{"product_id":"the-gun-gun","title":"The Gun - Gun","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1968, brothers Paul and Adrian Gurvitz and Louie Farrell started the band The Gun, a British band who are seen as one of the biggest influences on many hard rock and metal giants from the seventies and eighties.\u003cbr\u003eThe band emerged from the 1965 rock band The Knack.\u003cbr\u003eUnder this name they already supported bands such as Pink\u003cbr\u003eFloyd, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown and Tomorrow.\u003cbr\u003eAfter the name change in 1967, the band immediately signed with CBS and scored a top 10 hit in the UK Single Chart with “Race with the Devil”.\u003cbr\u003eThey founded a crossroads between blues rock, progressive and metal.\u003cbr\u003eThe power trio created one of the best kept secrets from the sixties.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite disbanding in 1970, their influence was huge.\u003cbr\u003eFor example, Jimi Hendrix quoted the hit songs riff at the iconic Isle of Wight Festival concert.\u003cbr\u003eBut also, Judas Priest, Status Quo, and Girlschool covered the band.\u003cbr\u003eIt is safe to say The Gun was a huge influence on the British hard rock scene and their debut album is still regarded\u003cbr\u003eas a must have among rock collectors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGun is available as a limited edition of 1000 individually numbered copies on smokey coloured vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MUSIC ON VINYL","offers":[{"title":"Limited Edition 180G Smokey Colour Vinyl","offer_id":53242154844487,"sku":"TRI-69995","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/9779\/5655\/files\/3a7e8530a0934748131bee7a7054aba1.jpg?v=1769705355","url":"https:\/\/towerrecords.ie\/products\/the-gun-gun","provider":"Tower Records Dublin Ireland","version":"1.0","type":"link"}