Gimme Some Head
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| "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 | 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.
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]- "GG Allin – Gimme Some Head 7″". Archived from the original on 2020-10-20.
- Gimme Some Head - G.G. Allin
References
[edit]- ↑ "GG Allin & the Jabbers - Discography". Blood Orange Records.
