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 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
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!
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
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.
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.
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..
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 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.
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 '.
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
First of all, you don't really know this track if you haven't heard it on vinyl. Computer, mp3, cd, forget it. This was issued on vinyl in '69, and I still have the original album, which has been played countless times by me, and still is, 44 years after it's release. . It helps if you have a drink in your hand. The track has raw driving power, some of the most exciting lead guitar you can ever let loose in your head, and is just a headlong hurtle into destination.
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!
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.
Crazy Arthur Brown meets Cream. They dont make 'em like they used to!
1968. An absolute master class in music.
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!
Back here listening to this classic again, it never ages! Great guitar playing.
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 :)
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
Still listening to this one after all there years…a true classic!
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
Holy crap this was ahead
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!
Great to hear this song again after many years still sounds fkng amazing even after so many decades down the line!
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?
Still a fantastic song! I was 15 and I loved it! Still do!
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!
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 !🇵🇱🇩🇪
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
Toute ma jeunesse
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.
Great Song..., Heavy Metal at its finest..., pure Gun-Power!
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!
Einfach ein spitzen Sound, gibt es nicht mehr solche Bands... war eine gute Zeit für die Musik
Still have my original Gun albums. Always was cool to listen to.Still is.
The first single I ever bought ❤❤❤
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"
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!
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....................
This song stacks up well today , love the last min riff , out of this world 🤘
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..
Top hit ever ....i collect this single , i always get it , 40 years later !!!!
Remember This Band on TOTP back in 1960s when I was at School. Great one.
I remember this song at the time and just loved that riff
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.
Die Jungs waren ihrer Zeit weit voraus. Bester Symphonie Rock !!
☝️👍👍👍😉🎸🎸🎸🎸
Thanks for this posting. a great old record and a great video.
I was 4 years old when this came out and the laugh terrified me!!!!
Fabulous, loved this song for so long, never seen them before though 👍😀
Shout out to Danny Sexbang for continuing to introduce us to great music from yesteryear
Had this on a cassette when I was a kid,... am still and forever impressed by this laugh and guitar solo
Saw the gun at lyceum London 69 great band.
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!
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.
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 !!!
Fabuleux morceau...pour ceux qui s'en souviennent !
Hotelcalifornia Razor a
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.
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.
Thanks Danny for letting me discover awesome bands
Brilliant playing
Still good with a brownie. Tape recorded valve amps - amazing !
One thumb up is not enough for this great song...
Sublime morceau de Hard Rock qui restera dans les mémoires............. C'était -51 ans avant Covid.
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 '.
Fantastic version.
My one time only request on Sounds of the Sixties with good old Brian Matthew on Radio 2
thank you danny
GREAT band great song
The best music guitar fade out EVER...
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 grew up with the judas priest version and it was my favourite song since i can think.... the original is so awesome too!
I saw them play this at the Sally in Perth in 1969 they were a good live band.
Wished l had been there
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.
A really BOMB in the 1969!!!!!!
My first album. I bought it on the corner of Fleet st. 🇬🇧 London. Far ahead of its time. I was just 15 years old.
Wieczorna Warszawa - taką właśnie lubimy ją oglądać
I just love this record it makes me think of someone riding a race horse at full gallop
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
I used to play with the drummers son in Tony Hill's Fiction (we've just reformed by-the-way). Great track
First time I listened this song was from Girlschool! I thought it was there song and now I find out it’s a cover 😮
thanks danny
The best of the best. I love this stuff!
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 :)
We were so lucky back in the day
The laugh is the best. It makes the song different. It gives it that little bit of the evil it needs for the title.
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.
Heard this as question on Ken Bruce's Popmaster quiz this morning, then I looked it up. Brilliant guitar playing. Great riff.
Super classic song 👌🎸🎸🎶🥁🎙️
Fantastic hardrock in 1968! 😛😲👍
awesome,amazing,love this song
ive always loved this.
60s-70s pre-Metal Prog Rocks were great.
Like Black Sabbath with a funky horn section!
thanks dan for showing me this
Saw them once when this was in the charts, Narbeth or Tenby somewhere down there, they were very good and very loud
Great lyrics on the laughter
So this is the early form of heavy metal. Damn!
Absolutely fantastic!
Poignant and timeless observations from a band that held to its artistic integrity in the face of growing musical adversity. Love it!
Adrian Gurvitz out front on guitar....gonna write a classic!!
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 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.
Zajebisty kawałek
Just love this record 😊
I bought the single when it was first released
First of all, you don't really know this track if you haven't heard it on vinyl. Computer, mp3, cd, forget it. This was issued on vinyl in '69, and I still have the original album, which has been played countless times by me, and still is, 44 years after it's release. . It helps if you have a drink in your hand. The track has raw driving power, some of the most exciting lead guitar you can ever let loose in your head, and is just a headlong hurtle into destination.
brilliant write up !!
yup love this single and the green manalishe
Well that's a shame, I don't think I'll ever own a record player. It sounds pretty damn good on my beats headphone though.
Cute old man
Then upload the fuckin vinyl rip!
the gun avec ce titre incroyable !magnifique .....
de aca viene el heavy metal