:Gimme Some Head
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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. {{Citation|title=GG Allin – Gimme Some Head B/W Dead Or Alive (1981, Vinyl)|url=https://www.discogs.com/GG-Allin-Gimme-Some-Head-BW-Dead-Or-Alive/release/1054977|language=en|access-date=2021-02-13}}
History
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|date=January 2019}} 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|date=January 2019}}
Personnel
- 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
- 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
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- https://www.discogs.com/GG-Allin-Gimme-Some-Head-BW-Dead-Or-Alive/release/1054977
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