

[jfflwn7]

Cracking track,( Still on my ipod.) and vid....Spoilt at the start by that TWAT Dave Lee Travis, who mistakenly thought himself more important than the acts he introduced.

[deadfiero]

@jfflwn7 funny

[neiltreloar]

@jfflwn7 Hairy Monster!!!!!!!! Run and tell your Mummy!!

[deadfiero]

@AtomicSWE  it is GUN not GUNS

[getupkid76]

Ladies & gents.. forget Sabbath, Purple and Zeppelin..

The GUN was FIRST! 66/67

Don't you ever forget that!

[deadfiero]

@getupkid76 that's right .....amen

[SHIKE333]

OOOOOO... VERY GOOD!!!!!

[tonylast47]

Hey Paul, this is really great footage. Never seen this before. Good on yer mate!!

[rogerstill71]

I played this as a kid one Saturday night so loud the neighbours called the cops

[deadfiero]

@rogerstill71

next time that happens tell the cops i said it has to be played loud

paul gurvitz gun

[mrrocketgrunt]

@rogerstill71 i still play it LOUD!

[Blackcountry7777]

@mrrocketgrunt well you would have to your probably deaf, i know i am

[xcalidavex]

hell yea!

[poisson55]

Imagine being in the studio when first recording this song, coming up with the whole demonistic laughter idea. Then, the song becomes a hit, you have to tour and play this song 300 nights a year and guess what everyone's gonna wanna hear . . . !!??

[Casar1973]

zionist music

[deadfiero]

@Casar1973 that's a new one

[Casar1973]

@deadfiero well, it is certainly good music and that is what is important! i´ve got all their stuff, it took some effort to find all that on vinyl,.

[deadfiero]

@Casar1973 you mean all my stuff

[Casar1973]

@deadfiero the last time I checked the albums were in the Golden Warehouse of mine, no copyrights on earth can move them! three man army should have made more albums.

[MrBrekaut1]

Brat przywiózł mi ten utwór ze Sczecina w 1968. to było super w Polsce w gówno. Pierwszy raz ubrałem prawdziwe dzinsy i dlatego sram wielką kupą na komunę i jej potomków!!

[gornvladimir]

всё новое, хорошо забытое старое.

[ihavebeer4breakfast]

satan bless 60´s heavy metal

[kayrosx1]

no wonder girlschool stole it!

[deadfiero]

@kayrosx1 they didn't steal it they were given permission

[kayrosx1]

@deadfiero yeah, i know. just meant its such a great original it was well worth doing! Girlschool version is brilliant!

[devilive14]

Man I came across one of the coolest bands and its a fuckin' shame I'm listening to them for the first time...nyways better late than never....got sum stuff to scout around town for...

[angryredcom]

Jesus, this came out of the sixties, goddamn that is a monstrous riff

[deadfiero]

still is

[SpainishArcher]

Apologies.....Gun Sight.

[SpainishArcher]

Loved this Album from the time I saw the Cover.

Then I listened to it and it was DYNAMITE !

My Brother's Band used to play " Race with the Devil " and when they played somewhere that they had played before , the crowd always screamed for them to play it.

I also like very much " Gun Site ."

Thanks for posting this video and Mr .Gurvitz THANKS for the GREAT MUSIC.

A long and happy life to you.

[SpainishArcher]

Loved this album from the minute I saw the cover.

Then when I heard it it was dynamite.

I like every song on the album and like " Gun Site " as well.

My Brother's Band would play " Race with the Devil " back in the late '60's.

Ten ,nien, oddshot, whim ,seez, vichi, ipshed, echard..........or something like that.

Thanks for the posting and Mr Gurvitz .......Thank you for the great music !

[AtomicSWE]

Still have the single:)

[henasea2]

im only new to gun, sad news about tim

i love this one and will look out for more of there stuff

[UKromany]

My best mate,Tim Mycroft played keyboards for Gun.He just passed away..RIP

[deadfiero]

@UKromany sad , tim only played in the pre race with the devil band, but he was a great keyboard player

[themindbender]

I have his single of 'Love You Too' by Sounds NIce. RIP Tim.

[colophos]

Excellent video!

I remember seeing it in 1969.

Great group, awesome song.

I actually still have their two vinyl records.

Later I bought the records of The Baker Gurvitz Army as well.

The Gun were ahead of their time, they even set path for what was later tobe called Hard Rock.

I'm relishing...:-)

[deadfiero]

@colophos thanks for the compliments

[HolliValsMusic]

I've been looking for this song for a looooong time, always wondered what it was I heard Jimi playing in the Isle of Wight version of Machine Gun. Thanks for posting!

