I saw this Band In 1969 at the Paradiso , Amsterdam and saw a GREAT show under the influence of good smoking dope offcourse !!!! What a great time we were livin in !!!! I wish I could go back again Hehe.
I guess that is why it stands as a house. Todays "music" is nothing but a house of cards.I guess that is why it stands as a house. Todays "music" is nothing but a paper house.
При всём моём уважении к ранним Блэк Сэббэт эта вещь уделывает их на пару голов! Храню эту дебютную пластинку (от поляков) до сих пор и с удовольствием слушаю!
I am 53 now and my dad had the single when I was about 5 in 1969, I remember it so clearly, the words Race With The Devil and that insane laughter frightened the life out of me and gave me nightmares! I was exposed to way too many horror films! lol
Peter, like me you show your age! I call 'em groups too, but 'band' is the 'in' word the days, eh? Back then they were all 'groups' though, and that was good enough for me too! Really annoys me when nowadays they call these namby-pamby boy and girl groups 'bands' though. A 'band' is a group who actually play instruments, not stand around wiggling as they each take their turn to justify their presence by singing their little bit. Long live the past and real music.
@@HonoraryGreek That's what I say is the difference between "REAL TALENT" and flash in the pans. Real music includes instruments, not just kids and young adult getting up singing bits to computerized noise and using autotune to make their crappy voice sound like every other pop star!
Written by my mates Dad Johnny Goodison, formerly of the original line up of ‘Brotherhood of Man’, where he co-wrote ‘United we Stand’. He also wrote for Status Quo and the Bay City Rollers. Sadly my mate Paul(Goody) and his Dad are no longer with us. RIP x
I used to sit next to my old friend Brian "Louie" Farell at Mayfield Boys back in the day, always tapping on his desk and his drum kit in his basement. Never knew he was in "The Gun" until today. Only 55 years too late, but well done mate great track.
I PLAYED THIS ALBUM SO MUCH I DAM NEAR WORE IT OUT !! I STILL HAVE THE ALBUM AND THE CD OF GUN AND THEIR 2ND ALBUM , GUNSITE !! PAUL AND HIS BROTHER ADRIAN GURVITZ , LATER CHANGED 2 CURTIS , FORMED GUN IN THE 60'S . I JOINED A BAND WHO PLAYED THEIR HIT GUN , I HAD 2 LEARN THE DRUM PARTS 2 A T , 1 OF THE HARDEST DRUM BEATS I EVER HAD 2 LEARN !! STILL PLAY THE GUN CD AND LOVE IT LIKE I DID THE FIRST TIME I HEARD IT !!
The Gurvitz brothers teamed up with GingerBaker to form Baker Gurvitz Army..later 3 man army,and joined moody blues drummer Graeme edge to form the Graeme Edge band featuring Adrian Gurvitz,Adrian later had a big solo hit single with "Classic"
Familiar with Girlschool and Judas Priest's cover versions but NOT the original until now - this is impressively fast and heavy for a song written in the 1960's. I also love the guitarist's afro + sideburns combination.
Hooked at age 13 by that brilliant little guitar 'squeal' @ 1.24....seeing Adrian Gurvitz live tonight - tempted to ask him to sign the sleeve of my copy of this amazing 45. Thanks for sharing this.
Without a doubt ! I stood 3' from him at the Mayfair, Newcastle when he blasted this out on his Gibson Gold top ! i'm 70 now and his performance was un -forgettable. ps i still have the single. It has to be 54 years ago.
I grew up with Adrian Gurvitz's song "Classic" and just a knowledge that he'd had some big hit in the 1960s but not actually knowing it was a rock track like this..
Saw them 69 in Berlin, my lost Youth... Wiki writes: As the lead guitarist and singer of the band The Gun, Gurvitz had his first major hit with "Race with the Devil" at age 18. Issued as a single in October 1968, it reached the Top 10 in the UK Singles Chart and, in March 1969, it also became a big hit in many European countries.[10] Jimi Hendrix quoted the song's riff during his song "Machine Gun" at the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970.
