Son of a Gun (EP)

Son of a Gun
EP by The Vaselines
Released	14 August 1987
Recorded	March 1987, Berkeley Street Studios, Glasgow
Genre	Indie Rock
Label	53rd & 3rd
Producer	Stephen Pastel The Vaselines
The Vaselines chronology
Son of a Gun (1987) Dying for It (1988)

Son of A Gun is the debut extended play single by Glasgow alternative rock group The Vaselines. The title-song of this EP came to a wider audience after Nirvana covered it, along with "Molly's Lips", on their compilation album Incesticide. "You Think You're A Man" is a cover of a song written by the cult-film actor Divine, while the other two were written by Frances McKee and Eugene Kelly.

Track listing

All songs written by Kelly and McKee except where noted.

Side A

1. "Son of a Gun"
2. "Rory Rides Me Raw"

Side B

1. "You Think You're a Man" (Geoff Deane)

Personnel

• Eugene Kelly — vocals, guitars
• Frances McKee — vocals, guitars

Additional personnel

• Aggi Wright — keyboards on "Son of A Gun"
• Stephen Pastel - Producer, Additional guitar on "You Think You're A Man"
• Gordon Rintoul — engineer

Legacy

A reggae version of the title track was released on the Little Roy album Battle for Seattle in 2011.