Preaching The Blues
formerly known as "Goodbye Jeffrey Lee"
dedicated to the memory of Jeffrey Lee Pierce (1958-1996) and his work
The Magnix Archive of The Gun Club & Jeffrey Lee Pierce Live Recordings
(formerly known as The Gun Club Bootlegs & Tape/CD-R Trading Page)
by Ger Potze

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"From The Vaults" - The Gun Club & Jeffrey Lee Pierce radio special, November 2002


    Jeffrey Lee Pierce session, VPRO studio, Hilversum, The Netherlands, December 3, 1989
  1. I Asked For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) (Howlin' Wolf cover)

    The Gun Club live at Pandora's Music Box Festival, De Doelen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, September 22, 1984
  2. Give Up The Sun
  3. She's Like Heroin To Me

    Jeffrey Lee Pierce & René van Barneveld session for Nozems A Go Go, VPRO studio, March 4, 1992
  4. I'm Going Upstairs (John Lee Hooker cover)
  5. Be My Kid Blues (Elizabeth Johnson cover)
  6. L.A. County Jail Blues

    Jeffrey Lee Pierce session for Villa 65, VPRO studio, April 6, 1993
  7. Lucky Jim (with Romi Mori)
  8. Laughing (written by David Crosby)

    The Gun Club live at Tivoli, Utrecht, The Netherlands, March 25, 1992
  9. Little Wing (Jimi Hendrix cover)
  10. Yellow Eyes

    Jeffrey Lee Pierce Quartet live at Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, May 23, 1985
  11. Sex Killer
  12. Fire (Jimi Hendrix cover)
  13. Texas Serenade (incomplete)

Dutch radio special by VPRO's radioshow "Nighttrain"/"The VPRO Music Archives", November 22, 2002.
This was aired at special request of yours truly. However, I had no participation in compiling it.

Personal source: FM radio -> PC WAVe -> CD-R

Running time: approx. 58 mins.
Quality: very good/excellent

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"Preachin' The Blues..!"

    -Part 1-
  1. Pharoah Sanders - The Creator Has A Master Plan (1969)
  2. Don Nix - Goin' Down (1971)
  3. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley's A Gunslinger (1950's)
  4. Dr. John - Travelling Mood (1973, written and originally recorded by James 'Wee' Willie Wayne)
  5. Leadbelly - John Hardy (1930's)
  6. Robert Johnson - Preaching Blues (1936)

    -Part 2-

  7. The Opera Society & Chorus - My Man's Gone Now
  8. Son House - Preachin' The Blues
  9. Leadbelly - John Henry (twice)
  10. Leadbelly - Take This Hammer (a.k.a. Field Holler)
  11. Leadbelly - The Boll Weevil
  12. Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit
  13. Charlie Patton - Mississippi Bowevil Blues
  14. Charlie Patton - Pony Blues
  15. Lightnin' Hopkins - Goin' To Louisiana
  16. Howlin' Wolf - Moanin' At Midnight
  17. Jimi Hendrix - Fire
  18. Skip James - Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues
  19. The Droogs - Call Off Your Dogs
  20. Jimmie Rodgers - Muleskinner Blues
  21. Jimmie Rodgers - Waiting For A Train

    -Part 3-

  22. Chris D. & The Devine Horsemen - Hell's Belle (with JLP)
  23. Chris D. & The Devine Horsemen - Time Stands Still (with JLP)

    Jeremy Gluck with Nikki Sudden & Rowland S. Howard featuring Jeffrey Lee Pierce & Epic Soundtracks:

  24. Four Seasons Of Trouble
  25. Hymn
  26. All My Secrets
  27. Too Long (without JLP)
  28. Gone Free (without JLP)

  29. Chemical Co-Operation - Spiritual Sensation
  30. Chemical Co-Operation - Lost Vegas Pt. II
  31. Chemical Co-Operation - I'm Not Sure Roger's Ever Taken LSD
  32. Chemical Co-Operation - Because You Believe

A Jeffrey Lee Pierce originals and related various artists tape, compiled by David Bremer, who's the singer and harmonica-player on the last four tracks!

Personal source: various -> Tape

Running time: approx. 150 mins.
Quality: various (mostly very good)



Disclaimer: These recordings are not for sale from this site! Except official, and semi-official releases, these are only swapped amongst collectors.



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