Whenever i play this song, or Magnum's Invasion for young rock fans it always blows their minds that people were playing this kind of music back in the 'Jurassic Period '.
I thought Girlschool was covering Black Oak Arkansas. I thought Girlschool changed up the "original" and made it better, but it turns out Black Oak Arkansas actually changed up the original and made it worse, and Girlschool made it better again.
a great record which has triggered great memories for me. When this record was around i was only 9 years old. A super record which featured the great Adrian Gurvitz you know the classic geezer from 1982.
@@Sillimant_ On the radio??? Where do you live? Never heard it in the 55 years I've been around, but to be fair, I DO live in Canada and wasn't exposed to a lot of US underground or obscure stuff back in the 70's or 80;s
ONE OF MY TOP 100 ROCK CLASSICS FAVORITES. NEXT AFTER THIS ONE IS LOVE SCULPTURE - SABRE DANCE., BLACK SABBATH - PARANOID, DEEP PURPLE - BLACK NIGHT, ROLLING STONES - PAINT IT BLACK
There was no "prog" or ""metal" when this recording was made, so The Gun did BOTH. An incredible exploration that works! Yes, the vinyl sounds worlds better as did so many rock recordings of the period. Of particular note are the amazing trumpet parts throughout the album which make a unique combination with the blazing guitar and Adrian Gurvitz was probably the most successful white boy who ever wore a Fro. I wouldn't take the condescending commentary of Andy Thomas too seriously. Ginger Baker didn't get along with ANYBODY!! Read up on the photo sessions for GOODBYE CREAM and you'll learn how impossible he was to work with. THE GUN later became THREE MAN ARMY who also did some stellar hard rock recordings and yes, I have to agree that Baker/Gurvitz Army was quite a disappointment. The first GUN album is absolute classic and its use of multi-tracked guitar has STILL never been equaled anywhere.
Check into "Blue Cheer" 1968 1969.. their cover of summertime blues, or original out of focus.. in fact they even appeared on American Bandstand in '68 (very unusual for them).lots of metal bands then, but they called it "underground rock".. because most radio stations wouldn't play their music, so they relied on wom, through live performances, and the few FM stations around..
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Man. This song was way ahead of it's time. Fantastic.
Very heavy for 1969 good tune.
Not ahead. Just in time. 69 at his best
just can't stop listening this!
Однозначно!
1968. An absolute master class in music.
I saw this Band In 1969 at the Paradiso , Amsterdam and saw a GREAT show under the influence of good smoking dope offcourse !!!! What a great time we were livin in !!!! I wish I could go back again Hehe.
Great song. Why doesn't this funky proto-heavy-metal song get any radio play today? It's so damn good.
It's the same with "Run Run Run" Jo jo Gunne. Never gets airplay.
my generation
heard in today on a german radio station :)
Crazy Arthur Brown meets Cream. They dont make 'em like they used to!
I literally did NOT know until about 5 minutes ago that the GIRLSCHOOL version of this was actually a COVER.Thank you ClassicRockVideo.
Same here 😃😃
I had the Same reaction
Girlscool Version is infimately better
@@ianmatthews3041 Get a life!
@@louiefarrell4412 I have a lifebthank you!
I also stand by what I said!
Classic track, more than 50 years old but it still stands as a house. Love it!
I guess that is why it stands as a house. Todays "music" is nothing but a house of cards.I guess that is why it stands as a house. Todays "music" is nothing but a paper house.
Mam prawie 70 lat i znam historię tego zespołu to dom zrzelbetonu a nie z papieru
При всём моём уважении к ранним Блэк Сэббэт эта вещь уделывает их на пару голов! Храню эту дебютную пластинку (от поляков) до сих пор и с удовольствием слушаю!
The first record that I heard with that incredible guitar sound...gotta be one of the earliest ever heavy music singles
I am 53 now and my dad had the single when I was about 5 in 1969, I remember it so clearly, the words Race With The Devil and that insane laughter frightened the life out of me and gave me nightmares! I was exposed to way too many horror films! lol
Back here listening to this classic again, it never ages! Great guitar playing.