[bricwood]

on went to school with the drummer, his dad was a barber, if he reads this its peter woods from barley lane school

[deadfiero]

who went to school with the drummer ? i am the bass player of gun

[bricwood]

@deadfiero I used to live in ilford and went to school with brian (louis) I live in italy now and found this and wondered what happened to him

it wa many years ago but I still remember brian wanted to have pigeons and his dad stopped him, he used to use his desk as a drum and it was impressive

[deadfiero]

if you send me your email i will try to get hold of louie and pass it on to him

[UKromany]

@deadfiero My best mate passed away this last New Year's Day.His name was Tim Mycroft.....he played keyboards in Gun.Did you know him?

[Rainmaker2212]

What are these afro haired white guys supposed to mean ?

[theincredibleiannune]

Nice afro! I wonder if he used Afro Sheen

[hotrodj67]

Ah, the days of big afros on white dudes.

[cfcstevie1888]

great track i used to play this all the time,my parents hated it, i wonder why lol

[oj8b709q]

i like Judas Priest's cover, this one is great too!

[henkah]

Many did it. But this is the only org. from Gun.

[TechnicalEvaluation]

I know of the Girlschool version, but wasn't aware Priest did it... I have to check that out...

[motorbreth4]

Gun were more than ' clearly fans of Cream ' or a ' power trio like Cram ' .The Band consisted of Paul and Adrian Gurvitz who went on to form The Baker Gurvitz Army with Ginger Baker ( of Cream ) ....did The Lps . Adrian Gurvitz is fairly renown guitar player doing some work with Buddy Miles among others

[RaPutaDaButa]

also black oak arkansas and girlschool do this tune as well as what the other guy said....boa and priest do it too....cool

[bkrbtlg08]

great guitar work, thanks for posting

[sirsartana]

Paul,great song......I've had the record for 35 yrs and still play it! Thanks for the awesome upload......subscribed!

[jocke52]

was a wild time, the gun ,fridid pink and motorbike. i miss it

[TBplayer12]

wow , 1966 you say? these guys were way ahead of the curve. what ever happend to these guys? judas priest / BOA coverd this tune and I never heard of them. they were ROCKIN!!

[davetowers1]

TBplayer12 - Yea they covered it, but not as good as this original. This riff sets the heart beating & the feet tapping. I first heard it in the 70's & it's never left my head. You're right though it was about 4 years ahead of it's time. The fact that we're here speaks volumes!

[MattHatter]

To TBplayer12: Oh this can't be 1966. I think it's 1968. These guys are clearly big fans of Cream. But the only real connection is that they are a power trio like Cream and the lead singer is sporting a big hairdo like Clapton in '67. Other than that, they've got their own take on the blues rock of this era. I've heard their first album, it's o.k., not fantastic, but good.

[fretmanarnie]

I saw them at the Lyceum in London England in 1969. They were one of the acts in a rave that started at midnight and featured Joe Coker and the Grease Band as the headliners. Gun rocked. And you are right. This video is circa 68-69

[Bremer62]

I love this Track.Great Great.Thank for Posting.Greetings from Bremen

[deadfiero]

your welcome

[deadfiero]

do you mean his sideburns

[actron]

thats some juicy fuzzzzzzz.

[leggsuk49]

First record i bought and still love it, awesome

[Welshbluesman]

GUN were the band who wrote and performed this song first..

[deadfiero]

correct

[Cascabel40]

Anybody now whichone is the original version? I allway heard the BOA`s version

[deadfiero]

gun

[deadfiero]

gun

[Satonica]

I do remember Judas Priest covering this song. I can see why. Several bands seem to have covered it.

[deadfiero]

also girlschool and a bunch of others , we recorded it in 68, it took a while to catch on

[Satonica]

I'm sing the name Ginger Baker a lot.. Didn't he used to play with Clapton in Cream? Has he been a member of your band too?

[Wizardoomsur]

I Love the guitar tone, fantastic song

[jellybabe88]

Ha Ha Paul !!!

Where would JP / BOA et al been without you huh ???

We go back a looooonnnngggggg way - UFO/Speak/R.House,

though you probably don't remember : )) !!!

Good times . . .

Jernnie

[deadfiero]

that's along way back , but my memory is pretty good

[deadfiero]

wrong,

[Btroisi13]

I thought the Judas Priest version was the original :P

[flamencoprof]

Yup!

[flamencoprof]

Well, I remember hearing this in the flat next door, where rumour had it they were on ACID! They also played Juicy Lucy, hmm is that on YouTube as well? Goes off to find out......

[angryredcom]

The most indifferent looking band of all time.

