''Hotgun'' is an album purported to be the self-titled debut record of a band called Hotgun, released by tax-scam label
Guinness Records. The album is actually a composite, combining demo recordings made by members of a Nashville area band called Ethos (
R. Stevie Moore
Robert Steven Moore (born January 18, 1952) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter who pioneered lo-fi (or "DIY") music. Often called the "godfather of home recording", he is one of the most recognized artists of the cas ...
, Victor Lovera, Roger Ferguson & Billy Anderson), with
cover versions of popular songs recorded by employees of Nashville recording studio, Audio Media, originally intended for
compilation album
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s.
Album release
As the release of a tax scam label, the album came with minimal documentation. While all of the cover versions were credited to the correct
songwriters, the original songs were all credited to Victor Lovera, a friend and collaborator of R. Stevie Moore's and fellow member of the band Ethos when in actuality only the two solo acoustic songs ("Joe Pepitone" and "My Father's Son") were written by Lovera himself, with the other original songs being collaborations between Lovera and Moore.
Bart Bealmear, with the aid of R. Stevie Moore and former Audio Media owner Paul Whitehead, was able to determine just how the three Ethos songs ("Show Business", "Nashville Bats" and "Love Graph"), all recorded at the Audio Media studio in 1973, found their way onto the album. It appears that the studio held onto copies of the recordings, which were in a style that was different from that dominating Nashville at the time and sold them to Guinness Records along with several cover versions of
top 40 hits recorded by Audio Media employees for discount compilation albums, to recoup the recording costs. The two Lovera solo acoustic songs were recorded around two years prior to the Ethos songs at Tree Publishing, another Nashville area recording studio and were most likely provided to Guinness Records under similar circumstances to the other songs on the album.
Production notes
According to the liner notes, the album was released on Guinness Records and distributed by Dellwood Records. Its Guinness Catalogue Number is GNS 36014.
Track listing
Side one
# "Joe Pepitone"
# "Show Business"
# "
Whatever Gets You thru the Night"
# "Nashville Bats"
# "My Father's Son"
Side two
# "Love Graph"
# "
Silly Love Songs"
# "
Afternoon Delight
"Afternoon Delight" is a hit song recorded by Starland Vocal Band, known for its close harmony and sexually suggestive wordplay. It was written by Bill Danoff, one of the members of the band.
"Afternoon Delight" charted well in New Zealand, pea ...
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# "Fallin' in Love"
# "Straight Shootin' Woman"
See also
* ''
Made from Plate
''Made From Plate'' is an album released by tax-scam label Tiger Lily Records as the debut album of a band called Onion. In reality, like ''Hotgun'', released by Guinness Records the album was a composite, created from unpublished demo recording ...
'' – an album released by Tiger Lily Records as a band's debut album which was in reality a compilation album.
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External links
Album page at DiscogsHome of the Nashville Bats - Released on YouTube with permission of R. Stevie Moore
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R. Stevie Moore albums
1977 albums
Guinness Records albums