Gunsight CD

Gunsight Music

List Price	$23.99 (You save $4.20)
Category	Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock
Label	Repertoire
Orig Year	1969
All Time Sales Rank	112124
CD Universe Part number	1437400
Catalog number	4841
Discs	1
Release Date	Nov 15, 2002
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Producer	John Goodison
Personnel	Adrian Curtis - guitar Louis Farrell - percussion

Gunsight Songs

	1.	Head in the Clouds
	2.	Drown Yourself in the River
	3.	Angeline
	4.	Dreams and Screams
	5.	Situation Vacant
	6.	Hobo
	7.	Lady Link, Pt. 1
	8.	Oh Lady You
	9.	Lady Link, Pt. 2
	10.	Long Hair Wildman
	11.	Hobo
	12.	Don't Look Back
	13.	Runnin' Wild

Gunsight Music Review

Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars) 4 stars

4 stars Great 60s Band
That many have forgotten. Head in the Clouds and Situation Vacant are great songs from this album that I still listen too when thinking about the 60s and 70s.
Submitted by jlewis1037 (texas)
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