[Dimagg1973]

I posted another versions by Uriah Heep David Byron

[deadfiero]

welcome

[thegarbageboy]

I heard the Girlschool version of this, loved it, and never realised it wasn't the original. It's a great song, and thanks for putting it up.

[deadfiero]

YEAH !

[NEZMARQ]

PROTO-METAL..YEAH

[deadfiero]

thanks

[andyfedel]

wow! that is one great song! thank you so very much for this early version. so many bands have done this song cause its that good!

[deadfiero]

1968 me gone metal

[helltopay1]

1970 new years eve party me 14 going mental !!!!!!!!!!!!

[deadfiero]

that's right

[fiutare1]

the one and only version!

[BrianRAlex]

Jon Anderson was the vocalist in this band shortly before starting Yes

[deadfiero]

he was in the band for a short time before we recorded

"race with the devil"

[prowokator]

Pretty damn great song! I always thought that this was Judas Priest song, but now I know better!

[stratu2]

Dm pentatonic scale 10th fret 1968 gibson les paul goldtop re-issue.Great track, very underrated.

[ledzepgirl92]

that was on german tv, lol. But a loooong time before I was born.

[sylvaner135]

ahhhhhh gurvitz quel génie méconnu, dans la lignée se page et clapton

[Strawberry7Lynn]

It's a joy that footage like this still exists. I'll bet this was a difficult song to do live, with having to copy the manic laughter.

Is this what they called "progressive" music?

[metalburger2]

no this is hard blues rock, about has heavy as music could get in 1968.

[deadfiero]

what makes you think we were fans of cream our hair ?

did you know ginger baker was our drummer , BAKER GURVITZ ARMY

[MattHatter]

Wow. These guys weren't fans of Cream were they?! LOL. Ya think? It's awesome both guitarists were able to look like the two different versions of Eric Clapton! The song rocks though.

[deadfiero]

o.k. i found it ,it's a 68 reissue i was off 1 year i thought he bought it before race with the devil but i guess he didn't, but it;s not a 56 that's for sure

[deadfiero]

it's a 67

[stratu2]

What year is the guitar from then?

[AstralPlane1951]

Erics Psychedelic SG or Fool Guitar is a standard production 1964 Gibson Les Paul SG with no PAFs. Originally, these guitars came with the Deluxe Vibrolo as standard.

Erics Fool Guitar is not a 1961 SG model as commonly believed as it has six screws on the scratch plate. Gibson started using six screws on the scratch plate in 1964. Only four screws were used prior to that time.

[deadfiero]

wrong again

[stratu2]

The Guitar is from mid 50s (p90 pick-ups) not the song

[deadfiero]

wrong year

[stratu2]

1956 Les Paul Goldtop, Dm pentatonic scale 10th fret.Brilliant guitar work.Underated track.

[deadfiero]

about what

[Motylek1002]

i m so glad

[deadfiero]

thanks glad your still around

[im4out]

bought this single in the sixties...thanks for the memory....cool.

[deadfiero]

thanks

[AstralPlane1951]

I always liked this song. I came across this LP when I was in record store. It was long time ago when you could listen to the LPs before you bought it. I bought this LP for Race with the Devil. I also bought a Rory Gallagher, TASTE, LP for the song Blister on the Moon.  I cant think of one song or LP without thinking of the other.. Both very good songs and very innovated groups.

[deadfiero]

Ginger didn't hire anyone, he was asked to join Three

Man Army and we changed the name to Baker Gurvitz Army

[progjazzfusion]

sounds like Cream...singer sounds like a more soulful clapton, and the vocal intro just like the White Room intro. No one Baker hired these guys for his "baker gurvitz army".

[deadfiero]

not in gun , firebird's were army

[slant40]

Great stuff! Never seen Adrian with an LP -he has always used a Firebird of some sort

[deadfiero]

thanks, you are welcome

[Circuit7Active]

I never thought I'd ever see a video of this great band from the past. Thanks so much!!

[anburkov]

Спасибо, отличная группа!

[deadfiero]

yup

[Phyton69]

the hair are awsome

:D

[deadfiero]

thanks

[ophGR]

Awesome!

[MazterGuitarz]

Classical, and grasp this,

all modern rock is origin from this bands and era!

[ophGR]

Yeah right! I totally agree!

[NISHIDA1970]

I'm japanese but this sound is cool!

like it more listen another one

[Simen113]

Awesomeness

[deadfiero]

thanx

[glaxev]

this reminds me of my encounter with a devil/deamon spirit sometime last week, scary shit, but throughout the whole time this song was playing in my head. mental

[davetowers1]

That riff is just priceless. It invokes memories, but even if it didn't it ranks alongside the smoke on the water riff - just class from every pore!