Конец 70 ых, учился в школе, где то услышал эту, вещь, реально башню снесло, мощная песня. Long live Rock n roll.
Как молоды мы были... а что теперь? Неужели старость, и жизнь пролетает?
Saw the group in Bristol about this time. I told them they were one of the most powerful group of three i had heard live, brilliant group.
Ahhhh, memories a. Thanks Louie.
Peter, like me you show your age! I call 'em groups too, but 'band' is the 'in' word the days, eh? Back then they were all 'groups' though, and that was good enough for me too! Really annoys me when nowadays they call these namby-pamby boy and girl groups 'bands' though. A 'band' is a group who actually play instruments, not stand around wiggling as they each take their turn to justify their presence by singing their little bit. Long live the past and real music.
@@HonoraryGreek That's what I say is the difference between "REAL TALENT" and flash in the pans. Real music includes instruments, not just kids and young adult getting up singing bits to computerized noise and using autotune to make their crappy voice sound like every other pop star!
Holy crap this was ahead
My Youth ! Bought the LP in Poland and listened it every day ! Great ! East🇩🇪🎸🇩🇪⚡️
greetings from Poland!
Pan Biznesmen Thank you. A Great Country - i Love Poland !🇵🇱🇩🇪
Still listening to this one after all there years…a true classic!
Great to hear this song again after many years still sounds fkng amazing even after so many decades down the line!
Written by my mates Dad Johnny Goodison, formerly of the original line up of ‘Brotherhood of Man’, where he co-wrote ‘United we Stand’.
He also wrote for Status Quo and the Bay City Rollers.
Sadly my mate Paul(Goody) and his Dad are no longer with us. RIP x
...well... according to the the record sleeve I have, Gurvitz is credited as writing the song.
Well, you know he wrote a classic
Still a fantastic song! I was 15 and I loved it! Still do!
I used to sit next to my old friend Brian "Louie" Farell at Mayfield Boys back in the day, always tapping on his desk and his drum kit in his basement. Never knew he was in "The Gun" until today. Only 55 years too late, but well done mate great track.
He lived in Goodmayes, near the library!
just another exaple that the best music was made way before i was even born
I PLAYED THIS ALBUM SO MUCH I DAM NEAR WORE IT OUT !! I STILL HAVE THE ALBUM AND THE CD OF GUN AND THEIR 2ND ALBUM , GUNSITE !! PAUL AND HIS BROTHER ADRIAN GURVITZ , LATER CHANGED 2 CURTIS , FORMED GUN IN THE 60'S . I JOINED A BAND WHO PLAYED THEIR HIT GUN , I HAD 2 LEARN THE DRUM PARTS 2 A T , 1 OF THE HARDEST DRUM BEATS I EVER HAD 2 LEARN !! STILL PLAY THE GUN CD AND LOVE IT LIKE I DID THE FIRST TIME I HEARD IT !!
The Gurvitz brothers teamed up with GingerBaker to form Baker Gurvitz Army..later 3 man army,and joined moody blues drummer Graeme edge to form the Graeme Edge band featuring Adrian Gurvitz,Adrian later had a big solo hit single with "Classic"
The first single I ever bought ❤❤❤
Toute ma jeunesse
Familiar with Girlschool and Judas Priest's cover versions but NOT the original until now - this is impressively fast and heavy for a song written in the 1960's. I also love the guitarist's afro + sideburns combination.
this IS the best version.by far....................
Hooked at age 13 by that brilliant little guitar 'squeal' @ 1.24....seeing Adrian Gurvitz live tonight - tempted to ask him to sign the sleeve of my copy of this amazing 45. Thanks for sharing this.
Still have my original Gun albums. Always was cool to listen to.Still is.
Einfach ein spitzen Sound, gibt es nicht mehr solche Bands... war eine gute Zeit für die Musik
Thank you for posting this; the song and performance are brilliant! I never knew that during the Tom Baker era Doctor Who played rock in the TARDIS!
This would have been Patrick Troughton era - the 2nd Doctor!
