Gun - Race With The Devil

Rare television appearance by Gun, 1969

[@fyorbane]

Man. This song was way ahead of it's time. Fantastic.

[@craigusselman546]

Very heavy for 1969 good tune.

[@gravityhbl]

Not ahead. Just in time. 69 at his best

[@andreyrushchenko2378]

just can't stop listening this!

[@user-mb7dw9ts3b]

Однозначно!

[@xiropigado]

1968. An absolute master class in music.

[@disagreeablesob]

I literally did NOT know until about 5 minutes ago that the GIRLSCHOOL version of this was actually a COVER.Thank you ClassicRockVideo.

[@hubert15176]

Same here 😃😃

[@Rupert_chiesa_gigliotti]

I had the Same reaction

[@ianmatthews3041]

Girlscool Version is infimately better

[@louiefarrell4412]

@@ianmatthews3041 Get a life!

[@ianmatthews3041]

@@louiefarrell4412 I have a lifebthank you! I also stand by what I said!

[@rogbow69]

The first record that I heard with that incredible guitar sound...gotta be one of the earliest ever heavy music singles

[@renevanleersum]

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.

[@anthonywilson508]

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

[@SmartCookie2022]

Great song. Why doesn't this funky proto-heavy-metal song get any radio play today? It's so damn good.

[@berserker2127]

It's the same with "Run Run Run" Jo jo Gunne. Never gets airplay.

[@GuyMontury]

my generation

[@tobiace6708]

heard in today on a german radio station :)

[@user-pw5uq3nr8w]

Конец 70 ых, учился в школе, где то услышал эту, вещь, реально башню снесло, мощная песня. Long live Rock n roll.

[@ivanhedgehog7100]

Как молоды мы были... а что теперь? Неужели старость, и жизнь пролетает?

[@richardpeej]

Back here listening to this classic again, it never ages! Great guitar playing.

[@paulblonk5819]

Classic track, more than 50 years old but it still stands as a house. Love it!

[@ThePaleGuy01]

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.

[@JerzyAbramowicz-dc3su]

Mam prawie 70 lat i znam historię tego zespołu to dom zrzelbetonu a nie z papieru

[@richardpeej]

Still listening to this one after all there years…a true classic!

[@peterhaynes97]

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.

[@louiefarrell4412]

Ahhhh, memories a. Thanks Louie.

[@HonoraryGreek]

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.

[@briansauer6695]

@@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!

[@erichnussbaum]

Still a fantastic song! I was 15 and I loved it! Still do!

[@Deedee-ee1sg]

Great to hear this song again after many years still sounds fkng amazing even after so many decades down the line!

[@petercolby5893]

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.

[@PhillipDawson-wf2qj]

He lived in Goodmayes, near the library!

[@derrotepaul3485]

My Youth ! Bought the LP in Poland and listened it every day ! Great ! East🇩🇪🎸🇩🇪⚡️

[@panbiznesmen2950]

greetings from Poland!

[@derrotepaul3485]

Pan Biznesmen Thank you. A Great Country - i Love Poland !🇵🇱🇩🇪

[@mitch6492]

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

[@totaltwit]

...well... according to the the record sleeve I have, Gurvitz is credited as writing the song.

[@urbandreamer5797]

Well, you know he wrote a classic

[@Thanatos724]

just another exaple that the best music was made way before i was even born

[@dj_grim]

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..

[@pantera6343]

This song stacks up well today , love the last min riff , out of this world 🤘

[@raffa8736]

Great band /song

[@harleykingman]

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 !!

[@brigader4heart272]

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"

[@FryPanMusic]

Remember This Band on TOTP back in 1960s when I was at School. Great one.

[@lemmykilmister1104]

Great Song..., Heavy Metal at its finest..., pure Gun-Power!

[@gloriagoldwell6077]

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!

[@darganx]

This would have been Patrick Troughton era - the 2nd Doctor!

[@anthonywilson508]

I was 4 years old when this came out and the laugh terrified me!!!!

