"Gimme Some Head" | ||||
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Single by GG Allin | ||||
B-side | "Dead Or Alive" | |||
Released | November 1, 1981 | |||
Recorded | Fall 1980[1] | |||
Studio | Dreamland Recording Studios | |||
Genre | ||||
Label | Orange | |||
Songwriter(s) | GG Allin | |||
GG Allin singles chronology | ||||
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"Gimme Some Head" is a single by American punk rock musician GG Allin. It was released through Orange Records on November 1, 1981 with "Dead Or Alive" as the B-side. [2]
History
[edit]It features members of his first backing band The Jabbers as well as Wayne Kramer and Dennis Thompson of proto-punk band the MC5 (credited as the MC2) on lead guitar and drums respectively. The recording sessions for the song took place in fall 1980; these sessions also produced a third song entitled "Occupational Hazard", which was not released until the 1990s when it began circulating on bootlegs as "Occupation".[citation needed] The single sold around a couple thousand copies at the time of its release, making it Allin’s best selling effort up until that point.[citation needed]
Personnel
[edit]- GG Allin - lead vocals
- Rob Basso - rhythm guitar
- Alan Chapple - bass
- Wayne Kramer - lead guitar (credited as MC2)
- Dennis "Machine Gun" Thompson - drums (credited as MC2)
Sources
[edit]- https://www.discogs.com/GG-Allin-Gimme-Some-Head-BW-Dead-Or-Alive/release/1054977
- http://www.kbdrecords.com/2006/11/05/gg-allin-gimme-some-head-7/
- https://www.allmusic.com/song/gimme-some-head-mt0003545197
References
[edit]- ^ "GG Allin & the Jabbers - DISCOGRAPHY". Blood Orange Records.
- ^ GG Allin – Gimme Some Head B/W Dead Or Alive (1981, Vinyl), retrieved 2021-02-13