The Gun Club/Jeffrey Lee Pierce

Content: Jeff did not manage to finish the book before he died in 1996. Gene Temesy did his most to bring order to what was available. The second half of the book has all Jeff's lyrics. Also contains 8 pages of B/W photos (22) and reproductions of concert ads (3). Forewords by Kid Congo, Keith Morris and Gene Temesy.

Format: Softback. Matte cover. 300 pages.

• 2.13.61 -ISBN 1-880985-60-8 (US, Aug-98)

Content: Jeff did not manage to finish the book before he died in 1996. Gene Temesy did his most to bring order to what was available. The second half of the book has all Jeff's lyrics. Also contains 8 pages of B/W photos (34) and reproductions of concert ads (8). Forewords by Kid Congo, Keith Morris, Gene Temesy, Bob Forrest, Texacala Jones, Tony Chmelik and Jacqui Pierce.

Note: Reprint by Creeping Ritual (aka Jacqui Pierce, Jeff's sister).

Format: Softback. Glossy cover. 318 pages.

• Creeping Ritual -ISBN 0-692-91553-2 (US, 08-Nov-17)

Content: Long time German fan Jürgen Fuchs tells the well known history of the band in 80 pages, with several references to live tapes/CDRs and their setlists; adding a discography (official and bootleg releases) in 100 pages and a videography in 10 pages. Written in German.

Note: Is only printed on demand (i.e. after your order).

Format: Hardback. 200 pages.

• Pro BUSINESS Verlag -ISBN 978-3-86805-294-7 (DE,Jan-09)

Content: Photobook containing 144 Black&White photos taken by photographer Mick Mercer @ The Lyceum show in London on 04-Dec-83.

Note: Is only printed on demand (i.e. after your order). Reproduction of the photos in the standard edition is rather poor.

Format: Paperback.

• Lulu.com -ISBN 1014988-1418533 (US,2010) Heavy gloss A4-size ed. 88 pages.
• Lulu.com -ISBN 1014988-1418533 (US,2010) Heavy gloss US Letter-size ed. 88 pages.
• Lulu.com -ISBN 1014988-1418533 (US,2010) Standard matte ed. 104 pages.

Content: A selection of Carls own photographs, including portraits and live shots of Iggy Pop, Sonic Youth, Lydia Lunch, Richard Kern, Nick Zedd, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, The Gun Club (4 photos), The Cramps, Alex Chilton, The Church, The Go-Betweens, Long Ryders, Died Pretty, The Scientists, The Saints, John Lydon, Patricia Morrison with the Legendary Stardust Cowboy, New Order, The Godfathers, Genesis P-Orridge, Henry Rollins, Pere Ubu, and many more.

Format: Paperback. 120 pages.

• Trapart -ISBN 978-9198018707 (SE,21-May-12)

Content: Novelist Marc Sastre tells the story of the Jeffrey Lee Pierce and his band The Gun Club. The ups and downs, the musical influences, the end. With input from former band members Ward Dotson, Jim Duckworth, Dee Pop, Simon Fish, Mike Martt and others like Patrick Mathé (New Rose records), Cypress Grove, Craig Leon, Peer Rave, Pleasant Gehman, Texacala Jones, and (sister) Jacqui Pierce. Written in French.

Format: Paperback. 154 pages.

• Les Fondeurs Brisques -ISBN 978-2916749358 (FR,11-Oct-13)

Content: 24 crime stories inspired by Jeffrey's song (titles). Preface by Cypress Grove, edited by Jean-Noël Levavasseur. Includes 5 black/white live photos. Written in French.

Format: Paperback. 268 pages.

• Camion Blanc -ISBN 978-235779-679-9 (FR,15-Mar-15)

Content: Terry's inside account of the original punk rock music scene in Hollywood (1977-1984) and his time as drummer in two legendary LA punk groups, Bags and Gun Club. The last 150 pages are about his time with Jeffrey Lee Pierce's Gun Club.

Format: Paperback. 400 pages.

• Lost World Press -ISBN 978-0-9992470-0-6 (US,30-Jul-17)

Content: Brian Tristan's intimate, coming-of-age memoir, detailing his experiences as a young, queer Mexican-American in 1970s Los Angeles through his rise as the legendary guitarist Kid Congo Powers in bands like The Cramps, The Bad Seeds, Congo Norvell and the Gun Club. The book mainly covers his time in The Gun Club.

Format: Hard cover. 260 pages.

• Hachette Books -ISBN 978-0306828027 (US,18-Oct-22)
• Omnibus Press -ISBN 978-1913172893 (UK,20-Oct-22)

Content: Jeffrey Lee Pierce used to write for Slash magazine from August 1979 to July 1980. He covered mainly Jamaican reggae artists, some blues artists and LA punk bands.

Slash was a punk rock related fanzine published by Steve Samiof and Melanie Nissen in the United States from May, 1977 to September, 1980. The magazine was a large-format tabloid focusing on the Los Angeles punk/new wave scene, but also covering the scenes in San Francisco, New York and London. Writers Claude "Kickboy Face" Bessy (from France), Craig Lee, Richard Meltzer, Jeffrey Lee Pierce, Chris D., Phast Phreddie, and Pleasant Gehman, and cartoonist Gary Panter were among the major contributors. Photo contributors included David Arnoff, Ed Colver, Jenny Lens, Ann Summa, coeditor Philomena Winstanley and many more..

Note: Long out of print. I've scanned all Jeff's writings for Slash. They can be viewed here in pdf format (8MB).

Content: Jack On Fire (#1-3) and later Gunfire (#4-15) was the quarterly zine issued by Gene Temesy, president of the US fan club, which ran from 1988 till 1998. Each issue was stacked with exclusive and insightful interviews with all key players in and around the band, as well as tons of great photos.

Issue #1 1988- interview with Jeff and Kid; #2 Fall 88- interview with Dee Pop; #3 Winter 88/89- interview with Chris Stein; #4 Spring 89- interview with Jim Duckworth; #5 Summer 89- interview with Texacala Jones, Claude Bessy and Phast Phreddie; #6 Fall 89- interview with Kid Congo Powers; #7 Spring 90- interview with Kid Congo Powers and Phast Phreddie; #8 Summer 91- interview with Keith Morris and Spencer Jones; #9 Spring 92- interview with John Doe, Dieter Van Denzel and Paul Rennaults, Peter Weening; #10 Late 92- interview with Peter Case and Bob Forrest; #11 Fall 93- international discography; #12 Spring 94- interview with Dave Alvin and Robert Marche; #13 Winter 95- Video guide; #14 Fall 96 -interview with Pleasant Gehman, Billy Pommer Jr and Phil Alvin; #15 August 98- interview with Elisabeth Montague, Mike Vague, Brendan Mullan and Mike Martt.

Note: Long out of print, and fetching crazy prices on auction sites. I've scanned all issues (85 pages), except for the first (which I don't have). They can be viewed here in pdf format (42MB).

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