[@Duplanmodular]

Had this on a cassette when I was a kid,... am still and forever impressed by this laugh and guitar solo

[@albertducroq9141]

Top hit ever ....i collect this single , i always get it , 40 years later !!!!

[@thormclongshaft]

Shout out to Danny Sexbang for continuing to introduce us to great music from yesteryear

[@edwardmarshall8871]

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!

[@ivanfojan8859]

Adrian Gurvitz, world class guitarist!!

[@rogernevin7461]

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.

[@popyflower]

Saw the gun at lyceum London 69 great band.

[@theodorkoerner436]

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.

[@susan8477]

Fabulous, loved this song for so long, never seen them before though 👍😀

[@ClubMarquee]

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.

[@conniconradi4392]

Einfach ein spitzen Sound, gibt es nicht mehr solche Bands... war eine gute Zeit für die Musik

[@ignaciocatalan6592]

Thanks Danny for letting me discover awesome bands

[@Macovic]

Holy crap this was ahead

[@lesterstringer]

I saw them play this at the Sally in Perth in 1969 they were a good live band.

[@billb3338]

Wished l had been there

[@hotelcaliforniarazor6950]

Fabuleux morceau...pour ceux qui s'en souviennent !

[@m0rtrg]

Hotelcalifornia Razor a

[@EisGlockner]

i grew up with the judas priest version and it was my favourite song since i can think.... the original is so awesome too!

[@ricwilliams9449]

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.

[@leggsuk49]

Ha Me Too!

[@kenderen3736]

Still have my original Gun albums. Always was cool to listen to.Still is.

[@alanrabjohns2187]

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_]

alan rabjohns I was 14 when I first heard it... last year... on the radio....

[@briansauer6695]

@@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

[@alan_biggins]

The first single I ever bought ❤❤❤

[@stevendimmock4791]

Thanks for this posting. a great old record and a great video.

[@grahamladeda8495]

My one time only request on Sounds of the Sixties with good old Brian Matthew on Radio 2

[@SorenOnNet]

The best of the best. I love this stuff!

[@albertdhellin9910]

Toute ma jeunesse

[@chromebull884]

I thought that the Judas Priest version was the original but now i know it is not. wow!

[@pietrobertocchi4981]

Me too

[@peterjohnstone7006]

I thought the same about the girl school version!!!

[@satomiwa]

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.

[@hwy-zi4wy]

@@satomiwa No, ist was GUN, the Gurvitz Bros.

[@alexanderguberman5415]

Heard this as question on Ken Bruce's Popmaster quiz this morning, then I looked it up. Brilliant guitar playing. Great riff.

[@mx_nana_banana]

thank you danny

[@Tsotha]

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.

[@alanthespy8973]

One thumb up is not enough for this great song...

[@muzichiendos]

Sublime morceau de Hard Rock qui restera dans les mémoires............. C'était -51 ans avant Covid.

[@SuperRicky1955]

A really BOMB in the 1969!!!!!!

[@bojuification]

The laugh is the best. It makes the song different. It gives it that little bit of the evil it needs for the title.

[@MikeBlitzMag]

Poignant and timeless observations from a band that held to its artistic integrity in the face of growing musical adversity. Love it!

[@robertlangley1664]

We were so lucky back in the day

[@JacquesMul]

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.

[@no-bv5jp]

Wieczorna Warszawa - taką właśnie lubimy ją oglądać

[@viking_boer8474]

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

[@romanslama8390]

Super classic song 👌🎸🎸🎶🥁🎙️

[@parkst.frankfranklin3986]

My first album. I bought it on the corner of Fleet st. 🇬🇧 London. Far ahead of its time. I was just 15 years old.

[@warrenvarker]

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

[@walterceuppens6988]

And the bass player did well on Flash, Peter Banks' group after he had been kicked out of Yes when they were still good.

[@bobinscotland]

Jon Anderson also sang with Gun for a short spell.

[@paulcooper5748]

ive always loved this.