Great Song..., Heavy Metal at its finest..., pure Gun-Power!
Die Jungs waren ihrer Zeit weit voraus. Bester Symphonie Rock !!
☝️👍👍👍😉🎸🎸🎸🎸
Remember This Band on TOTP back in 1960s when I was at School. Great one.
I was 4 years old when this came out and the laugh terrified me!!!!
This song stacks up well today , love the last min riff , out of this world 🤘
The first time I saw Gun was at The Marquee and the lead singer was the barman at La Chasse drinks club in Wardour Street.
His name was Jon Anderson.
Adrian Gurvitz, world class guitarist!!
Without a doubt ! I stood 3' from him at the Mayfair, Newcastle when he blasted this out on his Gibson Gold top ! i'm 70 now and his performance was un -forgettable. ps i still have the single. It has to be 54 years ago.
Top hit ever ....i collect this single , i always get it , 40 years later !!!!
Shout out to Danny Sexbang for continuing to introduce us to great music from yesteryear
I grew up with Adrian Gurvitz's song "Classic" and just a knowledge that he'd had some big hit in the 1960s but not actually knowing it was a rock track like this..
Saw the gun at lyceum London 69 great band.
I remember this song at the time and just loved that riff
One thumb up is not enough for this great song...
Had this on a cassette when I was a kid,... am still and forever impressed by this laugh and guitar solo
Fabulous, loved this song for so long, never seen them before though 👍😀
Thanks for this posting. a great old record and a great video.
Brilliant playing
Saw them 69 in Berlin, my lost Youth...
Wiki writes: As the lead guitarist and singer of the band The Gun, Gurvitz had his first major hit with "Race with the Devil" at age 18. Issued as a single in October 1968, it reached the Top 10 in the UK Singles Chart and, in March 1969, it also became a big hit in many European countries.[10] Jimi Hendrix quoted the song's riff during his song "Machine Gun" at the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970.
Fabuleux morceau...pour ceux qui s'en souviennent !
Hotelcalifornia Razor a
Whenever i play this song, or Magnum's Invasion for young rock fans it always blows their minds that people were playing this kind of music back in the 'Jurassic Period '.
I saw them play this at the Sally in Perth in 1969 they were a good live band.
Wished l had been there
I just love this record it makes me think of someone riding a race horse at full gallop
Still good with a brownie. Tape recorded valve amps - amazing !
I thought that the Judas Priest version was the original but now i know it is not. wow!
Me too
I thought the same about the girl school version!!!
I thought Girlschool was covering Black Oak Arkansas. I thought Girlschool changed up the "original" and made it better, but it turns out Black Oak Arkansas actually changed up the original and made it worse, and Girlschool made it better again.
@@satomiwa No, ist was GUN, the Gurvitz Bros.
a great record which has triggered great memories for me. When this record was around i was only 9 years old. A super record which featured the great Adrian Gurvitz you know the classic geezer from 1982.
alan rabjohns I was 14 when I first heard it... last year... on the radio....
@@Sillimant_ On the radio??? Where do you live? Never heard it in the 55 years I've been around, but to be fair, I DO live in Canada and wasn't exposed to a lot of US underground or obscure stuff back in the 70's or 80;s
i bought this when it first came out. Jesus, the speed of it was something that made me want louder & faster until this very day.
Ha Me Too!
A really BOMB in the 1969!!!!!!
My one time only request on Sounds of the Sixties with good old Brian Matthew on Radio 2
Thanks Danny for letting me discover awesome bands
i grew up with the judas priest version and it was my favourite song since i can think.... the original is so awesome too!
ONE OF MY TOP 100 ROCK CLASSICS FAVORITES. NEXT AFTER THIS ONE IS LOVE SCULPTURE - SABRE DANCE., BLACK SABBATH - PARANOID, DEEP PURPLE - BLACK NIGHT, ROLLING STONES - PAINT IT BLACK
Fantastic version.
