Silver Pistol

1972 studio album by Brinsley Schwarz

Silver Pistol

Studio album by

Brinsley Schwarz

Released

February 1972

Recorded

August 1971

Genre

Rock
Pub rock
Country rock

Length

41:12

Label

United Artists^[1]

Producer

Dave Robinson

Brinsley Schwarz chronology

Despite It All
(1970)

Silver Pistol
(1972)

Nervous on the Road
(1972)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+^[3]
Creem	B^[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[6]
Uncut	^[7]

Silver Pistol is an album by Brinsley Schwarz, released in 1972.^[8]^[9] It was the first album to include Ian Gomm.^[10]

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote: "Silver Pistol isn't the definitive pub rock album, but it is the first great record to surface from the scene. Like much of the first wave of pub rock, Silver Pistol is quiet, laid-back and low-key -- with its warm, rustic sound and a gentleness that infuses even the rockers, this is the closest to the Band that the Brinsleys got."^[2]

Record World said of the single "Nightingale" that "this lilting ballad is a perfect wedding of music and lyrics."^[11]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Nick Lowe; except where indicated

"Dry Land" (Ian Gomm) – 2:42
"Merry Go Round" – 4:11
"One More Day" (Ian Gomm) – 2:54
"Nightingale" – 3:07
"Silver Pistol" – 3:38
"The Last Time I Was Fooled" – 4:05
"Unknown Number" – 2:58
"Range War" (Ian Gomm) – 2:34
"Egypt" – 5:23
"Niki Hoeke Speedway" (Jim Ford) – 3:30
"Ju Ju Man" (Jim Ford, Lolly Vegas) – 3:37
"Rockin' Chair" (Ian Gomm) – 2:27

Personnel

Brinsley Schwarz

Brinsley Schwarz - guitar
Ian Gomm - guitar, bass, vocals
Billy Rankin - drums
Bob Andrews - keyboards, vocals
Nick Lowe - bass, guitar, vocals

Technical

Anton Matthews - engineer, mixing
Chris Hollebone - mobile engineer
Jeff Powell - design, art direction
Dave Robinson - producer

References

^ Popoff, Martin (8 September 2009). "Goldmine Record Album Price Guide". Penguin – via Google Books.
^ ^a ^b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2011). "Silver Pistol - Brinsley Schwarz | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 12 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ Christgau, Robert (August 1972). "The Christgau Consumer Guide". Creem. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 840.
^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 81–82.
^ "Brinsley Schwarz - Silver Pistol". 1 December 2004.
^ "Brinsley Schwarz | Biography & History". AllMusic.
^ Birch, Will (20 August 2019). "Cruel to Be Kind: The Life and Music of Nick Lowe". Hachette Books – via Google Books.
^ Buckley, Peter (15 March 2003). "The Rough Guide to Rock". Rough Guides – via Google Books.
^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. 24 June 1972. p. 1. Retrieved 31 March 2023.