[@izzir1910]

Absolutely fantastic!

[@razorsteel7242]

Like Black Sabbath with a funky horn section!

[@gerrittwentyone]

awesome,amazing,love this song

[@zanetaylor2173]

thanks danny

[@raffa8736]

GREAT band great song

[@martusskateh9537]

Fantastic hardrock in 1968! 😛😲👍

[@markoscar1888]

Adrian Gurvitz out front on guitar....gonna write a classic!!

[@fictionuk]

I used to play with the drummers son in Tony Hill's Fiction (we've just reformed by-the-way). Great track

[@nopoe_music]

thanks dan for showing me this

[@thinwelshman1]

Saw them once when this was in the charts, Narbeth or Tenby somewhere down there, they were very good and very loud

[@Rupert_chiesa_gigliotti]

First time I listened this song was from Girlschool! I thought it was there song and now I find out it’s a cover 😮

[@lucfouquet8456]

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 !!!

[@pervertedmind]

Still loving it!

[@johndebarra1]

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.

[@user-mb7dw9ts3b]

Супер!!! Моя любимая группа!!!❤

[@chrisriches4688]

I bought the single when it was first released

[@JerzyAbramowicz-dc3su]

Zajebisty kawałek

[@francocinalli3574]

Al fin algo de Gun en vivo!!!!! Nunca hubo nada. :))))))

[@jorgemarciel3430]

Q temon, muy buen tema... Tiene todo lo q se necesita en un clásico, grande GUN... Desde Chile.

[@luisantoniopalominogonzale6918]

Este tema también lo tocó JUDAS PRIEST le hizo un cover. , Excelente ambos

[@patricklemeur6360]

the gun avec ce titre incroyable !magnifique .....

[@madometal]

Great lyrics on the laughter

[@lexicomano]

Does anybody like the creepy crazy laugh? I just can't get enough. I love it.

[@traceyjackson3474]

I loved it I'm going to put it on my devil made me do it playlist ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya

[@meyberosa5977]

Essa música e frenética , gosto muito dela !! Essa banda e show !!!

[@AxHakker]

Pure heavy metal classic. nothing less.

[@metalheadgamer80]

AxHakker, This isn’t Heavy Metal lol. If anything, this is Proto Metal.

[@kenlee1416]

Proto-hard rock, arguably into early 1970s hard rock territory. The album's cover though qualifies for early metal album covers :)

[@funocean7326]

The bit before the 1st riff sounds like white room by cream so much it’s uncanny

[@robertbrown8362]

some say the first heavy rock single

[@brianalbert8541]

Helter Skelter

[@ibdaffy]

What a bullshit statement!

[@L.A55]

Watch "Blue Cheer" on American Bandstand a year before these guys 1968..cover of summertime blues..

[@grmpf]

Also, anything the Sonics did in '65.

[@tkp80]

Sound of imker: Train of doomsday

[@gaetanlandry5323]

Awesome, love it

[@paulmajor8865]

Girlschool covered the song in 1980. Adrian Gurvitz hit the U.K. no.8 spot some 13 years later with classic

[@clivewellings7606]

I was astonished when I first heard this in 1969. Heavy rock before heavy rock came out.

[@zaggy3110]

It's actually from 1968 It entered the UK chart on 23rd nov 1968 and peaked at number 8 In Germany and the Netherlands it was not on the charts until 1969.

[@dirtholetribune3313]

I could kick my wardrobe to death whilst listening to this.

[@manchild3479]

i think i might be able too.if iwas still 28,when this single came out.

[@Krageesh]

oooh I gotta Listen to some Rainbow again now, Dan

[@geoffsfc]

It's worth getting their double CD album of their material.

[@ralphmordhorst9906]

Did see than live. 1969 in Kiel Germany. I was 15 years old

[@davidkirby5044]

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.

[@L.A55]

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..

[@ronaldoroyal8443]

I had the 3 Albums by 3 man Army still great stuff when they Changes their Name from Curtis to Gurvitz 👍🎸💯