GREAT band great song
First time I listened this song was from Girlschool! I thought it was there song and now I find out it’s a cover 😮
The best music guitar fade out EVER...
thank you danny
My first album. I bought it on the corner of Fleet st. 🇬🇧 London. Far ahead of its time. I was just 15 years old.
Sublime morceau de Hard Rock qui restera dans les mémoires............. C'était -51 ans avant Covid.
Great band /song
Nice, I still have the old recording from that time in my collection. Great to see a video of this now. I had never seen.
Wieczorna Warszawa - taką właśnie lubimy ją oglądać
The laugh is the best. It makes the song different. It gives it that little bit of the evil it needs for the title.
We were so lucky back in the day
Fantastic hardrock in 1968! 😛😲👍
Super classic song 👌🎸🎸🎶🥁🎙️
It may have been said already but Their album cover artwork was the first by Roger Dean who did most of the Yes LP's
And the bass player did well on Flash, Peter Banks' group after he had been kicked out of Yes when they were still good.
Jon Anderson also sang with Gun for a short spell.
thanks danny
Heard this as question on Ken Bruce's Popmaster quiz this morning, then I looked it up. Brilliant guitar playing. Great riff.
60s-70s pre-Metal Prog Rocks were great.
I used to play with the drummers son in Tony Hill's Fiction (we've just reformed by-the-way). Great track
I guess I just liked the number .I still play it on my gigs and it goes down a storm. No slur intended on your good self .Regards John De Barra.
Pure heavy metal classic. nothing less.
AxHakker, This isn’t Heavy Metal lol. If anything, this is Proto Metal.
Proto-hard rock, arguably into early 1970s hard rock territory.
The album's cover though qualifies for early metal album covers :)
Avec mon pote Marcel, et avec les moyens de l'époque c'est un morceau que nous jouions au Capucin c’était la bonne époque
I could kick my wardrobe to death whilst listening to this.
i think i might be able too.if iwas still 28,when this single came out.
Il y a 49 ans c' était un des morceaux favoris que nous jouions le dimanche après-midi dans les thés dansants. Que de bons souvenirs !!!
Saw them once when this was in the charts, Narbeth or Tenby somewhere down there, they were very good and very loud
So this is the early form of heavy metal. Damn!
Adrian Gurvitz out front on guitar....gonna write a classic!!
Great lyrics on the laughter
There was no "prog" or ""metal" when this recording was made, so The Gun did BOTH. An incredible exploration that works! Yes, the vinyl sounds worlds better as did so many rock recordings of the period. Of particular note are the amazing trumpet parts throughout the album which make a unique combination with the blazing guitar and Adrian Gurvitz was probably the most successful white boy who ever wore a Fro. I wouldn't take the condescending commentary of Andy Thomas too seriously. Ginger Baker didn't get along with ANYBODY!! Read up on the photo sessions for GOODBYE CREAM and you'll learn how impossible he was to work with. THE GUN later became THREE MAN ARMY who also did some stellar hard rock recordings and yes, I have to agree that Baker/Gurvitz Army was quite a disappointment. The first GUN album is absolute classic and its use of multi-tracked guitar has STILL never been equaled anywhere.
Check into "Blue Cheer" 1968 1969.. their cover of summertime blues, or original out of focus.. in fact they even appeared on American Bandstand in '68 (very unusual for them).lots of metal bands then, but they called it "underground rock".. because most radio stations wouldn't play their music, so they relied on wom, through live performances, and the few FM stations around..
I had the 3 Albums by 3 man Army still great stuff when they Changes their Name from Curtis to Gurvitz 👍🎸💯
The best of the best. I love this stuff!
thanks dan for showing me this
Bob Daisley on bass = long live rock n roll
awesome,amazing,love this song
Like Black Sabbath with a funky horn section!
Absolutely fantastic!
高校の文化祭でやった曲。なつかしい。ギターのでんちゃん元気かなぁ。もう70歳。
月日の流れ早し。😂❤❤
ive always loved this.
I bought the single when it was first released
oooh I gotta Listen to some Rainbow again now, Dan
Que de souvenirs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pas mieux totalement oublié!!